query: What name is horror actor William Henry Pratt better known by?

title: Boris Karloff

text: Boris Karloff William Henry Pratt (23 November 1887 – 2 February 1969), better known by his stage name Boris Karloff (), was an English actor who was primarily known for his roles in horror films. He portrayed Frankenstein's monster in "Frankenstein" (1931), "Bride of Frankenstein" (1935) and "Son of Frankenstein" (1939). He also appeared as Imhotep in "The Mummy" (1932). In non-horror roles, he is best known to modern audiences for narrating and as the voice of Grinch in the animated television special of Dr. Seuss' "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" (1966). For his contribution to film and television, Boris

title: Boris Karloff

text: Monster Movie Stamps" issued in September 1997. In 1998, an English Heritage blue plaque was unveiled in his hometown in London. The British film magazine "Empire" in 2016 ranked Karloff's portrayal as Frankenstein's monster the sixth-greatest horror movie character of all time. Boris Karloff William Henry Pratt (23 November 1887 – 2 February 1969), better known by his stage name Boris Karloff (), was an English actor who was primarily known for his roles in horror films. He portrayed Frankenstein's monster in "Frankenstein" (1931), "Bride of Frankenstein" (1935) and "Son of Frankenstein" (1939). He also appeared as Imhotep in "The

title: Hugo Pratt

text: origin, his maternal grandfather was of Marrano (Jewish) descent, and his grandmother was of Turkish origin. He was also related to actor Boris Karloff (né William Henry Pratt). In 1937, Pratt moved with his mother to Abyssinia (Ethiopia), joining his father who was working there following the conquest of that country by Benito Mussolini's Italy. Pratt's father, a professional Italian soldier, was captured in 1941 by British troops and in late 1942, died from disease as a prisoner of war. The same year, Hugo Pratt and his mother were interned in a prison camp at Dirédaoua, where he would buy

title: Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

text: William Pratt may allude to horror actor Boris Karloff, whose birth name was William Henry Pratt, and can also be understood as the British slang term "prat", describing a person of arrogant stupidity. Spike is one of the youngest recurring vampires on the show, though the evidence of his age is contradictory, as the concept of the character evolved over time. When he was introduced in "School Hard" (season 2), Giles read that he was "barely two hundred," implying that he was either born or sired in 1797 or slightly earlier. In "The Initiative" (season 4) he said he was

title: Honor Oak

text: while on a train journey to his home in New Cross in December 1889. Engineer and astronomer Edwin Clark (1814-1894) lived at Observatory House on the corner of Honor Oak Park and Honor Oak Road from 1857-1879. He is principally known for his hydraulic boat lifts. Robert Stephenson left him money in his will which he used to build a telescope on his house. Only the gates survive now. Actor William Henry Pratt (1887–1969), better known as Boris Karloff, was born at 36 Forest Hill Road. Poet Walter de la Mare lived at what is now 61 Bovill Road from

title: Regina Cyclone

text: collapsed and was rebuilt. Knox Presbyterian, Metropolitan Methodist and First Baptist, all being brick, were quickly rebuilt. Knox and Metropolitan both became United Church in 1925, and merged their congregations in 1951 and became the Knox-Metropolitan Church. The Knox building was ultimately demolished. English actor William Henry Pratt, better known by his stage name "Boris Karloff", was in Regina at the time of the tornado as a member of the Jeanne Russell Players, a struggling company of actors and singers. Theatre reviews appearing in at least four Western Canadian newspapers in 1912 prove he had already started using the stage

title: William Henry (actor)

text: William Henry (actor) William Albert Henry (November 10, 1914 – August 10, 1982) was an American actor working in Hollywood movies. Born in Los Angeles in 1914, Henry started as a child actor, then was a hero in B-movies (mainly westerns), and ended his career as a character actor. He also appeared in various roles on episodes of many TV series. He was a member of the John Ford Stock Company and appeared 12 times for Ford. Henry was active with the Pasadena Community Playhouse. His brother was the character actor Thomas Browne Henry. Henry was married and divorced twice.

title: William Henry (actor)

text: His first marriage was to Grace Durkin, with whom he had son Michael and daughter Michele. His and his second wife, Barbara Knudson, were the parents of William "Bill" Henry, Jr. (b. 1958). William Henry (actor) William Albert Henry (November 10, 1914 – August 10, 1982) was an American actor working in Hollywood movies. Born in Los Angeles in 1914, Henry started as a child actor, then was a hero in B-movies (mainly westerns), and ended his career as a character actor. He also appeared in various roles on episodes of many TV series. He was a member of the

title: Richard Henry Pratt

text: In the 2005 miniseries, "Into the West", produced by Steven Spielberg and DreamWorks, Pratt is played by Keith Carradine. His role at the Carlisle School is addressed in the 2008 documentary, "Our Spirits Don't Speak English". Richard Henry Pratt Brigadier General Richard Henry Pratt (December 6, 1840 – March 15, 1924) is best known as the founder and longtime superintendent of the influential Carlisle Indian Industrial School at Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He is associated with the first recorded use of the word "racism," which he used in 1902 to criticize against racial segregation. Pratt is also known for using the phrase

title: Henry Conger Pratt

text: Henry Conger Pratt Henry Conger Pratt (September 2, 1882 – April 6, 1966), professionally known as H. Conger Pratt, was a Major General in the United States Army. He was awarded a Distinguished Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster, and received awards from Italy, Brazil, and England. He is the only person in American military history to command both an air force wing and an army division. Conger Pratt was born on September 2, 1882 at Fort Stanton, New Mexico. His father, Captain Henry Clitz Pratt (1843–1887), died in March 1887. He was raised by his mother, Elizabeth Van

title: Henry Pratt Co

text: car tunnel in 1900, a wider and deeper replacement tunnel was proposed and designed. The Henry Pratt Company fabricated and installed the steel plate tunnel that ran under the Chicago River and opened to streetcar service in 1912. In 1909, the company moved to 2222 S. Halsted Street and its name changed to the Henry Pratt Company. Henry Pratt, the engineer for whom the company was named, died in December 1914, but because of his excellent reputation, the company retained his name. During World War I, the Henry Pratt Company manufactured propellers for Liberty Ships (the Hog Islander ships) and

title: William Butler (actor)

text: When asked about what got him into acting he replied: William Butler (actor) William Butler is an actor, writer, director, make-up artist, special effects technician and producer. Butler is known for playing characters who are killed off in many of the horror films that he has appeared in. He has starred in "" as Michael, "Night of the Living Dead" as Tom, "" as Ryan, and as Ben in two episodes of the television show "Freddy's Nightmares". He has claimed to be upset with how the 4th and 5th Return of The Living Dead turned out. William Butler grew up

title: Charles Pratt (Askenootow)

text: Charles Pratt (Askenootow) Charles Cowley Pratt (1816–1888), also known as Askenootow which means Worker of the earth in Cree, was an interpreter at the Treaty 4 negotiations at Fort Qu'Appelle in 1874 and 1875. Pratt was born in 1816 in the Qu'Appelle Valley, and was a member of a Cree-Assiniboine tribe. He attended the Church Missionary Society (CMS) school, which had been established by the Revd. John West in what was then known as the Red River Colony in what is now the province of Manitoba. He attended school with Henry Budd and James Settee. He was given the name

title: Richard Henry Pratt

text: Richard Henry Pratt Brigadier General Richard Henry Pratt (December 6, 1840 – March 15, 1924) is best known as the founder and longtime superintendent of the influential Carlisle Indian Industrial School at Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He is associated with the first recorded use of the word "racism," which he used in 1902 to criticize against racial segregation. Pratt is also known for using the phrase "kill the Indian... and save the man" in reference to the ethos of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School and efforts to forcibly educate Native Americans. Pratt was born on December 6, 1840 in Rushford, New York

title: William Russell (actor)

text: number of roles in theatre with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the National Theatre and in the opening season of the Globe Theatre. In the 1980s, while a member of the Actors' Touring Company, he used the stage name Russell Enoch; on leaving the company he reverted to the name William Russell. William Russell (actor) William Russell Enoch (born 19 November 1924), better known as William Russell, is an English actor. He played the role of companion Ian Chesterton in "Doctor Who", from the show's first episode in 1963 until 1965. In 1963 he was cast in "Doctor Who" as the

title: Henry Pratt Co

text: the Henry Pratt Company and then transferred ownership in 1999 to a private investment group headed by Credit Suisse. From 1999 to 2003, Pratt acquired the Ardillo Corporation, assets of Lindsey Fabricators, Inc., Virginia Valve, CCNE, Inc., Hydro Gate Corporation, Milliken Valve Company and Jingmen Pratt Valve, Co., Ltd. The Henry Pratt Company is a subsidiary of the Mueller Water Products Company. Henry Pratt Co added plunger valves to their product line in 2011, and air valves in 2012. The tradition of heavy investment in research and development continues at the Henry Pratt Company. As a result, Pratt holds numerous

title: Mike Pratt (actor)

text: performances and as part of David Gilmour's live band since 2006. Mike Pratt (actor) Michael John Pratt (7 June 1931 – 10 July 1976) was an English actor, musician, songwriter and screenwriter, known for his work on British television in the 1960s and 1970s. Early in his career Mike Pratt worked in advertising, while also taking some part-time acting roles. He quit his office job in the mid-1950s; with three friends (including Lionel Bart) he then drove around Europe in an old-style London taxi. Upon returning to England, he earned a living as a jazz and skiffle musician in London

title: Mike Pratt (actor)

text: Mike Pratt (actor) Michael John Pratt (7 June 1931 – 10 July 1976) was an English actor, musician, songwriter and screenwriter, known for his work on British television in the 1960s and 1970s. Early in his career Mike Pratt worked in advertising, while also taking some part-time acting roles. He quit his office job in the mid-1950s; with three friends (including Lionel Bart) he then drove around Europe in an old-style London taxi. Upon returning to England, he earned a living as a jazz and skiffle musician in London clubs. An accomplished guitarist and pianist, in the 1950s, he jammed

title: William Lucas (actor)

text: soap opera "Coronation Street". In 1954, Lucas married Doreen Moorehouse (whose stage name was Rowena Ingram), and they had two children. After they divorced, he married Camilla Idris-Jones. Lucas died in England on 8 July 2016. William Lucas (actor) William Thomas Clucas (14 April 19258 July 2016), better known as William Lucas, was an English film, theatre, radio and television actor. William Lucas was born in Manchester, England. Before he became an actor, he was a commercial traveller, laundry hand, cook, farm labourer, and long-distance lorry driver, and served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War. Lucas earned

title: Henry Pratt Co

text: Henry Pratt Co Henry Pratt Company, located in Aurora, Illinois, is one of North America’s largest manufacturers of valves for the potable water, wastewater, power generation and industrial markets. The Henry Pratt Company is a subsidiary of Mueller Water Products, Inc., a NYSE publicly traded company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The history of the Henry Pratt Company is closely connected with the history of early 20th century Chicago, Illinois, as the company was involved with many of the city’s earliest infrastructure projects. As far back as 1888, a Pratt advertisement ran in the September 20 issue of Light, Heat &

title: Henry Pratt Co

text: patents, and the list of industry firsts for the company is long: Henry Pratt Co Henry Pratt Company, located in Aurora, Illinois, is one of North America’s largest manufacturers of valves for the potable water, wastewater, power generation and industrial markets. The Henry Pratt Company is a subsidiary of Mueller Water Products, Inc., a NYSE publicly traded company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The history of the Henry Pratt Company is closely connected with the history of early 20th century Chicago, Illinois, as the company was involved with many of the city’s earliest infrastructure projects. As far back as 1888, a

title: William Knell (actor)

text: William Knell (actor) William Knell (died 1587) was an Elizabethan era actor who played lead roles for the Queen's Men in the 1580s. It has been speculated that his sudden death in a brawl with another actor, while on tour in Thame near Oxford, gave William Shakespeare an opening to become a professional actor. Knell joined the Queen's Men in 1583. He seems to have quickly risen to play leading parts. He is known to have played the role of King Henry V in the pre-Shakespeare play "The Famous Victories of Henry V", opposite Richard Tarlton who played the clown

title: Henry Lark Pratt

text: in 1867 and six years later he had another painting accepted by the Society of British Artists. He died in 1875 at the age of 36. Henry Lark Pratt has several paintings in his home town’s art gallery as well as paintings at the gallery in Newcastle-under-Lyme. Henry Lark Pratt Henry Lark Pratt (1805–1873) was an English painter who trained in the porcelain industry. Pratt was born in the parish of St Peters in Derby on 16 February 1805 and he was apprenticed into the porcelain trade at the Derby Factory at the age of about 12. Pratt would have

title: William Pratt (rugby league)

text: form of Leeds' regular ; Jeff Stevenson, meant that before the start of the 1958–59 season Billy Pratt was transferred to Halifax. Keith McLellan, George Broughton Jr. and Joe Anderson also left the Leeds before the start of the 1958–59 season. Billy Pratt played, and scored a try in Leeds' 18-13 victory over Australia in the 1956–57 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain match at Headingley Stadium in October 1956, as of 2017 this is the last time Leeds have beaten Australia. William Pratt (rugby league) William Pratt (1932 - 18 February 2009), also known by the nickname of "Billy", was

title: William Moseley (actor)

text: Prince Liam in the E! original series "The Royals" alongside Elizabeth Hurley and Alexandra Park. In 2016, Moseley starred as Tyler in the horror thriller film "Friend Request", directed by Simon Verhoeven. He then starred as Arden Lowe in the Lifetime movie "My Sweet Audrina" based on a novel by V.C. Andrews. He has joined the Stand Up to Cancer programme "Change the Odds", which features many other young actors. Moseley recently portrayed Aysel in the Brent Ryan Green film "The Veil". William Moseley (actor) William Peter Moseley (born 27 April 1987) is an English actor, best known for his

title: William Butler (actor)

text: William Butler (actor) William Butler is an actor, writer, director, make-up artist, special effects technician and producer. Butler is known for playing characters who are killed off in many of the horror films that he has appeared in. He has starred in "" as Michael, "Night of the Living Dead" as Tom, "" as Ryan, and as Ben in two episodes of the television show "Freddy's Nightmares". He has claimed to be upset with how the 4th and 5th Return of The Living Dead turned out. William Butler grew up working the carnival circuit that his parents owned and operated.

title: Pratt family

text: of his brothers. The association takes its name from its founder, Orson Pratt's, father, Jared Pratt. Orson Pratt was an apostle in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a professor at University of Nauvoo in Illinois. After Orson trekked to what is now Utah, he served, among other offices, as the LDS Church Historian and Recorder 1874–1881 and also established the basis for the LDS Church's genealogical endeavors. Pratt had begun in the early-1850s an extensive work on the descendants and family of William Pratt, the earliest ancestor of the Pratts to come to what is now the

title: Robert and Henry Pratt

text: Fair in England. Robert and Henry Pratt Robert and Henry Pratt were brothers who were the first settlers in central Barnhartvale, British Columbia, Canada. 'Pratt Road', a main residential access, is named after them. Robert Pratt (1870–1935) settled in Barnhartvale in 1890; in 1894 his brother (1863–1943) acquired adjoining crown land south of Robert. Robert married Helena Todd, daughter of James Todd. By the early 1900s Robert Pratt had a highly successful farm with a large apple orchard. Pratt was among the first in the Interior of British Columbia to sell apples commercially, winning a gold medal in 1911 at

title: Robert and Henry Pratt

text: Robert and Henry Pratt Robert and Henry Pratt were brothers who were the first settlers in central Barnhartvale, British Columbia, Canada. 'Pratt Road', a main residential access, is named after them. Robert Pratt (1870–1935) settled in Barnhartvale in 1890; in 1894 his brother (1863–1943) acquired adjoining crown land south of Robert. Robert married Helena Todd, daughter of James Todd. By the early 1900s Robert Pratt had a highly successful farm with a large apple orchard. Pratt was among the first in the Interior of British Columbia to sell apples commercially, winning a gold medal in 1911 at the International Agricultural

title: Henry Wadsworth (actor)

text: Henry Wadsworth (actor) Henry Wadsworth (June 18, 1897 – December 5, 1974) was an American actor best known for appearing in "Applause" (1929), "The Thin Man" (1934), and "Mark of the Vampire" (1935). Joseph Henry Wadsworth was born on June 18, 1897 to John Gary Wadsworth and Ida Power Wadsworth, who were married in 1894. Henry Wadsworth's ancestors first arrived in Hartford, Connecticut from England in 1632. He was the grandson of William Henry Wadsworth, who was a well-known lawyer, orator, and congressman. Wadsworth attended the University of Kentucky after graduating from Maysville High School in 1921. He enrolled in

title: Henry Golding (actor)

text: was in London and as the story goes, he was possibly adopted by a Jewish family by that name. Out of respect he took on their name and it was passed down" ... "So, I'm proud to be an honorary Jew." Henry Golding (actor) Henry Ewan Golding (born 5 February 1987) is an English Malaysian actor, model and television host who has been a presenter on BBC's "The Travel Show" since 2014. He is best known for his role as Nick Young in "Crazy Rich Asians" and Sean Townsend in Paul Feig's thriller "A Simple Favor" (both in 2018). Golding

title: Henry Lark Pratt

text: with views of Windsor Castle that Pratt had painted. He moved back to Derby in 1851 where he was still making a living from his artistic skills that kept his wife and their nine children. In 1861 he described himself as a "Landscape painter on China." He died on 3 March 1873 in Stoke on Trent. Pratt’s son Henry Lark Pratt changed his name to Hilton to try to avoid confusion with his father but this was to little effect as paintings are found that are signed "H.L.Pratt". Pratt (junior) went on to exhibit a painting at the Royal Academy

title: Henry Pratt Co

text: valves to their product line, in order to meet the demands of America’s expanding infrastructure. By 1965, small valve production was moved to a plant at 401 South Highland Avenue in Aurora, Illinois, where corporate offices were also re-located. From 1901 to 1958, Henry Pratt Company was a closely held company, owned by active employees. In 1978, Amsted Industries, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois purchased Pratt. After managers and outside investors purchased Pratt from Amsted in 1989, Watts Industries Inc., of Boston, MA, purchased Henry Pratt Company in 1991. On September 4, 1996, Tyco International Ltd. of Exeter, New Hampshire purchased

title: Henry Pratt Co

text: Power magazine, a periodical published by the Louisville Gas & Electric Company. The ad for Henry Pratt and Company featured water gas generators, condensers, scrubbers, and purifiers, all of which were used in the coal and water gas markets. Henry Pratt, the company’s founder, was an engineer who held numerous patents for the apparatus required in the manufacture of water gas. Water gas is a synthesis gas used from the 1870s to the early 1900s as a source of heat and light in residences and factories. Pratt worked with fabricators in Chicago to produce the high quality equipment needed in

title: Henry Pratt Co

text: the municipal gasification plants. The Henry Pratt Boiler and Machine Company was incorporated in the State of Illinois on November 1, 1901, with Henry Pratt named as President and Treasurer. It was located at 875 S. Halsted Street in Chicago in a building that housed the office, machine shop and boiler shop. The Henry Pratt Boiler and Machine Company provided 16” valves for the first electric generating station of any significant size in the city of Chicago, which was built by Commonwealth Edison at Fisk Street in 1903. When the reversing of the Chicago River exposed the LaSalle Street cable

title: Henry Cheever Pratt

text: are in the collections of Brown University and the Amon Carter Museum in Fort Worth, Texas. H.C. Pratt also painted portraits. Through his career, portrait subjects included: Henry Cheever Pratt Henry Cheever Pratt (1803–1880) was an American artist and explorer. He lived in Boston, Massachusetts. Born in Orford, New Hampshire, and trained by Samuel F.B. Morse, Pratt painted landscapes of Maine on painting trips with Thomas Cole and of the American Southwest while on boundary surveying expeditions. John Russell Bartlett's "A Personal Narrative of Explorations and Incidents in Texas, New Mexico, California, Sonora and Chihuahua" (2 vols., 1854) contains 30

title: Henry Lark Pratt

text: Henry Lark Pratt Henry Lark Pratt (1805–1873) was an English painter who trained in the porcelain industry. Pratt was born in the parish of St Peters in Derby on 16 February 1805 and he was apprenticed into the porcelain trade at the Derby Factory at the age of about 12. Pratt would have completed his apprenticeship in 1824. He stayed in Derby until 1830. After that he worked for Mintons from 1831 to November 1836 as a painter. Six months before he left Mintons he married Margaret Windsor of Stoke on Trent. Henry and Margaret had children with the first

title: William Lucas (actor)

text: William Lucas (actor) William Thomas Clucas (14 April 19258 July 2016), better known as William Lucas, was an English film, theatre, radio and television actor. William Lucas was born in Manchester, England. Before he became an actor, he was a commercial traveller, laundry hand, cook, farm labourer, and long-distance lorry driver, and served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War. Lucas earned a scholarship to the Northern Theatre School, and trained there. He then became an assistant stage manager at the Chesterfield Civic Theatre in the late 1940s. Lucas had begun his stage career by the summer of

title: O. Henry Hall

text: the Western District of Texas met there from then until 1936. One of its most noted trials occurred in February 1898, when William Sidney Porter - the man who later became known under the pen name of O. Henry - was tried and convicted of embezzlement. It was acquired by the University of Texas System in 1968 and renamed for the author, who had previously resided nearby in what is now officially called the William Sidney Porter House, but is better known as the O. Henry House. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August

title: Henry Pratt Co

text: coal, ash water, etc., under low pressures.” At the height of the Depression, Pratt became a prime mechanical contractor for the Century of Progress Exposition, the 1933 World’s Fair held in Chicago. Some of the projects that Pratt manufactured for the fair included: Henry Pratt Company then designed a 30” water butterfly valve for Duquesne Light & Power in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, after which Pratt targeted other utility companies and the waterworks industry. The American Water Works Association issued a specification for the butterfly valve, AWWA C-504, in 1954. In 1956 Henry Pratt Company manufactured butterfly valves for the world’s largest

title: Henry Cheever Pratt

text: Henry Cheever Pratt Henry Cheever Pratt (1803–1880) was an American artist and explorer. He lived in Boston, Massachusetts. Born in Orford, New Hampshire, and trained by Samuel F.B. Morse, Pratt painted landscapes of Maine on painting trips with Thomas Cole and of the American Southwest while on boundary surveying expeditions. John Russell Bartlett's "A Personal Narrative of Explorations and Incidents in Texas, New Mexico, California, Sonora and Chihuahua" (2 vols., 1854) contains 30 of Pratt's illustrations. Pratt's paintings include "View of Smith's West Texas Ranch" (1852) now owned by the Texas Memorial Museum at the University of Texas. Other paintings

title: William Pratt (rugby league)

text: William Pratt (rugby league) William Pratt (1932 - 18 February 2009), also known by the nickname of "Billy", was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s. He played at club level for Leeds and Halifax, as a , i.e. number 7. Billy Pratt's birth was registered in Leeds South, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, and he died aged 76 in Shipley, West Yorkshire. Billy Pratt made his début for Leeds against Wakefield Trinity at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Wednesday 2 April 1952, he missed the majority of the 1952–53 season while on military service, the consistent

title: I Should Have Known Better

text: I Should Have Known Better "I Should Have Known Better" is a song by English rock band the Beatles composed by John Lennon (credited to Lennon–McCartney), and originally issued on "A Hard Day's Night", their soundtrack for the film of the same name released on 10 July 1964. "I Should Have Known Better" was also issued as the B-side of the US single "A Hard Day's Night" released on 13 July. An orchestrated version of the song conducted by George Martin appears on the North American version of the album, "A Hard Day's Night Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". In January

title: USS William V. Pratt

text: USS William V. Pratt USS "William V. Pratt" (DDG-44) was a destroyer in the service of the United States Navy. She was commissioned in 1961 as DLG-13 and reclassified as a guided missile destroyer, designation DDG-44, in 1975. She was named to honor Admiral William Veazie Pratt, a President of the Naval War College and a Chief of Naval Operations. "William V. Pratt" (DLG-13) was laid down on 7 March 1958 by the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard; launched on 16 March 1960, sponsored by Mrs. William V. Pratt; and commissioned on 4 November 1961, Comdr. Boyd E. Gustafson in command. Following

title: Henry Otis Pratt

text: Henry Otis Pratt Henry Otis Pratt (February 11, 1838 – May 22, 1931) was a lawyer, Methodist Episcopal minister, and two-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 4th congressional district. Born in Foxcroft, Maine, Pratt attended the common schools and Foxcroft Academy. He graduated from Harvard Law School. He moved to Charles City, Iowa, in 1862 and taught school. He was admitted to the bar in Mason City, Iowa, in 1862, but his commencement of practice was delayed by the Civil War. He enlisted in the Union Army in August 1862 and served in Company B of the 37th Iowa Volunteer

title: Henry Pratt Co

text: in the 1920s, the company manufactured products for electric power plants and gas plants. The Henry Pratt Company has a tradition of industry firsts. When welding came into use in the mid 1920s, Pratt was instrumental in the design and production of the first welded smoke stack, which was installed at Commonwealth Edison’s Fisk Street Generating Station. Another innovation for the Henry Pratt Company was the design of the first rubber-seated butterfly valve. Pratt applied for the patent in 1930 and it was granted in 1934. These original rubber-seated butterfly valves were created for “controlling the flow of air, powdered

title: William Smith (actor)

text: William Smith (actor) William Smith (born March 24, 1933) is an American actor who has appeared in almost three hundred feature films and television productions. One of his better-known roles was Anthony Falconetti in the 1970s television mini-series "Rich Man, Poor Man". Smith is also known for films like "Any Which Way You Can" (1980), "Conan The Barbarian" (1982), "Rumble Fish" (1983), and "Red Dawn" (1984), as well as lead roles in several exploitation films during the 1970s. Born in Columbia, Missouri, Smith began his acting career at the age of eight in 1942; he entered films as a child

title: USS William V. Pratt

text: 14 September 1995 to Transforma Marine of Brownsville, Texas for $49,600. "William V. Pratt" was dismantled shortly afterwards. USS William V. Pratt USS "William V. Pratt" (DDG-44) was a destroyer in the service of the United States Navy. She was commissioned in 1961 as DLG-13 and reclassified as a guided missile destroyer, designation DDG-44, in 1975. She was named to honor Admiral William Veazie Pratt, a President of the Naval War College and a Chief of Naval Operations. "William V. Pratt" (DLG-13) was laid down on 7 March 1958 by the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard; launched on 16 March 1960, sponsored

title: William Russell (actor)

text: William Russell (actor) William Russell Enoch (born 19 November 1924), better known as William Russell, is an English actor. He played the role of companion Ian Chesterton in "Doctor Who", from the show's first episode in 1963 until 1965. In 1963 he was cast in "Doctor Who" as the Doctor's first male companion, science teacher Ian Chesterton, appearing in most episodes of the first two seasons of the programme. Russell was one of the four original cast members of "Doctor Who", starring opposite William Hartnell as the Doctor, Jacqueline Hill as Barbara Wright, Carole Ann Ford as Susan Foreman and

title: William V. Pratt

text: lived thereafter in Maine and New York City. During World War II, he wrote a regular column for a nationally circulated magazine and spent several months on active Navy Department duty in 1941 studying measures to counter the German submarine threat. Pratt died in 1957. Like his father, Pratt was a companion of the District of Columbia Commandery of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. In 1960, the destroyer USS "William V. Pratt" (DLG-13, later DDG-44) was named in honor of Admiral Pratt. William V. Pratt William Veazie Pratt (28 February 1869 – 25 November

title: William Pratt (businessman)

text: Olympic Order. Rocky Ridge/Royal Oak is home to the William D. Pratt School in the northwest of Calgary, opened in fall 2016. William Pratt (businessman) William "Bill" D. Pratt, (8 November 1928 – 27 November 1999), a Canadian businessman who was chair of the Calgary Olympics, co-founder of the Canada Trail, and member of both the Olympic Order and the Order of Canada. Bill Pratt was born on 8 November 1928 and began his career at Lisgar Collegiate Institute in Ottawa from 1942 to 1947. While at Lisgar, Bill could forge principal Johnny Dunlop's signature for the use of himself

title: Henry C. Pratt (merchant)

text: gardens as his showplace until he sold it in 1836, two years before his death. Lemon Hill then had a succession of individual owners until 1844, when it was purchased by the City of Philadelphia. He died on February 6, 1838 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is buried in Christ Church Burial Ground. Henry C. Pratt (merchant) Henry Charles Pratt (17611838) was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on May 14, 1761, one of six children born to Matthew Pratt (1734–1805) and Elizabeth Moore (1739–1777). He was a successful merchant-trader and real estate developer. He began his career as a merchant-trader after the

title: William Pratt (cricketer)

text: William Pratt (cricketer) William Ewart Pratt (2 July 1895 – 27 May 1974) was an English cricketer. Pratt was a right-handed batsman, although his bowling style is unknown. He was born at Hinckley, Leicestershire. Pratt made his first-class debut for Leicestershire against Warwickshire in the 1920 County Championship at Ashby Road, Hinckley. The following season he made a further six first-class appearances in the 1922 County Championship, before making two further appearances in the 1930 County Championship against Somerset and Warwickshire. In his total of nine first-class matches, Pratt scored 166 runs at an average of 10.37, with a high

title: William V. Pratt

text: William V. Pratt William Veazie Pratt (28 February 1869 – 25 November 1957) was an admiral in the United States Navy. He served as the President of the Naval War College from 1925 to 1927, and as the 5th Chief of Naval Operations from 1930 to 1933. William V. Pratt was born in Belfast, Maine. He was the son of Nichols Pratt, who served in the Union Navy during the American Civil War with the rank of acting master. After graduating from the United States Naval Academy in 1889, Pratt served in several cruisers and gunboats, visiting Europe, South America

title: Henry C. Pratt (merchant)

text: Henry C. Pratt (merchant) Henry Charles Pratt (17611838) was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on May 14, 1761, one of six children born to Matthew Pratt (1734–1805) and Elizabeth Moore (1739–1777). He was a successful merchant-trader and real estate developer. He began his career as a merchant-trader after the American Revolutionary War. In 1780 he travelled to the West Indies. From there, he imported flour and timber, and exported molasses, coffee, wine and gin. He was married in 1778 to Frances Moore (b. d. 1785). They had four children: Thomas H. Pratt, (September 18, 1779 – June 18, 1812); Elizabeth Pratt

title: Samuel Jackson Pratt

text: 1773 had become entangled in a scandalous love affair and left the church to become an actor under the stage name 'Courtney Melmoth" Some time in the early 1770s, Pratt entered into a marital-like relationship with a lady who thereafter referred to herself as "Mrs Charlotte Melmoth" (Melmoth being Pratt's stage-name). Her maiden name is unknown. According to "A History of The City of Brooklyn", Charlotte "had been duped into a sham marriage, while at boarding school, by a Mr. Pratt (known in the literary and theatrical circles of that day as Courtney Melmoth ), and with him went upon

title: Henry Pratt Fairchild

text: Henry Pratt Fairchild Henry Pratt Fairchild (August 18, 1880 – October 2, 1956) was a distinguished American sociologist. He was a sociologist who was actively involved in many of the controversial issues of his time. He wrote about race relations, abortion and contraception, and immigration. He was involved with the founding of Planned Parenthood and served as President to the American Eugenics Society. Fairchild was born in Dundee, Illinois. His father was Arthur Babbitt Fairchild, a descendant of Thomas Fairchild who settled in New England in 1639 and his mother a member of the Pratt industrialist family. Fairchild grew up

title: Henry Conger Pratt

text: Technical Observer. He receive a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster, in lieu of a second Army Distinguished Service Medal. Pratt had been recognized as a Knight of the Order of the Crown of Italy, Grand Officer of the Order of the Liberator (Venezuela) and the Order of the Southern Cross (Brazil), Commander of the Order of Merit, Juan Pablo Duarte (Dominican Republic), and Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE). He was carried on the retired list of the United States Air Force in the rank of major general. Henry Conger Pratt Henry Conger Pratt (September 2, 1882

title: Goodell-Pratt

text: Goodell-Pratt Goodell-Pratt was a tool manufacturing company based in Greenfield, Massachusetts. The company was founded in 1888 as the Goodell Brothers Company by Albert and Henry E. Goodell, and was located in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts. Goodell-Pratt was created by William Pratt after he purchased the Goodell Brothers Company. In 1895, after he purchased half of the company, Pratt became treasurer and manager and after he purchased the rest of the company, he renamed it the Goodell-Pratt Company. In 1925 Goodell-Pratt purchased the A.F. Way Company's electric drill operations and began to produce power tools. By 1929 Goodell-Pratt had three production

title: William Dymock Pratt

text: Murial Edith Amy Pratt (b. 1885) and Gwendoline Ursula Pratt (b.1890). He died on 12 August 1916 at Bleasby, Nottinghamshire, leaving an estate valued at £17,556 11s. 11d. (). William Dymock Pratt William Dymock Pratt (22 December 1854 - 12 August 1916) was an architect based in Nottingham. He was born in Sneinton on 22 December 1854, the son of Nathan Pratt of Gedling Lodge in Nottinghamshire. He was articled to W.H. Martin, and then with Adams and Kelly in Leeds. From 1877 to 1884 he was in partnership with James Edwin Truman as Truman and Pratt, at Cauldon-chambers, Long

title: William Pratt (cricketer)

text: score of 29 not out. He died at Leicester, Leicestershire on 27 May 1974. William Pratt (cricketer) William Ewart Pratt (2 July 1895 – 27 May 1974) was an English cricketer. Pratt was a right-handed batsman, although his bowling style is unknown. He was born at Hinckley, Leicestershire. Pratt made his first-class debut for Leicestershire against Warwickshire in the 1920 County Championship at Ashby Road, Hinckley. The following season he made a further six first-class appearances in the 1922 County Championship, before making two further appearances in the 1930 County Championship against Somerset and Warwickshire. In his total of nine

title: Phineas Pratt

text: "Phinehas Pratt and Some of His Descendants", written by Eleazer Franklin Pratt and published posthumously in 1897: "Tradition relates that the father of Henry was John, and that either John or the father of John, was a Frenchman who bore the surname of Plat or Platt; having fled from France during some political excitement in that country, he became and "Armor-bearer" to the Monarch of England, and his name was subsequently changed to Pratt." However, according to more recent genealogists, his grandfather, John Henry Pratt may have in fact been from Bishopworth, Somerset, England. Phineas Pratt was by profession a

title: Henry C. Pratt (merchant)

text: Kugler, (May 24, 1781); Henry Pratt, (November 18, 1782 – July 13, 1784); and, Frances Henrietta, (August 25, 1784 – July 17, 1785). He then married Elizabeth Dundas on October 27, 1785. They had six children: Mary Ann, (August 3, 1786 – August 18, 1786); Anna Marie Dundas, (September 15, 1787); James Dundas Pratt, (April 23, 1789); Henry Pratt, (October 15, 1790); Sarah Clementina McKean, (December 1, 1791); and, Henry (September 13, 1793 – September 26, 1793). Elizabeth died in her 29th year. In 1794 he married his third wife, Susannah Care; she was 18 years old and he 33.

title: William Henry (chemist)

text: William Henry (chemist) William Henry (12 December 1774 – 2 September 1836) was an English chemist. He was the son of Thomas Henry and was born in Manchester England. He developed what is known today as Henry's Law. William Henry was apprenticed to Thomas Percival and later worked with John Ferriar & John Huit at the Manchesters Infirmary. He began to study medicine at Edinburgh in 1795, taking his medical in 1807, but ill-health interrupted his practice as a physician, and he devoted his time mainly to chemical research, especially with regard to gases. One of his best-known papers (published

title: William Henry Thompson

text: William Henry Thompson "For 1950 Medal of Honor winner William Henry Thompson, see William Thompson (Medal of Honor, 1950)" William Henry Thompson (December 14, 1853June 6, 1937) was a Nebraska Democratic Party politician. Born in Perrysville, Ohio, he attended Upper Iowa University in Fayette, Iowa from 1872 to 1875, then graduated from the University of Iowa law school in 1877, being admitted to the bar the same year. He started practicing law in what was then known as Brush Creek, Iowa, but is now known as Arlington, Iowa. He moved to Grand Island, Nebraska in 1881, practiced law and did

title: Should Have Known Better

text: Should Have Known Better "Should Have Known Better" is a song by American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Sufjan Stevens. It is the second track and second single from his seventh studio album, "Carrie & Lowell", and was released digitally on March 11, 2015 on Asthmatic Kitty. A promotional CD was later released on Asthmatic Kitty but was not available for sale. ""Should Have Known Better"" received very positive reviews from contemporary music critics. The song was chosen upon release as Pitchfork Media's "Best New Track". Jeremy Gordon stated that, " 'Should Have Known Better' takes us back to the beginning he

title: Henry C. Pratt (merchant)

text: They had four children: Edmond Pratt, (February 15, 1797); Henry Pratt, (December 6, 1798); Charles Moore Pratt, (July 7, 1800); and, Amanda Pratt, (April 21, 1802). Susannah died in 1816 at 40 years old. In total he had 14 children; of which only two outlived him. In 1799 Pratt purchased the 43 acres at a Sheriff's sale for $14,654. Originally part of Robert Morris' 300 acre estate "The Hills". Pratt designed the house himself and served as general contractor. Pratt named the estate Lemon Hill after the many lemon trees he found in Morris' greenhouse. He maintained the house and

title: Henry Conger Pratt

text: Vlick Conger. In 1909, while serving as a military aide in Washington, D.C., Pratt met Sadie DeRussy Murray, 20-year-old daughter of Brigadier General Arthur Murray, the Chief of Coast Artillery, at her debut. In October 1913, while stationed in California, the couple became engaged and married on February 7, 1914. They remained wedded until her death in October 1963. Pratt is the third generation of his family to serve in the United States Armed Forces. His father, Captain Henry Clitz Pratt, was a member of the 13th Infantry. In 1862, his father became a lieutenant in the New York Volunteers

title: William Henry Ireland

text: William Henry Ireland William Henry Ireland (1775–1835) was an English forger of would-be Shakespearean documents and plays. He is less well known as a poet, writer of gothic novels and histories. Although he was apparently christened William-Henry, he was known as Samuel through much of his life (apparently after a brother who died in childhood), and many sources list his name as Samuel William Henry Ireland. Although Ireland claimed throughout his life that he was born in London in 1777, the Ireland family Bible puts his birth two years earlier, on 2 August 1775. His father, Samuel Ireland, was a

title: Henry Conger Pratt

text: during the American Civil War. His grandfather was Colonel Henry Clay Pratt (1814–1884), West Point Class of 1837, who had been cited for gallantry during the Mexican–American War. Colonel Pratt served 42 years in the Army. Pratt spent most of his career as an officer and pilot in the Army antecedents of the United States Air Force. In 1930, he was appointed Assistant Chief of the United States Army Air Corps. In 1935, he became a wing commander at the General Headquarters Air Force, and also served as Chief of Air Corps. On August 1, 1900, Pratt enrolled at the

title: William Houston (actor)

text: William Houston (actor) William Houston (born 19 July 1968), sometimes credited as Will Houston, is an English actor. Born in Sussex, he grew up in Northern Ireland. Trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama, Houston has played many leading classical stage roles, including Troilus in "Troilus and Cressida", Prince Hal in both parts of "Henry IV" and the title roles in "Henry V" (for which he was nominated for an Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actor), Ben Jonson's "Sejanus", and "Coriolanus", all for the Royal Shakespeare Company; Pentheus/Agave in Sir Peter Hall's production of Euripides' "Bacchai" at

title: William Wadsworth (actor)

text: William Wadsworth (actor) William Norwood Wadsworth (7 June 1874–6 June 1950) was an American actor of the silent era best known for his roles in early Westerns, playing the villain in "What Happened to Mary?" (1912), the first Western film serial and for playing Samuel Pickwick in "Mr Pickwick's Predicament" (1912), an early screen adaptation of "The Pickwick Papers". Wadsworth was born in Pigeon Cove in Massachusetts in 1874, the son of William Wadsworth (born 1842) and Adelia K Leonard (born 1846). Originally a theatrical producer, the chubby and prematurely bald Wadsworth became an actor of the silent era in

title: Goodell-Pratt

text: facilities and was producing 1500 separate tools. With the advent of the economic slowdown that resulted from 1929 stock market crash, the Goodell-Pratt's excess capacity was a drag on its profits. Goodell-Pratt's stock went to fifty cents a share and it was purchased by the Millers Falls Company, in 1931 Goodell-Pratt was merged into the Millers Falls Company. Goodell-Pratt Goodell-Pratt was a tool manufacturing company based in Greenfield, Massachusetts. The company was founded in 1888 as the Goodell Brothers Company by Albert and Henry E. Goodell, and was located in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts. Goodell-Pratt was created by William Pratt after

title: Frederic B. Pratt

text: Pratt commissioned a family home at 229 Clinton Avenue, Brooklyn, designed by noted New York architect Henry F. Kilburn. It was originally known as the "Frederic B. Pratt House" (it is now known as the Caroline Ladd Pratt House). It was completed in 1898 in a neo-Georgian style. The family donated the property to the Pratt Institute. Pratt died May 3, 1945 at his family home in Glen Cove, aged 81, of a heart ailment. He was survived by his wife, who died a year later, and grown children. Frederic B. Pratt Frederic Bayley Pratt (22 February 1865 – 3

title: William Dymock Pratt

text: William Dymock Pratt William Dymock Pratt (22 December 1854 - 12 August 1916) was an architect based in Nottingham. He was born in Sneinton on 22 December 1854, the son of Nathan Pratt of Gedling Lodge in Nottinghamshire. He was articled to W.H. Martin, and then with Adams and Kelly in Leeds. From 1877 to 1884 he was in partnership with James Edwin Truman as Truman and Pratt, at Cauldon-chambers, Long Row, Nottingham. From 1884 he practised alone in Nottingham On 4 September 1884 he married Lillian Edith Cropper, eldest daughter of Alderman Cropper, of Nottingham. They had two daughters,

title: William Henry Ashley

text: William Henry Ashley William Henry Ashley (c. 1778 – March 26, 1838) was an American miner, land speculator, manufacturer, territorial militia officer, politician, frontiersman, trapper, fur trader, entrepreneur, and hunter. Ashley was best known for being the co-owner with Andrew Henry of the highly successful Rocky Mountain Fur Incorporated, otherwise known as "Ashley's Hundred" for the famous mountain men working for the firm from 1822–1834. Although born a native of Powhatan County, Virginia, William Ashley had already moved to Ste. Genevieve, in what was then a part of the Louisiana Territory, when it was purchased by the United States from

title: William Henry Chippendale

text: Life,' and Gervais Dumont in 'A Hero of Romance.' As Polonius, he took a farewell benefit at the same house on 24 February 1879. He subsequently acted in the country until his intellect began to fail. His third wife was a fellow Haymarket actor, the actress Mary Jane Seaman. Chippendale had twenty-three children, most of whom predeceased him. He was buried at Highgate. William Henry Chippendale William Henry Chippendale (14 August 1801 – 3 January 1888) was an English actor, known in particular for his portrayal of old men. He was born in Somers Town, London, on 14 Aug. 1801,

title: Paul Henry (actor)

text: actor Richard Beckinsale was chosen instead by the television producer. In October 2017, Henry appeared on Celebrity Pointless alongside Shaun Williamson. They won the jackpot. With wife Sheila, he had a son, Anthony and a daughter, Justine who died as a result of a traffic collision at the age of 19. Paul Henry (actor) Paul Henry (born 1947) is a British actor, best known for his role as Benny Hawkins in the soap opera, "Crossroads". Born in Aston, Birmingham, he attended the city's Alderlea Boys School in Shard End with Jeff Lynne. Henry trained at the Birmingham School of Speech

title: William Henry Holmes

text: claims for the early presence of humans should be subjected to the most rigorous testing. His position on this matter had a healthy and conservative influence on what is one of the most fundamental questions in American archaeology. Published and unpublished writings by Holmes include: William Henry Holmes William Henry Holmes (December 1, 1846 – April 20, 1933) — known as W.H. Holmes — was an American explorer, anthropologist, archaeologist, artist, scientific illustrator, cartographer, mountain climber, geologist and museum curator and director. William Henry Holmes was born on a farm near Cadiz, in Harrison County, Ohio, to Joseph and Mary

title: Henry E. Taylor III

text: Henry E. Taylor III Henry E. Taylor III (born January 24, 1991) is an American actor, host, entrepreneur, host, producer, and director. Better known by his stage name, Henry The III was born in St. Louis, Missouri and raised in Los Angeles, California. At age five Henry and his family moved to California to pursue his career in acting. Henry The III is an actor, on-air-personality, host, producer, director, and talent casting. His television and film appearances include "Shredderman Rules" "Cougar Town". Some Other works include: The Legend of John Henry - Walt Disney Forest Whitaker, Power Pellet, Buckwald Films

title: My Name Is Bruce

text: My Name Is Bruce My Name Is Bruce is a 2007 American comedy horror film directed, co-produced by and starring B movie cult actor Bruce Campbell. The film was written by Mark Verheiden. It had a theatrical release in October 2008, followed by DVD and Blu-ray releases on February 10, 2009. Although Sam Raimi, with whom Bruce frequently collaborates, is not involved with this production, much of the film is in the vein of the "Evil Dead" series. Ted Raimi (Sam's brother), also a frequent collaborator, appears in this film. Campbell has shown several minutes of the movie during some

title: William Hope (actor)

text: the US dub and also Bert of the "Thomas & Friends" children's TV and DVD series. He also returned to the horror genre, working in the Solar Film's experimental "Dark Floors", released in Europe in 2008. He is regularly heard on BBC Radio and is part of the BBC "Broken News" cast. He appeared in a book tour with Tim Parfitt, his brother-in-law. William Hope (actor) William "Bill" Hope (born March 2, 1955) is a Canadian stage, film, television and voice actor. Most of Hope's stage work has been leading roles in a wide variety of regional, touring and West

title: Henry E. Taylor III

text: of Delta Sigma Phi and Alumni Film Student at Woodbury University. Henry E. Taylor III Henry E. Taylor III (born January 24, 1991) is an American actor, host, entrepreneur, host, producer, and director. Better known by his stage name, Henry The III was born in St. Louis, Missouri and raised in Los Angeles, California. At age five Henry and his family moved to California to pursue his career in acting. Henry The III is an actor, on-air-personality, host, producer, director, and talent casting. His television and film appearances include "Shredderman Rules" "Cougar Town". Some Other works include: The Legend of

title: William Wadsworth (actor)

text: Fitter in a dress shop. William Wadsworth died aged 77 in June 1950 in Brooklyn in New York. William Wadsworth (actor) William Norwood Wadsworth (7 June 1874–6 June 1950) was an American actor of the silent era best known for his roles in early Westerns, playing the villain in "What Happened to Mary?" (1912), the first Western film serial and for playing Samuel Pickwick in "Mr Pickwick's Predicament" (1912), an early screen adaptation of "The Pickwick Papers". Wadsworth was born in Pigeon Cove in Massachusetts in 1874, the son of William Wadsworth (born 1842) and Adelia K Leonard (born 1846).

title: Henry Compton (actor)

text: Charles and Edward Compton, and the grandfather of the actress Fay Compton. and the novelist Compton Mackenzie. Compton died in 1877 after a long struggle with cancer at the age of 72 in Kensington, London. Henry Compton (actor) Henry Compton (real name Charles Mackenzie) (22 March 1805 – 15 September 1877) was an English actor best known for his Shakespearean comic roles. Compton began his career in Shakespeare plays in the British provinces. He then began to specialize in low comedy roles in touring companies, where he played for over a decade. He first appeared in London in 1837 and

title: Henry Compton (actor)

text: Henry Compton (actor) Henry Compton (real name Charles Mackenzie) (22 March 1805 – 15 September 1877) was an English actor best known for his Shakespearean comic roles. Compton began his career in Shakespeare plays in the British provinces. He then began to specialize in low comedy roles in touring companies, where he played for over a decade. He first appeared in London in 1837 and joined the company at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in 1838, again playing in Shakespeare. Other notable roles that followed included Tony Lumpkin in "She Stoops to Conquer", Gnatbrain in "Black-Eyed Susan", Sir Peter Teazle

title: Henry Pratt Fairchild

text: his work focused on race, nationalism, immigration, and ethnic conflict. Fairchild was a brother of Fred Rogers Fairchild, an economist and educator, and the son and grandson of college presidents. Henry Pratt Fairchild Henry Pratt Fairchild (August 18, 1880 – October 2, 1956) was a distinguished American sociologist. He was a sociologist who was actively involved in many of the controversial issues of his time. He wrote about race relations, abortion and contraception, and immigration. He was involved with the founding of Planned Parenthood and served as President to the American Eugenics Society. Fairchild was born in Dundee, Illinois. His

title: Henry Otis Pratt

text: renomination in 1876. He served in Congress from March 4, 1873 to March 3, 1877. Returning to Iowa, he served as president of the 1877 Republican State Convention. After studying for the ministry, he was ordained and entered the ministry of the Methodist Episcopal Church in October 1877. He continued his ministerial duties until retired on account of age in October 1918. He died in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on May 22, 1931. He was interred in Oak Hill Cemetery. Henry Otis Pratt Henry Otis Pratt (February 11, 1838 – May 22, 1931) was a lawyer, Methodist Episcopal minister, and two-term

title: Guy Henry (actor)

text: Guy Henry (actor) Guy Henry (born 17 October 1960) is an English stage and screen actor, best known as Henrik Hanssen in "Holby City", Pius Thicknesse in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1" and "Part 2", Gaius Cassius Longinus in "Rome" and Grand Moff Tarkin in "Rogue One". Henry attended Homefield School and then Brockenhurst College in Hampshire where he took A levels. Henry trained at RADA (1979–81). In 1982, he took the title role in ITV's "" series, playing Holmes as a teenager (though Henry was by then nearly 22). In February 2015, Henry was announced

title: U Should've Known Better

text: U Should've Known Better "U Should've Known Better" is a song by American recording artist Monica. It was written in collaboration with Harold Lilly and Jermaine Dupri, and produced by the latter along with frequent co-producer Bryan Michael Cox for her original third studio album, "All Eyez on Me" (2002). When the album was shelved for release outside Japan, the song was one out of five original records that were transferred into its new version, "After the Storm" (2003). A contemporary R&B slow jam, "U Should've Known Better" contains elements of soul music and rock music. Built on an pulsating

title: Henry Conger Pratt

text: Air Force Base. In July 1929, Pratt was transferred to Fort Shafter, to assume the duties of Air Officer for the Hawaiian Department. This overseas tour was cut short in July 1930 by the retirement of Brig. Gen. William E. Gillmore, one of the three Assistant Chiefs of Air Corps. Gillmore's retirement left a vacancy for Chief of the Air Corps Materiel Division, and President Herbert Hoover named Pratt to fill the position. Pratt became a brigadier general and took charge of the division on August 1, 1930 at its Wright Field headquarters. One of the key decisions of Pratt's

title: William Henry (chemist)

text: Science and Technology. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in February 1809, having been awarded their prestigious Copley Medal in 1808. He shot himself in his private chapel at Pendlebury, near Manchester, in 1836. William Henry (chemist) William Henry (12 December 1774 – 2 September 1836) was an English chemist. He was the son of Thomas Henry and was born in Manchester England. He developed what is known today as Henry's Law. William Henry was apprenticed to Thomas Percival and later worked with John Ferriar & John Huit at the Manchesters Infirmary. He began to study medicine

title: Paul Henry (actor)

text: Paul Henry (actor) Paul Henry (born 1947) is a British actor, best known for his role as Benny Hawkins in the soap opera, "Crossroads". Born in Aston, Birmingham, he attended the city's Alderlea Boys School in Shard End with Jeff Lynne. Henry trained at the Birmingham School of Speech and Drama, which was followed by eight years at the Birmingham Rep. Between 1975 and 1988, he played his best-known role of Benny Hawkins, a handy-man in "Crossroads". British Forces in the Falklands Island called the local islanders Benny, after the character Benny. This was due to the fact that many

title: William Hope (actor)

text: William Hope (actor) William "Bill" Hope (born March 2, 1955) is a Canadian stage, film, television and voice actor. Most of Hope's stage work has been leading roles in a wide variety of regional, touring and West End theatres in England. Early on, he turned down a major role in Kubrick's "Full Metal Jacket" for a lead role in James Cameron's "Aliens" (1986) as Lt. Gorman, for which he began to receive recognition. Soon after he appeared as Kyle MacRae in the horror film "Hellbound: Hellraiser 2" (1988), the sequel to Clive Barker's "Hellraiser" (1987). After "Hellbound", Hope went on

title: My Name Is Bruce

text: Entertainment will distribute both films. The title for the second film has since been changed to "Bruce vs. Frankenstein". In a message sent in January, 2010 to Ain't It Cool News, Campbell officially announced the sequel, stating that "principal photography begins this fall in Oregon." In April, Ted Raimi confirmed that he would be involved with the project. Campbell declared himself the director, saying, "no one will volunteer, so it's me." My Name Is Bruce My Name Is Bruce is a 2007 American comedy horror film directed, co-produced by and starring B movie cult actor Bruce Campbell. The film was

title: Jonathan Chase (actor)

text: premiered on May 29, 2013, and played Alan in the 2018 series "American Woman". Jonathan Chase (actor) Jonathan Chase (born Jonathan Shane Greenfield; October 26, 1979) is a Jewish American actor. Chase was born Jonathan Shane Greenfield in Plantation, Florida. A graduate of the University of Florida, he is known for his role as Cash during the final season of the UPN show "One on One" starring Kyla Pratt. Chase has appeared in the films "Another Gay Movie" (2006) and "Dead Tone" (2007), before starring in the 2005 horror film "The Gingerdead Man" opposite Gary Busey. Chase guest-starred in episodes

title: Jonathan Chase (actor)

text: Jonathan Chase (actor) Jonathan Chase (born Jonathan Shane Greenfield; October 26, 1979) is a Jewish American actor. Chase was born Jonathan Shane Greenfield in Plantation, Florida. A graduate of the University of Florida, he is known for his role as Cash during the final season of the UPN show "One on One" starring Kyla Pratt. Chase has appeared in the films "Another Gay Movie" (2006) and "Dead Tone" (2007), before starring in the 2005 horror film "The Gingerdead Man" opposite Gary Busey. Chase guest-starred in episodes of the CW series Veronica Mars and the Emmy Award-winning series "Monk". In New

title: O. Henry

text: O. Henry William Sydney Porter (September 11, 1862 – June 5, 1910), better known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American short story writer. His stories are known for their surprise endings. William Sidney Porter was born on September 11, 1862, in Greensboro, North Carolina. He changed the spelling of his middle name to Sydney in 1898. His parents were Dr. Algernon Sidney Porter (1825–88), a physician, and Mary Jane Virginia Swaim Porter (1833–65). William's parents had married on April 20, 1858. When William was three, his mother died after birthing her third child, and he and his

title: William Pratt (businessman)

text: William Pratt (businessman) William "Bill" D. Pratt, (8 November 1928 – 27 November 1999), a Canadian businessman who was chair of the Calgary Olympics, co-founder of the Canada Trail, and member of both the Olympic Order and the Order of Canada. Bill Pratt was born on 8 November 1928 and began his career at Lisgar Collegiate Institute in Ottawa from 1942 to 1947. While at Lisgar, Bill could forge principal Johnny Dunlop's signature for the use of himself and friends. Forty years later in the Lisgar Alumni office, he made two or three tries before he got it right again.

title: What Child Is This?

text: years later in 1871, when it featured in "Christmas Carols Old and New", a "prestigious" and "influential" collection of carols that was published in the United Kingdom. The hymnal was edited by Henry Ramsden Bramley and John Stainer; even though it is not known with certainty who paired the three stanzas from "The Manger Throne" with the music from "Greensleeves", the third edition of "The Christmas Encyclopedia" by William D. Crump and "Stories of the Great Christmas Carols" both suggest that Stainer – who was also responsible for "harmoniz[ing] the musical setting" – may have done so. What Child Is