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Neill
Neill is an Irish surname, and may refer to * A. S. Neill (1883-1973), British educator and author * Alan Webster Neill (1868-1960), Canadian politician * Alec Neill (b.1950), New Zealand politician * Ben Neill (b.1957), American composer * Bob Neill (b.1952), British politician * Bud Neill (1911-1970), Scottish cartoonist * Casey Neill, American musician * Edward Duffield Neill, American minister, author, and educator, secretary to Abraham Lincoln * Fiona Neill, British author and columnist * James C. Neill (c.1788–1848), American soldier and politician * James George Smith Neill (1810-1857), British army general * Jay Wesley Neill (1965-2002), American murderer * John R. Neill (1877-1943), American book illustrator * John W. Neill (1934–2019), British hockey player * Lucas Neill (b.1978), Australian soccer player * Noel Neill (1920-2016), American film and television actress * Patrick Neill (other), multiple people * Paul Neill (1882-1968), American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucas Neill
Lucas Edward Neill (born 9 March 1978) is an Australian former Association football, soccer player. Neill played as a Defender (association football), defender, often playing as a Defender (association football)#Centre-back, centre back as well as a Defender (association football)#Full-back, full-back. Neill spent almost 15 years of his career playing in England. He represented Australia at the 2006 FIFA World Cup, the 2007 AFC Asian Cup, the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, and also the 2011 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar. On 6 October 2006 he was named the 50th captain of the Australia men's national soccer team, Australian national team, and by the time of his retirement, had amassed a record 61 caps as captain. He played for Millwall F.C., Millwall, Blackburn Rovers F.C., Blackburn Rovers, West Ham United F.C., West Ham United, Everton F.C., Everton, Galatasaray S.K. (football team), Galatasaray, Al Jazira Club, Al Jazira, Al Wasl FC, Al Wasl, Sydney FC, Omiya Ardija, Watford F.C. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Neill
Sir Nigel John Dermot "Sam" Neill (born 14 September 1947) is a New Zealand actor. His career has included leading roles in both dramas and blockbusters. Considered an "international leading man", he is regarded as one of the most versatile actors of his generation. Born in Northern Ireland to an English mother and New Zealand father, Neill moved to Christchurch with his family in 1954. He first achieved recognition with his appearance in the film ''Sleeping Dogs (1977 film), Sleeping Dogs'' (1977), which he followed with leading roles in ''My Brilliant Career (film), My Brilliant Career'' (1979), ''Omen III: The Final Conflict'', ''Possession (1981 film), Possession'' (both 1981), ''Evil Angels (film), Evil Angels'' (also known as ''A Cry in the Dark'') (1988), ''Dead Calm (film), Dead Calm'' (1989), ''The Hunt for Red October (film), The Hunt For Red October'' (1990), ''The Piano'' (1993), and ''In the Mouth of Madness'' (1994). He came to international prominence as Alan Grant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noel Neill
Noel Darleen Neill (November 25, 1920 – July 3, 2016) was an American actress, pin-up girl, and model. She played Lois Lane in the film serials ''Superman'' (1948) and '' Atom Man vs. Superman'' (1950), as well as the 1950s television series '' Adventures of Superman''. She appeared in 80 films and television series in her career. Following high school graduation in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Neill took up professional acting and modeling in the early 1940s before taking the role of Lois Lane. She later appeared in various productions of the Superman franchise. She was cast as the parent or another relative of the main character: Neill briefly appeared in the 1978 ''Superman'' feature film, the 1980s TV series ''Superboy'' and a featured cameo in the 2006 film ''Superman Returns''. Early life Noel Darleen Neill was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the daughter of journalist David Holland Neill, news editor of the Minneapolis Star Journal newspaper, and stage dancer Lavere Gorsbot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
O'Neill (other)
The O'Neill dynasty is a lineage of Irish Gaelic origin. O'Neill, Ó Néill, O'Neil, O'Neal, or Uí Néill may also refer to: People Surnames *Uí Néill, for information on the Ui Neill dynasty *O'Neill (surname), including surname origins and information ** List of people with the surname O'Neill, including O'Neal, O'Neil, and other variations * The O'Neill Brothers, an American instrumental duo Noble titles * Baron O'Neill, a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom * O'Neill baronets, two in the Baronetage of Ireland, and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom *Viscount O'Neill, a title in the Peerage of Ireland Places Australia * O'Neill's Adventureland, an amusement park in Edmondson Park, New South Wales Canada * Archbishop M.C. O'Neill High School, Regina, Saskatchewan * O'Neill Collegiate and Vocational Institute, Oshawa, Ontario United States * O'Neal Island, San Juan Islands of Washington * Buckey O'Neill Cabin, a cabin * Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Neill
Sir Robert James MacGillivray Neill KC (Hon) (born 24 June 1952) is a British barrister and Conservative Party politician. He served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bromley and Chislehurst from 2006 to 2024. He served as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Communities and Local Government from 14 May 2010 to 4 September 2012. He latterly served as Chair of Parliament's Justice Select Committee. Biography Neill was born in Ilford to John Macgillivray Neill and Elsie May Neill (). Neill attended Abbs Cross Technical High School in Hornchurch. He took his law degree at the London School of Economics and subsequently worked as a barrister specialising in criminal law. He was elected as a councillor for Harold Wood ward in the London Borough of Havering at the 1978 election and was subsequently re-elected to Havering London Borough Council in 1982 and 1986, going out of office in 1990. He was elected at a by-election in 1985 to serve as G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jay Wesley Neill
The Geronimo bank murders occurred on December 14, 1984, when Jay Wesley Neill killed four people during a bank robbery in Geronimo, Oklahoma. Neill was convicted and sentenced to death, and was executed in 2002. His co-conspirator, Robert Grady Johnson, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Background Jay Wesley Neill was born on April 9, 1965, and at 18-years-old he joined the United States Army in 1983. Neill met Robert Grady Johnson in February 1984 at a bar, and the two became romantically involved. He was discharged from the military in the summer of 1984 after disclosing that he was homosexual, and quickly began having financial difficulties. Neill and Johnson shared an apartment in Lawton, Oklahoma, and a joint checking account at a bank in Geronimo, Oklahoma. The bank account had frequent checks returned due to insufficient funds, and they were frequently present at the Geronimo bank to work out their money problems. The Geronimo bank was a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casey Neill
Casey Neill is an American musician. He leads Portland, Oregon-based band Casey Neill & The Norway Rats, singing with a raspy vocal quality and playing electric and acoustic guitars. Neill's style, folk-punk, mixes influences from punk, Celtic and folk music, and has been compared to R.E.M. and The Pogues. The Norway Rats have included Jenny Conlee of The Decemberists on keyboards and accordion, among other established Portland musicians Jesse Emerson, Jeff 'Chet' Lyster, Lewi Longmire, Little Sue, Hanz Araki and Ezra Holbrook of Dr. Theopolis. History Casey Neill was born in New Haven, Connecticut in 1971 in a hospital room with "a nurse singing Irish folk songs". His father is Peter Neill. He moved to Olympia, Washington in 1989 and graduated from the Evergreen State College with an ethnomusicology education. Neill then developed as an artist in the underground music community of the Pacific Northwest, releasing two early cassette releases and then his first CD, ''Rifraff'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alec Neill
Alexander George Neill (born 22 July 1950 in Dunedin, New Zealand) is a former New Zealand politician. He was a member of parliament for the National Party on three non-consecutive occasions between 1990 and 2002 and was later a member of the Canterbury Regional Council from 2003 until 2010. Early life and career Neill was born in Dunedin, the youngest son of Alf Neill QC, then a prominent barrister practising in Dunedin. Alec Neill was raised at Allans Beach on the Otago Peninsula, attended the Hoopers Inlet Primary School and then attended St Kevin's College, Oamaru, and the University of Otago where he graduated with an LLB. He commenced his law career with Ross Dowling Marquet and Griffen in Dunedin before shifting to Oamaru in 1974, joining solicitors George Berry and Evan Alty in the firm of Hjorring Tait and Farrell. Neill became a partner on 1 May 1976 (then aged 25) and the firm was rebranded as Berry Alty and Neill. He remained a partner of the firm until elected t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bud Neill
William "Bud" Neill (5 November 1911–28 August 1970) was a Scotland, Scottish cartoonist who drew cartoon strips for a number of Glasgow-based newspapers between the 1940s and 1960s. Following his death, his work has attained cult status with a worldwide following. Early life Born as William Neill in Partick, he moved with his family shortly thereafter to Troon in Ayrshire. (He is not to be confused with William Neill (poet), William Neill, the poet, also from Ayrshire originally). Growing up there, the young Neill would spend his Saturdays at the local Movie theater, cinema, and was particularly enthralled by the adventures of Silent film, silent movie Western (genre), Western star William S. Hart. These experiences fuelled Neill's childhood imagination, and proved to be a formative influence for his future career. His other great passion in childhood was a love of horses. When not watching the stars of the silver screen, Neill would often be found at the local stables wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy William Neill
Roy William Neill (born Roland de Gostrie, 4 September 1887 – 14 December 1946) was an Irish-born American film director best known for producing and directing almost all of the Sherlock Holmes (1939 film series), Sherlock Holmes films starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce, made between 1943 and 1946 and released by Universal Pictures. Biography With his father as the captain, Roy William Neill was List of people born at sea, born on a ship off the coast of Ireland. Neill lived in the United States for most of his career and was an American citizen. He began directing silent films in 1917 and went on to helm 111 films, 55 of them silent. He was also credited in some works as R. William Neill, Roy W. Neill, and Roy Neill. Neill was known for his striking visual style: meticulously lit scenes, careful compositions, and layered shadows that would become the tone of ''film noir'' in the late 1940s (his last film, ''Black Angel (1946 film), Black Angel'' (1946), is considered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James George Smith Neill
James George Smith Neill (27 May 1810 – 25 September 1857)Dictionary of Indian Biography p314 was a British military officer of the East India Company, who served during the Indian rebellion of 1857. Early career Neill was born at Swindridgemuir, near Dalry, Scotland. His father was Colonel Neill. He was educated at the University of Glasgow. Entering the service of the British East India Company in 1827, he received his lieutenant's commission a year later. From 1828 to 1852 he was mainly employed in duty with his regiment, the 1st Madras Europeans (of which he wrote a Historical Record), but gained some experience on the general and the personal staffs as D.A.A.G. and as aide-de-camp. In 1850 he received his majority, and two years later set out for the Second Burmese War with the regiment. He served throughout the war with distinction, became second-in-command to Cheape, and took part in the minor operations which followed, receiving the brevet of lieutenant-colonel. In J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Neill
Ben Neill (born November 14, 1957) is an American composer, trumpeter, producer, author, and educator. He is the inventor of the "Mutantrumpet", a hybrid electro-acoustic instrument. Early life, family and education Neill was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. His early studies included the North Carolina School of the Arts and Eastern Music Festival, where he played alongside many notable young musicians including Wynton Marsalis. He attended the Dana School of Music at Youngstown State University, where he earned Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees. In 1983 he moved to New York City, and earned a Doctorate of Musical Arts degree from Manhattan School of Music. He also studied privately with La Monte Young and was mentored by Jon Hassell. Career Neill invented the Mutantrumpet, a trumpet equipped with extra bells and valves as well as electronic modifications that allow him to control computer variables with his playing. The first Mutantrumpet (1981) had three ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
