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Michael Curtis (other) (1886–1962), Academy Award-w ...
Michael Curtis may refer to: *Michael Curtis (journalist) (1920–2004), British newspaper editor and executive *Michael Curtis (musician), musician and composer *Michael Curtis (role playing game writer), role-playing game designer and writer *Michael Curtis (soccer) (born 1975), American soccer player and coach *Michael Curtis (TV producer), television producer and writer *Mike Curtis (American football) (1943–2020), American football linebacker *Mike Curtis (cricketer), New Zealand cricketer *Mike Curtis (politician), American politician *Mike Curtis (writer) (born 1953), American writer who scripts the Dick Tracy comic strip *Mickey Curtis (born 1938), Japanese actor See also *Michael Curtiz Michael Curtiz ( ; born Manó Kaminer; since 1905 Mihály Kertész; hu, Kertész Mihály; December 24, 1886 April 10, 1962) was a Hungarian-American film director, recognized as one of the most prolific directors in history. He directed cla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Curtis (journalist)
Michael Curtis (28 February 1920 – 3 July 2004) was a British newspaper editor and executive. Curtis was born in Cambridge and studied at St Lawrence College, Ramsgate and Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. During World War II, he fought with the Duke of Wellington's Regiment. He was injured in 1943, and after recovery, returned to Cambridge University to complete his degree.Geoffrey Goodman,Michael Curtis, '' The Independent'', 9 July 2004 In 1944, Curtis joined the '' Eastern Daily Press'' as a reporter, then in 1946 he joined the '' News Chronicle''. He was promoted to become Deputy Editor in 1953, and in 1954, he became Editor. Politically, he kept the newspaper aligned with the Liberal Party, and opposed the Suez invasion, a decision which led to a significant decrease in the paper's circulation. As Editor, Curtis proposed a succession of ideas intended to revive the paper's circulation: to start using a broadsheet format, to form a partnership with Granada Televisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Curtis (musician)
Michael Curtis is a musician and composer. He was also a member of These Vizitors consisting of his family members, The Curtis Brothers, Crazy Horse, Buffalo Springfield Again, the Byrds with Gene Clark, and later with Hoyt Axton. He also co-wrote the hit "Southern Cross" with Steve Stills, which was recorded by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. It had originally been "Seven League Boots" written with brother Rick. Background Michael Curtis was born in Goshen, Indiana. His family was a musical one. When they were in their teens , they formed the band These Vizitors. With the help of their father, who was a disc jockey at a local radio station, they traveled about playing at high schools and local functions. As they refined their talents, doors began to open for them till finally they landed a recording session with Capital records. Both singles, "Happy Man" and "For Mary's Sake", made the charts. In later years, Michael co-wrote, with brother Rick, "Seven League Boots" which Stephen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Curtis (role Playing Game Writer)
Michael Curtis is a role-playing game designer and writer. Career Curtis' best-selling game book “The Dungeon Alphabet” won the Three Castles Award in 2011, as well as entering a third printing with an expanded edition. Also known for his self-published mega-dungeon setting ''Stonehell Dungeon: Down Night-Haunted Halls'' (2009) and ''Stonehell Dungeon: Into the Heart of Hell'' (2014), Curtis's adventure writing style is greatly influenced by both the Old School Renaissance movement and his admitted love of the so-called “Appendix N” authors listed by Gary Gygax on page 224 of the 1st edition ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' ''Dungeon Masters Guide'' - particularly the works of H. P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard Robert Ervin Howard (January 22, 1906June 11, 1936) was an American writer. He wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres. He is well known for his character Conan the Barbarian and is regarded as the father of the sword and sorcery subge .... Work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Curtis (soccer)
Michael Curtis (born in Dallas, Texas) is a retired American soccer defender who played in the World Indoor Soccer League, Major Indoor Soccer League and USISL. He currently coaches with DFW Tornados. Player Curtis attended Bryan Adams High School before entering the U.S. Naval Academy. He played two seasons at Annapolis before transferring to Dallas Baptist University for his junior and senior seasons. While at Annopolis, he tied for the Patriot League single game assists record with four in an October 20, 1995 game with West Point. He spent one season with the Mesquite Kickers in the USISL before signing with the Dallas Sidekicks in 1999. Curtis and his teammates played two seasons in the World Indoor Soccer League before moving to the second Major Indoor Soccer League in 2002. He left MISL when the Sidekicks folded following the 2003–2004 season. In 2005, he played for the USASA team Dallas Roma when it went to the second round of the U.S. Open Cup T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Curtis (TV Producer)
Michael Curtis is a television producer and writer known for ''Friends'' and Disney Channel's '' Phil of the Future'' and '' Jonas''. Early life A Navy brat from year zero, Michael John Curtis was born at the Naval Submarine Base New London in Connecticut. He lived in various locations around the United States including Charleston, South Carolina, Dam Neck Naval Base ( Training Support Center Hampton Roads), Virginia, and overseas in Wollongong, Australia. Curtis attended White Point Elementary School in San Pedro, California (where he was awarded "Most Books Read") for 5th grade. and Fallbrook Union High School in Fallbrook, California. Career He was a writer and executive producer of ''Friends'' during seasons 2 to 5 and also executive producer (with Roger S. H. Schulman) of Disney Channel's '' Phil of the Future'' (season 2, but ''not'' season 1). In 2008–2009 he worked with the Jonas Brothers and the Disney Channel as executive producer and co-creator of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Curtis (American Football)
James Michael Curtis (March 27, 1943 – April 20, 2020) was an American professional football player for the Baltimore Colts, the Seattle Seahawks and the Washington Redskins, who played 14 seasons from 1965 to 1978 in the National Football League (NFL). He was a four-time Pro Bowler in 1968, 1970, 1971 and 1974. Although sacks were not official during the time he played, Curtis was a good blitzer, recording 22 sacks, including one in which a famous photograph was taken of Curtis tackling Roman Gabriel's head. Curtis also picked off 25 passes and was named the AFC Defensive Player of the Year in 1970 by a panel of 101 sportswriters. Early career Curtis went to Richard Montgomery High School in Rockville, Maryland, and was a 195-pound fullback as a junior in 1959. He played college football at Duke University, where he was a two-time All- Atlantic Coast Conference selection as well Academic All American. At Duke Mike was a member of Phi Delt fraternity. Career Curtis was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Curtis (cricketer)
William Michael Curtis (30 August 1933 – 1 December 2009) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Wellington from 1956 to 1959. Mike Curtis replaced Trevor McMahon as Wellington's wicket-keeper and held the position for three seasons, before McMahon returned and reclaimed his spot. Curtis represented North Island in a trial match at the end of the 1957–58 season, taking four catches in each innings and making his two highest first-class scores of 27 not out and 22, but it was not quite enough to win the match or gain him a spot in the touring side to England later that year. He spent decades involved in cricket organisation and coaching. In 1997-98 he was the joint first winner of the Bert Sutcliffe Medal, awarded by New Zealand Cricket for outstanding service to cricket in New Zealand, in recognition of his work for junior cricket in the Wellington area. In January 2009 he published a short instructional book on wicket-keeping, ''The Art of Wicketkee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Curtis (politician)
Mike Curtis was a Democratic member of the Alabama House of Representatives The Alabama State House of Representatives is the lower house of the Alabama Legislature, the state legislature of state of Alabama. The House is composed of 105 members representing an equal number of districts, with each constituency contain ..., representing the 2nd District from November 2006 to November 2010. The district includes part of Lauderdale County. He was defeated for re-election in November, 2010. Biography Mike Curtis graduated from Rogers High School, Greenhill, Alabama in 1973 and graduated from the University of North Alabama in Florence in 1977. In 1998, Representative Curtis graduated the County Commission College. He is currently the JAG Specialist at Central High School. He served on the Lauderdale County Commission from 1996 until 2006. Among Representative Curtis' civic activities; Volunteer Coach for Alabama Special Olympics and Advisory Board for Shoals Special Olympic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Curtis (writer)
Mike Curtis (born 1953) is an American writer who scripts the ''Dick Tracy'' comic strip, with Joe Staton as artist. He has been working professionally in comic books as a writer since the mid-1980s. He has also been a newspaper editor, deputy sheriff, comic book publisher, movie theater manager, TV horror movie host, Santa Claus for 39 years in the family tradition, and is a Baptist minister. Curtis is currently best known for ''Dick Tracy'', but he is also the third largest collector of Superman memorabilia in the United States. He has been exhibiting and writing about Superman since 1973. Biography Curtis grew up in Tennessee. In the early 1970s Curtis and his best friend and cousin Wally Hall formed a comedy team called "Curtis and Hall". The duo was very active on local TV with their show ''Curtis and Hall's Cosmic Banana Revue'', in addition to performing weekly on college TV. Before the duo split amicably, they considered attending the tryouts for '' Hee Haw'' in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mickey Curtis
is a Japanese actor, singer and Media Personality. He was born to English-Japanese parents. A pivotal figure in Japanese popular music, Mickey is considered one of the three big Japanese names in rock music, helping to popularize the genre in the 1950s where he began as a rockabilly singer. In 1967, he became internationally known for his avant-garde rock band "Mickey Curtis & The Samurai". After five years Mickey disbanded the group and returned to Japan in 1972, where he began producing other musicians. As an actor his first role was as a rock singer in the 1958 film ''All About Marriage'' by Kihachi Okamoto and he has since gone on to star in more than 70 feature films. At over 70 years of age he is one of the oldest major celebrities in Japan and a regular TV personality. Apart from his entertainment career he has also been a race car driver and owns a motorcycle shop in Meguro is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. The English translation of its Japanese self-designatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |