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John Herschel Glenn Jr. (Cambridge, Ohio; 18 de julio de 1921-Columbus, Ohio; 8 de diciembre de 2016) fue un aviador del Cuerpo de Marines de los Estados Unidos, astronauta, empresario y político estadounidense. Antes de incorporarse a la NASA fue un destacado piloto de combate en la Segunda Guerra Mundial, la Guerra civil china y la Guerra de ...
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John Glen (Sunbury-on-Thames, Inglaterra; 15 de mayo de 1932) es un editor y director de cine inglés, más conocido por su trabajo de dirección y edición en ocho películas de James Bond entre 1960 y 1980.
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Glenn was born John Herschel Glenn Jr. in Cambridge, Ohio, on July 18, 1921, to John and Clara Glenn. The family moved to New Concord, Ohio, when Glenn was 2 years old. According to Biography.com, Glenn began to show an interest in aeronautics at an early age. He graduated from New Concord High School in 1939 and went to Muskingum College. In addit...
On April 9, 1959, Glenn was selected with six others to NASA's first astronaut class, which would go on to be called the Mercury 7. This "original seven," as they were also known, included Wally Schirra, Donald "Deke" Slayton, Scott Carpenter, Alan Shepard, Virgil “Gus” Grissom and L. Gordon Cooper Jr. After his selection as a Mercury astronaut, Gl...
Though Glenn would never walk on the moon, his success boosted the U.S. space program to ride a wave that would lead to the Apollo 11 mission and the first human on the moon. Glenn retired from NASA in January 1964, more than five years prior to this momentous achievement. He was promoted to colonel in October 1964 and retired from the Marine Corps...
On Oct. 29, 1998, Glenn returned to space. This time, the astronaut left Earth aboard the space shuttle Discovery. As part of the nine-day STS-95 mission, Glenn served as a payload specialist. His involvement was also intended to determine the effect of space on older people, NASA explains. Glenn, who was 77 at the time, was the ideal choice for th...
Glenn's wife of 73 years was Anna Margaret Glenn, born Anna Margaret Castoron Feb.y 17, 1920, in Columbus, Ohio, to Homer and Margaret (Alley) Castor. The pair had met at a young age and became high-school sweethearts. Castor and Glenn were married on April 6, 1943. They had two children— John David, born in 1945, and Carolyn Ann, born in 1947 — as...
Glenn is a major part of the 1983 movie "The Right Stuff," which was directed by Philip Kaufman and based on the book of the same name by Tom Wolfe. The film, in which John Glenn is portrayed by Ed Harris and Annie Glenn is played by Mary Jo Deschanel, tells the story of the beginnings of the U.S. space program and the Mercury 7 crew, starting with...
Watch NASA footage introducing the Mercury 7 astronauts to the public on April 9, 1959, and learn more about the work of the other astronauts who formed this inaugural class of U.S. space heroes. See the 1962 newsreel telling the story of John Glenn's historic orbital flight. Look through photos of the Mercury 7 crew in training in this Life.com ar...
John Glen (born 15 May 1932) is a retired English film director and editor. He is best known for his work on the James Bond series, firstly by editing a number of earlier James Bond films and then later moving on to direct a further five Bond films in the franchise. Life and career.
- 1948–2015
- 15 May 1932 (age 91), Sunbury-on-Thames, England
Hace 2 días · Glen Powell, Anthony Mackie and Academy Award winner Laura Dern have signed on to star in “Monsanto,” the latest film from writer-director John Lee Hancock (“The Blind Side,” “Saving Mr ...
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23 de ene. de 2024 · 23 January 2024. By Becky Morton,Political reporter. PA Media. The Civil Service must "do more with less" and make better use of technology to improve the efficiency of government, a minister has...
