Did both Joe Orton and Damon Runyon work toward advancement of literacy?
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Joe Orton John Kingsley "Joe" Orton (1 January 1933 – 9 August 1967) was an English playwright and author. His public career was short but prolific, lasting from 1964 until his death three years later. During this brief period he shocked, outraged, and amused audiences with his scandalous black comedies. The adjective "Ortonesque" is sometimes used to refer to work characterised by a similarly dark yet farcical cynicism.
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Damon Runyon Alfred Damon Runyon (October 4, 1880 – December 10, 1946) was an American newspaperman and short story writer.
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Educating The Future Educating The Future is a nonprofit organisation founded by Young Australian of the Year nominees Adam Hegedus and Alessandro Piovano, aged 18. Following the completion of their High School Certificates, both students embarked on a walk from Waverley College near Bondi Beach to Byron Bay, spanning 758 km and lasting 21 days. Each day consisted of approximately 35 km of walking, which was just the two young students supported by a variety of sponsors and an array of media organisations. Following completion of the walk, being first to "Walk To Schoolies", Adam & Alessandro alleviated the negative stigma attached to 'schoolies' and raised $20,000 which would be used to build their first school in Timor-Leste and begin their organisation Educating The Future. This student-run organisation aims to "empower disadvantaged youth through the power of education" with the objectives of enabling, educating and empowering. The organisation supports the achievement of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals, and Australia's "Close The Gap" campaign.
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Curtis Dvorak Curtis John Dvorak (born July 16, 1974) was primarily known as Jaxson de Ville, official mascot of the Jacksonville Jaguars NFL football team. He was the first person to portray the Jaguars mascot in the team's history and had the title, Vice President of Mascot Relations. Curtis retired from serving as Jaxson de Ville on June 23, 2015.
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Joe Don Looney Joe Don Looney (October 10, 1942 – September 24, 1988) was an American football running back in the National Football League for the New York Giants, Baltimore Colts, Detroit Lions, Washington Redskins, and the New Orleans Saints. He attended Admiral Farragut Academy in St. Petersburg, Florida and Paschal High School in Fort Worth, Texas.
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Joey Jackson Joe "Joey" Jackson (born May 7, 1950) is a former professional football player. He played for the New York Jets and Minnesota Vikings as a defensive end. He finished second in quarterback sacks as a rookie. He is currently an evangelist to athletes and conference speaker to Christian men's groups throughout the United States. He also played in the World Football League and Canadian Football League.
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Joe Matt Joe Matt (born September 3, 1963) is an American cartoonist, best known for his autobiographical work, "Peepshow".
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Literacy in Media Award The Literacy In Media Awards annual event was created by the Literacy Network of Greater Los Angeles in 1999 to honor producers and screenwriters for film, television, radio, and internet productions drawing attention to the importance of reading and writing. The event has honored LeVar Burton and other notables for promoting literacy through media. The Literacy Network of Greater Los Angeles is a non-profit organization headquartered at the "Los Angeles Times" in downtown Los Angeles.
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Brian K. Vaughan Brian Keller Vaughan (born July 17, 1976) is an American comic book and television writer, best known for the comic book series "", "Ex Machina", "Runaways", "Pride of Baghdad", "Saga", and, most recently, "Paper Girls".
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Josh Tomlin Joshua Aubry Tomlin (born October 19, 1984) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He is known for his low walk rate, or bases on balls per 9 innings pitched, as he has led the Major Leagues in fewest batters walked per 9 innings since 2013.
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Kazuo Sakurada Kazuo Sakurada (桜田 一男 , Sakurada Kazuo ) , better known as Mr. Sakurada and as the Japanese version of Kendo Nagasaki (ケンドー・ナガサキ ) , is a retired Japanese professional wrestler. He is best known, under various monikers, for his work in Stampede Wrestling, National Wrestling Alliance, and World Championship Wrestling. Sakurada is also highly regarded by Bret Hart as one of his most significant trainers alongside Katsui Adachi ( Mr. Hito), who he taught with extensively in Stu Hart's "Dungeon."
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Delirious (wrestler) Hunter Johnston (born December 19, 1980) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Delirious and wrestling for Ring of Honor, International Wrestling Cartel, Chikara, Pro Wrestling Noah, and Jersey All Pro Wrestling. He is known for his outrageous antics, such as running around aimlessly and screaming wildly when the opening ring bell sounds, and speaking in a rambling and mostly incoherent fashion. He is the head booker and the Senior Producer of Ring of Honor Television, while also running the company's wrestling school, the ROH Dojo.
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RUN Ministries RUN Ministries is a live rescue and church planting effort founded in 1990 by Eric Watt and currently operates in Iraq, Nepal, and Central Asia. Specifically in Iraq, RUN rescues women who have been sold into sexual slavery, often purchasing their liberation. It is a registered 501(c)3 tax-deductible US charity, presenting itself as:
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Hiroko Suzuki Hiroko Suzuki (鈴木 浩子 , Suzuki Hiroko ) , née Mizuno (水野 , Mizuno ) , (born 1974) is a Japanese professional wrestling valet, occasional professional wrestler and professional wrestling promoter best known in the United States for her work with World Wrestling Entertainment on its "SmackDown!" brand under the ring name Hiroko. She graduated from Meiji University, and became an announcer of Fukushima Central Television. She is married to professional wrestler Kenzo Suzuki.
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Guys Read Guys Read is a web-based literacy program for boys founded by author Jon Scieszka in 2001. Its mission is "to help boys become self-motivated, lifelong readers" by bringing attention to the issue, promoting the expansion of what is called "reading" to include materials like comic books, and encouraging grown men to be literacy role models.
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Anthony Robles Anthony Robles (born July 20, 1988) is a wrestler who won the 2010–11 NCAA individual wrestling championship in the 125-pound weight class despite being born with only one leg. He is the author of the book "Unstoppable: From Underdog to Undefeated: How I Became a Champion" (Gotham Books), which went on-sale September 27, 2012.
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Daniel Bryan Bryan Lloyd Danielson (born May 22, 1981), better known under the ring name Daniel Bryan, is an American inactive professional wrestler currently signed to WWE as the on-screen general manager of "SmackDown".
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Rev Theory Rev Theory (formerly known as Revelation Theory) is an American rock band formed in 2002 in North Andover, Massachusetts. The band has released four studio albums: "Truth Is Currency" (2005), "Light It Up" (2008), "Justice" (2011) and "The Revelation" (2016), as well as three EPs: "Revelation Theory EP" (2004), "Acoustic Live from the Gibson Lounge" (2009) and "Take 'Em Out" (2012). The song "Hell Yeah" was the opening theme song for the popular Spike show "Blue Mountain State" and the song "We Own The Night" was the main theme song for the WWE Network reality series "Breaking Ground". The song "Voices" is currently being used by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) wrestler Randy Orton.
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Reading Excellence and Discovery Foundation Reading Excellence and Discovery Foundation, Inc. (abbreviated READ) is a non-profit charitable organization in the United States, founded in 1999 by Al Sikes and Alain Lebec. The program was first conducted at two parochial schools in 2000. The READ foundation was created in light of the high proportion of children in New York City from low-income households who, at that time, read below grade level. READ benefits kindergarten and first-grade students at risk of reading below grade level. The average session is forty-five minutes of phonics and fluency, conducted by middle through high-school students.
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Ambrose Caliver Ambrose Caliver (1894–1962) changed the face of black education on a national scale. Dr. Caliver devoted much of his professional life to adult literacy, although he also took an active role in such matters as displaced persons, human rights, public affairs, aging, and professional development of adult educators.
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You Can with Beakman and Jax You Can with Beakman and Jax, also known in its Spanish-language version as "El Mundo de Beakman" ("The World of Beakman"), is an American science and education syndicated comic strip by Jok Church, which began on July 14, 1991. The educational comicstrip, and planned television series, were originally intended to be a part of the Star Wars franchise, with real world facts about science, and languages.
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Edward Orton Jr. Professor Edward Orton Jr. (October 8, 1863 in Chester, New York, United States – February 10, 1932 in Columbus, Ohio, USA) was an American academic administrator, businessman, ceramic engineer, geologist, and philanthropist.