Maitland is an English and Scottish surname. It arrived in Britain after the Norman conquest of 1066. There are two theories about its source. It is either a nickname reference to "bad temper/disposition" (Old French, Maltalent; Anglo Norman French, mautalent; Latin malum talentum), or it may be a locational reference to Mautalant, a place in Pontorson, France. The Brittany connection is less likely than that with Les Moitiers d'Allonne, near Carteret in the Cotentin. Mautalents continue to live in and near Les Moitiers d'Allonne, and the early mediaeval charters link the Maltalents of England and Scotland with the Morville family - originating from Morville, nr. Valonges, nearby, and Roger de Mowbray, whose family came from Aubigny, also nearby. The name gradually mutated to Mautalent and then Maitland, with the latter spelling appearing around 1250 and becoming settled in the late 14th century.

The earliest public record of the surname in Britain, after the Battle Abbey roll of 1066, dates to 1138 in Northumberland when Robert Maltalent witnessed a charter of Roger de Mowbray in Yorkshire.^[1]

People with this surname include:

• Adam Maitland (1885-1949) (UK politician)
• Charles Maitland, 3rd Earl of Lauderdale (c. 1620-1691), Scottish judge
• Clover Maitland (b. 1972), Australian women's field hockey player
• Edward Maitland (1824–1897), English humanitarian writer
• Edward Maitland (aviator) (1880–1921), British military aviator
• Frank Maitland (1909–2001), British Communist propagandist
• Frederic William Maitland (1850–1906), English jurist and historian
• Frederick Lewis Maitland (Royal Navy captain) (1730 – 1786), captain in the Royal Navy
• Frederick Lewis Maitland (Royal Navy rear-admiral) (1777 - 1839), son of the above, Rear admiral in the Royal Navy
• Frederick Maitland (1763–1848), English General, Napoleonic era
• Henry Maitland Wilson (1881–1964), British Army general
• James Maitland, 8th Earl of Lauderdale (1759–1839), representative peer for Scotland in the House of Lords
• John Maitland, 1st Lord Maitland of Thirlestane (1537–1595), Lord Chancellor of Scotland
• John Maitland, 1st Duke of Lauderdale (1616–1682), Scottish politician, and leader within the Cabal Ministry
• John Maitland (colonel) (1732–1779), British military officer
• John Maitland (Royal Navy officer) (1771–1836), Royal Navy admiral
• John Maitland (Conservative politician) (1903–1977), British politician in the Conservative party (Tory)
• John Alexander Fuller Maitland (1856–1936), British music critic and scholar
• Kier Maitland (born 1988), Canadian freestyle swimmer
• Lady Olga Maitland (born 1944), British politician
• Peregrine Maitland (1777–1854), British soldier and colonial administrator
• Richard Maitland (1496–1586), Scottish poet, Senator of the College of Justice, Ordinary Lord of Session
• Royal Maitland (1898–1946), Canadian politician in British Columbia
• Sara Maitland (born 1950), British writer
• Thomas Maitland (British Army officer) (1759–1824), British colonial governor and general
• Thomas Maitland, Lord Dundrennan (1792–1851), Scottish judge
• Thomas Maitland, 11th Earl of Lauderdale (1803–1878), British naval officer
• William Maitland of Lethington (1525–1573), 'Secretary Lethington' to Mary, Queen of Scots
• William Maitland (c.1693–1757), historian and topographer, History of London from Its Foundation to the Present Time

See also[link]

• James Maitland Stewart (1908–1997), American actor, widely known as James Stewart or Jimmy Stewart.

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Frederick Forsyth, CBE (born 25 August 1938) is an English author and occasional political commentator. He is best known for thrillers such as The Day of the Jackal, The Odessa File, The Fourth Protocol, The Dogs of War, The Devil's Alternative, The Fist of God, Icon, The Veteran, Avenger, The Afghan and The Cobra.

Early life and education[link]

The son of a furrier, Forsyth was born in Ashford, Kent. He was educated at Tonbridge School and later attended the University of Granada in Spain.^[1] Becoming a journalist, he joined Reuters in 1961 and later the BBC in 1965, where he served as an assistant diplomatic correspondent. From July to September 1967, he served as a correspondent covering the Nigerian Civil War between the region of Biafra and Nigeria. He left the BBC in 1968. Returning to Biafra as a freelance reporter, Forsyth wrote his first book, The Biafra Story, in 1969.^[1]

Works[link]

Forsyth decided to write a novel using similar research techniques to those used in journalism. His first full length novel, The Day of the Jackal, was published in 1971 and became an international bestseller and gained its author the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel. In this book, the Organisation Armée Secrète (a real-life terrorist group) hires an assassin to kill then-French President Charles de Gaulle. It was made into a film of the same name.

In Forsyth's second full-length novel, The Odessa File (1972), a reporter attempts to track down a certain ex-Nazi SS officer in modern Germany. The reporter discovers him via the diary of a Jewish Holocaust survivor who committed suicide earlier, but he is being shielded by an organization that protects ex-Nazis, called ODESSA. This book was later made into a movie with the same name, starring Jon Voight, but there were substantial alterations.

In The Dogs of War (1974) a British mining executive hires a group of mercenaries to overthrow the government of an African country so that he can install a puppet regime that will allow him cheap access to a colossal platinum-ore reserve. This book was also adapted to film, in 1981, starring Christopher Walken and Tom Berenger.

The Shepherd was an illustrated novella published in 1975. It tells of a nightmare journey by an RAF pilot while flying home for Christmas in the late 1950s. His attempts to find a rational explanation for his eventual rescue prove as troublesome as his experience.

Following this came The Devil's Alternative in 1979, which was set in 1982. In this book, the Soviet Union faces a disastrous grain harvest. The US is ready to help for some political and military concessions. A Politburo faction fight ensues. War is proposed as solution. Ukrainian freedom fighters complicate the situation later. In the end, a Swedish oil tanker built in Japan, a Russian airliner hijacked to West Berlin and various governments find themselves involved.

In 1982, No Comebacks, a collection of ten short stories, was published. Some of these stories had been written earlier. Many were set in the Republic of Ireland where Forsyth was living at the time. One of them, There Are No Snakes In Ireland, won him a second Edgar Allan Poe Award, this time for best short story.

The Fourth Protocol was published in 1984 and involves renegade elements within the Soviet Union attempting to plant a nuclear bomb near an American airbase in the UK, intending to influence the upcoming British elections and lead to the election of an anti-NATO, anti-American, anti-nuclear, pro-soviet Labour government. The Fourth Protocol was later filmed, starring Pierce Brosnan and Michael Caine, in 1987. Almost all of the political content was removed from the film.

Forsyth's tenth book came in 1989 with The Negotiator, in which the American President's son is kidnapped and one man's job is to negotiate his release.

Two years later, in 1991, The Deceiver was published. It includes four separate short stories reviewing the career of British secret agent Sam McCready. At the start of the novel, the Permanent Under-Secretary of State (PUSS) of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office requires the Chief of the SIS to push Sam into early retirement. The four stories are presented to a grievance committee in an attempt to allow Sam to stay on active duty with the SIS.

In 1994, Forsyth published The Fist of God, a novel which concerns the first Gulf War. Next, in 1996, he published Icon, about the rise of fascists to power in post-Soviet Russia.

In 1999, Forsyth published The Phantom of Manhattan, a sequel to The Phantom of the Opera. It was intended as a departure from his usual genre; Forsyth's explanation was that "I had done mercenaries, assassins, Nazis, murderers, terrorists, special forces soldiers, fighter pilots, you name it, and I got to think, could I actually write about the human heart?"^[2] However, it did not achieve the same success as his other novels, and he subsequently returned to modern-day thrillers.

In 2001, The Veteran, another collection of short stories, was published, followed by Avenger, published in September 2003, about a Canadian billionaire who hires a Vietnam veteran to bring his grandson's killer to the US. Avenger was released as a film starring Sam Elliot and Timothy Hutton.^[3]

The Afghan, published in August 2006, is an indirect sequel to The Fist of God. Set in the very near future, the threat of a catastrophic assault on the West, discovered on a senior al-Qaeda member's computer, compels the leaders of the US and the UK to attempt a desperate gambit—to substitute a seasoned British operative, retired Col. Mike Martin (of The Fist of God), for an Afghan Taliban commander being held prisoner at Guantánamo Bay.

The Cobra, published in 2010, features some of the characters previously featured in Avenger, and has as its subject an attempt to destroy the world trade in cocaine.

Awards[link]

On 16 February 2012 the Crime Writers Association announced that Forsyth had won its Cartier Diamond Dagger award.^[4]

Style[link]

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Forsyth eschews psychological complexity in favour of meticulous plotting, based on detailed factual research. His books are full of information about the technical details of such subjects as money laundering, gun running and identity theft. His novels read like investigative journalism in fictional guise. His moral vision is a harsh one: the world is made up of predators and prey, and only the strong survive.^[5]

Forsyth's novels typically show the ways in which spies, gangsters, assassins, mercenaries, diplomats, business leaders and politicians go about their business behind-the-scenes; the sort of things that the average reader would not suspect while reading a simple headline. The Jackal does not just go out and shoot at Charles de Gaulle: he does meticulous research on the man at the library of the British Museum; obtains papers for his false identities; travels around Paris to find a good location for a sniper's nest; and buys and tests his weapons.

Also a subtle twist at the end of the novel can reveal that a lot more was going on than the reader initially suspected: Cat Shannon, the central figure of The Dogs of War, turns out to have had his own agenda all the time; Adam Munro of The Devil's Alternative finds out that he was not a player but a pawn to people in high places; in The Odessa File, the reporter's true motivation is revealed at the end, and a number of events in Icon turn out to have been committed by people other than those who the reader had been led to suppose. In Avenger, one of the events that allows the Avenger to escape is unexplained until the last few paragraphs.

Forsyth's novels also feature famous personalities and political leaders as characters—The Day of the Jackal features the French president Charles de Gaulle and his interior minister, Roger Frey, who heads the government search for the assassin—the opening chapter is based on an actual attempt by the OAS to kill de Gaulle. The Odessa File features the real-life Nazi Eduard Roschmann and Nazi-hunter Simon Wiesenthal. The Fourth Protocol and Icon involve several chapters indirectly featuring former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher and former US president George H. W. Bush. Although unnamed or of fictional identity, the leader of the Soviet Union is portrayed as the lead antagonist in several novels. Other real life characters are thinly disguised. For example, real life suspected Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout is portrayed as "Vladimir Bout" in Avenger.

Public life[link]

Forsyth is a Eurosceptic Conservative. He is Patron of Better Off Out, an organisation calling for Britain's withdrawal from the European Union. In 2003, he was awarded the One of Us Award from the Conservative Way Forward group for his services to the Conservative movement in Britain. He is also a patron of the Young Britons' Foundation. In 2005, he came out in opposition to Kenneth Clarke's candidacy for the leadership of the Conservative Party, calling Clarke's record in government "unrivalled; a record of failure which at every level has never been matched". Instead, he endorsed and donated money to David Davis's campaign.

He is a strong supporter of the British monarchy. In his book Icon, he recommended a constitutional monarchy as a solution to Russia's political problems following the collapse of the Soviet Union.

He is an occasional radio broadcaster on political issues, and has also written for newspapers throughout his career, including a weekly page in the Daily Express. In 2003, he criticised "gay-bashers in the churches" in The Guardian newspaper.^[6] He has narrated several documentaries, including Jesus Christ Airlines, Soldiers, a history of men in battle and I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life & Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal.

In August 2006, Forsyth appeared on the ITV gameshow Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? to raise funds for charity. On 8 February 2007, Forsyth appeared on BBC's political panel show Question Time. On it, he expressed scepticism on the subject of anthropogenic climate change. On 26 March 2008, he also appeared on BBC's The One Show. On 17 June 2008, Forsyth was interviewed on BBC Radio 5 Live Midday News in relation to the restoration of the Military Covenant.

Bibliography[link]

See also[link]

• List of bestselling novels in the United States

References[link]

• "Frederick Forsyth." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2009. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 3 Nov. 2009 EB.

External links[link]

• Official website
• Frederick Forsyth at the Internet Movie Database
• "They Take The Mind, and What Emerges is Just Tapioca Pudding": [Spiegel interview with F. Forsyth].

Alan Maitland (1921-February 11, 1999) was a Canadian radio broadcaster and author. He was a longtime host for CBC Radio, starting as an announcer in 1947 and was later cohost of As It Happens from 1974 to 1993. He was also part of the administration of CBC Radio for a brief period in 1958 between assignments as an announcer.^[1]

In his "Fireside Al" segments on As It Happens and other CBC programs ("Frontporch Al" in summer time), Maitland frequently read short stories, some of which he also published in book form. Some "Fireside Al" segments continue to air on the program to this day, particularly his Christmas Eve readings of stories by Frederick Forsyth, notably The Shepherd, and O. Henry's The Gift of the Magi.

He died of heart failure due to congestive heart disease in Vancouver, British Columbia at the age of 78. He is survived by his second wife, Marilyn Maitland, his first wife Constance Maitland and their two children.^[1]

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Sean Maitland

Full name	Sean Daniel Maitland
Date of birth	(1988-09-14) 14 September 1988 (age 23)
Place of birth	Tokoroa, Waikato New Zealand
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	97 kg (15 st 4 lb)
School	Hamilton Boys High School
Notable relative(s)	Quade Cooper (Australian Rugby Union Player)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Wing/Fullback
Provincial/State sides
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2006 – present	Canterbury	38
Super Rugby
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2008 – present	Crusaders	35	(95)
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2010-	Māori

Sean Daniel Maitland (born 14 September 1988) is a New Zealand Rugby Union player who plays for the Crusaders in the Super 15. He also plays provincial rugby for Canterbury.

Early life[link]

Sean Maitland was born in Tokoroa, New Zealand on 14 September 1988. Sean attended Hamilton Boys' High School where he played in the first XV and competed in athletics, recording a personal best of 11.29 and 22.30 seconds for the 100m and 200m respectively, and threw the discus 45.47m. Sean is half Scottish and is of Maori and Samoan descent from his mothers side. He is the cousin of New Zealand born, Australian Rugby Union Player Quade Cooper.^[1]

Rugby career[link]

Maitland spent 2005 and 2006 in the New Zealand Schools team and was a member of New Zealand U19 World Cup winning side in 2007 and the New Zealand Under 20's side in 2008 winning the IRB Junior World Championship. Sean scored four tries against teams from Argentina, Ireland and Wales. Maitland made his Super Rugby debut for the Crusaders against the Brumbies in 2008 and played in every Crusaders match that year. The powerful wing vies with Zac Guildford as the quickest in the Crusaders' squad. In 2010, Sean was selected for the "New Zealand Maori" Rugby Union Team. On 11 March 2011 he scored 4 tries in a game against the Brumbies, equaling the record for the most tries scored in a Super Rugby match.^[2]

On his maternal grandfather's side, Sean is also closely related to 'Smoking Joe' Stanley of New Zealand All Black fame in the mid 1980s–1990.

Cleo Magazine[link]

In 2009, Maitland was a finalist in the Cleo Bachelor of the Year competition.

References[link]

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Beth Maitland (born May 12, 1958) is American actress, best known for her portrayal of Traci Abbott Connolly in the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless from 1982 to 1996 and from 2001 to the present on a recurring basis.

Biography[link]

Early life[link]

Born in Rapid City, South Dakota, Maitland and her family moved to Scottsdale, Arizona when she was seven. By age thirteen she had already appeared in numerous community theatre and dinner theatre productions. She attended Arizona State University, majoring in music and theatre. Maitland moved to Los Angeles in 1978 and worked in night clubs while taking acting classes at the Los Angeles Film Industry Workshop.

Career[link]

On television, Maitland has appeared in several made-for-television movies, and a supporting role in Mr. Holland's Opus. She is active in a Los Angeles theater company, and currently does voice over work, radio plays, and appears live with the Santa Clarita Playhouse. In addition, she co-founded http://AuditionsLA.com/ with fellow character actor Joel Brooks teaching the art of Acting Auditions.

Personal life[link]

She is married and has a daughter. During Beth's free time, she and her husband raise and train horses. She is also active in animal rescue, and rides in dressage competition on her Friesian gelding. Maitland devotes her time to charitable organizations such as the American Heart Association and the American Cancer Association, many animal charities, as well as fund raising for her local hospital.

She has recently launched an educational website with teaching partner and actor Joel Brooks that offers instruction in auditioning for television and film at AuditionsLA.com. They also hold live classes in the Los Angeles area on audition technique.

Partial filmography[link]

• The Young and the Restless - Traci Abbott Connolly (1982–1996; 1999; May 2001–Present)
• Plaza Suite (1987)
• Mr. Holland's Opus - Deaf School Principal (1995)
• The Bold and the Beautiful - Traci Abbott Connolly (2007)

Awards and nominations[link]

• Won, Daytime Emmy Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role in a Daytime Drama Series (1985)
• Nominated, Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Young Leading Actress on a Daytime Serial (1986)

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official Site http://www.bethmaitland.com/
• Beth Maitland at the Internet Movie Database

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