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Stanley (name)
Stanley is a toponymic surname, a contraction of ''stan'' (a form of "stone") and ''wikt:leigh, leigh'' (meadow), later also being used as a masculine given name. People with the given name * Ann Dunham, birth name Stanley Ann Dunham, mother of the 44th US president Barack Obama * Stanley (Brazilian footballer) (Stanley Richieri Afonso, born 1985), Brazil * Stanley Adams (actor) (1915–1977), American actor and screenwriter * Stanley Adams (singer) (1907–1994), American singer and lyricist * Stanley Adams (whistleblower) (1927–2016), Maltese whistleblower in the pharmaceutical industry * Stanley T. Adams (1922–1999), American Army officer, recipient of the Medal of Honor during the Korean War * Stanley Amis (1924–2021), British architect * Stanley Andrisse, American endocrinologist * Stan Arthur (born 1935), U.S. Navy officer; Vice Chief of Naval Operations 1992–95 * Stanley Baker (1928–1976), Welsh actor and producer * Stanley Baldwin (1867–1947), three-time prime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leigh
Leigh may refer to: Places In England Pronounced : * Leigh, Greater Manchester, Borough of Wigan ** Leigh (UK Parliament constituency) * Leigh-on-Sea, Essex Pronounced : * Leigh, Dorset * Leigh, Gloucestershire * Leigh, Kent * Leigh, Staffordshire * Leigh, Surrey * Leigh, Wiltshire * Leigh, Worcestershire * Leigh-on-Mendip, Somerset (also known as Leigh upon Mendip) * Leigh Delamere, Wiltshire * Leigh Green, Kent * Leigh Park, Hampshire * Leigh Sinton, Worcestershire * Leigh Woods, Somerset * Abbots Leigh, Somerset * East Leigh, Devon * Little Leigh, Cheshire * Little Leighs, Essex * North Leigh, Oxfordshire Elsewhere * Leigh, County Tipperary, Ireland * Leigh, Nebraska, United States * Leigh, New South Wales, in Bellingen Shire, Australia * Leigh, New Zealand * Leigh, Texas, United States, the location of historic site Mimosa Hall (Leigh, Texas), Mimosa Hall * Leigh Canyon and Leigh Lake, Wyoming, United States * Leigh River (Victoria), Australia Other uses * Leigh (name) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanley Andrisse
Stanley Andrisse (born September 8, 1983) is an American endocrinologist scientist and writer who is an assistant professor at the Howard University College of Medicine. His research considers Type 2 diabetes, the pathways of insulin resistant states, and metabolic disease. He is the author of ''From Prison Cells to PhD: It is Never Too Late to Do Good'', and director of an outreach program that supports formerly incarcerated people into college education. Early life and education Andrisse was born to Haitian immigrants Pierre Frederic William Andrisse and Yorvoll Joseph in Missouri. Andrisse has three siblings. Andrisse attended Rosary High School (now part of Trinity Catholic High School (Missouri)). While there, Andrisse earned an A-grade average in both the 1998-99 and 1999-00 academic years and played on the high school's football team as a running back. Andrisse has said that he made poor decisions as a young person, and he was first arrested at the age of 14. By his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanley Chais
Stanley Chais (March 27, 1926 – September 26, 2010) was an American investment advisor, money manager, and philanthropist. He operated " feeder funds" which collected money for funds related to the Madoff investment scandal. The widow, family, and estate of Chais settled with Madoff trustee Irving Picard in 2016 for $277 million. Early and personal life Chais was born to a Jewish family in the Bronx, New York.Stuart Pfeifer, David SarnoStanley Chais dies at 84; money manager invested with Bernard Madoff ''The Los Angeles Times'', September 27, 2010 He attended Syracuse University, graduating in 1947. He was married to Pamela Chais, a playwright and screenwriter. They resided with their three children first in Sands Point, New York, and then in Beverly Hills and West Hollywood, California. After the scandal, they moved to Manhattan, New York. Involvement in Madoff's Ponzi scheme Chais was an investment advisor, money manager, and philanthropist. He operated " feeder funds" w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanley Cavell
Stanley Louis Cavell (; September 1, 1926 – June 19, 2018) was an American philosopher. He was the Walter M. Cabot Professor of Aesthetics and the General Theory of Value at Harvard University. He worked in the fields of ethics, aesthetics, and ordinary language philosophy. As an interpreter, he produced influential works on Wittgenstein, Austin, Emerson, Thoreau, and Heidegger. His work is characterized by its conversational tone and frequent literary references. Life Cavell was born as Stanley Louis Goldstein to a Jewish family in Atlanta, Georgia. His mother, Fannie (Segal), the daughter of immigrants from Romania, was a locally renowned pianist for radio, vaudeville, and silent films. She trained him in music from his earliest days. During the Great Depression, Cavell's parents moved several times between Atlanta and Sacramento, California. As an adolescent, Cavell played lead alto saxophone as the youngest member of a black jazz band in Sacramento. Around this time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MC Hammer
Stanley Kirk Burrell (born March 30, 1962), better known by his stage name MC Hammer (or simply Hammer), is an American rapper known for hit songs such as "U Can't Touch This", "2 Legit 2 Quit", and "Pumps and a Bump", flashy dance movements, extravagant choreography, and his eponymous Hammer pants. Remembered for a rapid rise to fame, Hammer has also been an entrepreneur and celebrity spokesperson. A multi-award winner, he is considered a "forefather" and pioneering innovator of pop rap (incorporating elements of Electronic dance music#Hip hop, freestyle music). Born and raised in Oakland, California, Hammer served three years in the United States Navy before independently releasing his debut album ''Feel My Power'' in 1986. After signing a contract with Capitol Records, Hammer released his second album ''Let's Get It Started (album), Let's Get It Started'' in 1988, which became his first multi-platinum hit. Hammer became the first hip hop artist to achieve Music recording cert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanley Burnside
Stanley "Stan" Burnside (born 1947) is a Bahamian cartoonist, painter, and costume designer. From 1979 to 2019, he penned the ''Sideburns'' editorial cartoon for '' The Nassau Guardian''. As a painter, his style was influenced by the collaborative process of Junkanoo, an annual Caribbean street parade. He was a designer and artistic director for the Junkanoo groups Saxon Superstars and One Family. He has also been involved in several artist collaborations with fellow Bahamian artists and co-founded B-CAUSE, an artist collective dedicated to founding a national art gallery for The Bahamas and a national art school. He has been called a "pioneering voice in Afrofuturism". Born in Nassau, Burnside attended school in the United States, receiving his BFA and MFA from the University of Pennsylvania. He taught art at the College of The Bahamas until 1990. Early life and education Stanley Burnside was born in 1947 in Nassau, Bahamas. Sidney Poitier was his first cousin once remove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanley Brundy
Stanley Dwayne Brundy (; born November 13, 1967) is an American-Israeli former professional basketball player. He was selected by the New Jersey Nets in the second round (32nd pick overall) of the 1989 NBA draft. A , forward from DePaul University, Brundy played in just one NBA season for the Nets ( 1989–90), averaging 2.3 points and 1.6 rebounds a game. He was suspended for the majority of that season after failing a drug test. Brundy played for the Rapid City Thrillers in the Continental Basketball Association The Continental Basketball Association (CBA), originally known as the Eastern Pennsylvania Basketball League, and later as the Eastern Professional Basketball League and the Eastern Basketball Association, was a men's professional basketball m ... (CBA) from 1991 to 1993 and was selected as the CBA Newcomer of the Year and named to the All-CBA First Team in 1993, All-CBA Second Team in 1992 and All-Defensive Team in 1993. Brundy also played in Venezuela, Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanley Branche
Stanley Everett Branche (July 31, 1933 – December 22, 1992) was an American civil rights leader from Pennsylvania who worked as executive secretary in the Chester, Pennsylvania, branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and founded the Committee for Freedom Now (CFFN). In the early 1960s, he and George Raymond partnered to challenge minority hiring practices of businesses and initiated the Chester school protests against de facto segregation of schools which made Chester one of the key battlegrounds of the civil rights movement. He protested with the Cambridge Movement in Dorchester County, Maryland, and worked with Cecil B. Moore to desegregate Girard College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He worked with the Greater Chester Movement and the Black Coalition in Philadelphia. He ran unsuccessfully for mayor of Chester in 1967 and twice for U.S. Congress in 1978 and 1986. He left the civil rights movement and ran multiple businesses in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanley Booth-Clibborn
Stanley Eric Francis Booth-Clibborn (20 October 1924 – 6 March 1996) was a British Anglican bishop in the late 20th century. He was Bishop of Manchester from 1979 to 1992. He was well known during his episcopal ministry for his outspoken political views and interventions on behalf of the poor. Booth-Clibborn was the great-grandson of William Booth, the founder of The Salvation Army. He was educated at Highgate School. He was called up to the British Army during World War II, and served in the Royal Artillery and the Royal Indian Artillery. Having returned to England after five years military service, he studied history at Oriel College, Oxford, and then trained for the priesthood at Westcott House, Cambridge. Booth-Clibborn was ordained in the Church of England. He served two curacies in the Diocese of Sheffield in the first half of the 1950s. In 1956, he emigrated to Kenya where he worked for the National Council of Churches of Kenya, Christian Council of Kenya, and then for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanley Bleifeld
Stanley Bleifeld (August 28, 1924 – March 26, 2011) was an American sculptor. He lived between Weston, Connecticut, Weston, Connecticut, and Pietrasanta, Italy. Early life Stanley Bleifeld was born on August 28, 1924, in Brooklyn in New York City, New York. He earned Bachelor of Fine Arts, bachelor of fine arts, and a Master of Fine Arts, master of fine arts degree in 1949 in painting from Tyler School of Art of Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After a trip to Rome in around 1959 or 1960, he gave up painting for sculpture. Career Bleifeld received the following awards: Sculptor of the Year in Pietrasanta and the World, in 2004, the Henry Hering Memorial Medal of the National Sculpture Society, (he was president of the Society from 1991 to 1993), the Medal of Liberty from the American Civil Liberties Union, the Shikler Award from National Academy of Design, among others. Bleifeld was a National Academician in Sculpture, and a member of the National Academy of Des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanley Berryhill
Stanley Berryhill III (born June 8, 1998) is an American professional football wide receiver for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Arizona. Professional career Atlanta Falcons On May 2, 2022, Berryhill signed with the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent. He was waived on August 30, 2022. Arizona Cardinals On September 20, 2022, Berryhill signed with the practice squad of the Arizona Cardinals. He was released off the practice squad on October 18, 2022. Detroit Lions On October 19, 2022, Berryhill signed with the practice squad of the Detroit Lions. He was elevated to the active roster on October 27, 2022, and then reverted to the practice squad after the game. He was signed to the active roster on November 5, then waived and re-signed to the practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract on January 9, 2023. On April 21, 2023, Berryhill was suspended six games for violating the league’s gambling policy after bettin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanley Baxter
Stanley Livingstone Baxter (born 24 May 1926) is a retired Scottish actor, comedian, impressionist and author. Baxter began his career as a child actor on BBC Scotland and later became known for his British television comedy shows '' The Stanley Baxter Show'', '' The Stanley Baxter Picture Show'', '' The Stanley Baxter Series'' and '' Mr Majeika''. Baxter has also written a number of books based on Glasgow. Early life The son of an insurance manager, Baxter was born in Glasgow, Scotland on 24 May 1926. He was educated at Hillhead High School, Glasgow, and schooled for the stage by his mother. He began his career as a child actor in the Scottish edition of the BBC's ''Children's Hour''. Following employment in mining as a Bevin Boy in World War II, he developed his performing skills further during his national service with the British Army's Combined Services Entertainment unit, working alongside comedy actor Kenneth Williams, actor Peter Vaughan, film director John Schles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
