Pat Collins (lighting designer)

Pat Collins is an American lighting designer.

Career

Collins made her Broadway debut with a 1976 revival of Threepenny Opera. Her additional New York City credits include Ain't Misbehavin', King of Hearts, I'm Not Rappaport, Execution of Justice, The Heidi Chronicles, Conversations with My Father, The Sisters Rosensweig, Proof, Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, and Doubt.

In 1986, Collins won the Tony Award for Best Lighting Design for I'm Not Rappaport and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design for Execution of Justice.

Pat Collins has also been active with regional theaters such as Hartford Stage Company, Goodman Theater, McCarter Theater, Steppenwolf, Lincoln Center, Mark Taper Forum, Old Globe Theater and Ford’s Theater.

"Good People"

In the production "Good People", Pat Collins goal was to bring naturalism to the show. Collins was aware not only of the need to hear actors but also the need to see them speak. She says that the lighting was dictated by what scenic designer John Lee Beatty did with the sets, but her job went a little deeper than that. "It is really quite specific in its locations, and it is about trying to make you believe those locations that became my job as well as making sure that you heard because you could see those actors all of the time."

Pat Collins

Tharon Leslie "Pat" Collins (September 13, 1896 – May 20, 1960) was an American baseball catcher who played ten seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the St. Louis Browns, New York Yankees and Boston Braves from 1919 to 1929. He batted and threw right-handed and also played five games at first base.

Collins played minor league baseball for the Joplin Miners until 1919, when he signed with the St. Louis Browns. After spending six seasons with the organization, Collins spent a one-year sojourn in the minor leagues before he was traded to the New York Yankees, where he spent the next three years and played in the famous 1927 Murderers' Row lineup. At the conclusion of the 1928 season, he was traded to the Boston Braves, with whom he played his last game on May 23, 1929. A two-time World Series champion, he is famous for being the only major league player to pinch hit and pinch run in the same game.

Personal life

Collins was born on September 13, 1896 in Sweet Springs, Missouri. His mother, Sarah, ran a boarding house, and he had three siblings: Ola, Mildred, and Rathal. He attended school in Sweet Springs before moving to Kansas City, Kansas to play sandlot ball. He was married to Daisy C. Collins. During his time with the Yankees, his teammate Babe Ruth—who usually called everyone "Kid" due to his inability to remember people's names—mockingly gave Collins the nickname "Horse Nose". After his major league career ended, he went on to run a restaurant in Kansas City, then operate a tavern in Lawrence, Kansas until 1952.

Pat Collins (disambiguation)

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Pat Collins (showman)

Patrick Collins (12 May 1859 - 9 December 1943) was a Liberal MP for Walsall (1922–1924) and Mayor of Walsall (1938), but is chiefly remembered for his involvement in the fairground industry. His name remains in the company "Pat Collins Funfairs". He was also an early presenter of moving pictures both in travelling shows and cinemas. At one point he was running 4 separate fairs a week as well as owning 13 cinemas and some skating rinks.

Life

Collins was born 12 May 1859 on a fairground in Chester, one of 5 children of John Collins an agricultural labourer of Irish descent. He went to St. Werburgh Catholic School in Chester but left at the age of ten to go travelling with his family. He had two wives, Flora Ross (married 1880, died 1933) and Clara Mullett, who was his secretary. They married in 1934 and she survived him. Flora gave him a son, Patrick Ross Collins (born 7 March 1886) who continued the business. Pat Collins Ltd was created in 1899, when he had established a round of fairs in the Black Country based on traditional holidays or 'Wakes' from August to October.

Pat Collins (hypnotist)

Patricia Ann Collins (May 7, 1935 – May 31, 1997) was an American hypnotist.

Early life

Collins was born in Detroit, Michigan, on May 7, 1935.

Career

Collins mentioned in interviews that hypnosis helped her recover from a nervous breakdown. She later studied the art and came up with a nightclub act in which you hypnotized volunteers from the audience. She owned a nightclub on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood, where she would perform her act, as well as use hypnosis for therapeutic purposes. She became known as the "Hip Hypnotist". At her zenith, Collins earned $4,000 per week.

In 1966, Collins appeared as herself on The Lucy Show, in an episode titled "Lucy and Pat Collins", on which she hypnotized Lucille Ball's and Gale Gordon's characters, Lucy Carmichael and Mr. Mooney. She also appeared in the film Divorce American Style. Collins was seen on the panel shows What's My Line? and I've Got a Secret and on the game show Hollywood Squares.

Collins resided in Beverly Hills until 1987. She then moved to Reno, Nevada, performing there and in Lake Tahoe through 1992, when she moved to San Bernardino with ill health.

Pat Collins (American football)

Pat Collins (born August 20, 1941) is a former American football coach. He was the seventh head football coach for the Northeast Louisiana University located in Monroe, Louisiana and he held that position for eight seasons, from 1981 until 1988. His coaching record at Northeast Louisiana was 57 wins, 35 losses, and 0 ties. As of the conclusion of the 2007 season, this ranks him first at University of Louisiana at Monroe in total wins and second at University of Louisiana at Monroe in winning percentage (.620).

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