Keith Roberts

Keith John Kingston Roberts (20 September 1935 – 5 October 2000), was an English science fiction author. He began publishing with two stories in the September 1964 issue of Science Fantasy magazine, "Anita" (the first of a series of stories featuring a teenage modern witch and her eccentric granny) and "Escapism.

Several of his early stories were written using the pseudonym Alistair Bevan. His second novel, Pavane, which is a collection of linked stories, may be his most famous work: an alternate history novel in which the Roman Catholic Church takes control of England following the assassination of Queen Elizabeth I.

Roberts wrote numerous novels and short stories, and also worked as an illustrator. His artistic contributions include covers and interior artwork for New Worlds and Science Fantasy, later renamed Impulse. He also edited the last few issues of Impulse although the nominal editor was Harry Harrison.

Keith Roberts (dancer)

Keith Roberts is a professional dancer who performed in Twyla Tharp's Las Vegas show Sinatra Dance With Me, which opened on December 11, 2010 and ran through April 2, 2011

He previously starred as Hank in Tharp's Broadway show Come Fly Away (March 25, 2010 – September 5, 2010). He danced with American Ballet Theatre (ABT) from 1987–99, during which time he also performed on Broadway in Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake and in Fosse. He has worked extensively with Twyla Tharp since 1988, originating leading roles in most of her ballets at ABT and Twyla Tharp Dance, and in her Broadway shows Movin' Out and Come Fly Away and has regularly staged Twyla Tharp ballets worldwide.

Training

Roberts was born in Denver, Colorado into a military family. His interest in dance began when he saw his younger sister's dance recital. He joined his sister in jazz and tap lessons, followed by ballet lessons when his family was stationed in Germany. Back in the U.S. at age eleven, Roberts auditioned for the School of American Ballet, the San Francisco Ballet School, and the Houston Ballet Academy summer programs. Accepted by all three, Roberts attended Houston, during which time he decided to pursue a professional career. He moved away from home at thirteen to attend the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, from which he graduated in 1987. Roberts also attended the School of American Ballet Summer Program and danced with Julie Kent at the School of American Ballet's New Choreography workshop performance in July 1986.

Keith Roberts (rugby league)

Norman Keith Roberts (28 January 1932 – 11 March 2015) was a New Zealand rugby league player who represented his country in the 1960 World Cup.

Playing career

Roberts played for Marist in the Canterbury Rugby League competition. He debuted for Canterbury in 1953 and the South Island in 1954. In 1955 he was first selected for the New Zealand Kiwis for a tour of Great Britain and France. He was chosen for New Zealand Māori in 1956 but withdrew due to injury. He moved to Papanui in 1957 and later became their player-coach.

He captained Canterbury between 1958 and 1960. He was part of the Kiwis tours of Australia in 1956 and 1959 and in 1960 was part of the World Cup squad. He retired from representative football after the 1960 season having played in thirty five games for New Zealand, including thirteen test matches.

Roberts continued to play for Papanui until he retired in 1962. He then coached Canterbury to a victory over Auckland in 1962. Roberts was later a player-coach in the New South Wales Country before returning to again coach Canterbury. He was later a New Zealand Schoolboys selector and coach.

Keith R. Porter

Keith Roberts Porter (June 11, 1912 – May 2, 1997) was a Canadian-American cell biologist. He did pioneering biology research using electron microscopy of cells, such as work on the 9 + 2 microtubule structure in the axoneme of cilia. Porter also contributed to the development of other experimental methods for cell culture and nuclear transplantation. He also was responsible for naming the endoplasmic reticulum.

Early life and education

Keith Porter was born in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia on June 11, 1912, the son of Aaron and Josephine Roberts Porter. He was an undergraduate at Acadia University and a graduate student at Harvard University. Starting in the late 1930s he did research at The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research. He became a citizen of the United States in 1947.

Career

Porter helped found the American Society for Cell Biology and the Journal of Cell Biology. The Keith R. Porter Endowment for Cell Biology, founded in 1981, supports an annual Keith R. Porter Lecture at the conference of American Society for Cell Biology.