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Brian Taylor is an American film director, cinematographer, camera operator, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for frequently collaborating with Mark Neveldine as Neveldine/Taylor.
Taylor attended the Los Angeles Film School in Hollywood and began his career as a cinematographer, working on a series on independent films and low-budget shorts. In the early 2000s, Taylor united with Mark Neveldine, both becoming known for their engineering skills as cinematographers and camera operators. They invented "The Roller Dolly," and immediately submitted it for a patent. The hand-built device allows the duo to use rods to carry cameras and rollerblade simultaneously.
In February of 2012 Taylor signed a seven-figure deal with Sony Pictures to write and direct a film adaptation of the Twisted Metal video game series. It will be his first feature without his partner Mark Neveldine.
Brian Taylor (born 12 February 1954) is an English-born footballer who played as a Defender in the Football League in the 1960s and 1970s.
He started as a trainee with Middlesbrough in 1971 but after 18 league appearances he transferred to Doncaster Rovers in 1975, making his debut on 6 December 1975 against Torquay United.
After making 131 senior appearances for Rovers he transferred to Rochdale, and made over 150 league appearances for them.
Brian Taylor (戴萊) (6 July 1939 – 8 December 1984) was a successful jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing best known for riding Snow Knight to victory in the 1974 Epsom Derby.
Taylor was born in Southend-on-Sea, in Essex, England. Among his other career wins were the Princess Margaret Stakes (1971), Cherry Hinton Stakes (1971), Cork and Orrery Stakes (1973), Earl of Sefton Stakes (1977), Sandown Classic Trial (1978), July Cup (1971), Derby Stakes (1974, on Snow Knight), John Porter Stakes (1981), Ormonde Stakes (1981), Craven Stakes (1983), and in France, the Prix Gontaut-Biron (1984).
While racing at the Sha Tin Racecourse in Hong Kong on 8 December 1984, his mount, Silver Star (銀星一號), stumbled, throwing him off his saddle while crossing the finish line. Taylor would succumb two days later in hospital from the serious neck and head injuries he had received.
Taylor was suffering from shingles that day, and wanted someone else to replace him for that race. At the last minute, however, he decided to do the race himself which turned out to be his last.
Brian Taylor (born 1964) is an American financial executive. He is the Founder and CEO of Pine River Capital Management LP. Taylor has previously held positions at EBF & Associates.
Brian Taylor received a BS in Accounting summa cum laude from Millikin University in 1986. He then completed his MBA with a concentration in Finance and a specialization in Statistics from the University of Chicago in 1988.
Taylor’s career began at EBF & Associates in 1988 where he was a trader before being named head of the convertible arbitrage group in 1994, and Partner in 1997. During his time at EBF, Taylor worked with Aaron Yeary and others, who later joined him at Pine River. In 2002, Taylor left the company to start his global relative value hedge fund, Pine River Capital Management with a $5.3 million initial investment. The firm has grown to over $15 billion in assets under management and employs 450 people globally, with nine offices. Taylor has helped to build a Pine River presence in mainland China that focuses on deep-dive research on China’s on-shore markets. Under Taylor’s guidance, the firm was recognized by Institutional Investor as Relative Value Hedge Fund Manager of the Year in 2012 and 2013. He is currently CEO of Pine River and Chairman of Two Harbors Investment Corporation. Taylor also serves on the Minneapolis Institute of Arts Board of Trustees.
Brian Taylor was a UK bodybuilding champion. He won titles including Mr. International, Mr. Yorkshire, and Mr. North-East Britain. He died in 1980 at the age of 38 from a heart attack. Brian was Paul Dowson's uncle and lived in Doncaster South Yorkshire.
Taylor came 6th in the short class of the 1976 NABBA Mr. Universe (amateur) contest.
1976 NABBA Mr. Universe (amateur)
Overall amateur Mr. Universe: Shigeru Sugita - Japan
Tall Class
Medium Class
Short Class
The 1976 Professional category of Mr. Universe was won by Serge Nubret.
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Hatt al-hudad (Through the tempest)
Al-maahn al-baiid (be it deluge or sand)
Ay-yah idare (A singular voice)
Adamm malum (speaks through the torrent)
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