Annie Johnson (other)
Annie Johnson might refer to: Fictional characters *Annie Johnson, character in '' Annie-for-Spite'' *Annie Johnson, character in ''Imitation of Life'' (1959 film) Other uses * , formerly known as Annie Johnson, a cruise ship * Annie Johnson (brewer), brewer See also * Anne Johnson (other) * Annie Johnston (other) {{hndis, Johnson, Annie ...
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Annie-for-Spite
''Annie-for-Spite'' is a 1917 silent film directed by James Kirkwood and starring Mary Miles Minter. The film is based upon the 1916 short story ''Annie for Spite'' by Frederick J. Jackson. As with many of Minter's features, it is thought to be a lost film. Plot As described in film magazines, Annie Johnson (Minter) is a homely orphan girl, who works in a department store and helps a widow take care of her six children in exchange for a place to stay. Despite her poverty, she dreams that she will one day be adopted by a rich old lady who will provide her with whatever she might want. Meanwhile Mrs. Nottingham (Le Brandt), a wealthy widow, is looking for an heir. Her only son has died, and she does not wish to leave her fortune to her daughter-in-law, whom she dislikes, and to her grandson whom she has never met. To spite her daughter-in-law, she instructs her lawyer to find the plainest little girl in the city to adopt and become her heir. The lawyer finds Annie, freshly dismisse ...
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Imitation Of Life (1959 Film)
''Imitation of Life'' is a 1959 American drama film directed by Douglas Sirk, produced by Ross Hunter and released by Universal International. It was Sirk's final Hollywood film and dealt with issues of race, class and gender. ''Imitation of Life'' is the second film adaptation of Fannie Hurst's 1933 novel of the same name; the first, directed by John M. Stahl, was released in 1934. The film's top-billed stars are Lana Turner and John Gavin, and the cast also features Sandra Dee, Dan O'Herlihy, Susan Kohner, Robert Alda and Juanita Moore. Kohner and Moore received Academy Award nominations for their performances. Gospel music star Mahalia Jackson appears as a church choir soloist. In 2015, the United States Library of Congress selected ''Imitation of Life'' for preservation in the National Film Registry, finding it "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." The original 1934 version of ''Imitation of Life'' was added to the National Film Registry in 2005. Pl ...
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Annie Johnson (brewer)
Annie Johnson is a brewer who won the American Homebrewers Associations' Homebrewer of the Year award in 2013. She was the first woman in thirty years, and the first African American person ever, to win the award. In 2012, she won Pilsner Urquell's Master Homebrewer Competition held in San Francisco, where Master Brewer Vaclav Berka (Czech Republic)) said the beer tasted like he was home. After an extensive career with the California State Legislature she began working for PicoBrew, a product development company in Seattle, WA that specialized in automated brewing equipment. In addition to that work, she is a Nationally ranked judge for the Beer Judge Certification Program and serves as proctor and exam grader. Shortly after she had heard about winning the AHA 2013 award she quickly accepted her job offer to be part of PicoBrew as Chief Brewing Office and recipe developer. She's an active member of Pink Boots Society which promotes women in the beverage industry, and as an elected ...
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Anne Johnson (other)
Anne Johnson is a British archaeologist and researcher. Ann(e) Johnson may also refer to: *Anne Johnson Davis, author * Dame Anne Mandall Johnson, British epidemiologist * Anne-Marie Johnson, American actress * Ann Johnson (athlete), British sprinter *Ann Johnson (politician), American politician *Ann Johnson (dancer); see Savoy-style Lindy Hop See also *Annie Johnson (other) *Anne Johnston (other) *Anna Johnson (other) *Anne Johnstone (other) *Johnson Johnson is a surname of Anglo-Norman origin meaning "Son of John". It is the second most common in the United States and 154th most common in the world. As a common family name in Scotland, Johnson is occasionally a variation of ''Johnston'', a ...