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Alice Cooper, also known as the Alice Cooper Group or the Alice Cooper Band, was an American rock band formed in Phoenix, Arizona, in 1968.The band consisted of lead singer Vincent Furnier (who adopted the stage name Alice Cooper), Glen Buxton (lead guitar), Michael Bruce (rhythm guitar, keyboards), Dennis Dunaway (bass guitar), and Neal Smith (drums).
Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier; February 4, 1948) [1] is an American rock singer and songwriter whose career spans sixty years. With a raspy voice and a stage show that features numerous props and stage illusions, [2] Cooper is considered by music journalists and peers to be "The Godfather of Shock Rock". [3]
Dame Beatrix Lyall, née Rostron, and her husband George Lyall, B.A., Conservative Party politician and social activist, and her husband (né George Henry Hudson Pile), a solicitor; he changed his surname by deed poll in 1914 to "Lyall", his mother's maiden name, and his wife followed suit.
John Boehner, who served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and a Representative from Ohio at the time that the name change was announced, said he was "deeply disappointed" by the change, [7] while Regula, who had retired by the time the name change was announced, commented that Obama "thinks he is a dictator". [40]
Individuals who dropped their last name and substituted their middle name as their last name are listed. Those with a one-word stage name are listed in a separate article. In many cases, performers have legally changed their name to their stage name. [1] Note: Many cultures have their own naming customs and systems, some rather intricate.
William George Jordan (March 6, 1864 - April 20, 1928) was an American editor, lecturer and essayist. Life. Jordan was born in New York City on March 6, 1864.
[5] [6] His parents divorced when he was a toddler. [4] After Bowman was adopted by his mother's third husband, Bob Hamel, his mother changed his name to James David Hamel to remove his father's first name and surname and to preserve an uncle's first name, David. Vance therefore kept his nickname, JD. [7] [8] [9]
Other films to his credit included Rich Kids in 1979, which was written by his wife, Judith Ross George, [1] and Night Watch (1973), which starred Elizabeth Taylor. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] George's best-known film was My Dinner With Andre , which was released in 1981.