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Anne Allen (artist)
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Anne Allen or Ann Allen may refer to: * Anne Allen (married 1766), wife of Pennsylvania governor John Penn *Ann Taylor Allen (graduated 1965), professor of German history at the University of Louisville *Ann Savoy née Allen (born 1952), American musician, author and record producer *Ann Allen Shockley (born 1927), American journalist and author *Elizabeth Anne Allen (born 1969), American actress See also *Allen (surname) Allen is a Celtic surname, originating in Ireland, and common in Scotland, Wales and England. It is a variation of the surname MacAllen and may be derived from two separate sources: Ailin, in Irish and Scottish Gaelic, means both "little rock" and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Family Of William Allen (loyalist)
On February 16, 1734, William Allen married Margaret Hamilton, daughter of Andrew Hamilton, famed defense lawyer in the John Peter Zenger case of 1735, and brother of James Hamilton. William and Margaret had six children: John, Andrew, James, William, Anne and Margaret. Like their father, all of Allen's sons were loyalists opposed the overthrow of British rule in the American Colonies. John Allen John was elected to the Provincial Congress of New Jersey in 1776, but left over his opposition to the war. He married Mary Johnston (b. 1754), a daughter of merchant David Johnston, in 1775. Allen died in Philadelphia in 1778. External linksBiography at the University of Pennsylvania Andrew Allen Andrew became Attorney-General of Pennsylvania, was a member of Pennsylvania's delegation to the Continental Congress, and served on the Council of Safety. Upon his resignation from the Continental Congress, he joined Howe's army as a non-combatant, and returned to Philadelphia during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ann Taylor Allen
Ann Taylor Allen is a professor of German history at the University of Louisville. Allen is the author of four books and more than twenty articles/reviews in peer-reviewed journals. She has a BA from Bryn Mawr College (1965, Magna cum laude), studied at the University of Hamburg, Germany with a Fulbright Fellowship, received an MA in 1967 from Harvard University and earned a PhD from Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ... in 1974. Books *''Satire and Society in Wilhelmine Germany: Simplicissimus and Kladderadatsch, 1890–1914.'' Lexington, Kentucky (University Press of Kentucky), 1984. *''Feminism and Motherhood in Germany, 1800–1914.'' New Brunswick, NJ (Rutgers University Press), 1991. *''Feminismus und Mütterlichkeit in Deutschland, 1800–1914 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ann Savoy
Ann Savoy (; born Ann Allen on January 20, 1952) is a musician, author, and record producer. Biography Savoy was raised in Richmond, Virginia. She resides with her husband Marc Savoy and family in Eunice, Southern Louisiana. As a musician, she performs with her husband accordionist Marc Savoy and fiddler Michael Doucet in the Savoy Doucet Cajun Band. She also has an all-woman band The Magnolia Sisters. She also performs with husband Marc and their sons, Joel and Wilson, in the Savoy Family Band. Most recently, she has put together a Django Reinhardt-style swing band called Ann Savoy and her Sleepless Knights. Savoy appeared as a musician in the film ''Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood'' and was the associate music director of the film ''All The King's Men'', working on this project with T Bone Burnett. She has appeared in many documentaries on the subject of Cajun music including a Les Blank film, entitled ''Marc and Ann''. As a record producer she produced, among othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ann Allen Shockley
Ann Allen Shockley (born June 21, 1927) is an American journalist and author, specialising in themes of interracial lesbian love, especially the plight of black lesbians living under what she views as the ‘triple oppression’ of racism, sexism, and homophobia. She has also encouraged libraries to place special emphasis on Afro-American collections. Life and career Shockley was born in 1927 in Louisville, Kentucky. Shockley was encouraged to read and write creatively at a young age and was heavily influenced by Richard Wright's short story form in ''Uncle Tom's Children.'' Her eighth grade teacher, Harriet La Forest, was said to serve as Shockley's early mentor and had a large influence on Shockley's writing. She started writing for an audience in high school, where she worked as the editor for her school's newspaper. She continued to work as a journalist and column writer for various newspapers in her undergraduate studies and later graduated with a bachelor's degree from Fisk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Anne Allen
Elizabeth Anne Allen (born November 18, 1970) is a retired American actress. Allen is best known for her recurring role as the witch Amy Madison on the television series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''. Early life and career Allen is an alumna of Gloversville High School in Gloversville, New York and graduated from Russell Sage College in Troy, New York, in 2001. Career After college, Allen moved to Hollywood to begin an acting career. Since 1992, Allen has worked regularly, primarily in guest or recurring roles on various television series, including ''Doogie Howser, M.D.'' and ''Silk Stalkings''. Allen also had a recurring role in the T.V. series ''Bull'' playing the character Pam Boyd. Her film credits have included roles in ''Timemaster'' (1995), ''Illegal in Blue'' (1995), and the controversial ''Silent Lies'' (1996). In 2007, Allen retired from professional acting. ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' Allen won the recurring role of Amy Madison on ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
