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Strum (surname)
Strum is a surname, altered form of Ström, Strøm, Sturm or Strom. Notable people with the surname include: * Bill Strum (1938–2010), American curler * Charles Strum (1948–2021), American journalist * Dana Strum (born 1958), American bass guitarist * Gladys Strum (1906–2005), Canadian politician * Hilde Strum (20th century), Austrian luger * Louie Willard Strum (1890–1954), American lawyer * Mike Strum (born 1963), American curler See also * * Joe Strummer John Graham Mellor (21 August 1952 – 22 December 2002), known professionally as Joe Strummer, was a British musician. He was the co-founder, lyricist, rhythm guitarist, and lead vocalist of punk rock band the Clash, formed in 1976. The Clash' ... (1952–2002), British musician References {{surname, Strum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Strum
William Strum (born April 16, 1938 – August 28, 2010) was an American curler from Superior, Wisconsin. Strum was a three-time (, , ) and a five-time United States men's curling champion (1965, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1978). He played in the 1988 Winter Olympics and at the 1992 Winter Olympics when curling was a demonstration sport. In 1988, the USA men's team finished in fourth place, in 1992 they won bronze medal. Personal life Strum attended Superior Central High School. He was a member of the Wisconsin National Guard and was a partner with Central Sheet Metal. He was also a member of Pilgrim Lutheran Church. He was married to Betty and had three children. Awards * United States Curling Association Hall of Fame: ** 1989 (as curler); ** 1994 (with all 1965 world champions team: skip Bud Somerville, second Al Gagne Alfred "Al" Ignatius Gagne (10 November 1941 – 11 July 2020), born and died in Duluth, Minnesota, was an American curler. He was a champion (), bronze meda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Strum
Charles Laurence Strum (January 28, 1948 – April 27, 2021) was an American journalist and author. He worked as a senior editor at ''The New York Times'' from 1979 until his retirement in 2014. Early life Strum was born in Manhattan on January 28, 1948. His father, Emmanuel, worked as a lawyer; his mother, Dorothy (Doloboff), was a housewife. Strum attended Dickinson College, obtaining a bachelor's degree in history in 1970. He started his career in journalism with the ''Hudson Dispatch'', working there as a reporter for a year. Career Strum was employed by ''The Record'' as a reporter and editor until 1976. He went on to work as an assistant news editor at ''Newsday'' for three years. He subsequently joined ''The New York Times'' in 1979. Strum first oversaw the Public Lives column and was a copy editor. Other roles he occupied on the Metro desk included the New Jersey bureau chief; he also contributed to the editing work on several other news desks, including the Foreig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dana Strum
Dana Strum (born Dana Strumwasser on December 13, 1957) is an American musician who is a co-founder, bass player, and one of the two primary songwriters of the hard rock band Slaughter, an American Music Awards winner, formed in 1988. He first achieved commercial success as a member of an ex-Kiss guitarist act, Vinnie Vincent Invasion, along with his future Slaughter bandmate Mark Slaughter. Based in Los Angeles, Strum has claimed responsibility for introducing the guitarist Randy Rhoads to Ozzy Osbourne, as well as bringing Jake E. Lee to Ozzy's solo band following Rhoads's death. Strum has worked with a number of artists and groups, playing bass, co-writing, and/or producing songs, such as The Beach Boys, Détente, Sweet Savage, Ace Frehley, Kik Tracee, Dennis Bono, Vince Neil, and Ozzy Osbourne, among others. Early life Strum's family came from Trinidad, British West Indies. He was born in Washington, D.C. and spent his childhood in Pasadena, California. His father ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gladys Strum
Gladys Grace Mae Strum (February 4, 1906 – August 15, 2005) was a Canadian politician. Early life Born in Gladstone, Manitoba, she moved to Saskatchewan when she was 16 to teach. Career She ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in 1938 and again in 1944. In 1944, she became president of the Saskatchewan Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF), the first woman to occupy the position for a provincial party in Canada. She was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in 1945 for the riding of Qu'Appelle. She was only the fifth woman ever elected to the House of Commons and the only woman in the 20th Canadian parliament. She was defeated in 1949 and 1953. In 1960, she was elected Saskatoon's first woman in the Saskatchewan legislature. Gladys was a fierce proponent for Canada taking in more European refugees affected by World War II, especially children. She would often state these views during meetings in the House of Commons, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hilde Strum
Hilde Strum was an Austrian luger who competed during the early 1950s. She won the silver medal in the women's singles event at the 1951 European luge championships in Igls, Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust .... References External linksList of European luge champions Austrian female lugers Possibly living people Year of birth missing 20th-century Austrian sportswomen {{Austria-luge-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louie Willard Strum
Louie Willard Strum (January 16, 1890 – July 26, 1954) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Education and career Born in Valdosta, Georgia, Strum received a Bachelor of Laws from Stetson University College of Law in 1912. He was in the United States Navy from 1906 to 1910. He was in private practice of law in Jacksonville, Florida from 1912 to 1925. He was in the United States Navy as Lieutenant Commander during World War I from 1917 to 1919. He was an assistant attorney of Jacksonville from 1921 to 1923. He was city attorney of Jacksonville from 1923 to 1925. He was a justice of the Supreme Court of Florida from 1925 to 1931, serving as chief justice in 1931. Federal judicial service Strum was nominated by President Herbert Hoover on February 21, 1931, to the United States District Court for the So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Strum
Michael Strum (born July 15, 1963) is an American curler. In 1992 Strum played lead on his uncle Bud Somerville's team when they won the bronze medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics, where curling was a demonstration event. Also on the team was Strum's father Bill Strum and cousin Tim Somerville Tim Somerville (born September 14, 1960) is an American curler from Coon Rapids, Minnesota. He is a three-time Olympian. He won the bronze medal at the 1992 Winter Games when curling was an exhibition event. Curling career As a junior curler, .... Personal life Strum comes from a curling family, his father Bill was a three-time World Champion and two-time Olympian and his mother Betty Ann curled for 25 years. Teams References External links * 1963 births Living people American male curlers Curlers at the 1992 Winter Olympics Olympic curlers for the United States Sportspeople from Superior, Wisconsin 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |