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Pryce Channel
Pryce may refer to: Surname *David Pryce-Jones (born 1936), British author and commentator *Deborah Pryce (born 1951), United States, Ohio congresswoman *Guto Pryce (born 1972), Welsh bass guitarist for Super Furry Animals * Jason Pryce (born 1984), Jamaican businessman and husband of female Jamaican Olympic sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce * Sir John Pryce, 1st Baronet (c. 1596–c. 1657), Welsh parpliamentarian *Jonathan Pryce (born 1947), Welsh actor * Karl Pryce (born 1986), English rugby player * Kelly Pryce (born 1976/77), American stand-up comedian *Leon Pryce (born 1981), English rugby player (older brother to Karl) *Malcolm Pryce (born 1960), British novelist * Richard Pryce (1864–1942), English novelist * Roland Fremont Pryce (1906-1984), United States naval officer *Thomas Tannatt Pryce (1886–1918), British captain, World War I *Simon Pryce, (born 1972), Australian entertainer of The Wiggles *Tom Pryce (1949–1977), British Formula One racing driver * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Pryce-Jones
David Eugene Henry Pryce-Jones (born 15 February 1936) is a British conservative author, historian and political commentator. Early life Pryce-Jones was born on 15 February 1936, in Vienna, Austria. He was educated at Eton and earned a degree in history at Magdalen College, Oxford. While at Oxford in 1957, he was runner-up for the Newdigate Prize. He is the son of writer Alan Payan Pryce-Jones (1908–2000) by his first wife (married 1934), Therese "Poppy" Fould-Springer (1914–1953) of the Fould family. Therese was a daughter of Baron Eugène Fould-Springer, a French-born banker who was a cousin of Achille Fould, and Marie-Cecile or Mitzi Springer, later Mrs Frank Wooster or Mary Wooster, whose father was the industrialist Baron Gustav Springer (1842–1920) son of Baron Max Springer. She also had a brother, Baron Max Fould-Springer (1906–1999), and two sisters Helene Propper de Callejón (1907–1997), wife of Spanish diplomat Eduardo Propper de Callejón and grandm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Tannatt Pryce
Thomas Tannatt Pryce VC MC & Bar (17 January 1886 – 13 April 1918) was a British recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. An officer with the Grenadier Guards during the First World War, he was posthumously awarded the VC for his actions over the period 11 to 13 April 1918, during the German spring offensive. Early life Thomas Tannatt Pryce was born at The Hague, the youngest child of four to Thomas and Rosalie Pryce, of Pentreheylin Hall, Montgomeryshire, in Wales. His father was a landowner and merchant, with business ties to London, The Hague, and the Dutch East Indies. He was educated at Shrewsbury School and then had two terms at the Royal Agricultural College in Cirencester before leaving to travel overseas. By 1913, Pryce was a member of the London Stock Exchange, working at Henry Tudor & Son. He had married the previous year; his wife was Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galactic Empire (Star Wars)
The Galactic Empire, also known simply as the Empire, is a fictional autocracy featured in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. Introduced in the 1977 film ''Star Wars (film), Star Wars,'' it is the main antagonistic faction of the Star Wars original trilogy, original trilogy, which also includes ''The Empire Strikes Back'' (1980) and ''Return of the Jedi'' (1983). An oppressive dictatorship with a complicated bureaucracy, the Galactic Empire seeks the rule and social control of every planet and civilization within the Universe of Star Wars, galaxy, based on anthropocentrism, nationalisation, state terrorism, power projection, and threat of lethal force. The Galactic Empire's rise was not a violent takeover by force, but rather a calculated ''gleichschaltung''-like dismantling of the galaxy's most powerful institutions by rewriting constitutional foundations, controlling the Jedi Council, weakening the Senate and the appointment of Cronyism, loyal Governors. At its peak, the Galactic Emp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arihnda Pryce
This incomplete list of characters from the ''Star Wars'' franchise contains only those which are considered part of the official ''Star Wars'' canon, as of the changes made by Lucasfilm in April 2014. Following its acquisition by The Walt Disney Company in 2012, Lucasfilm rebranded most of the novels, comics, video games and other works produced since the originating 1977 film ''Star Wars'' as ''Star Wars Legends'' and declared them non-canon to the rest of the franchise. As such, the list contains only information from the Skywalker Saga films, the 2008 animated TV series '' Star Wars: The Clone Wars'', and other films, shows, or video games published or produced after April 2014. The list includes humans and various alien species. No droid characters are included; for those, see the list of ''Star Wars'' droid characters. Some of the characters featured in this list have additional or alternate plotlines in the non-canonical ''Legends'' continuity. To see those or charac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wesley Wyndam-Pryce
Wesley Wyndam-Pryce (also spelled Wyndam-Price and Wyndham-Price) is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the television series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and ''Angel (1999 TV series), Angel''. Played by Alexis Denisof, Wesley first appeared in the fourteenth episode of ''Buffy'''s third season in 1999, appearing in nine episodes before moving over to spin-off series ''Angel'' where he became a main character for all five seasons. Following ''Angel'''s final season, the character's story is continued in the 2007 canon (fiction), canonical comic book series ''Angel: After the Fall''. Wesley is introduced as a member of the Watchers' Council — an organization which trains Slayer (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Slayers to fight monsters such as vampires and demons. Created as an irritating Foil (literature), foil for the character of Rupert Giles, he was intended to be killed off shortly after his first appearance, but the character was popular with his creators and telev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pryce (Pokémon)
Pryce may refer to: Surname *David Pryce-Jones (born 1936), British author and commentator *Deborah Pryce (born 1951), United States, Ohio congresswoman *Guto Pryce (born 1972), Welsh bass guitarist for Super Furry Animals * Jason Pryce (born 1984), Jamaican businessman and husband of female Jamaican Olympic sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce * Sir John Pryce, 1st Baronet (c. 1596–c. 1657), Welsh parpliamentarian *Jonathan Pryce (born 1947), Welsh actor * Karl Pryce (born 1986), English rugby player * Kelly Pryce (born 1976/77), American stand-up comedian *Leon Pryce (born 1981), English rugby player (older brother to Karl) *Malcolm Pryce (born 1960), British novelist * Richard Pryce (1864–1942), English novelist * Roland Fremont Pryce (1906-1984), United States naval officer * Thomas Tannatt Pryce (1886–1918), British captain, World War I *Simon Pryce, (born 1972), Australian entertainer of The Wiggles *Tom Pryce (1949–1977), British Formula One racing driver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Thornton Pryce
William Thornton Pryce (1932–2006) was a United States diplomat and Ambassador to Honduras. Pryce was born in San Diego, California on 19 July 1932. His father, Roland Fremont Pryce, was a career naval officer. He graduated from Ebensburg High School, Wesleyan University and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. After three years' service as an officer in the U.S. Navy, he joined the Foreign Service in 1958. Pryce, a career Foreign Service Officer, served overseas in posts in Latin America and the Soviet Union. His Washington posts included service as assistant to Under Secretary of State Thomas C. Mann and to Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker. In the 1980s and early 1990s, Pryce was an alternate representative of the United States to the Organization of American States and served as senior director of the National Security Council. He served as United States Ambassador to Honduras from 1992 to 1996. Pryce died at his home in Alexandria, Virginia Virginia, official ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vicky Pryce
Vasiliki "Vicky" Pryce (' Kourmouzi (); born 15 July 1952) is a Greek-born British economist and a former Joint Head of the United Kingdom's Government Economic Service. She is the Chief Economic Adviser at the Centre for Economics and Business Research, in London, where she is also a board member. In 2023, Pryce joined the British Chambers of Commerce's newly-launched Economic Advisory Council as a senior member. She is a visiting professor at Birmingham City University and King's College London. On 7 March 2013, she and her former husband, Chris Huhne, were convicted of perverting the course of justice and sentenced to eight months in prison, when she was convicted after trial and Huhne pleaded guilty. They each served nine weeks in prison. Early life Pryce was born in Athens, the middle of three children, described as being "out on the town" at the age of 11, coming home at all hours and later riding a motorbike. She moved to London at the age of 17. She studied at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Pryce
Thomas Maldwyn Pryce (11 June 1949 – 5 March 1977) was a British racing driver from Wales, who competed in Formula One from to . Pryce started his career in Formula One with the small Token team, making his only start for them at the 1974 Belgian Grand Prix. Shortly after winning the Formula Three support race for the 1974 Monaco Grand Prix, Pryce joined the Shadow team and scored his first points in Germany in only his fourth race. He later claimed two podium finishes, his first in Austria in 1975 and the second in Brazil a year later. He won the non-championship Race of Champions in 1975, becoming the first—and to this date, only—Welsh driver win a Formula One race; he also became the first Welsh driver to lead a Grand Prix, as well as the first to achieve a pole position, at the 1975 British Grand Prix. Pryce was noted for his ability in wet-weather conditions. Pryce set the fastest lap during the rain-affected practice sessions for the 1977 South African Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wiggles
The Wiggles are an Australian children's music group formed in Sydney in 1991. As of 2022, the group members are Anthony Field, Lachlan Gillespie, Simon Pryce, Tsehay Hawkins, Evie Ferris, John Pearce (entertainer), John Pearce, Caterina Mete and Lucia Field. The Wiggles were founded in 1991 by Anthony Field, Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Greg Page (musician), Greg Page and Phillip Wilcher. Wilcher left the group after The Wiggles (album), their first album. Page retired in 2006 due to ill health and was replaced by understudy Sam Moran, but returned in 2012, replacing Moran. At the end of 2012, Cook, Fatt and Page retired and were replaced by Gillespie, Pryce and Emma Watkins. Cook and Fatt retained their shareholding in the group and all three continued to have input into its creative and production aspects, while engaging in occasional reunion performances. Watkins departed the group in 2021, with the group subsequently adopting an expanded line-up of eight members. Field and Fat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Pryce
Simon James Pryce (born 7 March 1972) is an Australian children's entertainer, singer and actor. He is best known for his work as the Red Wiggle of The Wiggles since 2013, and also for the children's show '' The Kingdom of Paramithi''. Early life and education Pryce, whose grandparents were opera singers, started performing at an early age. He studied drama at the University of Western Sydney. Career Theatre He has performed in several musicals, including ''Cats'' as Old Deuteronomy, ''Masterpiece: The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber'', '' Witches of Eastwick'', ''Villain of Flowers'', '' South Pacific'', ''Fidelio'' with Opera Australia, and ''The Sunshine Club'' with the Sydney Theatre Company. He also played the title role in a 2007-09 Australian production of '' Phantom of the Opera'' over 100 times. Television Pryce has appeared in numerous TV shows and films, including '' Water Rats'', '' All Saints'', ''Home and Away'' and '' Hunt Angels''. In July 2018, he appeared on Sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roland Fremont Pryce
Roland Fremont ("Monty") Pryce (1906-1984) was a United States naval officer who served as a Naval Adviser to the Secretary of State at the Paris Peace Conference and Council of Foreign Ministers after World War II. Pryce was born on July 10, 1906, in Ebensburg, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, and graduated from the United States Naval Academy in the Class of 1927. Pryce served as Commanding Officer of the submarines USS ''S-38'' (1938–40); USS ''Spearfish'' (1941-42); and USS ''Shad'' (1943). In 1944, he was involved in the preparation and execution of the Normandy landings as Operations Officer, 12th Fleet. After World War II, Pryce served as Deputy Naval Adviser to Secretary of State for the Paris Peace Conference and Naval Adviser for the Nov.-Dec. 1946 Council of Foreign Ministers. He was the representative of the United States on the Four Power Naval Commission, 1947-1949. Pryce later served as C.O. of the USS ''Adirondack,'' as Commander of the Service Force, Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
