Peter Jackson
Sir Peter Robert Jackson (born 31 October 1961) is a New Zealand film director, screenwriter, and film producer.
He is best known as the director, writer, and producer of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy (2001–03) and the "Hobbit" trilogy (2012–14), both of which are adapted from the novels of the same name by J. R. R. Tolkien.
Other films include the critically lauded drama "Heavenly Creatures" (1994), the mockumentary film "Forgotten Silver" (1995), the horror comedy "The Frighteners" (1996), the epic monster remake film "King Kong" (2005), the supernatural drama film "The Lovely Bones" (2009), and the World War
I documentary film
"They Shall Not Grow Old" (2018).
He produced "District 9" (2009), "The Adventures of Tintin" (2011), "West of Memphis" (2012), and "Mortal Engines" (2018).
He is the third-highest grossing film director, his films having made over $6.5 billion worldwide.
Jackson began his career with the "splatstick" horror comedy "Bad Taste" (1987) and the black comedy "Meet the Feebles" (1989) before filming the zombie comedy "Braindead" (1992).
He shared a nomination for Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay with his partner Fran Walsh for "Heavenly Creatures", which brought him to mainstream prominence in the film industry.
Jackson has been awarded three Academy Awards for  (2003), including the award for Best Director.
His other awards include a Golden Globe, four Saturn Awards and three BAFTAs among others.
His production company is WingNut Films, and his most regular collaborators are co-writers and producers Walsh and Philippa Boyens.
Jackson was made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2002.
He was later knighted (as a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit) by Anand Satyanand, the Governor-General of New Zealand, at a ceremony in Wellington in April 2010.
In December 2014, Jackson was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
George Whichcote
General George Whichcote( 1794- 26 August 1891) was a senior officer in the British Army.
He was born the fourth son of Thomas Whichcote, 5th Baronet of Aswarby Park, Lincolnshire.
After attending Rugby School he enlisted as a volunteer in the 52nd( Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot and received a commission as an ensign in 1811.
That same year he sailed on" HMS Pompee" to join the British army in the Spanish peninsula, where his regiment, together with the 43rd and the 95th regiments, formed the Light Division.
After taking part in the Battle of Sabugal in April and in the Battle of El Bodón in September he assisted in the siege of Ciudad Rodrigo and the Battle of Badajoz in 1812.
Made a lieutenant in July he was present at the battles of Battle of Salamanca and Vittoria, where the 52nd carried the village of Magarita.
He took part with his regiment in the combats in the Pyrenees in July and August, the Battle of Vera in October, the Battle of Nivelle in November, the Battle of the Nive in December, the Battle of Orthes in February, 1814 and the fighting at Tarbes in March.
At the final Battle of Toulouse in April, he was the first man in the British army to enter the town when, having observed the French retreat when in command of an advanced picket, he pressed on to take possession of the town.
At the end of the war the regiment was put on garrison duty at Castelsarrasin on the Garonne, and afterwards was sent to Ireland.
Whichcote then took part in the Battle of Waterloo, where the 52nd completed the rout of the Imperial Guard.
When the 52nd was afterwards ordered to Botany Bay, Whichcote exchanged into the Buffs.
In 1818 he was promoted captain, and in 1822 exchanged into the 4th Dragoon Guards, where was made major in 1825, lieutenant- colonel in 1838, and colonel in 1851.
In 1825 he was placed on half- pay and made major- general, promoted to lieutenant- general in 1864, and full general on 5 December 1871.
He died on 26 August 1891 at Meriden, near Coventry, where he had resided since retiring from active service, and was buried in St Laurence's churchyard there on 31 August, one of the two surviving officers of the English army who had been present at Waterloo.
In 1842 he had married Charlotte Sophia, the daughter of Philip Monckton.
They had no children.
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is a 2013 epic high fantasy adventure film directed by Peter Jackson and produced by WingNut Films in collaboration with New Line Cinema and Metro- Goldwyn- Mayer.
It was distributed by Warner Bros.
Pictures and is the second installment in the three- part film series based on the novel" The Hobbit" by J. R. R. Tolkien.
The film was preceded by( 2012) and followed by( 2014); together they act as a prequel to Jackson's" The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy.
The film follows the titular character Bilbo Baggins as he accompanies Thorin Oakenshield and his fellow dwarves on a quest to reclaim the Lonely Mountain from the dragon Smaug.
The film also features the vengeful pursuit of Azog the Defiler and Bolg, while Gandalf the Grey investigates a growing evil in the ruins of Dol Guldur.
The ensemble cast includes Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Benedict Cumberbatch, Evangeline Lilly, Lee Pace, Luke Evans, Ken Stott, James Nesbitt, and Orlando Bloom.
Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson and Guillermo del Toro wrote the screenplay.
The films were shot simultaneously in 3 D at a projection rate of 48 frames per second, with principal photography taking place around New Zealand and at Pinewood Studios.
Additional filming took place throughout May 2013.
" The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" premiered on 2 December 2013 in Los Angeles and was released internationally on 11 December 2013 in both conventional and IMAX theatres.
The film received generally positive reviews and grossed over$ 958 million at the worldwide box office, surpassing both and, and making it the fourth highest- grossing film of 2013.
At the 86th Academy Awards, the film received nominations for Best Visual Effects, Best Sound Editing, and Best Sound Mixing.
George Rooke
Admiral of the Fleet Sir George Rooke( 1650 – 24 January 1709) was an English naval officer.
As a junior officer he saw action at the Battle of Solebay and again at the Battle of Schooneveld during the Third Anglo- Dutch War.
As a captain, he conveyed Prince William of Orange to England and took part in the Battle of Bantry Bay during the Williamite War in Ireland.
As a flag officer, Rooke commanded a division of the Royal Navy during their defeat at the Battle of Beachy Head.
He also commanded a division at the Battle of Barfleur and distinguished himself at the Battle of La Hogue.
He was later defeated while escorting a convoy at the Battle of Lagos.
Rooke commanded the unsuccessful allied expedition against Cádiz but on the passage home he destroyed the Spanish treasure fleet at the Battle of Vigo Bay in the opening stages of the War of the Spanish Succession.
He also commanded the allied naval forces at the capture of Gibraltar and attacked the French fleet at the Battle of Málaga.
Niiro Tadamoto
He participated in the Battle of Sendaigawa.
Milan Milišić
Milan Milišić
( 6 July 1941 – 5 October 1991) was a Yugoslavian and Serbian poet from Dubrovnik.
He wrote several volumes of poetry and also plays, essays, travel literature, a novel and translated, among others, J. R. R. Tolkien's" The Hobbit", the poems of Robert Frost, and Ted Hughes into the Serbo- Croatian language.
Liao Lei
Liao Lei was a KMT general from Guangxi.
He participated in the Battle of Shanghai, the Battle of Wuhan, and the Battle of Xuzhou and the Battle of Suixian – Zaoyang in Hubei.
He died of a stroke.
Kuroki Tamemoto
Count was a Japanese general in the Imperial Japanese Army.
He was the head of the Japanese First Army during the Russo- Japanese War; and his forces enjoyed a series of successes during the Manchurian fighting at the Battle of Yalu River, the Battle of Liaoyang, the Battle of Shaho and the Battle of Mukden.
Patrick Grant
Field Marshal Sir Patrick Grant,( 11 September 1804 – 28 March 1895) was a senior Indian Army officer.
He fought at the Battle of Maharajpore during the Gwalior Campaign, at the Battle of Mudki, the Battle of Ferozeshah and the Battle of Sobraon during the First Anglo- Sikh War and at the Battle of Chillianwala and the Battle of Gujrat during the Second Anglo- Sikh War.
During the Indian Mutiny, as acting Commander- in- Chief, India, he directed the operations against the mutineers, sending forces under Henry Havelock and James Outram for the relief of Cawnpore and Lucknow.
He later became Governor of Malta.
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
The Hobbit:
The Battle of the Five Armies is a 2014 epic high fantasy film directed by Peter Jackson and written by Jackson, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Guillermo del Toro.
It is the third and final installment in Peter Jackson's three-part film adaptation based on the novel "The Hobbit" by J. R. R. Tolkien, following  (2012) and  (2013), and together they act as a prequel to Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy.
It was produced by New Line Cinema, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and WingNut Films, and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures.
"The Battle of the Five Armies" was released on 11 December 2014 in New Zealand, 12 December 2014 in the United Kingdom, and on 17 December 2014 in the United States.
It stars Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Evangeline Lilly, Luke Evans, Lee Pace, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ken Stott, and James Nesbitt.
The ensemble cast also features Cate Blanchett, Ian Holm, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, and Orlando Bloom.
The film was the final film featuring Christopher Lee that was released in his lifetime and was his final onscreen appearance.
The film received mixed reviews, and grossed over $956 million worldwide, making it the second highest-grossing film of 2014 (behind).
At the 87th Academy Awards, the film received a nomination for Best Sound Editing.

Question: What is the place of birth of the director of film The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies?
Answer: Wellington