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"George Trevor Branston (3 September 1884 – 12 August 1969) was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket for Nottinghamshire and Oxford University from 1903 to 1913. Early life and education Branston was born at Newark-on-Trent, the second son of George Henry Branston, of The Friary, Newark, Nottinghamshire, a wealthy maltster, and his wife Gwynedd, daughter of Adam Eyton, JP, of Plas Llanerch-y-Mor, Flintshire. On George Henry Branston's purchase of Branston, Lincolnshire, in 1897, the family attained the status of landed gentry; by 1952, Trevor Branston was the head of this family.Burke's Landed Gentry, seventeenth edition, ed. L. G. Pine, Burke's Peerage Ltd, 1952, p. 249http://www.nottshistory.org.uk/monographs/biographies1901/obituary.htm Branston attended Charterhouse School in Surrey before going up to Hertford College, Oxford.Wisden 1970, p. 1017. An all rounder, he won cricket Blues in 1904, 1905 and 1906, and played for Nottinghamshire during the summer holidays as an amateur. Cricket career Branston was one of the leading players on the all-amateur MCC tour of New Zealand in 1906–07: he scored 119, one of only two centuries by the team, against Canterbury, and in all matches took 36 first-class wickets at an average of 18.69. He played in both of the representative matches against New Zealand, top-scoring in the first innings of the second match with 28.Don Neely & Richard Payne, Men in White: The History of New Zealand International Cricket, 1894–1985, Moa, Auckland, 1986, pp. 48–50. He also toured with MCC to North America in 1907 and Egypt in 1909. Playing for the Gentlemen of England against Cambridge University in 1908, he took three wickets in each innings and scored 58 and 194 not out, his highest first-class score, to take Gentlemen of England to 401 for 6 and a four-wicket victory. His best first-class bowling figures were 6 for 66, which helped Oxford to a 50-run victory over Kent in 1905. Personal life In 1912, Branston married Ethel May, daughter of J. E. Anderton, MBE, MD, of New Mills, Derbyshire. They had one child, a daughter, Audrey (born 1913), who married Major Ernest Nugent Oldrey, OBE, of the Royal Artillery, and had a son, Timothy Nugent Oldrey. The Branston family of Branston was extinct at Trevor Branston's death as both he and his only brother, Henry Eyton Branston (1878–1934), of The Old Hall, Balderton, Newark-on-Trent, had died without male issue.Burke's Family Index, ed. Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd, Burke's Peerage Ltd, 1976, p. 18 The family lived both at Branston and at 31, St James Close, Regent's Park, NW8. References External links 1884 births 1969 deaths People from Newark-on-Trent English cricketers Nottinghamshire cricketers Oxford University cricketers Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers Gentlemen cricketers Gentlemen of England cricketers People educated at Charterhouse School Alumni of Hertford College, Oxford "
"Samuel Pook may refer to: * Samuel M. Pook (1804–1878), Boston-based American naval architect * Samuel Hartt Pook (1827–1901), his son, Boston-based American naval architect "
"Poor Papa is a 1928 animated short subject film, produced and directed by Walt Disney. The cartoon is the first produced Oswald cartoon, featuring Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, a character that Disney and Ub Iwerks created for Universal Pictures and Charles B. Mintz. Oswald would later serve as the basis for Mickey Mouse. Plot Oswald has to stop storks from delivering bunny children. History In the early summer of 1927, Disney finished the cartoon Poor Papa. However, Universal was not very satisfied. They had expected a more Charlie Chaplin-like character and thought Oswald was too elderly and too fat. Disney agreed to make some changes and the cartoon was not released in theatres at the time. So Disney made a second Oswald cartoon known as Trolley Troubles, which was well received and released instead. As for Poor Papa, it was released eventually in theatres, although Universal held it back until 1928. In total, nine Oswald cartoons were released in 1927. Preservation status After its release, Poor Papa was believed to be lost for many years, until around in the 2000s, where 3 surviving copies were found in the United Kingdom. All three copies were sold to private collectors. In 2007, Disney attempted to purchase one of the three copies during production of The Adventures of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit DVD, but failed.http://ramapithblog.blogspot.com/2010/09/lucky-new-oswald-finds.html Later, in 2015, Disney successfully purchased one of the three copies, and Poor Papa was released in the "Signature Edition" Blu-Ray of Pinocchio. References 1928 films American silent short films 1928 animated films American animated short films Disney animated short films, 1920s Films directed by Walt Disney Universal Pictures short films Universal Pictures animated short films Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoons American films American black-and-white films "