Snowman (disambiguation)
Encyclopedia
Snowman may refer to:
- SnowmanSnowmanA snowman is an anthropomorphic snow sculpture. They are customarily built by children as part of a family project in celebration of winter. In some cases, participants in winter festivals will build large numbers of snowmen...
, a temporary sculpture made of snow - Snowman (horse)Snowman (horse)Snowman was a former plow horse on his way to the "meatmarket", that went on to become a champion in show jumping in the 1950s.Snowman was originally used only for farm work and in 1956 was headed for the slaughterhouse at eight years of age. On that day Harry de Leyer, a Long Island, New York...
, a show jumping champion horse - Snowman, an informal term in golfGolfGolf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
for a score of eight strokes on one hole - YetiYetiThe Yeti or Abominable Snowman is an ape-like cryptid said to inhabit the Himalayan region of Nepal, and Tibet. The names Yeti and Meh-Teh are commonly used by the people indigenous to the region, and are part of their history and mythology...
, also known as "The Abominable Snowman" - Snowman, an informal term for a person who sells cocaine.
Films
- The SnowmanThe SnowmanThe Snowman is a children's book by English author Raymond Briggs, published in 1978. In 1982, this book was turned into a 26-minute animated movie by Dianne Jackson for the fledgling Channel 4. It was first shown on Channel 4 late on Christmas Eve in 1982 and was an immediate success. The film was...
, a children's book and animated film by Raymond Briggs - Der SchneemannDer SchneemannDer Schneemann, also known as The Snowman, Snowman in July or The Magic Snowman, is a 1944 animated short film, created in Germany under the Nazi regime. It was written by cartoonist Horst von Möllendorff and animated by Hans Fischerkoesen...
, a 1944 German film - Snowmen (film)Snowmen (film)Snowmen is a family film written and directed by Robert Kirbyson. It was released at the Tribeca Film Festival on May 1, 2010. According to the Hollywood Reporter, "the film might prove a bit too offbeat for mainstream theatrical success, though it might well prove popular on DVD and cable."The...
, a 2010 American film
Fictional characters
- SnowmanSnowman (comics)The Snowman is a fictional supervillain in Batman comics. The Snowman first appeared in Batman #337 , and was created by Gerry Conway and Roy Thomas.-Fictional character biography:...
, a Batman villain. - Bad Mr. Frosty, a playable snowman character from all Clayfighter video games.
- Snowman, a character in the TimeSplittersTimeSplittersTimeSplitters is a series of first-person shooter video games created by Free Radical Design. The games are often compared to Rare's shooters GoldenEye 007 and Perfect Dark since Free Radical Design was founded by a group of ex-Rare employees who developed these games...
video game series - The protagonist in Margaret Atwood's Oryx and CrakeOryx and CrakeOryx and Crake is a novel by the Canadian author Margaret Atwood. Atwood has at times disputed the novel being science fiction, preferring to label it speculative fiction and "adventure romance" because it does not deal with 'things that have not been invented yet' and goes beyond the realism she...
- The Snowman (Courage the Cowardly Dog), the villain in Courage the Cowardly Dog.
- Blue Snowman, a fictional villain who appeared in DC Comics' adventures of Wonder Woman.
Literature
- The Snowman (fairy tale)The Snowman (fairy tale)"The Snowman" is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a snowman who falls in love with a stove. It was published by C.A. Reitzel in Copenhagen as Sneemanden on 2 March 1861...
, a fairy tale by Hans Christian AndersenHans Christian AndersenHans Christian Andersen was a Danish author, fairy tale writer, and poet noted for his children's stories. These include "The Steadfast Tin Soldier," "The Snow Queen," "The Little Mermaid," "Thumbelina," "The Little Match Girl," and "The Ugly Duckling."...
about a snowman who falls in love with a stove - Snømannen (novel)Snømannen (novel)The Snowman is a novel by Norwegian crime-writer Jo Nesbø. It is the seventh entry in his Harry Hole series.-Plot:Norwegian detective, Harry Hole investigates a number of recent murders of women around Oslo...
(English: The Snowman) - a crime novel by NorwegianNorwayNorway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
novelist Jo NesbøJo NesbøJo Nesbø is an Edgar Award nominated Norwegian author and musician. As of September 2008 more than one and a half million copies of his novels have been sold in Norway, and his work has been translated into over forty languages....
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Music
- Snowman (band)Snowman (band)Snowman were a band originally from Perth, Western Australia. They relocated to London in 2008, and disbanded in 2011.-History:Snowman began playing together in various incarnations and under different names during their high school years. Joseph McKee and Andy Citawarman met when they were...
, a musical band from Perth, Australia - Snowman (album)Snowman (album)Snowman is the self-titled debut album, released by the Australian band Snowman on 23 September 2006. All the words and music were written by Snowman....
, a musical album by the Snowman band - Frosty the SnowmanFrosty the Snowman"Frosty the Snowman" is a popular song written by Walter "Jack" Rollins and Steve Nelson, and first recorded by Gene Autry and the Cass County Boys in 1950. It was written after the success of Autry's recording of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" the previous year; Rollins and Nelson shipped the...
, a song written by Steve Rollins - "Snowman", the closing track on XTC's album English SettlementEnglish SettlementEnglish Settlement is the fifth studio album by British alternative rock band XTC, released on 12 February 1982. The album reached No. 5 on the UK Album Chart and No. 48 on the Billboard 200 album chart....
- "Snowman", an instrumental on rock band Rainbow's album Bent Out of ShapeBent Out of ShapeBent Out Of Shape was the seventh studio album released by Rainbow. It was originally released in 1983 as an LP and cassette. The cassette featured several longer edits compared to the vinyl version. It was recorded in Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen in about 7 weeks.A remastered CD reissue was...
- "Snowman", a recurring track throughout the Mother/EarthboundEarthBound (series)EarthBound, known in Japan as Mother, is a role-playing game series created by Shigesato Itoi for Nintendo. The series started in 1989 with the Japan-only release of Mother for the Famicom, and was then followed up by a sequel, released in North America as EarthBound for the Super NES in 1995, and...
Series
People
- Isaac SnowmanIsaac SnowmanIsaac Snowman was an English artist.He was educated at the City of London School. In 1890 he entered the Royal Academy School, where he gained a free medal, and afterward a scholarship in the Institution of British Artists...
, (1874-1947), an English artist - Snowman, a nickname of rapper Young JeezyYoung JeezyJay Wayne Jenkins , better known by his stage name Young Jeezy, is an American rapper. He is the member of the hip hop group United Streets Dopeboyz of America and a former member of BMF...
- Snowman is the nickname of Jeff MonsonJeff MonsonJeffrey William Monson is an American mixed martial artist from Olympia, Washington. He is a 2 time winner of the ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship, and a No Gi Brazilian Jiu Jitsu World Champion. He currently holds the Heavyweight titles in the International Sport Karate Association...
, an American MMA fighter