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The Porter is a Canadian-American television drama series created by Arnold Pinnock and Bruce Ramsay which premiered on CBC Television on February 21, 2022, [1] and on BET+ in the United States on May 5, 2022. [2] [3] It depicts the story of the first Black Canadian labour union in North America. [4] [5]
Porter (monastery), the monk appointed to be the one who interacts with the public; Pullman porter, a railroad employee who assists passengers on sleeping cars; Deal porter, a dockworker specializing in handling baulks of softwood; Doorman (profession), American English for the occupation known in British English as porter
William H. Porter (1861–1926), prominent banker in New York City; William Porter (athlete) (1926–2000), American track and field hurdler William Sydney Porter (1862–1910), American writer who used the pen name O. Henry
William "Bill" Franklin Porter III (March 24, 1926 – March 10, 2000) was an American track and field athlete, gold medal winner of the 110-meter hurdles at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Born in Jackson, Michigan , Porter attended the Jackson High School , but did not compete in any sport there.
Jane Porter (3 December 1775 – 24 May 1850) was an English historical novelist, dramatist and literary figure. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Her bestselling novels, Thaddeus of Warsaw (1803) and The Scottish Chiefs (1810) are seen as among the earliest historical novels in a modern style and among the first to become bestsellers.
Katherine Anne Porter was born in Indian Creek, Texas, as Callie Russell Porter to Harrison Boone Porter and Mary Alice (Jones) Porter. Although her father claimed maternal descent from American frontiersman Daniel Boone, Porter herself altered this alleged descent to be from Boone's brother Jonathan as "the record of his descendants was obscure, so that no-one could contradict her".
A glass of porter, showing characteristic dark body. Porter is a style of beer that was developed in London in the early 18th century. [1] [2] It is well-hopped and dark in appearance owing to the use of brown malt. [3] The name is believed to have originated from its popularity with porters. [4] Porter is a type of ale. [5] [6] [7]
John Clinton Porter (April 4, 1871 – May 27, 1959) was a U.S. political figure.The Los Angeles Times wrote that he represented a "unique mixture of reform politics and xenophobic Protestant populism [that] took him quite literally from the junk yard to City Hall."