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Tobin (surname)
Tobin (, ; from the Norman surname ''Saint Aubin'', originated with Saint Albinus) is an Irish surname of Norman origin. The Anglo-French Saint Aubin family arrived in Ireland in the wake of the Norman invasion in the 12th century and settled in Counties Tipperary and Kilkenny, and subsequently spread to the neighbouring counties of Cork and Waterford. An early bearer of the surname is Irish-born John Tobyn, who appeared in patent rolls in 1413. By the 1440s there were three major Tobin clans established in south-east Tipperary, as well as the senior line in Kilkenny. The Tobins were an influential family in County Tipperary in medieval times, and the head of the family was known as the Baron of Coursey, although this was not an officially recognised title. The 14th century Annals of Ireland, by Kilkenny Franciscan John Clyn, described the Tobins as a turbulent sept more dreaded by the English settlers than the native Irish. Ballytobin in Co. Kilkenny, Ireland is named after the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Normans
The Normans (Norman language, Norman: ''Normaunds''; ; ) were a population arising in the medieval Duchy of Normandy from the intermingling between Norsemen, Norse Viking settlers and locals of West Francia. The Norse settlements in West Francia followed a series of raids on the French northern coast mainly from what is now Denmark, although some also sailed from Norway and Sweden. These settlements were finally legitimized when Rollo, a Scandinavian Vikings, Viking leader, agreed to swear fealty to Charles the Simple, King Charles III of West Francia following the Siege of Chartres (911), siege of Chartres in 911, leading to the formation of the ''County of Rouen''. This new fief, through kinship in the decades to come, would expand into what came to be known as the ''Duchy of Normandy''. The Norse settlers, whom the region as well as its inhabitants were named after, adopted the language, Christianity, religion, culture, social customs and military, martial doctrine of the Wes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candida Tobin
Candida Tobin Hon FTCL, LTCL (5 January 1926 – 14 December 2008) was the author of the Tobin Method, a music education system for teaching music theory and practice to students of all ages and abilities. Personal life Tobin was born Doreen E. Pugh in Chingford, Essex on 5 January 1926 and grew up there with elder sisters Phyllis and Barbara. Tobin was married twice, firstly to Derrick Llewelyn Mason (1924-1989) in 1949, and divorced soon after without any issue. She subsequently married John M. Tobin in 1960, and had two children, Penelope A. and David Richard Tobin. Her grandson is Lloyd James Tobin, who is a successful Jungle & UK Hardcore producer under the alias Arkyn. Tobin died at her UK home in Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire Hertfordshire ( or ; often abbreviated Herts) is a ceremonial county in the East of England and one of the home counties. It borders Bedfordshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Essex to the east, Greater London to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louise Tobin
Mary Louise Tobin (November 11, 1918 – November 26, 2022) was an American jazz singer and musician. She appeared with Benny Goodman, Bobby Hackett, Will Bradley, and Jack Jenney. Tobin introduced "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" with Goodman's band in 1939. Her biggest hit with Goodman was "There'll Be Some Changes Made", which was number two on ''Your Hit Parade'' in 1941 for 15 weeks. Tobin was the first wife of trumpeter and bandleader Harry James, with whom she had two sons. Early years The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Tobin, she was born in Aubrey, Texas on November 11, 1918, but moved with her family to Denton, Texas, after her father died. When she was 12, she appeared on stage with the North Texas Stage Band. Tobin began singing at Denton High School when she was 14 years old. Career In 1934, Tobin also sang at the Sylvan Club, near Arlington, Texas, and at theaters in Beaumont, Dallas, and Houston, Texas. At the age of 16, on May 4, 1935, she married 19-year-ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia Tobin
Julia Tobin (born in 1955, Tyne and Wear) is an English actress, best known for playing Brenda Hope in the comedy drama series ''Auf Wiedersehen, Pet'' and Joan of Arc in the music video by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. She is the only actress to appear in every series of ''Auf Wiedersehen, Pet''. Personal life Tobin is the daughter of Stella (née Wright) and James Tobin. She lives in Newcastle upon Tyne. Other notable TV appearances include an episode of ''Spender'', ''The Bill'' and the ''Auf Wiedersehen, Pet'' episode of the documentary series ''Drama Connections ''Drama Connections'' is a BBC One documentary series which looks at the stories behind the production of some of Britain's most popular drama television programmes, showing how they tie in with the production of other drama shows (hence the name ...''. Julia now works as a Secretary in the Radiology department, at the Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVi) in Newcastle upon Tyne External links * Living pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Tobin (dramatist)
John Tobin (28 January 17707 December 1804) was a British playwright, who was for most of his life unsuccessful, but in the year of his death made a hit with '' The Honey Moon''. Other plays were ''The Curfew'' and '' The School for Authors''. Life Tobin was born in Salisbury, the son of James Tobin, a merchant, and his wife, born Webbe, the daughter of a rich West India sugar planter. George Tobin was his elder brother. Another brother, James Webbe Tobin (died 1814), an acquaintance of Charles Lamb and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, went to Nevis. About 1775 the father set out with his wife to Nevis in the West Indies. The children were left behind, and John was placed for a while under the care of Dr. Richard Mant, the father of Richard Mant the bishop, at Southampton. After the American War of Independence, James Tobin having returned to England and settled at Redland, near Bristol, John was sent to Bristol Grammar School under Dr. Charles Lee. In 1787 he left Bristol to be articl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Tobin
Jason Tobin (born 12 July 1975), credited in Chinese as To Jun Wai ( zh, 杜俊緯) is a Hong Kong-British film and television actor. He is known for his role as Young Jun in the HBO MAX series ''Warrior'' and as Mr. Lao in the Disney+ series ''A Thousand Blows''. Early life and education Tobin was born in Hong Kong, where he attended the King George V School in Kowloon. He also attended boarding schools in the UK. His father is English and his mother is Chinese. After graduating from high school, he moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue an acting career. Career Tobin has appeared in several films and television productions. His breakout film was '' Better Luck Tomorrow'' by Justin Lin, starring alongside Parry Shen, Sung Kang, Roger Fan and John Cho, which debuted at Sundance Festival. In New York Magazine, critic Bilge Ebiri described enjoying "...one cracker jack performance, in Jason Tobin’s unbridled portrayal of a hyper, horny, and confused brat." Featuring t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Tobin (presenter)
James Tobin (born ) is an Australian television presenter. Tobin is currently the weather presenter on ''Weekend Sunrise'' and a reporter on ''Sunrise''. Career Tobin worked on Nickelodeon Australia's '' Saturday Nick Television (SNTV)'', a children's Saturday morning show which led to hosting and participating in many other Nickelodeon programs and special events. Tobin also worked in music and radio at 2Day FM, Mix 106.5, 2WS, Captain Cooke Productions and MTV. In 2004, Tobin joined the Seven Network, and began hosting the children's game show '' Go Go Stop'' until 2008, which had school students competing across a floor of plasma screens and answering multiple choice questions. In 2005, he co-hosted Seven's '' The Big Arvo'', where he worked on location and on set covering every activity from cartooning to bull riding. He spent a week in a remote Australian place living and learning from an Aboriginal community. The show was axed at the end of 2005. Also in 2005, Tobin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George T
George may refer to: Names * George (given name) * George (surname) People * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Papagheorghe, also known as Jorge / GEØRGE * George, stage name of Giorgio Moroder * George, son of Andrew I of Hungary Places South Africa * George, South Africa, a city ** George Airport United States * George, Iowa, a city * George, Missouri, a ghost town * George, Washington, a city * George County, Mississippi * George Air Force Base, a former U.S. Air Force base located in California Computing * George (algebraic compiler) also known as 'Laning and Zierler system', an algebraic compiler by Laning and Zierler in 1952 * GEORGE (computer), early computer built by Argonne National Laboratory in 1957 * GEORGE (operating system), a range of operating systems (George 1–4) for the ICT 1900 range of computers in the 1960s * GEORGE (programming language), an autocode system invented by Charles Leo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Tobin (Royal Navy Officer)
Rear-Admiral George Tobin (13 December 1768 – 10 April 1838) was an English Royal Navy officer and artist. Early life The second son of James Tobin of Nevis in the West Indies, and his wife Elizabeth Webbe, he was elder brother of John Tobin and James Webbe Tobin. He was born in England at Salisbury on 13 December 1768, and studied at King Edward VI School, Southampton. He entered the navy in 1780 on board , in which he later went out to the West Indies, being present at the Battle of the Saintes during April 1782. After the peace of 1783 Tobin was for some time in: , guardship at Plymouth; on the Halifax, Nova Scotia station, and in . From 1788 to 1790 he made a voyage in ''Sulivan'', a ship of the East India Company. On his return he was for a few weeks on board during the Nootka Crisis, and on 22 November he was made a lieutenant. Lieutenant During 1791–1793 Tobin was in , Captain William Bligh, on its voyage to Tahiti and the West Indies. He kept an illustrated journ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Tobin (American Football)
George Edward Tobin (July 9, 1921 – January 2, 1999) was an American football guard who played one season with the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Notre Dame and attended Marianapolis Preparatory School in Thompson, Connecticut. College career Tobin played for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, lettering for the team in 1942 and 1946. He served in the United States military during World War II from 1943 to 1945. Professional career In 1947, Tobin's head coach at Notre Dame Frank Leahy advised him to leave the school and accept a $5,000 offer to play for the NFL's New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC East, East division. The .... Leahy thought that Tobin would be a starter with the Giants but would not see as mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Tobin
George Tobin is a record producer who has produced albums for a long list of musical artists including Robert John, Smokey Robinson, Kim Carnes, Kicking Harold, and PC Quest. He is best known, however, for discovering, managing, and producing the teenage singer Tiffany and showcasing her in malls across the country. From the 1980s, Tobin owned a large recording studio complex in North Hollywood, California, which was frequently rented by people making demo tapes and radio commercials. Tiffany was recording a demo at the studio at age 12 when Tobin heard her and decided that she could be a star; soon, he was managing and producing her. Under Tobin's management, Tiffany released two very successful albums ('' Tiffany'' and '' Hold an Old Friend's Hand''), and toured for two years with New Kids on the Block. Although Tiffany separated from Tobin's management in 1989, the two briefly reunited to record the 1993 album '' Dreams Never Die'' which Tobin produced. Ultimately, the albu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genevieve Tobin
Genevieve Tobin (November 29, 1899 – July 31, 1995) was an American actress. Early years Tobin was born in New York City. Career Tobin's stage debut came in 1912 in ''Disraeli''. She appeared in a few films as a child and formed a double act with her sister Vivian. Their brother, George, also had a brief acting career. Following her education in Paris and New York, Tobin concentrated on a stage career in New York. Although she was seen most often in comedies, she also played the role of Cordelia in a Broadway production of ''King Lear'' in 1923. Popular with audiences, she was often praised by critics for her appearance and style rather than for her talent, but in 1929, she achieved a significant success in the play ''Fifty Million Frenchmen''. She introduced and popularized the Cole Porter song "You Do Something to Me", and the success of the role led her back to Hollywood, where she performed regularly in comedy films from the early 1930s. She played supporting ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
