"Bernard Leach Bernard Howell Leach (5 January 1887 – 6 May 1979), was a British studio potter and art teacher. He is regarded as the ""Father of British studio pottery"". Leach was born in Hong Kong. His mother Eleanor (née Sharp) died in childbirth. He spent his first three years in Japan with his father, Andrew Leach, until he moved back to Hong Kong in 1890. Leach attended the Slade School of Fine Art and the London School of Art, where he studied etching under Frank Brangwyn. Reading books by Lafcadio Hearn, he became interested in Japan. In 1909 he"
"Robin Leach Robin Douglas Leach (29 August 1941 – 24 August 2018) was an English entertainment reporter and writer from London. Beginning his career as a print journalist, first in England and then in the United States, he became best known for hosting the television series ""Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous"" from 1984 to 1995. The show focused on profiling well-known celebrities and their lavish homes, cars and other materialistic details. His voice is often parodied by other actors with his signature phrase, ""champagne wishes and caviar dreams."" Leach was born in London, the son of Violet Victoria (Phillips)"
"like Bearbrick to develop specific designs. Conrad Leach Conrad Leach (born 22 November 1965 in Canterbury, Kent) is a British artist and custom motorcycle designer. Born in Canterbury, Kent, on 22 November 1965 to Beverley and Valerie Leach. Educated at Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys (Canterbury), Ravensbourne College of Art and Design (Chislehurst), and Middlesex Polytechnic (née Hornsey School of Art, Cockfosters). Conrad Leach is a contemporary artist living in London, whose work is graphic and Pop-art inspired, with subject matter of celebrity portraiture, the romance of typically masculine pursuits of car and plane and motorcycle racing, plus symbols"
"Bob Leach Robert Warnes Leach (December 16, 1914 – March 30, 2008) was an American journalist and Hollywood screenwriter who became a leading figure in California's victims' rights movement after the death of his stepdaughter, Marsalee (Marsy) Nicholas in 1983. He was the husband of victims’ rights advocate Marcella Nicholas Leach and the stepfather of technology entrepreneur and philanthropist Henry Nicholas, co-founder and former co-chairman, president and chief executive officer of Broadcom Corp. Leach was born December 16, 1914, in Dupree, South Dakota to businessman Robert Henry Leach and his wife, the former Edna Warnes. He came to Los Angeles"
"Conrad Leach Conrad Leach (born 22 November 1965 in Canterbury, Kent) is a British artist and custom motorcycle designer. Born in Canterbury, Kent, on 22 November 1965 to Beverley and Valerie Leach. Educated at Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys (Canterbury), Ravensbourne College of Art and Design (Chislehurst), and Middlesex Polytechnic (née Hornsey School of Art, Cockfosters). Conrad Leach is a contemporary artist living in London, whose work is graphic and Pop-art inspired, with subject matter of celebrity portraiture, the romance of typically masculine pursuits of car and plane and motorcycle racing, plus symbols associated with the latter (logos, iron-on"
"campaigning against physical punishment and in favor of positive discipline. Since 2009 she has been a Director of the Mindful Policy group which seeks to link psychological research and political policy. Recently she has contributed to work on the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum, writing the lead chapter to the book ""Too Much Too Soon?: Early Learning and the erosion of childhood"", Hawthorne Press 2011. Between 1997 and 2005, Leach co-directed the largest ever English study of childcare. Her current research, writing and teaching focuses on contemporary infant neuroscience which in some areas is producing evidence where formerly there were"
"board members. His stepson Henry Nicholas also played a crucial role in helping to build JHV. In 2008, California voters passed Marsy’s Law, the nation’s most comprehensive victims’ bill of rights, named for Marsy Nicholas. In addition to numerous awards by three governors, the L.A. DA’s office and the L.A. Sheriff’s Department, Leach and his wife Marcella have been honored by the National office of Victims of Crime and two presidents. In 2005, the Los Angeles County Assn. of Deputy District Attorneys gave Leach its first Robert Leach Award, which recognizes leadership in victims' rights. Bob Leach Robert Warnes Leach"
"Carlton Leach Carlton Leach is an author, occasional actor, and a former criminal. He was born in Canning Town, (East London since 1965). Leach was catapulted into a criminal career by his love of West Ham United F.C. Before long, he was a member of the notorious Inter City Firm, a gang of hooligans who followed the East London club. Leach started work as a bouncer in East London, where he became involved with Pat Tate and Tony Tucker, both of whom worked as large scale dealers in ecstasy during the rave era in the late 1980s. Pat Tate, Tony"
"Karoline Leach Karoline Leach (born 20 July 1967) is a British playwright and author, best known for her book ""In the Shadow of the Dreamchild"" (), which re-examines the life of Lewis Carroll (pseudonym of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson), the author of ""Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"". This book and her subsequent work on what she terms the ""Carroll Myth"" have been major sources of upheaval and controversy in recent years and she has produced very polarized responses from Carroll scholars and lay enthusiasts. Leach was born in Liverpool. She studied acting and worked as both actor and director in British theatre"
"scholars such as Hugues Lebailly, Carolyn Sigler, Sherry L. Ackerman, John Tufail and Cristopher Hollingsworth. Karoline Leach Karoline Leach (born 20 July 1967) is a British playwright and author, best known for her book ""In the Shadow of the Dreamchild"" (), which re-examines the life of Lewis Carroll (pseudonym of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson), the author of ""Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"". This book and her subsequent work on what she terms the ""Carroll Myth"" have been major sources of upheaval and controversy in recent years and she has produced very polarized responses from Carroll scholars and lay enthusiasts. Leach was born"
"Championship match. Upon his death, Matthew Syed remarked: ""Leach taught us that courtesy and dignity are perfectly compatible with competitiveness and sparkling success. He was England's greatest player, an example both on and off the table."" Johnny Leach John Alfred Leach MBE (20 November 1922 – 5 June 2014) was a British table tennis player, coach, and author. He began competing at a relatively old age, 17, before serving in World War II. During the war, he greatly elevated his game and, in 1946, achieved a world ranking. In 1949, Leach became Great Britain's second World Champion singles player. After"
"Sheryl Leach Sheryl Lyna Stamps Leach (born December 31, 1952) is an American children's TV show creator and author much known for being the creator of the popular children's show ""Barney & Friends"". Kathy Parker and Dennis DeShazer joined her in creating the show. Leach, a former teacher, worked with Parker on the idea that would become the eventual TV show in 1987. Originally, the star was going to be a teddy bear, but since her toddler son had an interest in dinosaurs and they went to the museum in fall of that year, the character changed to a dinosaur."
"of the Bernard Tucker Medal and she was made Member of the Order of the British Empire. Elsie P. Leach Elsie Pemberton Leach MBE (30 June 1888 – 9 May 1968) was an ornithologist and pioneer bird-ringer in Britain. She served as the founding and honorary Secretary of the Bird-Ringing Committee in 1937 and continued to work on ringing until 1963. Born in Plymouth, the younger daughter of Sir Edward Pemberton Leach, Elsie grew up in well-connected family that moved across the United Kingdom. From an early age she was introduced into outdoors pursuits, riding, fishing and hunting. An interest"
"Clarissa Peach (1790–1868). Philip John Miles was an English landowner, banker, merchant, politician and collector, who was elected MP for Bristol from 1835–37 having earlier been elected for Westbury from 1820–26 and Corfe Castle from 1829–32. Frank Miles was therefore brother of Charles Oswald Miles, cousin of Philip Napier Miles and half-cousin of Sir Philip Miles, 2nd Baronet. Today, Frank Miles is best known as a friend of Oscar Wilde whom he met at Oxford in 1874 or 1875, where Miles had family connections to the colleges and friends. He was never an undergraduate after being schooled at home, rather"
"be."" The popularity of ""Your Baby and Child"" led to a television series of the same name on Lifetime, which Leach wrote and hosted. The show won a CableACE Award and was nominated for an Emmy. Leach has also produced several home videos sponsored by Barnadoes (Becoming a Family, Baby to Toddler, and 'Toddler to Child' 1987-1988) as well as collaborating on a play called Snap Happy that toured schools between 1986-1991 to teach conflict resolution to preschool and school-aged children. Leach has been criticised for her view that young children require one-on-one attention, ideally provided by mothers or family"
"China. Leading trends in British studio pottery in the 20th century are represented by Bernard Leach, William Staite Murray, Dora Billington, Lucie Rie and Hans Coper. Originally trained as a fine artist, Bernard Leach (1887–1979) established a style of pottery, the ethical pot, strongly influenced by Chinese, Korean, Japanese and medieval English forms. After briefly experimenting with earthenware, he turned to stoneware fired to high temperatures in large oil- or wood-burning kilns. This style dominated British studio pottery in the mid-20th century. Leach's influence was disseminated by his writings, in particular ""A Potter's Book"" and the apprentice system he ran"
"2012. Emmanuel Cooper Emmanuel Cooper OBE (193821 January 2012) was a British studio potter and writer on arts and crafts. Born in Pilsley, North East Derbyshire, Cooper studied at the University for the Creative Arts. He also achieved a PhD degree at Middlesex University. He was a member of the Crafts Council and the editor of ""Ceramic Review"". Since 1999, he was visiting Professor of Ceramics and Glass at the Royal College of Art. He was the author of many books on ceramics, including his definitive biography of Bernard Leach that was published in 2003 (Yale University Press), and was"
"something you can actually do to put things right or make the best of those that are wrong."" Born in Hampstead, London, she is the daughter of the novelists Nigel Balchin and Elizabeth Ayrton. She graduated from Newnham College, Cambridge, with honours in 1959. After Cambridge, she attended the London School of Economics, where she received her PhD in psychology (1964) and lectured on child development. Her first research positions included a year in the Home Office Research Unit studying juvenile crime and six years at the Medical Research Council Developmental Research Unit. Leach is a fellow of the British"
"Marcella Leach Marcella Nicholas Leach (August 15, 1929 – March 16, 2015) was an American victims' rights advocate based in Southern California and the mother of technology entrepreneur and victims' rights leader Henry Nicholas. After the murder of her daughter, Marsalee (Marsy) Nicholas in 1983, she helped build Justice for Homicide Victims, one of California's early victims' rights organizations. Her late daughter is the namesake for Marsy's Law, the California Constitutional Amendment and Victims' Bill of Rights, which appeared on the November, 2008, ballot as Proposition 9. On November 30, 1983, Marcella Leach's daughter, Marsalee Ann (Marsy) Nicholas, was murdered"
"Emmanuel Cooper Emmanuel Cooper OBE (193821 January 2012) was a British studio potter and writer on arts and crafts. Born in Pilsley, North East Derbyshire, Cooper studied at the University for the Creative Arts. He also achieved a PhD degree at Middlesex University. He was a member of the Crafts Council and the editor of ""Ceramic Review"". Since 1999, he was visiting Professor of Ceramics and Glass at the Royal College of Art. He was the author of many books on ceramics, including his definitive biography of Bernard Leach that was published in 2003 (Yale University Press), and was also"
"also served as the public address announcer for the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Starting in 1999, he resided in Las Vegas. He wrote for the ""Las Vegas Sun"" and the daily VegasDeluxe.com website from 2008 through June 2016, when he was hired by Sheldon Adelson's ""Las Vegas Review-Journal"". Leach appeared in the 2006 documentary film ""Maxed Out"", which chronicled the rise of the credit card industry in the United States and the concurrent increased personal debt among working-class people. Leach remarked, ""Nobody would watch ""Lifestyles of the Poor and Unknown"""". The comment was highlighted"
"Melissa Leach Melissa Leach, (born 5 January 1965) is a British geographer and social anthropologist. She studies sustainability and development concerns in policy-making and has a focus on the politics of science and technology of Africa. As of 2017 she was the Director of the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) at the University of Sussex. She earned her BA in geography with starred first honours at the University of Cambridge, and her MPhil and PhD in social anthropology from the SOAS University of London. Leach co-founded and directed the ESRC STEPS (Social, Technological and Environmental Pathways to Sustainability) Centre from"
"Bernard Leach (1887–1979), who is regarded as the ""Father of British studio pottery"". He lived in Japan from 1909–1920 during the Taishō era and became the leading western interpreter of Japanese pottery and in turn influenced a number of artists abroad. During the early Shōwa era the folk art movement developed in the late 1920s and 1930s. Its founding father was Yanagi Sōetsu (1889–1961). He rescued lowly pots used by commoners in the Edo and Meiji period that were disappearing in rapidly urbanizing Japan. Shōji Hamada (1894–1978) was a potter who was a major figure of the ""mingei"" movement, establishing"
"some 10,000 members. The organization grew and was refocused as an educational non-profit. In 2008, Marcella Leach was a signatory on the Marsy's Law ballot initiative, which was led and sponsored by her son. The constitutional amendment was enacted by voters in November 2008 and became law. In addition to various awards by three governors, the Los Angeles District Attorney's office and the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, the Leaches were honored by the National office of Victims of Crime and two Presidents. In 2005, Marcella Leach was awarded the National Crime Victim Service Award from the U.S. Department of Justice."
"and is buried in Brompton Cemetery, London, on the east side of the main entrance path from the north gate. Edmund Leach (British Army officer) Major-General Sir Edmund Leach KCB (28 November 1836 – 7 August 1923) was a British army officer. Edmund Leach was born at Robeston Wathen on 28 November 1836, and educated at Sandhurst. He started as an Ensign in the 50th Foot, and rose to become a Major-General. He was Colonel of the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment from 1904-21. He was appointed KCB in the 1907 Birthday Honours. He married Frances Elizabeth Ince at"
"Henry Leach Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry Conyers Leach, (18 November 1923 – 26 April 2011) was a Royal Navy officer who, as First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff during the early 1980s, was instrumental in convincing British prime minister Margaret Thatcher that retaking the Falkland Islands from Argentina was feasible. On account of the determination he showed in the matter, journalist and political commentator Andrew Marr described him as Thatcher's ""knight in shining gold braid"". Born the third son of naval officer John Leach and Evelyn Burrell Leach (née Lee), Leach was educated at St"
"as a nonprofit, with a subgroup, Justice for Homicide Victims, as its public face. The Leaches assumed leadership of Justice for Homicide Victims in 1990, after Dunne who suffered from multiple sclerosis, moved to Arizona, where she died in 1997. Bob Leach served for many years as the president of Justice for Homicide Victims, and Marcella Leach was its longtime executive director. During the 1990s, the organization continued to push for improved law enforcement and longer penalties for convicted felons, including California's Three Strikes Law. By the late 1990s and early 2000s, with Leach as executive director, the group claimed"
"and a daughter, Melissa Leach. Penelope Leach Penelope Jane Leach (née Balchin; born November 19, 1937), is a British psychologist who researches and writes extensively on parenting issues from a child development perspective. Leach is best known for her book ""Your Baby and Child: From Birth to Age Five"", published in 1977, which has sold over two million copies to date and won the BMA award for “best medical book for general audiences” in 1998. Leach notes in the introduction to that book: ""Whatever you are doing, however you are coping, if you listen to your child and to your"
"Penelope Leach Penelope Jane Leach (née Balchin; born November 19, 1937), is a British psychologist who researches and writes extensively on parenting issues from a child development perspective. Leach is best known for her book ""Your Baby and Child: From Birth to Age Five"", published in 1977, which has sold over two million copies to date and won the BMA award for “best medical book for general audiences” in 1998. Leach notes in the introduction to that book: ""Whatever you are doing, however you are coping, if you listen to your child and to your own feelings, there will be"
"by a review in ""The Baltimore Sun"". Leach died on 24 August 2018 at the age of 76 from complications of a stroke he had while on vacation in Cabo San Lucas on 21 November 2017. His death was announced through a family statement. Leach and ""Lifestyles"" has been referenced and parodied many times in music, TV and films. Robin Leach Robin Douglas Leach (29 August 1941 – 24 August 2018) was an English entertainment reporter and writer from London. Beginning his career as a print journalist, first in England and then in the United States, he became best known"
"Rosemary Leach Rosemary Anne Leach (18 December 1935 – 21 October 2017) was a British stage, television and film actress. She won the 1982 Olivier Award for Best Actress in a New Play for ""84, Charing Cross Road"" and was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her roles in the films ""That'll Be the Day"" (1973) and ""A Room with a View"" (1986). She appeared in several TV mini-series, including ""Germinal"" (1970), ""The Jewel in the Crown"" (1984), ""The Charmer"" (1987), ""The Buccaneers"" (1995) and ""Berkeley Square"" (1998), and had a recurring role"
"each camp were then invited to a second week of instruction at Bognor Regis. The camps found 50 international players during Leach's life. Leach was named a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1966. Throughout his retirement, he was one of ""the sport's most influential ambassadors and promoters"", according to the ETTA. He played a major role in the work of Swaythling Club International (SCI), which helps former players with medical bills and helps them attend World Championships as spectators. He was SCI President from 1989 to 1991 and from 1993 to 1995; Honorary President in 1995;"
"2006 to 2014. Melissa Leach Melissa Leach, (born 5 January 1965) is a British geographer and social anthropologist. She studies sustainability and development concerns in policy-making and has a focus on the politics of science and technology of Africa. As of 2017 she was the Director of the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) at the University of Sussex. She earned her BA in geography with starred first honours at the University of Cambridge, and her MPhil and PhD in social anthropology from the SOAS University of London. Leach co-founded and directed the ESRC STEPS (Social, Technological and Environmental Pathways to"