Gow is a Scottish surname. The name is derived from the Gaelic gobha, meaning 'smith'.^[1][2] The name is represented in Scottish Gaelic as Gobha.

The Gow surname is associated chiefly with the Perthshire and Inverness-shire part of the Scottish Highlands and is part of the Clan Chattan Confederation and a sept of Clan Macpherson.

People[link]

• A. S. F. Gow, classical scholar
• Alan Gow, Scottish footballer
• Alan J. Gow, British motorsport executive
• Gerry Gow (born 1952), Scottish footballer
• Ian Gow, British politician assassinated by the IRA
• John Gow, Scottish pirate
• Michael Gow, Australian playwright
• Michael Gow (British Army officer), former Scottish soldier, commanding general and ADC to the Queen
• Nathaniel Gow, composer and son of Niel Gow
• Niel Gow, Scottish fiddler and composer
• Peter Gow, Canadian businessman and politician
• Peter Gow (anthropologist), Scottish social anthropologist
• Ronald Gow, English dramatist

See also[link]

• Gow (disambiguation)

References[link]

Gow may refer to:

• Gow (surname), people with the surname Gow
• The Grapes of Wrath, a classic novel written by John Steinbeck and published in 1939

In gaming:

• God of War (series), an action-adventure series for the PlayStation platforms, loosely based on Greek mythology
• God of War video game, the first game in the God of War series for the PlayStation 2
• Gears of War (series), a third-person shooter series developed by Epic Games for the Xbox 360
• Gears of War, the first game in the Gears of War series
• Pai Gow and Tien Gow, Chinese gambling games

Places:

• Gow crater
• The Gow School
• Gopher Ordnance Works, the ruins of a WWII-era gunpowder factory near Rosemount, Minnesota

Literature:

• God of War comics, a limited six issue comic book series based around the video game series
• God of War novel, a novelization of the first game in the video game series

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The Clutch is an American collective of songwriters responsible for a series of successful singles including Omarion's "Ice Box", Ciara's "Like a Boy", Timbaland's "The Way I Are", Britney Spears' "Radar" and Raven-Symone's "Double Dutch Bus".

History[link]

Based in Atlanta, The Clutch consists of Candice Clotiel "Gg" Nelson, Ezekiel L "(E)Zeke" Lewis, Patrick Michael "J. Que" Smith, Balewa Muhammad and Keri Lynn Hilson. Any combination of two or more of the five writers on a song is considered a track "written by The Clutch" as they rarely work as a complete fivesome. Currently the only released songs written by all members together are Keri Hilson's "Return the Favor", Bayje's "Jealous Of Your Whip", Keke Palmer's "Game Song", Bobby Valentino's "Let's Go" and Jennifer Lopez' "Wrong When You're Gone".

The Clutch promotes new record producers, including: Calvo Da Gr8 ("Like a Boy"), Bigg D ("Wrong When You're Gone"), Hit-Boy ("Forever", "Hey Young Girl"), and former O-Town member Dan Miller. The Clutch has also written songs for some of the most successful producers in R&B including Timbaland, Danja, Bryan-Michael Cox, Bloodshy & Avant and Tricky Stewart.^[1][2]

The Clutch co-produced the track "Radar", recorded by pop singer Britney Spears for her 2007 studio album "Blackout". The song also appeared on Spears' 2008 album "Circus" and was released in 2009 as a single. In addition, Teairra Mari's song "Sponsor" penned by Ezekiel Lewis and Balewa Muhammad of The Clutch will be released as a single. Also Justin Bieber's single "One Less Lonely Girl" penned by Ezekiel Lewis and Balewa Muhammad.

Discography[link]

Singles discography[link]

^C Single Release Cancelled

^P Promo Only Or Limited Release

^BU Reached Only Billboard's Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Chart

References[link]

External links[link]

• The Clutch on Myspace
• The Thomas Crown Chronicles - Archive of The Clutch News
• The Clutch @ BMI
• Concrete Loop - Article on The Clutch
• All Hip Hop - Interview with J. Que & Ezekiel Lewis from The Clutch
• Thomas Crown Chronicles - Interview with Candice Nelson from The Clutch
• Monica Mania - Interview with J. Que from The Clutch
• OK! Magazine - Interview with Keri Hilson from The Clutch
• DUBCNN - Interview with Keri Hilson from The Clutch
• MTV.com - Interview with Keri Hilson from The Clutch
• SOHH - Interview with Keri Hilson from The Clutch
• Access Atlanta - Jesse McCartney Speaks On The Clutch
• Mix Online - The Clutch referenced
• Le groupe SoulRnB.com consacré au collectif The Clutch

Michael Gow is an Australian playwright and director most famed for his 1986 work Away.

As a student at Sydney University, Gow acted and directed with the Dramatic Society from 1973-1976. After graduation, Gow went on to act with Nimrod, Thalia and Sydney theatre companies.^[1]

He has been the Artist Director for Queensland Theatre Company since 1999. Productions he has directed for the company include: Private Fears in Public Places, John Gabriel Borkman, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (2007); The Importance of Being Earnest, Anatomy Titus Fall of Rome: A Shakespeare Commentary, I Am My Own Wife, (2008); The School of Arts and The Crucible (2009).

Away is the story of three Australian families who go on holiday "up the coast" for Christmas 1967 as a remedy to personal crises, whose story threads eventually interconnect. The families cross the class and social divides: one is in a smart hotel, another is at the local caravan park; another is in the throes of possible divorce. These factors are woven into a story of love and loss that allows a young boy and girl to taste first love and the pain of death while their parents cope, more or less, with the consequences. It remains a landmark of Australian contemporary drama and the best of Gow's earlier work.

Europe is also an intriguing work as a young man and a European actress of uncertain age meet in her dressing room.

Gow had not written a full length play for ten years while fully engaged as artistic director of QTC – Queensland Theatre Company – then produced Toy Symphony in 2007, which received its world premiere production at Belvoir St Theatre. It was a critical and popular success, starring Richard Roxburgh in his first stage role for some years. Toy Symphony is a further exploration of Gow's Shire roots and much else besides. The production won four Sydney Theatre Awards: Best Mainstage Production, Best Director (Neil Armfield), Best Actor (Richard Roxburgh) and Best Supporting Actress (Monica Maughan).

Works[link]

References[link]

Other Links[link]

• Internet Movie Database - Michael Gow

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