Famous People with Name Delmar

Delmar Wesley Crandall            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Delmar Wesley Crandall: is a former professional baseball catcher and manager in Major League Baseball who played most of his career with the Boston & Milwaukee Braves.[1][2] Considered one of the National League's top catchers during the 1950s and early 1960s, he led the league in assists a record-tying six times and in fielding percentage four times, putouts three times.[1][3][4] He won four of the first five Gold Glove Awards given to an National League catcher, and tied another record by catching three no-hitters.[5][6] He retired with the fourth most home runs by an National League catcher, and his career .404 slugging average also placed him among the league's top ten receivers. He ended his career among the major league career leaders in putouts (4th, 7352), total chances (8th, 8200) and fielding percentage (5th, .989) behind the plate, and ranked fourth in National League history in games caught.

Eugene Delmar            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Eugene Delmar: was one of the leading US chess masters of 19th century and the four-time New York State champion in 1890, 1891, 1895 and 1897. He won a match against Robert Henry Barnes with only a single draw (+7 –0 =1).

Elaine Delmar            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Elaine Delmar: an English singer.She was born as Elaine Hutchinson in Harpenden, Hertfordshire. Her father was the jazz trumpeter Leslie 'Jiver' Hutchinson.She was educated at Rhodes Avenue and Trinity Grammar schools in Wood Green. She studied piano between the ages of six and eleven, reaching Grade VII of the Associated Board examinations.She made her first broadcast playing the piano on Children's Hour, aged 13 and she later sang with her father's band at American bases. In 1952/1953, she appeared in Finian's Rainbow in Liverpool. She sang with a group, "The Dominoes" briefly, before going solo. She performed in clubs and on overseas tours. She appeared in the Ken Russell film Mahler (1974).