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Toye Family
Toye is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Alfred Toye (1897–1955), British World War I veteran *Christy Toye (born 1983), Irish sportsperson *Clive Toye (born 1932), British-American sports journalist *Francis Toye (1883–1964), English music critic, teacher, writer and educational administrator *Frederick E.O. Toye (born 1967), American television director and producer *Geoffrey Toye (1889–1942), British conductor, composer and opera producer * Joe Toye (1919-1995), American World War II veteran prominently featured in the book and TV miniseries '' Band of Brothers'' *John Toye (c. 1936–1992), British presenter and newsreader *John Toye (economist) (1942-2021), British economist *Lori Toye, American New Age author * Mason Toye (born 1998), American soccer player *Patrice Toye (born 1967), Belgian film director *Richard Toye Richard John Toye (born 1973) is a British historian and academic. He is Professor of History at the University of Exeter. He wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Toye
Brigadier Alfred Maurice Toye (15 April 1897, Aldershot – 6 September 1955, Tiverton, Devon) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Military career Toye was born in Aldershot in 1897, the son of James Robert Toye (1854–1943), an Army Pensioner and Clerk, and Elizabeth Charlotte (née Dodds, 1862-1947). He was educated at the Garrison School in AldershotCaptain Alfred Toye VC website before enlisting into the Royal Engine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Toye (economist)
John Francis Joseph Toye (7 October 194212 November 2021) was a British development economist and political economist who served as a director at the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex and at the Centre for the Study of African Economies at the University of Oxford. As a development economist, he studied the impact of multinational agencies like the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund on developing economies. Toye is credited with the shaping of development studies as a discipline including serving as the president of UK's Development Studies Association. Some of Toye's prominent works included ''Dilemmas of Development (1987)'' and ''Aid and Power (1991).'' Early life Toye was born on 7 October 1942 in Wisbech in Cambridgeshire in the United Kingdom, to Adele (née Francis) and Jack Toye. His mother was a teacher while his father was an engineer. Toye studied at the Christ's College, Finchley in North London, and went on to study histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wendy Toye
Beryl May Jessie Toye, (1 May 1917 – 27 February 2010), known professionally as Wendy Toye, was a British dancer, stage and film director and actress. Life and career Toye was born in London. She initially worked as a dancer and choreographer both on stage and on film. She joined the Markova-Dolin Ballet Company as a soloist and was taken under the wing of Dame Ninette de Valois. She was soon collaborating with the likes of directors Jean Cocteau and Carol Reed. She first appeared on film as a dancer in Anthony Asquith’s film '' Dance Pretty Lady'' in 1931. In 1936 she was working on the opera film ''Pagliacci'' with the director Karl Grune, who, caught up in technical matters, asked Toye to direct the actors for him. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Toye
Robert Vernon Toye, (b 1948?) nicknamed "Blind Bob" is a US bank robber who is legally blind. Early life Toye was born in San Pedro, California and developed retinitis pigmentosa in the early age. Mail fraud In 1968 he begin a mail scam where people would send him $5 application fee to receive work stuffing envelopes. 1973 he was sentenced for mail fraud and jailed in Springfield, Missouri. Bank robberies In prison he heard that bank tellers in federally insured banks were instructed to hand out the money to robbers without incident. So, when Toye was released 1974, he proceeded to make his first bank robbery shortly after he had left the prison. He was armed only with his white cane and a note that claimed he had a gun. Toye concentrated on using his right eye to see shadowy impressions of other people's feet and followed them to the bank teller's window. There he would flash a one-eyed jack with a text "Be quick, be quiet, or you're dead. Put all the cash in the bag. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Toye
Richard John Toye (born 1973) is a British historian and academic. He is Professor of History at the University of Exeter. He was previously a Fellow and Director of Studies for History at Homerton College, University of Cambridge, from 2002 to 2007, and before that he taught at University of Manchester from 2000. Early life Toye was born in 1973 in Cambridge, but subsequently moved to Swansea and then to Hove, Sussex. He took a BA in history and then an MPhil at the University of Birmingham. He was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree by the University of Cambridge in 1999. His doctoral thesis was titled "The Labour Party and the planned economy 1931-1951". Biography His book ''Lloyd George and Churchill: Rivals for Greatness'' was the winner of the Times Higher Young Academic Author of the Year Award in 2007. One of the judges, June Purvis, professor of women's and gender history at Portsmouth University, said: "This is an extremely readable, lively book that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrice Toye
Patrice Toye (born Ghent, 1967) is a Belgian film director. Her 1998 film '' Rosie'' was selected as the Belgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 71st Academy Awards, but was not nominated.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Filmography Short films * '' Vrouwen willen trouwen'' (1992) Feature films * '' Rosie'' (1998) * '' Nowhere Man'' (2008) * ''Little Black Spiders Little is a synonym for small size and may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Little'' (album), 1990 debut album of Vic Chesnutt * ''Little'' (film), 2019 American comedy film *The Littles, a series of children's novels by American author John P ...'' (2012) * '' Tench (2019)'' References External links * 1967 births Living people Belgian film directors Place of birth missing (living people) Magritte Award winners {{Belgium-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mason Toye
Mason Vincent Toye (born October 16, 1998) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club CF Montréal. Early life and education Born in South Orange, New Jersey, Toye attended Morristown-Beard School for his first two years of High School, before transferring to Seton Hall Preparatory School in West Orange, New Jersey where he graduated in 2017. He also went to the Winston School Of Short Hills. Toye played one year at Indiana University before entering the 2018 MLS SuperDraft as a Generation Adidas player. At Indiana University, Toye made 21 starts and 25 appearances throughout the 2017 season. He tallied 10 goals and 2 assists in the 2017 campaign. Toye contributed to an undefeated 2017 season for the Hoosiers who ultimately lost 1–0 to Stanford University in the 2017 College Cup Final. Toye was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year and earned Big 10 All-First Team honors. Playing career Minnesota United On January ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lori Toye
Lori Toye is a New Age author most notable for her I Am America Map. Purported visions Toye claims that she had her first vision in 1983. In the vision, " Ascended Masters," named Saint Germain, Sananda, El Morya, and Kuthumi prophesied changes to the Earth’s land masses by unrolling a large map of North America that showed details of these changes. The map represents the earth's future geography after climatic earth changes due to earthquakes, drought, and other natural disasters.Pickover, Clifford A''Dreaming the Future: The Fantastic Story of Prediction.''Prometheus Books, 2001. pg. 358Larson, Bob''Larson's Book of World Religions and Alternative Spirituality.''Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 2004. pg. 43 Toye's new earth is called Freedom Star, and major portions of it are under water. In the map, much of the Western United States sinks underwater after a giant asteroid hits Nevada. A new continent called New Lemuria forms west of South America.Heard, Alex and Peter Klebniko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Toye
John Toye (c. 1936 – 28 April 1992) was a presenter and newsreader on Scottish Television for over 20 years, and is best known as the former anchor on its flagship news programme ''Scotland Today''. Life and career Toye was born into a musical family. His father was the conductor and composer Geoffrey Toye, and his mother was Dorothy Fleitman. As a child, he spent time in America and was once rescued from a cruise ship torpedoed en route to Britain during the Second World War. He studied classical music in America and spent time living with Navajo Native Americans before attending drama school in London. Toye began his career in the theatre, spending ten years in jobs ranging from Shakespearean roles to building stage scenery. He married Sheila Ward, a scenic designer, in the early 1960s while still a struggling actor. After working in touring theatre, he applied for a job with STV (then known as Scottish Television) in 1964. His first role on television was as a presen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christy Toye
Christy Toye (born 10 March 1983) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for St Michael's and also, formerly, for the Donegal county team. He captained his county in Brian McIver's first season in charge (2005). Along with his fellow club mate Colm McFadden, he would have been considered one of the mature elder statesman of the Donegal senior football panel, until his retirement from inter-county football in 2017. Among other accolades, he has one All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (2012), three Ulster Senior Football Championships ( 2011, 2012 and 2014) and one National Football League (2007). He captained Donegal in the 2006 Ulster Senior Football Championship Final at Croke Park, appeared as a substitute for Leo McLoone against Mayo in the 2012 All-Ireland Final and was named to start against Kerry in the 2014 All-Ireland Final. He made a total of 65 Championship appearances, a record he shares with Donegal teammate Karl Lacey. College He captained a team to the S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Band Of Brothers (miniseries)
''Band of Brothers'' is a 2001 American war drama miniseries based on historian Stephen E. Ambrose's 1992 non-fiction book of the same name. It was created by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks, who also served as executive producers, and who had collaborated on the 1998 World War II film '' Saving Private Ryan.'' Episodes first aired on HBO starting on September 9, 2001. The series won the Emmy and Golden Globe awards for best miniseries. The series dramatizes the history of "Easy" Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, from jump training in the United States through its participation in major actions in Europe, up until Japan's capitulation and the end of World War II. The events are based on Ambrose's research and recorded interviews with Easy Company veterans. The series took some literary license, adapting history for dramatic effect and series structure. The characters portrayed are based on members of Easy Company. Excer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
