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Sam Jackson (actress)
Samuel L. Jackson (born 1948) is an American actor and film producer also credited as Samuel Jackson and Sam Jackson. Samuel Jackson or Sam Jackson may also refer to: Arts and entertainment * Samuel Jackson (artist) (1784–1869), English artist * Samuel Phillips Jackson (1830–1904), English artist; son of the above * Samuel P. Jackson (1818–1885), American organist and composer * Sam Peter Jackson (born 1978), playwright and actor * Sam Jackson (actor) (born 1993), English actor Politics and law * Samuel Jackson (lawyer) (1831–1913), New Zealand attorney and solicitor * Samuel Jacob Jackson (1848–1942), Manitoba politician * Samuel D. Jackson (1895–1951), U.S. Senator from Indiana Sports * Sam Jackson (second baseman) (1849–1930), Anglo-American baseball player * Samuel Jackson (cricketer) (1859–1941), English cricketer * Sam Jackson (catcher), American baseball player of the 1880s * Sam Jackson (pitcher), American baseball player of the 1920s * Sam Jackson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel L
Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American actor and producer. One of the most widely recognized actors of his generation, the List of Samuel L. Jackson performances, films in which he has appeared have collectively grossed over $27 billion worldwide, making him the List of highest grossing actors, third highest-grossing actor of all time. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences gave him an Academy Honorary Award in 2022 as "A cultural icon whose dynamic work has resonated across genres and generations and audiences worldwide". Jackson started his career on stage making his professional theatre debut in ''Mother Courage and her Children'' in 1980 at The Public Theatre. From 1981 to 1983 he originated the role of Private Louis Henderson in ''A Soldier's Story'' Off-Broadway. He also originated the role of Boy Willie in August Wilson's ''The Piano Lesson'' in 1987 at the Yale Repertory Theatre. He returned to the play in the 2022 Broadway revival playi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Jackson (pitcher)
Samuel Jackson, nicknamed "Buster", was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1920s. Jackson played for the Memphis Red Sox The Memphis Red Sox were an American Negro league baseball team that was active from 1920 to 1959. Originally named the Barber College Baseball Club, the team was initially owned and operated by Arthur P. Martin, a local Memphis barber. In the la ... in 1928. In five recorded appearances on the mound, he posted a 3.60 ERA over 20 innings. References External links anSeamheads Year of birth missing Year of death missing Place of birth missing Place of death missing Memphis Red Sox players Baseball pitchers {{negro-league-baseball-pitcher-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Jackson Jr
Samuel ''Šəmūʾēl'', Tiberian: ''Šămūʾēl''; ar, شموئيل or صموئيل '; el, Σαμουήλ ''Samouḗl''; la, Samūēl is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the biblical judges to the United Kingdom of Israel under Saul, and again in the monarchy's transition from Saul to David. He is venerated as a prophet in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In addition to his role in the Hebrew scriptures, Samuel is mentioned in Jewish rabbinical literature, in the Christian New Testament, and in the second chapter of the Quran (although Islamic texts do not mention him by name). He is also treated in the fifth through seventh books of ''Antiquities of the Jews'', written by the Jewish scholar Josephus in the first century. He is first called "the Seer" in 1 Samuel 9:9. Biblical account Family Samuel's mother was Hannah and his father was Elkanah. Elkanah lived at Ramathaim in the district of Zuph. His genea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Jackson Barnett
Samuel Jackson Barnett (December 14, 1873 – May 22, 1956) was an American physicist. He was a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. Barnett was born in Woodson County, Kansas, the son of a minister. In 1894, he received a B.A. in physics from the University of Denver and received his Ph.D. from Cornell University in 1898. From 1898 to 1918 he taught at several universities: Colorado College, Stanford University, Tulane University, and Ohio State University. In 1903 he published his book ''Elements of Electromagnetic Theory'', which he dedicated to his friend Professor Francis H. Smith at the University of Virginia. From 1918 to 1926 he worked at the Carnegie Institution for Science in Washington, DC. In 1926 he was a professor at the University of California at Los Angeles. Barnett worked mainly on electromagnetism, and discovered the Barnett effect. His wife, Mrs. Lelia Jefferson Harvie Barnett, was a scientific co-collaborator, and together they worked in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Jackson (publisher)
Charles Samuel "Sam" Jackson (September 15, 1860 – December 27, 1924) was a prominent newspaper publisher in the U.S. state of Oregon. Early life, family and career Born in Deltaville, Virginia, Jackson went west in 1880, settling in Pendleton, Oregon. There, he bought the Pendleton-based '' East Oregonian'', becoming its publisher in 1882 and developing it into a successful regional paper. In 1886, Sam Jackson and the former Maria Clopton, also originally from Virginia, were married, in Pendleton. They had two sons, Francis C. and Philip L. Jackson, both born in Pendleton. ''The Oregon Journal'' In 1902, a group of influential Portlanders persuaded Jackson to sell the ''East Oregonian'' and move to Portland to revive the failing ''Portland Evening Journal''. Under his direction, the latter was renamed first the ''Oregon Daily Journal'' and then simply '' The Oregon Journal''. The ''Journal'' became successful as the main (Democratic-leaning) competitor to Portland' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Macauley Jackson
Samuel Macauley Jackson (June 19, 1851 – August 2, 1912) was an American clergyman, editor and author. Biography He was born on June 19, 1851 in New York City to George T. Jackson and Letitia J. A. Macauley. After attending schools in New York, he entered the College of the City of New York in 1865, and graduated in 1870. (He was awarded an A. M. degree from the same institution in 1876.) He spent a year at the Princeton Theological Seminary, then he went to Union Seminary until 1873. He spent two years studying at the University of Leipzig and travelling in Europe and the Orient. In 1876 he became a Presbyterian pastor in Norwood, New Jersey. He remained until 1880 and spent two years as assistant editor for the ''Bible Dictionary'' by Scaff. After resigning his post as pastor, he became an editor of the ''Schaff-Herzog Encyclopædia of Living Divines''. Between 1885 and 1891 he served as author and editor of numerous other works of a theological nature. In 1892 he was awar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Cram Jackson
Samuel Cram Jackson or Samuel C. Jackson (March 13, 1802 – July 26, 1878) was an American Congregational minister. Jackson, son of Reverend Dr. William Jackson, was born at Dorset, Vermont, March 13, 1802. He graduated from Middlebury College in 1821, and studied for some time in the law school at New Haven, Conn.; graduated from Andover Theological Seminary in 1826; was ordained June 6 of the following year as pastor of West Church, in Andover, from which he was, dismissed in September 1850, and became assistant secretary of the State Board of Education, also acting librarian of the State Library of Massachusetts The State Library of Massachusetts in Boston, Massachusetts was established in 1826 and "supports the research and information needs of government, libraries, and people through ... services and access to a comprehensive repository of state docum ..., which office he held until 1877. He died July 26, 1878. Dr. Jackson published, ''Blessings of the Year,'' a sermo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Jackson (Royal Navy Officer)
Rear-Admiral Samuel Jackson (1775–16 January 1845) was a Royal Navy officer of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Jackson joined the Royal Navy in 1790 and served before the French Revolutionary War in the cutter HMS ''Kite''. He transferred in 1793 to the frigate HMS ''Romulus'', in which he participated in the Siege of Toulon. After having served for a while in the Mediterranean Jackson transferred with the captain of ''Romulus'', John Sutton, to the ship of the line HMS ''Egmont''. In her Jackson fought in 1795 at the battles of Genoa and the Hyères Islands. In 1796, having been promoted to lieutenant and still in ''Egmont'', Jackson was integral in the saving of the entire crew of the ship of the line HMS ''Bombay Castle'' off the Tagus during a large storm. In the following year he fought at the Battle of Cape St. Vincent and with Horatio Nelson at the Assault on Cádiz. In 1798 Jackson moved with Sutton to the ship of the line HMS ''Superb'', where he be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Jackson (American Football)
Sam Jackson V (born April 21, 2003) is an American football wide receiver for the Auburn Tigers. He previously played for the TCU Horned Frogs and the California Golden Bears as a quarterback. Early life A Chicago native, Jackson attended Bolingbrook High School in Bolingbrook, Illinois, before transferring to Naperville Central High School in Naperville, Illinois as a sophomore. As a sophomore, he played wide receiver on the football team and recorded 50 receptions for 847 yards and 14 touchdowns. Jackson was converted to a quarterback as a junior in 2019 and passed for 1,727 yards and 16 touchdowns. He did not play his senior season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Jackson committed to play college football at TCU after having previously committed to Minnesota and Purdue. College career TCU In week eleven of the 2021 season, Jackson completed his first career pass, 1 62-yard strike to Taye Barber. In week one of the 2022 season, he rushed for 44 yards and his first career touc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Jackson (footballer)
Sam N Jackson (born 13 October 1998) is a Liberian footballer who plays as a forward for Liberian club LISCR FC. Early career Born in Monrovia, Liberia, Sam Jackson started playing football in his local community, ELWA where he caught the eyes of several community football teams. He joined Joy in the ELWA third division league. While playing for Joy, he was scouted to play for Nimba County in the 2013-14 Liberia National County Meet. Jackson played a starring role in helping Nimba County reach the final of the 2013-14 Liberia National County Meet before losing to Grand Bassa 2-1. He finished as the tournament top scorer. Barrack Young Controllers FC II After the 2013-14 Liberia National County Meet, Sam Jackson signed with second division club, Barrack Young Controllers FC II which is the feeder team of Barrack Young Controllers FC. He helped the club win the second division twice and one Liberian FA Cup title as he helped Barrack Young Controllers II qualify for the 2016 CAF Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Jackson (first Baseman)
Samuel Jackson is a former American Negro league first baseman who played for the Chicago American Giants in 1944 and 1945. A native of St. Louis St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the bi-state metropolitan area, which e ..., Jackson was one of 10 new players acquired by the American Giants before the 1944 season. In three recorded career games in 1944 and 1945, he posted two hits in seven plate appearances. References External links anSeamheads Year of birth missing Place of birth missing Chicago American Giants players Baseball first basemen Baseball players from Missouri {{negro-league-baseball-infielder-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Jackson (catcher)
Samuel Jackson was an American Negro league catcher Catcher is a position in baseball and softball. When a batter takes their turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the (home) umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. In addition to this primary duty, the catcher ... in the 1880s. Jackson played for the Pittsburgh Keystones in 1887. In four recorded games, he posted five hits in 18 plate appearances. References External links *Baseball statistics and player information froBaseball-Reference Black Baseball StatsanSeamheads Year of birth missing Year of death missing Place of birth missing Place of death missing Pittsburgh Keystones players Baseball catchers {{negro-league-baseball-catcher-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
