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Sharkey
Sharkey () is a surname of Irish origin. Notable people with the surname include: * Bill Sharkey (1873–1946), Australian rules footballer * Brendan Sharkey (born 1962), American politician * Catherine Sharkey (born c. 1970), law professor * Ed Sharkey (1927–2015), American former National Football League player * Eddie Sharkey (born 1936), American professional wrestling trainer and former wrestler * Emma Augusta Sharkey (1858–1902), American writer * Feargal Sharkey (born 1958), lead singer of the pop punk band The Undertones * Heather J. Sharkey (born 1967), American historian * Jack Sharkey (1902–1994), American heavyweight boxing champion * Jack Sharkey (footballer) (1874–1961), Australian rules footballer * Jack Sharkey (writer) (1931–1992), American author and playwright * Jackie Sharkey (1897–1970), Italian-born American boxer * James A. Sharkey (born 1945), Irish historian and diplomat * Jerry Sharkey (1942–2014), American historic preservationist and histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackie Sharkey
Jackie Sharkey or Jack Sharkey (born Giovanni Cervati) was an Italian-born American boxer who made a claim to the World Bantamweight Title on August 15, 1919, defeating reigning champion Pete Herman in a ten-round, no-decision bout in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His claim to the title was not universally recognized at the time. Jack Sharkey, also known as Little Jackie Sharkey, should not be confused with the heavyweight champion Jack Sharkey. Early life and career Jackie Sharkey was born Giovanni Cervati in Bologna, Emilia Romagna, Italy on June 20, 1897, though he would live most of his life in New York City. In his early professional career between May 23, 1914, and February 21, 1916, fighting almost exclusively in the New York area, he won three and lost six bouts, with one draw. On February 21, 1916, Sharkey lost to Jewish boxer Abe Friedman at the Olympia Boxing Club in New York in a ten-round newspaper decision. Friedman would become a competent bantamweight fringe contender du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feargal Sharkey
Seán Feargal Sharkey (born 13 August 1958) is a singer and environmentalist from Northern Ireland. He was the lead vocalist of punk band the Undertones in the 1970s and 1980s and a solo artist in the 1980s and 1990s. His 1985 solo single " A Good Heart" was a number-one hit in the United Kingdom, Australia, Belgium, Ireland, and the Netherlands. After becoming less musically active in the early 1990s, he has performed various roles supporting the UK's commercial music industry, winning several awards and honours for his work in that area. Sharkey is also a lifelong fly fisherman, has campaigned against the pollution of British rivers (particularly chalk streams), and is the Chairman of the Amwell Magna Fishery. He has become a figurehead for the campaign to prevent water companies dumping sewage into UK waterways and coasts. Biography The Undertones (1975–1983) Sharkey, who was born in Derry, Northern Ireland, joined the Undertones shortly after their formation in 1975. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Sharkey
Raymond Sharkey Jr. (November 14, 1952 – June 11, 1993) was an American stage, film and television actor. His most notable film role was Vincent Vacarri in the 1980 film '' The Idolmaker'', for which he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. He is also known for his role as Sonny Steelgrave in the television series '' Wiseguy''. Early life Sharkey was born in Brooklyn to Cecelia Formisano and Ray Sharkey, Sr. He was of Irish and Italian descent. Sharkey's father was a professional drummer who abandoned the family when Sharkey was five years old. He was raised by his mother, Cecelia, in Brooklyn's Red Hook neighborhood. Sharkey became interested in acting after seeing Jack Lemmon in the 1962 film '' Days of Wine and Roses''. After attending New York City Community College for one year, he enrolled at the HB Studio to study acting. While attending the HB Studio, Sharkey performed in various Off-Broadway stage productions. In 1973, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Sharkey
Kevin Sharkey (born 3 June 1961) is an Irish artist, political activist, and former television presenter and actor. He sought a nomination to run in the 2018 Irish presidential election, but withdrew his bid on 17 September 2018. Early life Sharkey was born in St Patrick's Mother and Baby Home in Dublin on 3 June 1961, the son of an Irish mother and a Nigerian father who was a student at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland at the time. He was given up for adoption and raised by the Sharkey family in Killybegs, County Donegal. As a child, he took part in Irish dancing, in which he won 37 medals before the age of 12. He was also a runner-up in the all Ireland Disco dancing championship at Zhivago nightclub at the age of 16. Sharkey says his relationship with his adoptive parents was sometimes abusive, eventually resulting in him being put into foster care when aged 12. He was sent to live at St Joseph's Industrial School in Salthill in Galway, where he witnessed sexual ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lance Sharkey
Lawrence Louis Sharkey (19 August 1898 – 13 May 1967), commonly known as Lance Sharkey or L. L. Sharkey, was an Australian trade unionist and communist leader. From 1948 to 1965, he served as the secretary-general of Communist Party of Australia (CPA). Sharkey was an orthodox Stalinist throughout his political career, closely following the prevailing Soviet line in each major turn of policy. Biography Early years Lawrence Sharkey was born on 18 August 1898 at Warree Creek, near Cargo, via Orange, New South Wales. His farming parents, Michael and Mary, were Irish and raised him as a Roman Catholic: a religious background he would share with numerous other Australian communist officials. He left school when only 14 years old, and commenced an apprenticeship as a coachmaker in Orange. Later he worked as a farmhand, claiming that itinerant bushworkers drew him into the anti-conscription struggle during World War I and into support of the Industrial Workers of the World. After W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Sharkey
Michael Sharkey (born 1 August 1946 in Canterbury, New South Wales) is an Australian poet, resident in Castlemaine in the goldfields region of Victoria. He studied at the University of Sydney, where he was awarded a BA degree in 1972, and then at the University of Auckland where he was awarded a PhD in 1976 for his dissertation on Lord Byron's poetical dramas. His doctoral advisor was M. K. Joseph. Literary activity Michael Sharkey is a biographer, poet and reviewer of Australian and New Zealand poetry and journalism, having published over 700 works. He established Fat Possum Press in Armidale NSW (1979–1986) with Winifred Belmont and co-edited with her ''Trans-Tasman Undercurrent'' literary magazine in Melbourne (1986). His poems have appeared in literary anthologies, journals and newspapers in Australia, New Zealand, India, the UK, USA, Canada, Mexico, Italy, Syria, China and France. He was poetry editor, later coordinating editor of the Australian literary journal ''Ulitar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Sharkey
Joseph Michael Sharkey (October 15, 1946 – November 6, 2023) was an American author and columnist. His columns focused mostly on business travel, while his non-fiction books focused on criminality; he also co-authored a novel. He wrote for ''The New York Times'' from 1996 to 2015. Before then, he was an Assistant National Editor for ''The Wall Street Journal'', the City Editor for the ''Albany Times-Union'', and a columnist for ''The Philadelphia Inquirer''. Personal life Joseph Michael Sharkey was born in Philadelphia on October 15, 1946. He enrolled at Pennsylvania State University, but did not graduate, and instead joined the U.S. Navy. While there, he wrote for the Navy News Service during the Vietnam War. Sharkey was married to Carolynne White; they had three children and divorced in 1982. Three years later, he married editor Nancy J. Albaugh. On November 6, 2023, Sharkey died from a stroke, caused by hypertension, at his home in Tucson, Arizona. He was 77. Books Shar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
