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Rorke
Rorke is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Daniel Rorke, Australian saxophonist *Gordon Rorke (1938–2025), Australian cricketer *Hayden Rorke (1910–1987), American actor *James Rorke (c.1827–1875), British settler in southern Africa, owner of the farmstead Rorke's Drift *John Rorke (1807–1896), Irish-born Canadian merchant and political figure in Newfoundland * Joseph Rorke (1832–1907), Canadian businessman and politician from Ontario * Margaret Hayden Rorke (1883–1969), American suffragist and writer *Mary Rorke (1858–1938), British actor * W. H. Rorke (fl. 1901–1902), American college football coach *Gabriel T. Rorke, the main antagonist in the video game Call of Duty: Ghosts See also * Rorke's Drift Art and Craft Centre, in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa *Battle of Rorke's Drift The Battle of Rorke's Drift, also known as the Defence of Rorke's Drift, was an engagement in the Anglo-Zulu War. The successful British defence of the mission ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Rorke
James "Jem" Rorke (c. 1827 – 24 October 1875) was a settler and trader of Irish descent in Southern Africa. He served as a civilian in the British Army commissariat in 1846 during the Seventh Xhosa War. In 1849, Rorke purchased a farmstead in the Colony of Natal, on the border with Zululand near a river crossing that became known as Rorke's Drift. He established a trading post that led to good relations with the Zulu. Rorke committed suicide in 1875. His homestead played a key role in the 1879 Anglo-Zulu War and was the site of the Battle of Rorke's Drift. Early life Rorke's father was an Irish soldier, he arrived at Mossel Bay with an Irish regiment of the British Army in 1821; there was an influx of British settlers to Southern Africa in this period. Rorke's father fought in wars against African tribesmen before settling in the Cape Colony after either his period of enlistment ended or he deserted. James Rorke was born in 1827. Rorke served as a civilian with the British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret Hayden Rorke
Margaret Hayden Rorke (June 19, 1883 – March 2, 1969) was an American color standards expert, actress, and suffragist who was for nearly 40 years the managing director of the Textile Color Card Association of the United States. She is known as "the most influential 'color forecaster' of the 1920s and 30s." Early life Margaret Nillie Hildegard Hayden was born in New York City on June 19, 1883 to William Richardson and Katherine Elizabeth (Farson) Hayden. Her father was a theatrical producer. She had a brief career as a theatrical actress under the name Marguerite Hayden, including a 1903 touring production of ''The Earl of Pawtucket'' and roles in ''A Romance of Athlone'' and ''Terence''. On April 16, 1907, she married William Henry Rorke and stopped acting. The couple had four children (one of whom died in childhood), including the actor Hayden Rorke. Suffrage In 1914, Rorke compiled and published ''Letters and Addresses on Woman Suffrage by Catholic Ecclesiastics''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hayden Rorke
William Henry Rorke (October 23, 1910 – August 19, 1987), known professionally as Hayden Rorke, was an American actor best known for playing Colonel Alfred E. Bellows on the 1960s American sitcom ''I Dream of Jeannie''. Early life Rorke was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1910. He was the son of screen and stage actress Margaret Hayden Rorke,Rorke's obituary in the ''Los Angeles Times'' says, "His mother ... was a longtime textile industry figure and created colors used in the inaugural ball gowns of both Eleanor Roosevelt and Mamie Eisenhower." and he took his stage name from her maiden name. Rorke attended Brooklyn Preparatory School, a Jesuit school, where he served as president of the Dramatics Society and the Student Government, and was a member of the Omega Gamma Delta Fraternity. He continued his education at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and began his stage career in the 1930s with the Hampden Theatrical Company. During World War II, he enlisted in the United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rorke's Drift Art And Craft Centre
Rorke's Drift Art and Craft Centre is a center for arts and crafts, including fine art, printmaking, pottery and weaving, in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. It has been described as "the most famous indigenous art centre in South Africa". History Founded by the Church of Sweden Mission, Rorke's Drift Art and Craft Centre started producing weaving in 1965. It was originally intended to teach crafts such as weaving to female nurses who would then pass it down to their patients as a form of occupational therapy. The workshop's first Swedish directors were Ulla Gowenius (an artist and weaver) and her husband, Peder Gowenius (an art teacher), both graduates of Konstfackskolan in Stockholm. The first student to enroll in their classes was Allina Ndebele, who then went on to form her own weaving workshop and is now an internationally recognized artist. During the 1960s the three main production studios were established at Rorke's Drift (as it is known worldwide), and its staff continue to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Rorke
Gordon Frederick Rorke (27 June 1938 – 5 July 2025) was an Australian cricketer who played in four Test matches in 1959. Biography Rorke made his Test debut in January 1959 in the Fourth Test of The Ashes series against England in Adelaide. It was an impressive debut, taking 3/23 off 18.1 eight-ball overs in the first innings (including the wickets of Colin Cowdrey for 84, Tom Graveney and Willie Watson) and 2/70 from 34 overs in the second innings. Rorke claimed three wickets in the Fifth Test at Melbourne a fortnight later and was selected to tour Pakistan and India the following year. A six-foot-five-inch (or 1.96 m) "Blond Giant", Rorke was the fastest Australian bowler at the time and was accused of throwing by the English press, but this paled beside his dragging. With his seven-foot stride, if dragging his rear foot, a yard over the crease he could be only eighteen yards from the batsman when he finally delivered the ball. At times, he seemed impossible to score from. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Rorke
John Rorke (9 June 1807 – 13 August 1896) was an Irish-born merchant and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Carbonear in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1866 to 1882 as a Conservative and Confederate. He was born in Athlone Athlone (; ) is a town on the border of County Roscommon and County Westmeath, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is located on the River Shannon near the southern shore of Lough Ree. It is the second most populous town in the Midland Region, Ir ... and came to Newfoundland in 1824, working as a clerk for Bennett and Ridley, a fishery supply firm. In 1830, he established his own firm in Carbonear. He married Mary Toque. In 1859, a fire destroyed most of Carbonear, including Rorke's business and home; rebuilding began in the following year, and some of the rebuilt stone buildings remain as heritage structures in Carbonear. Rorke served as a member of the Executive Council from 1879 to 1882. He died in Carbonear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Rorke
Daniel Rorke is a tenor and soprano saxophonist from Australia who now resides in Ireland. He grew up on Billen Cliffs commune outside of the town of Nimbin, in northern New South Wales. Rorke holds a Bachelor of Jazz Studies with first class honour from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, and a Master's degree in jazz performance from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology "Jazzlinja" in Trondheim. While in Sydney, he studied with American musicians Gordon Brisker and William Motzing, Australians Dale Barlow, Dave Panichi and Col Loughnan and New Zealand-born pianist Mike Nock. He also studied the history of contemporary composition with Richard Toop and shakuhachi with grand master Riley Lee. While in the United States, Rorke took private lessons with pianist Kenny Werner and saxophonist Jerry Bergonzi. Between 2002 and 2005, he lived in Reykjavík, Iceland, where he toured and recorded with a number of prominent Icelandic musicians and performed on the recordin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Rorke
Mary Rorke (14 February 1858, in London – 12 October 1938, in London) was a British stage and film actress. . bfi.org.uk Select filmography * ''Caste'' (1915) * ''The Marriage of William Ashe (1916 film), The Marriage of William Ashe'' (1916) * ''Dr. Wake's Patient'' (1916) * ''The Second Mrs Tanqueray (1916 film), The Second Mrs Tanqueray'' (1916) * ''Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor'' (1918) * ''The Right Element'' (1919) * ''The Bridal Chair'' (1919) * ''Testimony (1920 film), Testimony'' (1920) * ''Unmarried (1920 film), Unmarried'' (1920) * ''Pillars of Society (1920 film), Pillars of Society'' (1920) * ''Boy Woodburn'' (1922) * ''The Starlit Garden'' (1923) * ''M'Lord of the White Road'' (1923) * ''The Harbour Lights (1923 film), The Harbour Lights'' (1923) * ''Thou Fool'' (1926) * ''For Valour (1928 film), For Va ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Rorke
Joseph Rorke (April 26, 1832 – April 11, 1907) was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Grey Centre in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1886 to 1894. He was born in Tecumseh Township, Simcoe County, Upper Canada in 1832, the son of Richard Rorke, an immigrant from Ireland. He moved with his family to Collingwood Township in 1848. Rorke worked on his father's farm and taught school. In 1859, he was appointed a justice of the peace. From 1860 to 1864, he worked as an accountant for merchants in Clarksburg. Rorke married Susan Donaldson in 1867 and was named a notary public that same year. He served in the local militia, first as captain and then lieutenant. Rorke was reeve for Collingwood Township from 1873 to 1878 and served as warden for Grey County in 1876. He was a member of the board of directors for the North Grey and Northern Extension Railways. He was a district and county master for the Orange Lodge and a mem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghosts
In folklore, a ghost is the soul or spirit of a dead person or non-human animal that is believed by some people to be able to appear to the living. In ghostlore, descriptions of ghosts vary widely, from an invisible presence to translucent or barely visible wispy shapes to realistic, lifelike forms. The deliberate attempt to contact the spirit of a deceased person is known as necromancy, or in spiritism as a ''séance''. Other terms associated with it are apparition, haunt, haint, phantom, poltergeist, shade, specter, spirit, spook, wraith, demon, and ghoul. The belief in the existence of an afterlife, as well as manifestations of the spirits of the dead, is widespread, dating back to animism or ancestor worship in pre-literate cultures. Certain religious practices—funeral rites, exorcisms, and some practices of spiritualism and ritual magic—are specifically designed to rest the spirits of the dead. Ghosts are generally described as solitary, human-like essences, though ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
