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| Born | Graham Michael Pountney 6 February 1953 |
| Education | Bristol Old Vic Theatre School |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, director |
| Spouse | Suki Turner |
Graham Michael Pountney (born 6 February 1953) is a British actor.
His television credits include: Angels , The Cleopatras , Howards' Way , Peak Practice , Doctors , Sea of Souls , Hustle and New Tricks . [1]
Anthony Charles 'Budge' Pountney is a rugby union coach and retired player. A flanker, he played in the Northampton Saints side that won the 1999–2000 Heineken Cup.
Christine Pountney is a Canadian author. She has published three novels, and has written for The Guardian, the New York Times Magazine, the Walrus, Brick Magazine, and Nuvo.
Sir David Willoughby Pountney is a British-Polish theatre and opera director and librettist internationally known for his productions of rarely performed operas and new productions of classic works. He has directed over ten world premières, including three by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies for whom he wrote the librettos of The Doctor of Myddfai, Mr Emmet Takes a Walk and Kommilitonen!
Mirandolina is a comic opera in three acts by Bohuslav Martinů, with a libretto by the composer after Carlo Goldoni's 1751 comedy La locandiera. Salieri had an opera on the same subject premiered at the Vienna Kärtnertortheater in 1773.
St Laurence Pountney was a Church of England parish church in the Candlewick ward of the City of London. It was destroyed in the Great Fire of 1666, and not rebuilt.
Pountney is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
David Pountney is an English former footballer. He played in The Football League for Shrewsbury Town, Aston Villa and Chester City. He played in several positions including winger and wing half.
Opera North is an opera company based at the Grand Theatre, Leeds. This article covers the period between the severing of its ties with English National Opera and the departure of its founding music director David Lloyd-Jones.
William Latymer or Latimer (1499–1583) was an English evangelical clergyman, Dean of Peterborough from 1560. He was chaplain to Anne Boleyn, and is best known for his biography of her, the Chronickille of Anne Bulleyne.
Edward I'Anson was an English architect who was president of both the Royal Institute of British Architects and the Surveyors' Institution. He was a leading designer of commercial buildings in the City of London.
Samuel Pountney Smith JP was an English architect who practised in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England.
Kommilitonen! is an opera by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. The libretto is by David Pountney, who was also the director of the premiere performances in March 2011.
Stefanos Lazaridis was a stage designer, best known for his work in opera. Originally intended for a business career, he studied stage design in London, and was quickly in demand in theatres and opera houses, working with John Copley and other directors.
Figaro Gets a Divorce is an opera by the Russian-British composer Elena Langer to a libretto by David Pountney. It premiered on 21 February 2016 at the Welsh National Opera at Cardiff.
Sir John Ward, of Hookfield, Clay Hill, Epsom, Surrey and St Laurence Pountney, London, was a British merchant, banker and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1701 and 1726. He was an original Governor of the Bank of England and served as Lord Mayor of London in 1718.
Pountney Hill House is a Grade II listed building on Laurence Pountney Hill, in the City of London, U.K. It was built in the late 19th century. In 2015, a window cleaner fell to his death while cleaning a window in the building.
The Merchant of Venice is an opera by André Tchaikowsky (1935–1982) to a libretto, based on the Shakespeare play, by John O'Brien. Written between 1968 and 1982, it was first performed in 2013 at the Bregenz Festival. The British premiere was presented by the Welsh National Opera in September 2016.
Ronald Alan Pountney is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. A West Bromwich Albion supporter, he was named after Ronnie Allen. His style of play was based on "hard work, graft and unselfishness". He was named as Southend United's Player of the Year three times. He was given a free transfer by manager Bobby Moore in 1985, however a testimonial match against West Ham United was cancelled after West Ham had a rearranged fixture clash with the event. He eventually received a testimonial game in 2000. After retiring as a player he worked as a painter and decorator.
The 1965–66 English football season was Aston Villa's 66th season in the Football League, this season playing in the Football League First Division. Villa finished 16th, below Arsenal and Newcastle United and just above Sheffield Wednesday and Nottingham Forest.
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