Kurtz
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In fiction
- Kurtz (Heart of Darkness)Kurtz (Heart of Darkness)Mr. Kurtz is a central fictional character in Joseph Conrad's novella Heart of Darkness. A trader of ivory in Africa and commander of a trading post, he monopolises his position as a demigod among native Africans. Kurtz meets with the protagonist, Marlow, who returns him to the coast via steamboat...
, main character of Joseph Conrad's novel Heart of Darkness - Colonel Walter E. KurtzWalter E. KurtzColonel Walter E. Kurtz is a fictional character and the main antagonist of the 1979 film Apocalypse Now, portrayed by Marlon Brando. Colonel Kurtz is based on the character of a 19th century ivory trader, also called Kurtz, from the novella Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad.-Biography:Walter...
, the main antagonist of the film Apocalypse Now, played by Marlon Brando, which is based on the Conrad story, but in a Vietnam War setting - Dr Kurtz, a character in Robert ArdreyRobert ArdreyRobert Ardrey was an American playwright and screenwriter who returned to his academic training in anthropology and the behavioral sciences in the 1950s....
's play Thunder RockThunder Rock (play)Thunder Rock is a 1939 play by Robert Ardrey.In the United States, Thunder Rock was produced by the Group Theater and opened 14 November 1939 and closed three weeks later. Lee J...
and the filmThunder Rock (film)Thunder Rock is a 1942 British drama film with supernatural elements, directed by Roy Boulting and starring Michael Redgrave, James Mason, Lilli Palmer and Barbara Mullen.-Background:...
based on the play.
Places
In the United States:- Kurtz, IndianaKurtz, IndianaKurtz is an unincorporated town in Owen Township, Jackson County, Indiana....
- Kurtz, Michigan
- Kurtz Township, MinnesotaKurtz Township, MinnesotaKurtz Township is a township in Clay County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 288 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...
- Kurtz's Mill Covered BridgeKurtz's Mill Covered BridgeKurtz's Mill Covered Bridge is a covered bridge that spans Mill Creek in the Lancaster County Park in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States...
, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
People with surname
- Bob KurtzBob KurtzBob Kurtz, founder of , is a director, producer, artist, and designer who primarily works in films and TV commercials. He attended the Chouinard Art Institute...
, director, producer, artist, and designer who primarily works in films and TV commercials - Bob Kurtz (broadcaster)Bob Kurtz (broadcaster)Bob Kurtz is an American sportscaster, currently broadcasting games for the Minnesota Wild hockey team. He has previously been a play-by-play announcer for the...
, American sportscaster - David B. KurtzDavid B. KurtzDavid Brown Kurtz , aka Daniel Brown Kurtz, was an American Whig and Democratic politician from California.Kurtz was born 1819 in Pennsylvania. He came to San Diego in 1850 where he studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1856...
(1819–1898), American politician in California - Dayna KurtzDayna KurtzDayna Kurtz is an American singer/songwriter from New Jersey. Her music is described as a blend of Jazz, Folk and Pop. Critic James Reed of the Boston Globe wrote in a review of Beautiful Yesterday that "there's no logical reason why singer-songwriter Dayna Kurtz is not a full-blown...
, American singer/songwriter - Efrem KurtzEfrem KurtzEfrem Kurtz was a Russian conductor. He studied at the Saint Petersburg conservatory with Alexander Glazunov and Nikolai Tcherepnin, among others. He later studied in Riga, Berlin and in Leipzig, in the last city as a pupil of Arthur Nikisch....
(1900–1995), conductor - Eugene KurtzEugene KurtzEugene Allen Kurtz was an American composer of contemporary classical music.He received an M.A. in music from the Eastman School of Music in 1949. His instructors included Arthur Honegger, Darius Milhaud, and Max Deutsch...
(1923–2006), American composer - Frank KurtzFrank KurtzCol. Frank Allen Kurtz is known as an Olympic diver, as an aviator, the United States Army Air Force being awarded the Croix de Guerre, 3 Distinguished Flying Crosses, 3 Silver Stars, 3 Air Medals, 5 Presidential Citations...
(1911–1996), diver and aviator - Frank Kurtz (director)Frank Kurtz (director)Frank Kurtz is a filmmaker, retailer, and editor, as well as the creator of the Creepsville comic book, which was originally published by Gogo Publications.-Career:...
, creator of the Creepsville comic-book series - Gary KurtzGary KurtzGary Kurtz is an American film producer whose list of credits include American Graffiti, Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back. He later produced The Dark Crystal and Return to Oz after departing from the Star Wars series...
(born 1940), a producer on Star Wars - Gerdina Hendrika KurtzGerdina Hendrika KurtzGerdina Hendrika Kurtz was a Dutch historian, writer and archivist. She published under the name, G.H. Kurtz.-Early years:Gerda Kurtz was born in Amsterdam, and moved to Haarlem with her family at age seven. She studied at a girl's school there, but her mother died when she was only 13 and she...
(1899–1989), Dutch historian, writer and archivist - Glenn KurtzGlenn KurtzGlenn Kurtz is a writer and the author of Practicing: A Musician's Return to Music . He lives in New York City, where he is currently working on a novel.-Biography:...
(born 1962), American writer - Hal KurtzHal KurtzHarold James Kurtz , nicknamed "Bud", is an American former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. He was signed by the Cleveland Indians before the 1962 season, and played for them in 1968...
(born 1943), Major League Baseball pitcher - Howard KurtzHoward KurtzHoward "Howie" Alan Kurtz is an American journalist and author with a special focus on the media. He is host of CNN's Reliable Sources program, and Washington bureau chief for The Daily Beast. He is the former media writer for The Washington Post. He has written five books about the media...
(born 1953), American journalist, author and media critic - Jacob Banks KurtzJacob Banks KurtzJacob Banks Kurtz was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.J. Banks Kurtz was born in Delaware Township, Juniata County, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and from Dickinson School of Law in 1893...
(1867–1960), United States Congressman from Pennsylvania - Johann Heinrich KurtzJohann Heinrich KurtzJohann Heinrich Kurtz was a German Lutheran theologian.Kurtz was born in Monschau near Aachen and educated at Halle and Bonn...
(1809–1890), German Lutheran theologian - Joseph Edward Kurtz (born 1946), Roman Catholic Archbishop of Louisville, Kentucky
- Joyce KurtzJoyce KurtzJoyce Hedy Kurtz , better known as Joyce Kurtz or Joyce Kurtz Mahan, is a voice actress.Some of her television credits are as follows:*True Blood*Deadwood*Big Love*Dexter*House M.D....
(born 1958), American voice actress - Justin KurtzJustin KurtzJustin Kurtz is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the EHC Black Wings Linz of the Austrian Hockey League.-Playing career:...
(born 1977), Canadian ice hockey player - Katherine KurtzKatherine KurtzKatherine Kurtz is the author of numerous fantasy novels, most notably the Deryni novels. Although born in America, for the past several years, up until just recently, she has lived in a castle in Ireland...
(born 1944), fantasy author - Linda KurtzLinda KurtzLinda Kurtz is an American beauty queen and broadcast journalist from Dover, Delaware, who was crowned Miss Delaware in 2004. She went on to compete for the title of Miss America 2005 in Atlantic City where she was a Quality of Life Award Finalist. The pageant was ultimately won by Deidre Downs of...
, American beauty queen and television host - Lucy Cometina KurtzLucy Cometina KurtzLucy Cometina Kurtz was born in West Derby, Lancashire, England, and christened on 4 September 1861 at St. Peter in Liverpool. She was the wife of Douglas Hyde, the first President of Ireland. She died on 31 December 1937 at Ratra in Frenchpark, County Roscommon in Ireland, just before her husband...
(1861–1937), wife of Douglas Hyde, the first President of Ireland - Maxine KurtzMaxine KurtzMaxine Kurtz is an American city planner. She became head of the Denver Planning Office in 1947 and was the first woman to organize and direct the planning department of a major American city...
(born 1921), American city planner - Mike KurtzMike KurtzMichael "Sheeny Mike" Kurtz was an American burglar and gang leader in New York City during the mid-to late 19th century. He was one of the co-founders of the Dutch Mob, along with Little Freddie and Johnny Irving, during the 1870s...
(c. 1845–1904), American burglar and gang leader in New York City - Oliver KurtzOliver KurtzOliver Kurtz is a former field hockey forward from Germany, who won the gold medal with the Men's National Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He was suspended for two years from international hockey for returning a positive test to cocaine at a pre-Olympic tournament in Atlanta...
(born 1971), former field hockey forward from Germany - Paul KurtzPaul KurtzPaul Kurtz is a prominent American skeptic and secular humanist. He has been called "the father of secular humanism." He is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the State University of New York at Buffalo, having previously also taught at Vassar, Trinity, and Union colleges, and the New School for...
(born 1925), American philosopher and prominent skeptic - Stanley KurtzStanley KurtzStanley Kurtz is an American social commentator who identifies with the conservative movement.-Career and works:He is a Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center and a former Adjunct fellow with Hudson Institute, with a special interest in America's "culture wars." Kurtz writings on the...
, contributing editor for National Review Online - Scott Kurtz, author of the webcomic Player Vs. Player
- Stephen G. KurtzStephen G. KurtzStephen G. Kurtz was an American academic, known mostly for his writings on the American Revolution.He held degrees from Princeton University and the University of Pennsylvania....
, American historian - Steve KurtzSteve KurtzSteve Kurtz is a professor of art at the SUNY Buffalo, former professor of art history at Carnegie Mellon University and a founding member of the performance art group, Critical Art Ensemble. He is known for his work in BioArt, and Electronic Civil Disobedience, and because of his arrest by the FBI...
, performance artist - Swoosie KurtzSwoosie KurtzSwoosie Kurtz is an American actress. She began her career in theater during the 1970s and shortly thereafter began a career in television, garnering ten nominations and winning one Emmy Award. Her most famous television project was her role on the 1990s NBC drama Sisters...
(born 1944), American actress, daughter of Frank Kurtz - Thomas Eugene KurtzThomas Eugene KurtzThomas Eugene Kurtz is an American computer scientist who co-developed the BASIC programming language during 1963 to 1964, together with John G. Kemeny....
(born 1928), computer scientist who co-developed the BASIC programming language - William Henry KurtzWilliam Henry KurtzWilliam Henry Kurtz was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.William H. Kurtz was born in York, Pennsylvania. He attended the common schools and the York County Academy at York. He studied law, was admitted to the bar on January 7, 1828, and commenced...
(1804–1868), United States Congressman from Pennsylvania
See also
- Kurz (disambiguation)
- 6629 Kurtz6629 Kurtz6629 Kurtz is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 17, 1982 by E. Bowell at the Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory.- External links :*...
, a main-belt asteroid - Cowchock Wapner Kurtz syndrome