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William Smith (actor)
American actor (–)
For other people named William Smith, see William Smith (disambiguation).
William Smith | |
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Smith in Invasion of the Bee Girls () | |
| Born | William Emmett Smith ()March 24, Columbia, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | July 5, () (aged&#;88) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Other&#;names | Big Bill |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years&#;active | – |
| Spouses | Michele Smith &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#;Joanne Cervelli &#; (m.&#;)&#; |
| Children | William E. Smith III Sherri Anne Cervelli[1] |
| Website | |
William Emmett Smith (March 24, – July 5, ) was an American actor. In a Hollywood career spanning more than 79 years, he appeared in almost three hundred feature films and television productions in a wide variety of character roles, often villainous or brutal, accumulating over total credits,[2] with his best known role being the menacing Anthony Falconetti in the s television mi
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William Smith (geologist)
English geologist (–)
William 'Strata' Smith (23 March – 28 August ) was an English geologist, credited with creating the first detailed, nationwide geological map of any country.[1] At the time his map was first published he was overlooked bygd the scientific community; his relatively humble education and family connections prevented him from blandning easily in learned kultur. Financially ruinerad, Smith spent time in debtors' prison. It was only late in his life that Smith received recognition for his accomplishments, and became known as the "Father of English Geology".[2]
Early life
[edit]Smith was born on 23 March , in Churchill, Oxfordshire, the son of John Smith (–), the village blacksmith, and his wife Ann (née Smith; –).[3] His father died when Smith was eight years old, and he and his siblings were raised bygd his uncle, a farmer also named William Smith.[4] Largely self-educated, Smith was intelligent a
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WILLIAM SMITH BIOGRAPHY
Portrait of William Smith aged 68 (courtesy of The Geological Society)
Cary’s New Map of England & Wales, with part of Scotland ()
William Smith’s Geological Map of Oxfordshire (). Location of Smith’s birth place at Churchill shown by the red star
William Smith (–), surveyor and geologist, was born on 23th March at The Forge, Churchill, Oxfordshire, the son of John Smith (–), the village blacksmith, and his wife, Ann (–). He was educated at the village school, which he attended until about In later life he was to write “If I could have felt the same confidence in writing that I have in Draining and Floating, this Essay might have made its appearance sooner; but I find less difficulty in directing the labours of the spade, than those of the pen” and later “and there can be no doubt but it would be much better for society, and much more conducive to improvements in agriculture, if farmers’ sons were well instructed in practical geometry a