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Robert Carson (rancher)
Robert Carson may refer to: *Robert Carson (numismatist) (1918–2006), British numismatist * Robert Carson (actor) (1909–1979), American actor *Robert Carson (baseball) (born 1989), American baseball player *Robert Carson (writer) (1909–1983), American screenwriter, novelist, and short story writer *Robert Henry Carson Robert Henry Carson (November 7, 1885 – March 7, 1971) was a life insurance agent and political figure in British Columbia, Canada. He represented Kamloops in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1933 to 1949 as a Liberal then L ... (1885–1971), Canadian life insurance agent and politician * Robert "Sonny" Carson (1936–2002), activist and community leader in Brooklyn See also * Carson (surname) * Carson (other) * Robert Carsen (born 1954), Canadian opera director {{Human name disambiguation, Carson, Robert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Carson (numismatist)
Robert Andrew Glendinning Carson, FBA (7 April 1918 – 24 March 2006) was a British numismatist. Life and career Robert Carson was educated at Kirkcudbright Academy, He was awarded a first in classics at Glasgow Caledonian University where one of his teachers was Professor Anne S. Robertson, curator at the Hunterian Museum and a specialist in Roman coins. He served in the Royal Artillery in north-west Europe, rising to captain. He married in 1949 and had two children. In 1947, he joined the British Museum's department of coins and medals as an assistant keeper. This continued his engagement with classics, and he learned Roman numismatics under the guidance of Harold Mattingly. In 1965 he was appointed deputy keeper. He became a leading expert on Roman coins, and rose to Keeper of Coins and Medals at the British Museum from 1978 to 1983. He entered the museum's Roman coins on to its first computer database, a record which provided the basis for the Roman coin entries on th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Carson (actor)
Robert Samuel Carson (June 8, 1909 – June 2, 1979) was an American actor noted for dozens of supporting roles in films and television series during a career that spanned three and a half decades. He was also occasionally billed as Bob Carson or Robert S. Carson. Early years Carson was born in Hennepin County, Minnesota, to Elmer Llewellyn Carson and Elsa W. Carson (née Brunke) and grew up in Carman, Manitoba, Canada, along with his younger brother and actor Jack Carson. The family later moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Robert was active as a singer and musician while he was a student at the University of Minnesota. Noted appearances Carson portrayed the ringmaster in '' The Greatest Show on Earth'' (1952) with Charlton Heston. Carson was cast in five episodes of the religion anthology series, ''Crossroads'': as a police lieutenant in "The Unholy Trio" (1955) and in "The Two-Fisted Saint" and "False Prophet" (both 1956), as a coach in "The Comeback" (1956), and as Senator ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Carson (baseball)
Robert N. Carson (born January 23, 1989) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who is currently the pitching coach for the Québec Capitales of the Frontier League. He played in Major League Baseball for the New York Mets. Career New York Mets The New York Mets drafted Carson in the 14th round of the 2007 MLB Draft out of Hattiesburg High School. He started the 2012 season with the Class-AA Binghamton Mets of the Eastern League. The Mets first promoted him to the majors on April 24, but he didn't make an appearance before he was sent back to Binghamton. On May 17, Carson was recalled back to New York, and D. J. Carrasco was designated for assignment. Carson made his major league debut on May 18, 2012, when he pitched a scoreless inning of relief against the Toronto Blue Jays in a 14–5 Mets loss. Carson started the 2013 season with the Triple-A Las Vegas 51s, and was called up by the Mets on April 21 when Aaron Laffey was designated for assignment. In June 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Carson (writer)
Robert Carson (October 6, 1909, Clayton, Washington – January 19, 1983, Los Angeles, California) was an American film and television screenwriter, novelist, and short story writer, who won an Academy Award in 1938 for his screenplay of '' A Star Is Born.'' He was married to Mary Jane Irving, a former child actress. Film screenwriting credits *''A Star Is Born'' (1937). Academy Award for best writing, original story, shared with William A. Wellman. Nominated for best writing, screenplay, shared with Alan Campbell and Dorothy Parker. *''The Last Gangster'' (1937) *''Men with Wings'' (1938) *''Beau Geste'' (1939) *''The Light That Failed'' (1939) *''Western Union'' (1941) *''The Desperadoes'' (1943) *''Once More, My Darling'' (1949) *'' Just for You'' (1952) *''Bundle of Joy'' (1956) Television screenwriting credits *''Westinghouse Studio One'', 1948 (various episodes) Bibliography *''The Revels Are Ended'' (1936). Doubleday. *"Aloha Means Goodbye", a serialized short novel ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Henry Carson
Robert Henry Carson (November 7, 1885 – March 7, 1971) was a life insurance agent and political figure in British Columbia, Canada. He represented Kamloops in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1933 to 1949 as a Liberal then Liberal-Conservative Coalition member. He was born on Pavilion Farm, a ranch in British Columbia, the son of Robert Carson and Eliza Jane Magee, and was educated in New Westminster. In 1912, Carson married Constance Mildred Robson. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the British Columbia assembly in 1928. Carson served as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1948 to 1949. He was president of the Richmond Point Grey Board of Trade. Carson died in Kamloops Kamloops ( ) is a city in south-central British Columbia, Canada, at the confluence of the South flowing North Thompson River and the West flowing Thompson River, east of Kamloops Lake. It is located in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, w ... at the age ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert "Sonny" Carson
Robert "Sonny" Carson (also known as Mwlina Imiri Abubadika; May 22, 1936 – December 20, 2002), was a U.S. Army Korean War veteran, racial civil rights activist, and community leader in Brooklyn, New York. Carson was known for political organizing and coordinating public protests of the school systems in African-American communities in New York during the 1960s and 70s. He wrote a popular autobiography, ''The Education of Sonny Carson'' (1972), which was made into a 1974 film. Carson is the father of hip-hop artist Professor X. Biography Robert Carson Jr. was born on May 22, 1936, in Orangeburg, South Carolina, but moved to Brooklyn as a child. In his youth, Carson joined a street gang called the Bishops. Carson was arrested after robbing a Western Union messenger and was sent to a juvenile-detention center. Carson fought in the Korean War with the 82nd Airborne Division, where he claimed to have met a Korean soldier who asked him, "Why would a black man fight for a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carson (surname)
Carson is a surname of Scottish and Irish origin. Notable people with the surname A * Adam Carson (born 1975), American drummer *Adam Carson (footballer) (??–1935), Scottish footballer * Aglionby Ross Carson (1780–1850), Scottish educationalist * Al Carson (1882–1962), American baseball player * Alex Carson (1923–1981), Canadian football player * Alexander Carson (other), multiple people *Alfred Carson (1859–1944), Australian journalist * Alyssa Carson (born 2001), American astronaut * André Carson (born 1974), American politician * Anne Carson (born 1950), Canadian poet *Ann Elizabeth Carson (born 1929), Canadian poet * Annette Carson (born 1940), English author * Anthony Carson (other), multiple people *April Carson, American epidemiologist * Arthur Carson (1895–1985), American missionary B * Ben Carson (born 1951), American neurosurgeon and politician * Big Al Carson (1953–2020), American singer * Bill Carson (other), multiple people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carson (other)
Carson may refer to: People * Carson (surname), people with the surname *Carson (given name), people with the given name Places ;In the United States *Carson, California, a city *Carson Township, Fayette County, Illinois * Carson, Iowa, a city *Carson, Kentucky, an unincorporated community *Carson City, Michigan *Carson Township, Minnesota *Carson, Mississippi, an unincorporated community *Carson, Missouri, a ghost town *Carson City, Nevada *Carson, New Mexico, an unincorporated community * Carson, North Dakota, a city *Carson, Oregon, an unincorporated community *Carson County, Texas *Carson, Virginia, an unincorporated community * Carson, Washington, an unincorporated community * Carson, Wisconsin, a town * Fort Carson, Colorado, a United States Army post *Carson Beach, South Boston, Massachusetts, a public beach * Carson Desert, Nevada *Carson National Forest, New Mexico * Carson Park (Eau Claire, Wisconsin) * Carson Pass, through the Sierra Nevada in California * Carson Range, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |