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Sayers (surname)
Sayers is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alan Sayers, New Zealand athlete * Ben Sayers, early professional golfer * Dorothy L. Sayers (1893–1957) English crime writer * Edna Sayers (1912–1986), Australian cyclist * Edward Sayers (aviator) (1897–1918), English World War I flying ace * Edward Sayers (doctor) (1902–1985), New Zealand doctor * Edward Sayers (politician) (1818–1909), New South Wales politician * Eddie Sayers (born 1941), Northern Irish loyalist * Foster J. Sayers, Medal of Honor recipient * Gale Sayers (1943–2020), American professional football player * James Sayers, British illustrator * Joe Sayers (cricketer), English cricketer * Joseph D. Sayers, the 22nd governor of Texas * Laura Sayers, British radio producer * Marguerite Sayers, BE CEng FIEI, President for Engineers Ireland * Mark Sayers, Computer hacker * Michael Sayers, Irish poet and author * Peig Sayers, Irish author and seanchaí * Royd R. Sayers, American physician an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Sayers
Alan John Sayers (6 December 1915 – 19 August 2017) was a New Zealand journalist, photographer and athlete who worked for ''The New Zealand Herald'' prior to World War II. When the war was over he was invited to join the ''Auckland Star'' where he was the first reporter in New Zealand to receive a personal by-line. In 1953 he was an official journalist on the tour of Queen Elizabeth II to the Pacific Islands and New Zealand. Early life and family Sayers was born in the Auckland suburb of Royal Oak, the son of Mary and Horace Sayers, a builder. He was educated at Royal Oak Primary School and Auckland Grammar School. His son, Greg Sayers, is an Auckland Councillor. Sporting career Athletics While at Auckland Grammar Sayers competed in the 1934 Melbourne Centenary Inter-Collegiate Games and won a silver medal, becoming the second fastest schoolboy quarter-miler in the British Empire. In 1938, although recovering from a serious car accident, he competed in the British Empire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Sayers
Laura Margaret Busson (née Sayers; 11 October 1978) is BBC Radio 2's Commissioning Executive and deputy to the Head of Station, Helen Thomas. She was well known for her former role as sidekick and Assistant Producer for Scott Mills on BBC Radio 1. She later became the producer for ''Greg James'', before leaving to join Heart Yorkshire as Programme Controller. Background Originally from York, England, where she was educated at The Mount School, York, Sayers later moved to Glasgow where she studied for 4 years achieving an MA hons in Theatre and English Language. This is where she had her first experiences in radio at student station Subcity Radio.University of Glasgow, "Choose Glasgow Our Faculties Apply to Glasgow", page 21, Radio 1 Laura started at Radio 1 by applying for a BBC Talent production traineeship with Jocelin Stainer from The Chris Moyles Show, near the end of the traineeship she started working on the Scott Mills show. She is well known for public stunts which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Swan (film)
''Black Swan'' is a 2010 American psychological horror film directed by Darren Aronofsky from a screenplay by Mark Heyman, John McLaughlin, and Andres Heinz, based on a story by Heinz. The film stars Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel, Mila Kunis, Barbara Hershey, and Winona Ryder, and revolves around a production of Tchaikovsky's '' Swan Lake'' by the New York City Ballet company. The production requires a ballerina to play the innocent and fragile White Swan, for which the committed dancer Nina Sayers (Portman) is a perfect fit, as well as the dark and sensual Black Swan, which are qualities better embodied by the new rival Lily (Kunis). Nina is overwhelmed by a feeling of immense pressure when she finds herself competing for the role, causing her to lose her tenuous grip on reality and descend into madness. Aronofsky conceived the premise by connecting his viewings of a production of ''Swan Lake'' with an unrealized screenplay about understudies and the notion of being ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lena Sayers
This article is a list of fictional characters who appear in the '' My-Otome'' anime series and its sequel '' My-Otome Zwei''. Garderobe Academy Coral Otome *: A main character of ''My-Otome''. She enters Garderobe dreaming of becoming an Otome like her mother into the Coral class at rank 51, later progressing to rank 29. She possesses the , a memento from her mother. It was initially believed that she might be the true heir of the throne, as she possesses the Blue Sky Sapphire. However, this is later revealed to be incorrect and she is indeed the daughter of Lena Sayers, the previous user of the gem. She forms a contract with Mashiro as a Coral Otome, and later as Meister Otome. In the sequel, she is shown to be able to channel a "Zwei" form of a Robe, thought to be the true form, which allows for immense strength. She frequently quotes sayings from her grandmother, who raised her. In the manga, Arika's role is somewhat reduced into that of a comedy sidekick, in favor of a diff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Sayers
Robert John Sayers (27 January 1845 – 12 May 1919) was an English-born Australian politician. Born at Cowes, on the Isle of Wight, he was educated in England before migrating to Australia in 1863. He was a goldminer in New South Wales and then Queensland, and became a mine owner in Charters Towers. Sayers was elected in 1888 to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland as the member for Charters Towers, serving until 1893. In 1906, he was elected to the Australian Senate as an Anti-Socialist Senator for Queensland, joining the Commonwealth Liberal Party in 1909. He was defeated in 1913. Sayers died in 1919, aged 74, and was buried in Brisbane's Toowong Cemetery Toowong Cemetery is a heritage-listed cemetery on the corner of Frederick Street and Mt Coot-tha Road, Toowong, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was established in 1866 and formally opened in 1875. It is Queensland's largest ceme .... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zehra Sayers
Zehra Sayers (born 25 September 1953) is a Turkish- British structural biologist. She has previously served as Interim President of the Sabancı University (February–November 2018) and co-chaired the scientific advisory committee for Synchrotron-Light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East (SESAME). She was part of a five-scientist group that received the AAAS Award for Science Diplomacy in 2019. She holds Turkish and British citizenship. Early life and education Sayers was born in Turkey. She studied physics at Boğaziçi University in Istanbul. For her postgraduate studies Sayers moved to the United Kingdom. In 1978 she earned a doctorate for research done at King's College London GKT School of Medical Education, the degree was awarded by the University of London. Sayers worked as a postdoctoral researcher in the Open University and the Wallenberg Laboratory, Uppsala University. In 1986 she was the first woman staff scientist to be appointed to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Sayers
Tom Sayers (15 or 25 May 18268 November 1865) was an English bare-knuckle prize fighter. There were no formal weight divisions at the time, and although Sayers was only five feet eight inches tall and never weighed much more than 150 pounds, he frequently fought much bigger men. In a career which lasted from 1849 until 1860, he lost only one of sixteen bouts. He was recognized as heavyweight champion of England between 1857, when he defeated William Perry (the "Tipton Slasher") and his retirement in 1860. His lasting fame depended exclusively on his final contest, when he faced American champion John Camel Heenan in a battle which was widely considered to be boxing's first world championship. It ended in chaos when the spectators invaded the ring, and the referee finally declared a draw. Regarded as a national hero, Sayers, for whom the considerable sum of £3,000 was raised by public subscription, then retired from the ring. After his death five years later at the age of 39 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royd R , in South Yorkshire, England
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Royd may refer to: *Royd Anderson (born 1972), Cuban-American filmmaker *Royd Chambers (1961), American politician See also * *Fox Royd, an area of Thornhill, West Yorkshire, England * Hebden Royd, a civil parish in West Yorkshire, England *Royd House, in Hale, Greater Manchester, England *Royd Mill, Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England *Royd Moor Wind Farm The Royd Moor Wind Farm is located at Penistone, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England, and consists of thirteen 450 kW turbines. The site is located approximately north west of Penistone, above the A628 trunk road between Barnsley and Manc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peig Sayers
Máiréad "Peig" Sayers (; 29 March 18738 December 1958) was an Irish author and seanchaí ( or – plural: ) born in Dún Chaoin, County Kerry, Ireland. Seán Ó Súilleabháin, the former Chief archivist for the Irish Folklore Commission, described her as "one of the greatest woman storytellers of recent times".Sean O'Sullivan, "Folktales of Ireland," pages 270–271: "The narrator, Peig Sayers, who died on 8 December 1958, was one of the greatest storytellers of recent times. Some of her tales were recorded on the Ediphone in the late 'twenties by Dr. Robin Flower, Keeper of Manuscripts at the British Museum, and again by Seosamh Ó Dálaigh twenty years later." Biography She was born Máiréad Sayers in the townland of Vicarstown, Dunquin, County Kerry, the youngest child of the family. She was called Peig after her mother, Margaret "Peig" Brosnan, from Castleisland. Her father Tomás Sayers was a renowned storyteller who passed on many of his tales to Peig. At the age of 12 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Sayers
Michael Sayers (19 December 1911 – 2 May 2010) was an Irish poet, playwright, and writer whose books co-authored with Albert E. Kahn made him a target of US blacklisting during the McCarthyism era of the 1950s. He wrote scripts for TV in the 1950s, and as a screenwriter in the 1960s for movies including James Bond film '' Casino Royale''. Background Michael Sayers was born on December 19, 1911, in Dublin, Ireland, one of four children. His parents, Philip Sayers and Molly Harmel, were Jewish Lithuanians; his father, strongly committed to Irish Republicanism, was a friend of Michael Collins. Sayers went to school in Dublin and briefly at Cheltenham College in England. He studied briefly at London University and at Trinity College Dublin. At Trinity, he studied French under Samuel Beckett. At Michael MacLiammoir's Gate Theatre, he interacted with actors like Orson Welles and James Mason. He published poetry and wrote for the theater magazine ''Motley'' as well as ''Col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Sayers
Mark Sayers (born 1 May 1947) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. A second five-eighth, Sayers represented Wellington at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1972 to 1973. He played 15 matches for the All Blacks but did not appear in any internationals. References 1947 births Living people Rugby union players from Wellington City People educated at Wellington College, Wellington Victoria University of Wellington alumni New Zealand rugby union players New Zealand international rugby union players Wellington rugby union players Rugby union centres {{NewZealand-rugbyunion-bio-1940s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marguerite Sayers
Marguerite Sayers BE CEng FIEI serves as Executive Director for Customer Solutions of ESB. She is the President for Engineers Ireland (EI) for 2019. She is also a Fellow of EI. Biography Marguerite Sayers was born c 1970 and grew up near Tralee, County Kerry. graduated from University College Cork with a degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering in 1991. She went one to get diplomas in Accounting and Finance from University of Limerick and in Project Management from her alma mater, UCC. She has worked for ESB ESB may refer to: Education * École supérieure du bois, a French engineering College * Edwards School of Business, at the University of Saskatchewan in Canada * English Speaking Board, a British educational charity * ESB Business School, at R ... since she graduated and before this role she was Managing Director, ESB Networks in Ireland. She is a chartered engineer and a fellow of Engineers Ireland. Since May 2018 Sayers has been the Executive Director ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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