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Richard Holmes (military Historian)
Richard Holmes may refer to: Entertainment * Richard Holmes (biographer) (born 1946), British biographer * Richard Holmes (organist) (1931–1991), American jazz organist known as Richard "Groove" Holmes * Rick Holmes (born 1963), American actor * Richard Holmes (producer) (born 1963), independent film producer * Rick Holmes (disc jockey) (1936–2015), American jazz disc jockey Sports * Richard Holmes (cricketer) (born 1952), English cricketer * Richard Holmes (Canadian football) (born 1952), former Canadian Football League running back * Richard Holmes (footballer) (born 1980), former footballer for Notts County * Richard G. Holmes (born 1947), former Paralympic athlete and psychologist Other * Richard Holmes (Connecticut settler) (1633–1704), founding settler of Norwalk, Connecticut * Richard Rivington Holmes (1835–1911), British archivist and courtier * Richard Holmes (military historian) (1946–2011), British soldier and military historian * Richard E. Holmes (born 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Holmes (biographer)
Richard Gordon Heath Holmes, Order of the British Empire, OBE, Royal Society of Literature, FRSL, British Academy, FBA (born 5 November 1945) is a British author and academic best known for his biographical studies of major figures of Romantic literature in English, British and French Romanticism. Biography Richard Gordon Heath Holmes was born on 5 November 1945 in London. He was educated at Downside School, Somerset, and Churchill College, Cambridge. He is a fellow of The Royal Society of Literature and a Fellow of the British Academy. He was professor of Biographical Studies at the University of East Anglia from 2001 to 2007 and has honorary doctorates from the University of East London, University of Kingston, and the Tavistock Institute. In the 1992 Birthday Honours, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE). He lives in London and Norfolk with his wife, British novelist Rose Tremain. Literary biography Holmes's major works of Romantic biography i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Holmes (organist)
Richard Arnold "Groove" Holmes (May 2, 1931 – June 29, 1991) was an American jazz organist who performed in the hard bop and soul jazz genre. He is best known for his 1965 recording of "Misty". Career Holmes's first album, on Pacific Jazz with guest Ben Webster, was recorded in March 1961. He recorded many albums for Pacific Jazz, Prestige, Groove Merchant, and Muse, many of them with Houston Person. He died of a heart attack after battling prostate cancer, having performed his last concerts in a wheelchair. One of his last gigs was at the 1991 Chicago Blues Festival with his longtime friend, singer Jimmy Witherspoon. Discography As leader * '' "Groove" ( Les McCann Presents the Dynamic Jazz Organ of Richard "Groove" Holmes)'' lso released as ''That Healin' Feelin' ''( Pacific Jazz, 1961) – with Ben Webster * '' Groovin' with Jug'' (Pacific Jazz, 1961) – with Gene Ammons * '' Somethin' Special'' (Pacific Jazz, 1962) – with Les McCann * '' After Hours'' (Pacific ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Holmes
Richard "Rick" Holmes (born March 16, 1963, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American actor. He received his BA from Gettysburg College and an MFA in acting from New York University. He has played numerous stage roles, including roles in such Broadway productions as ''Cabaret'', ''Spamalot'', '' Peter and the Starcatcher'' and '' Matilda'', among others. Production credits Broadway * '' Saint Joan'' (1993) – English Soldier / KnightRick Holmes IBDB. Retrieved June 6, 2021 * '''' (1993) – Hortensius * '' The Government Inspector< ...
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Richard Holmes (producer)
Richard Holmes (born 1 January 1963) is a British film producer. Career Holmes embarked on his career as part of a comedy duo called The Gruber Brothers, alongside Stefan Schwartz. He later produced Schwartz's acclaimed debut feature film '' Soft Top Hard Shoulder'' (1993), written by Peter Capaldi which garnered a BAFTA Scotland for Best Film and Best Actor. award for Best Film and Best Actor. Following this success, he co-wrote and produced '' Shooting Fish'' (1997) starring Kate Beckinsale, Stuart Townsend and Dan Futterman. His next notable production was the multi-award-winning ''Waking Ned'' (1998) written and directed by Kirk Jones. For his work on this film, Holmes and his producing partner, Glynis Murray, received a nomination for a Producers Guild of America Award. Between 1999 and 2002, Holmes served as the managing director of Civilian Content Plc. In 2008, he collaborated with Christian Colson to produce the critically acclaimed feature film '' Eden Lake'' (2008) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Holmes (disc Jockey)
Richard "Rick" Arthur Holmes, Jr. (April 21, 1936 – August 21, 2015), was an American jazz radio disc jockey and Grammy-nominated spoken word recording artist. Holmes was born in Knoxville, Tennessee and after serving in the United States Navy, moved to Los Angeles. He was employed at the US Postal Service while attending the Don Martin School of Broadcasting, and after graduation he began his professional radio career at KBCA Radio 105.1 FM, in Los Angeles, where he worked from 1967 until 1970. Holmes' show "Rick's Affair" featured " Poinciana", in an arrangement by Ahmad Jamal, as its theme song. The show became "Rick's Family Affair" in 1975. Holmes was later hired by KJLH 103.2 FM, owned by Stevie Wonder, where he hosted evening jazz show "Holmes in your Home." As a recording artist, Holmes is known for three albums that combined spiritual jazz and his spoken word recitations: '' Soul Zodiac'' (Capitol, 1972), '' Soul of the Bible'' (Capitol, 1972) and '' Love, Sex and the Z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Holmes (cricketer)
William Richard Holmes (born 25 November 1952) is a former English cricketer. Holmes was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Wednesbury, Staffordshire. While studying at the University of Cambridge, Holmes made a single appearance in List A cricket for the university cricket team in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup against Sussex at the County Cricket Ground, Hove. In a match which Sussex won by 186 runs, Holmes bowled eleven wicketless overs and was dismissed for just one run by Mike Buss. This was his only appearance for Cambridge University, with him not featuring in any first-class fixtures for the team. References External linksRichard Holmesat ESPNcricinfo ESPNcricinfo (formerly known as Cricinfo or CricInfo) is a sports news website exclusively for the game of cricket. The site features news, articles, live coverage of cricket matches (including liveblogs and scorecards), and ''StatsGuru'', a ...Richard Holmesat CricketArc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Holmes (Canadian Football)
Richard Holmes (born September 24, 1952) is an American former professional football running back in the Canadian Football League (CFL). A Fighting Scot from Edinboro State College, Holmes joined the Toronto Argonauts in 1977, but played only 3 games and rushed for 151 yards with them. He finished the year with the Ottawa Rough Riders, rushing for another 865 yards (giving him 1016 for the season) and scoring 11 touchdowns. He was an eastern all-star. He played 2 more season with Ottawa and finished 1979 with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Holmes played one final season in the United States Football League, playing 18 games with the Tampa Bay Bandits The Tampa Bay Bandits were a professional American football team in the United States Football League (USFL) which was based in Tampa, Florida. The Bandits were a charter member of the USFL and was the only franchise to have the same principal .... His son, Tyler Holmes, also played in the CFL. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Holmes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Holmes (footballer)
Richard Holmes (born 7 November 1980) is a former footballer who played in The Football League for Notts County. He also had a loan spell at Hereford United in the Conference National. Early life Holmes grew up in Bottesford, Leicestershire Bottesford is a village and civil parish in the Borough of Melton in the ceremonial county of Leicestershire, England. It lies close to the borders of Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire. Location Bottesford is about east of Nottingham and nort .... References External links * English men's footballers Notts County F.C. players Hereford United F.C. players English Football League players 1980 births Living people People from Bottesford, Leicestershire Footballers from Leicestershire Men's association football defenders 21st-century English sportsmen {{England-footy-defender-1980s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard G
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic language">Proto-Germanic Proto-Germanic (abbreviated PGmc; also called Common Germanic) is the linguistic reconstruction, reconstructed proto-language of the Germanic languages, Germanic branch of the Indo-European languages. Proto-Germanic eventually developed from ... ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong in rule'. Nicknames include "Richie", "Dick (nickname), Dick", "Dickon", "Dickie (name), Dickie", "Rich (given name), Rich", "Rick (given name), Rick", "Rico (name), Rico", "Ricky (given name), Ricky", and more. Richard is a common English (the name was introduced into England by the Normans), German and French male name. It's also used in many more languages, particularly Germanic, such as Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, and Dutch, as well as other languag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Holmes (Connecticut Settler)
Richard Holmes (earlier spelled Richard Homes) (1704) was a founding settler of Norwalk, Connecticut. Holmes was born about 1633, in York, England, the son of Francis Holmes and his first wife, whose name is unknown. Francis married a woman named Ann, and came to America with her prior to 1634. They originally settled in Watertown, Massachusetts. In 1636, Francis and Ann moved from Watertown to Wethersfield, Connecticut Colony The Connecticut Colony, originally known as the Connecticut River Colony, was an English colony in New England which later became the state of Connecticut. It was organized on March 3, 1636, as a settlement for a Puritans, Puritan congregation o .... In 1657, Francis and Ann with their four children moved from Wethersfield to Stamford, Connecticut. He was one of the earliest settlers in Stamford. Richard Holmes bought his Norwalk lot on 12 October 1657, from Alexander Bryan of Milford. He was the settlement's blacksmith. He also built the settlement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Rivington Holmes
Sir Richard Rivington Holmes, KCVO (16 November 1835 – 22 March 1911) was a British archivist and courtier. Biography Holmes was Royal Librarian at Windsor Castle, 1870–1905. He was appointed by Queen Victoria and was reappointed by King Edward VII in 1901. He was a lieutenant-colonel of the 1st Volunteer Battalion, Berkshire Regiment. He was appointed Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in January 1905. He died in London on 22 March 1911, and was buried at Upton, Buckinghamshire. Family In 1880, Holmes married Evelyn Gee, eldest daughter of the Reverend Richard Gee, Vicar of New Windsor and Canon of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. Ethiopian collection Holmes was part of the British Expedition to Abyssinia in 1868, during which many Ethiopian documents, cultural artefacts, and art objects were looted as spoils of war by British soldiers. Holmes himself took a large cache of loot from the Battle of Magdala back to Great Britain, much of which found i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Holmes (military Historian)
Richard Holmes may refer to: Entertainment * Richard Holmes (biographer) (born 1946), British biographer * Richard Holmes (organist) (1931–1991), American jazz organist known as Richard "Groove" Holmes * Rick Holmes (born 1963), American actor * Richard Holmes (producer) (born 1963), independent film producer * Rick Holmes (disc jockey) (1936–2015), American jazz disc jockey Sports * Richard Holmes (cricketer) (born 1952), English cricketer * Richard Holmes (Canadian football) (born 1952), former Canadian Football League running back * Richard Holmes (footballer) (born 1980), former footballer for Notts County * Richard G. Holmes (born 1947), former Paralympic athlete and psychologist Other * Richard Holmes (Connecticut settler) (1633–1704), founding settler of Norwalk, Connecticut * Richard Rivington Holmes (1835–1911), British archivist and courtier * Richard Holmes (military historian) (1946–2011), British soldier and military historian * Richard E. Holmes (born 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
