Orson
Encyclopedia
Places
- Orson, PennsylvaniaOrson, PennsylvaniaOrson is an unincorporated community in Preston Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States.Orson is centered around the intersection of routes 370 and 670, also known as Oxbow Road, with both the Orson Country Inn and the Orson Corners Veterinary Clinic located within sight distance of the...
, a very small town in Preston Township, Pennsylvania in Wayne County, Pennsylvania. - Orson, Indiana, a small fictional town in the TV series The MiddleThe Middle (TV series)The Middle is an American situation comedy television series that premiered on ABC on September 30, 2009. The show features Frances "Frankie" Heck , a working-class, Midwestern woman married to Mike Heck who resides in the small fictional town of Orson, Indiana. They are the parents of three...
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People
- Orson Scott CardOrson Scott CardOrson Scott Card is an American author, critic, public speaker, essayist, columnist, and political activist. He writes in several genres, but is primarily known for his science fiction. His novel Ender's Game and its sequel Speaker for the Dead both won Hugo and Nebula Awards, making Card the...
, science fiction author - Orson WellesOrson WellesGeorge Orson Welles , best known as Orson Welles, was an American film director, actor, theatre director, screenwriter, and producer, who worked extensively in film, theatre, television and radio...
, American director, writer, actor and producer for film, stage, radio and television - Orson BeanOrson BeanOrson Bean is an American film, television, and Broadway actor. He appeared frequently on televised game shows in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, including being a long-time panelist on the television game show To Tell the Truth....
, American film, television, and stage actor - Orson Squire FowlerOrson Squire FowlerOrson Squire Fowler was a phrenologist who popularized the octagon house in the middle of the nineteenth century....
, phrenologist who popularized the octagon house
Fictional characters
- Orson, the hero of Valentine and OrsonValentine and OrsonValentine and Orson is a romance which has been attached to the Carolingian cycle.-Synopsis:It is the story of twin brothers, abandoned in the woods in infancy. Valentine is brought up as a knight at the court of Pippin, while Orson grows up in a bear's den to be a wild man of the woods, until he...
, a medieval romance, from which the name originates - Orson Hodge, a fictional character on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives
- The unseen supervisor of the alien Mork from planet Ork on the ABC situation comedy Mork & Mindy
- Orson Pig, a fictional character on the comic strip U.S. AcresU.S. AcresU.S. Acres is a comic strip that originally ran from 1986 to 1989 created by Jim Davis, author of the popular comic strip Garfield. When the strip was launched, Jim Davis expected it to become quickly popular, but it ended after 3 years in 1989...
- Orson the Ghost, a fictional character from the two Pac-ManPac-Manis an arcade game developed by Namco and licensed for distribution in the United States by Midway, first released in Japan on May 22, 1980. Immensely popular from its original release to the present day, Pac-Man is considered one of the classics of the medium, virtually synonymous with video games,...
games; Pac-Man WorldPac-Man Worldwas released on the 20th anniversary of the creation of Pac-Man. It is a 3D based free roaming platform game for the PlayStation released on September 30, 1999...
(as the game's main antagonist, because he was jealous of Pac-man's popularity) and Pac-Man World 3Pac-Man World 3is a video game that was released on November 15, 2005 in North America for PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube, Xbox, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS, and PC. It is the third game in the Pac-Man World series. It also marks the 25th anniversary of the Pac-Man arcade game. This game features more...
(as Pac-man's friendly ally, because he wants to protect his world).
Early Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Orson PrattOrson PrattOrson Pratt, Sr. was a leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and an original member of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles...
and Orson HydeOrson HydeOrson Hyde was a leader in the early Latter Day Saint movement and an original member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles...
, leaders in the Latter-day Saint movement and original members of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles - Orson F. WhitneyOrson F. WhitneyOrson Ferguson Whitney born in Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from April 9, 1906 until his death.-Early life:...
, politician, journalist, poet, historian and academic, and member of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles - Orson SpencerOrson SpencerOrson Spencer was a prolific writer and prominent member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served in several highly visible positions within the church and left an extensive legacy of theological writings...
, prolific writer and prominent member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Orson Pratt HuishOrson Pratt HuishOrson Pratt Huish was a Latter Day Saint hymnwriter. He wrote the words and music to "Come Unto Jesus", as well as a few other hymns found in the 1985 English edition of the hymnal of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...
, Latter-day Saint hymn writer
In Music
- Orson (band)Orson (band)Orson was a BRIT Award-winning American rock band from Hollywood, California, formed in 2000.-Career:Originally the band called itself Halogen. Recently, it was also known as Dr. Lady...
, a BRIT Award-winning American rock band from Hollywood, formed in 2000.