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Charles Henry Purcell (27 January 1883 – 7 September 1951) [1] was one of the most distinguished civil engineers in the United States during the 20th century. He was the chief engineer of the San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge, which was his most notable design.
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Charles Purcell Cecil was born in Louisville, Kentucky, 4 September 1893. He graduated from the Naval Academy and was commissioned ensign in 1916. [2] He served aboard USS Yankton (1893) during World War I. He was Commanding officer of USS Greer (DD-145) and USS Cummings (DD-365) in the 1930s prior to World War II.
Purcell was born in St Ann's Lane, Old Pye Street, Westminster in 1659. Henry Purcell Senior, [4] whose older brother Thomas Purcell was a musician, was a gentleman of the Chapel Royal and sang at the coronation of King Charles II of England. Henry the elder had three sons: Edward, Henry and Daniel.
England, My England is a 1995 British historical film directed by Tony Palmer and starring Michael Ball, Simon Callow, Lucy Speed and Robert Stephens.It depicts the life of the composer Henry Purcell, seen through the eyes of a playwright in the 1960s who is trying to write a play about him. [1]
Reginald Mobley (born 21 October 1977) [1] is an African-American countertenor.He was raised singing jazz and gospel music, but trained in the classical repertoire. He is best known for singing the works of Henry Purcell and Johann Sebastian Bach. [2]
With financial assistance from William Purcell's father, Charles A. Purcell, the firm was able to realize the project. [8] The Purcell family moved into the house at Christmas, 1913. [9] In 1916, a decline in commissions induced Purcell to take a position as advertising manager at Alexander Brothers Leather and Belting Company in Philadelphia.
Charles Wesley's hymn "Love Divine, All Loves Excelling" was first sung to Purcell's music for "Fairest Isle", and in places echoes its lyrics. [8] In 1770, when David Garrick staged a version of King Arthur deprived of many of Purcell's songs, particularly those in the act 5 masques, "Fairest Isle" survived the cuts. [9]