Paul Brooks (other)
Paul Brooks may refer to: * Paul Brooks, British-born film producer * Paul Brooks (cricketer) (1921–1946), English cricketer * Paul Brooks (writer) (1909–1998), nature writer, book editor, and environmentalist See also * Paul Broks, English neuropsychologist and science writer *Paul Brook, British presenter, author, mentalist and online streamer *Paul Brooke Paul Brooke (born 22 November 1944) is a retired English actor. He made his film debut in 1972 in the Hammer film '' Straight on till Morning'', followed by performances in '' For Your Eyes Only'' (1981), ''Return of the Jedi'' (1983), ''Scanda ...

Paul Brooks
Paul Brooks is a British-born film producer. Brooks has a Humanities degree in English/Philosophy/Psychology and Sociology from the University of London. He then went into real estate development before moving into film. In 1992 he executive produced low-budget film for ''Vadim Jean'' & ''Gary Sinyor'' "Leon The Pig Farmer" which became an unexpected hit in the UK box office. In 1993 he formed a film company Metrodome Films which made films likes the controversial film Beyond Bedlam, Proteus, the cult horror Darklands directed by ''Julian Richards'' and Killing Time. Most of these films were usually starred ''Craig Fairbrass.'' In 2016 the company has been placed into administration. Brooks has been the president of Gold Circle Films since March 2001. He has produced a number of films, including the Academy Award-nominated ''Shadow of the Vampire'' and ''My Big Fat Greek Wedding''. Filmography * '' Leon the Pig Farmer'' (1993) (executive producer) * ''Beyond Bedlam'' ...
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Paul Brooks (cricketer)
Paul Wilson Brooks (28 May 1921 – 26 January 1946) was an English cricketer. Brooks was a left-handed batsman who bowled left-arm fast-medium. The son of William James Brooks and Mabel Brooks, he was born at Marylebone, London. Prior to appearing in first-class cricket, Wilson had played Second XI cricket for Middlesex, and on one notable occasion he bowled the Australian Don Bradman in a practice session at Lord's before the 1938 season began, making him a celebrity for a short time. The following year he made what was to be his only first-class appearance for Middlesex against Warwickshire in the County Championship at Lord's. This was the final first-class match played by Middlesex that season, and Brooks was drafted into the team after a number of regular players had been drafted into the armed services due to rising tensions with Germany. In a match which Middlesex won by an innings and 200 runs, Brooks batted once, scoring an unbeaten 44. Military career and death Dur ...
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Paul Brooks (writer)
Paul Brooks (1909–1998) was a nature writer, book editor, and environmentalist. Brooks received his bachelor's degree from Harvard University in 1931, where he was the editor of the Harvard Lampoon. Soon after graduation, he became an employee at the publishing company Houghton Mifflin in Boston and remained with the company for 40 years. He was editor-in-chief of Houghton Mifflin's General Book Department from 1943 until his retirement in 1969. He wrote ''Two Park Street: A Publishing Memoir'', containing anecdotes about his experiences editing the works of Rachel Carson, Roger Tory Peterson, Winston Churchill, Arthur Schlesinger Jr., and James Agee, among others. Paul Brooks suggested the title ''Silent Spring'' for Rachel Carson's famous book. In 1965 Brooks won the John Burroughs Medal The John Burroughs Medal, named for nature writer John Burroughs (1837–1921), is awarded each year in April by the John Burroughs Association to the author of a book that the association ha ...
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Paul Broks
Paul Broks is an English neuropsychologist and science writer. Career Broks trained as a clinical psychologist at Oxford University and went on to specialize in neuropsychology. He followed a career combining both clinical practice with the National Health Service (NHS), and basic research, with academic posts at the universities of Sheffield, Birmingham and Plymouth. He turned to freelance writing after entering a popular science writing competition organised by ''New Scientist'' magazine, which resulted in a book deal. The resulting book, ''Into the Silent Land: Travels in Neuropsychology'' (2003), published by Atlantic Monthly Press, was shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award 2003, and the short story ''To Be Two or Not To Be'' being adapted into a feature film with filmmaker David Lowery writing, directing and producing with Casey Affleck set to star. His other work includes documentary collaborations with Hugh Hudson ('' Rupture: Living With My Broken Brain'', 2012), ...
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Paul Brook
Paul Brook is a professional British presenter, author, mentalist and online streamer. He has written over forty books on the subject of mentalism, in particular psychological mind reading. Brook is also a Vegan, Atheist and a Skeptic. Biography Brook was born and raised in Birmingham, West Midlands, he now resides in the Scottish county of Caithness near to the loch village of Watten. From a young age Brook had an interest in the subjects of the mind, especially that of hypnosis. In the early years of his career he was a psychotherapist and ran his own therapy practice in Birmingham. In 2004 Brook decided to start entertaining full-time and became a professional psychological mind reader. In September 2007, prominent magic magazine Genii wrote a review of his first publicised work ''The Brook Test'', beginning his career as a technical author in the field of mentalism. April 2007, Winner of the Magic Circle Close-Up Magician of the Year 2006, James Brown, acknowledged ...
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