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Runcie is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Constance Faunt Le Roy Runcie, American pianist and composer * James Runcie (born 1959), English novelist and playwright * Robert Runcie, English archbishop * Rosalind Runcie Angela Rosalind Runcie, Baroness Runcie (née Turner; 23 January 1932 12 January 2012) was a classical pianist and the wife of Robert Runcie, Archbishop of Canterbury. Family and early life Runcie's father was J. W. Cecil Turner, a Worcestersh ..., English pianist {{Surname English-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constance Faunt Le Roy Runcie
Constance Faunt Le Roy Runcie (or Fauntleroy) (January 15, 1836 – May 17, 1911) was an American pianist, author and composer. Biography She was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, the granddaughter of Welsh industrial reformer Robert Owen. After her father's death, she studied composition and piano in Germany from 1852–61 and then returned to Indiana. Faunt Le Roy married minister James Runcie and had four children. The couple lived in St. Joseph, Missouri, where Constance Runcie founded a woman's club to further cultural development of the area. Her daughter Ellinor Dale Runcie was also a writer. Her papers are housed at Missouri Western State University. Works Constance Runcie is the author of works including short stories, plays and music compositions. Selected works include: Literary: *''The Burning Question'' non-fiction *''Divinely Led'' non-fiction *''Woman'', an essay *''The Bab'', a novel She composed for orchestra, chamber ensemble and a number of songs. Selected w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Runcie
James Robert Runcie (born 7 May 1959) is a British novelist, documentary filmmaker, television producer and playwright. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and a visiting professor at Bath Spa University and was Commissioning Editor for Arts on BBC Radio 4 from 2016 - 2020. Early life and education Runcie was born in Cambridge, the son of Robert Runcie, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, and Rosalind Runcie, a classical pianist. He was educated at the Dragon School in Oxford, Marlborough College, and Trinity Hall, Cambridge. In 1981, he earned a first-class English degree from Cambridge University. After Cambridge, Runcie went on to attend Bristol Old Vic Theatre School briefly. Writing Runcie has written the novels ''The Discovery of Chocolate'' (2001), ''The Colour of Heaven'' (2003), ''Canvey Island'' (2006), ''East Fortune'' (2009) and ''The Great Passion'' (2022). In 2012, the publication of ''Sidney Chambers and the Shadow of Death'' drew a favourab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Runcie
Robert Alexander Kennedy Runcie, Baron Runcie, (2 October 1921 – 11 July 2000) was an English Anglican bishop. He was the Archbishop of Canterbury from 1980 to 1991, having previously been Bishop of St Albans. He travelled the world widely to spread ecumenicism and worked to foster relations with both Protestant and Catholic churches across Europe. He was a leader of the Liberal Anglo-Catholicism movement. He came under attack for expressing compassion towards bereaved Argentines after the Falklands War of 1982, and generated controversy by supporting women's ordination. Biographer Adrian Hastings argues that Runcie was not a distinguished writer or thinker, but was a good administrator who made shrewd appointments, demanded quality, and recognised good performances. Early life Runcie was born on 2 October 1921 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, and spent his early life in Great Crosby, Lancashire, to middle-class and rather non-religious parents. He initially attended St Luk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosalind Runcie
Angela Rosalind Runcie, Baroness Runcie (née Turner; 23 January 1932 12 January 2012) was a classical pianist and the wife of Robert Runcie, Archbishop of Canterbury. Family and early life Runcie's father was J. W. Cecil Turner, a Worcestershire county cricketer and a recipient of the Military Cross,Burke's Peerage who served as the bursar of Trinity Hall, Cambridge. She was educated at the , and the London |
