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William Alexander (born Wilhelm Alexander; [1] 2 April 1915 – 24 January 1997), known as Bill Alexander on his TV show, was a German painter, art instructor, and television host. He was the creator and host of The Magic of Oil Painting (1974–1982) television series that ran on PBS in the United States.
William Alexander Paterson was born in Hunstanton, Norfolk, England, on 23 February 1948 [1] to William and Rosemary Paterson (née McCormack). He was a boarder at St. Lawrence College, Ramsgate, Kent before going on to Keele University (1969–1973) where he studied English and founded an experimental theatre group called Guerilla Theatre based on the principles of the Polish theatre director ...
Bill Alexander (engineer) (William Hector, 1927–1995), British avionics engineer William Alexander, 1st Earl of Stirling (c. 1567–1640), British colonial organizer William Alexander (the younger) (c. 1602–1638), founder of the colony at Port Royal; son of the 1st Earl of Stirling
The Magic of Oil Painting is an American half-hour instructional television show hosted by painter Bill Alexander which ran from February 18, 1974 to May 10, 1982 on PBS, produced by member station KOCE in Huntington Beach, California.
Alexander was the son of a carpenter, born into a large working-class family in the rural English town of Ringwood, Hampshire. [2] Influenced by both his mother's political beliefs and the British National Hunger March of 1932, Alexander joined the CPGB in 1932, studied chemistry at the University of Reading and became an industrial chemist, although much of his time was spent promoting ...
William Vollie Alexander Jr. (born January 16, 1934) is an American retired politician who represented the U.S. state of Arkansas in the United States House of Representatives from 1969 to 1993, rising to the post of Chief Deputy Majority Whip.
William Anderson Alexander (June 6, 1889 – April 23, 1950) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the Georgia Institute of Technology from 1920 to 1944, compiling a record of 134–95–15. Alexander has the second most victories of any Tech football coach.
William John Alexander (June 12, 1924 – June 17, 1997), better known as Bill Alexander, was a Canadian football halfback who played for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League. He played nine games for the Stampeders from 1946 to 1947. [1] He died at Rockyview General Hospital in Calgary in June 1997, five days after turning 73 ...