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Carolyn
Carolyn is a female given name, a variant of Caroline (given name), Caroline. Other spellings include Karolyn, Carolyne, Carolynn or Carolynne. Caroline itself is one of the feminine forms of Charles. List of notable people *Carolyn Bennett (born 1950), Canadian politician *Carolyn Bertozzi (born 1966), American chemist and Nobel laureate *Carolyn Bertram (born 1976), Canadian politician *Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy (1966–1999), wife of John F. Kennedy, Jr. *Carolyn Beug (1952–2001), American filmmaker *Carolyn Bolivar-Getson (born 1964), Canadian politician *Carolyn Brown (choreographer) (born 1927), American dancer, choreographer, and writer *Carolyn Brown (newsreader), English newsreader *Carolyn Cassady (1923–2013), American writer and wife of Neal Cassady *C. J. Cherryh (Carolyn Janice Cherryh; born 1942), American science fiction and fantasy writer *Carolyn Chiechi (born 1943), judge of the United States Tax Court *Carolyn Cooper (born 1959), Jamaican author and literary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carolyn Gray
Carolyn Gray is a Canadian playwright. Biography Her full-length play ''The Elmwood Visitation'' (Scirocco Drama) was produced by Theatre Projects Manitoba in 2007 and won the Manitoba Day Award for excellence in archival research. ''The Confessional of the Black Penitents or the True Path to the Church'', a play about video lottery terminals, was part of Factory Theatre Toronto's Trans-Canada Reading Week in 2007 and is slated for production by Theatre Projects Manitoba. ''Catarinetta'' was produced as the Manitoba Theatre for Young People Junior Company show in 2008. Gray won the John Hirsch Award for Most Promising New Writer at the 2008 Manitoba Book Awards, and became the Aqua Books Writer-in-Residence in September 2009. Awards *Winner, John Hirsch Award for Most Promising New Writer, 2008 *Winner, Manitoba Day Award The Manitoba Day Award is an award presented yearly, since 2007, by the Association for Manitoba Archives which recognizes those users of archives who have co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroline (given Name)
Caroline is a female given name, derived from the male name Karl (Charles). Common nicknames and variations include Caz, Callie, Carole, Carol, Carolyn, Carly and Carrie. People with the name Empresses consort * Caroline Augusta of Bavaria (1792–1873), Empress of Austria by marriage to Francis I of Austria Queens consort * Caroline of Ansbach (1683–1737), British queen consort of King George II *Caroline Amalie of Augustenburg (1796–1881), Danish queen consort of King Christian VIII *Caroline of Baden (1776–1841), first Queen consort of Bavaria by marriage to Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria *Caroline Bonaparte (1782–1839), queen consort of Joachim, King of Naples *Caroline of Brunswick (1768–1821), queen consort of George IV of the United Kingdom *Caroline Matilda of Great Britain (1751–1775), British monarch, sister of King George III and Queen of Denmark and Norway by marriage to King Christian VII Princesses * Princess Caroline Elizabeth of Great Britai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carolyn Chiechi
Carolyn P. Chiechi (born December 6, 1943) is a retired judge of the United States Tax Court. Chiechi graduated first in her class from Georgetown University in 1965, and earned a J.D. in 1969, an LL.M. in Taxation in 1971, and a Doctor of Laws, Honoris Causa, in 2000. After completing her LL.M., she served as an advisor to Judge Leo H. Irwin of the United States Tax Court from 1969-71. She then engaged in private practice with Sutherland Asbill & Brennan from 1971 to 1992, making partner in 1976. On October 1, 1992, Chiechi was appointed by President George H. W. Bush as Judge, United States Tax Court, for a term ending September 30, 2007. She retired on September 30, 2007, but continued to perform judicial duties as Senior Judge on recall until October 19, 2018. Activities and honoraria *District of Columbia Bar: Member, 1969–Present; Member, Taxation Section, 1973–99; Member, Taxation Section Steering Committee, 1980–82, Chairperson, 1981–82; Member, Tax Audits and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carolyn Hennesy
Carolyn Lee Hennesy (born June 10, 1962) is an American actress, author and animal advocate. Hennesy's early work consisted of guest appearances and roles in shows and television movies, including '' Dark Justice'' and in '' Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare''. She rose to prominence when she was cast in a recurring role in ''Dawson's Creek''. She followed this with a series of guest appearances until she gained international acclaim after landing the role of Diane Miller on the daytime television series ''General Hospital'', for which she earned two Daytime Emmy Award nominations. Following this, she was cast in more recurring roles in shows such as '' Cougar Town'', ''Revenge'' and '' Jessie''. She also received much credibility for her role in ''The Bay'', for which she won her first Daytime Emmy Award. Hennesy has also taken up writing, and made her debut as an author with the 2011 novel ''The Secret Life of Damian Spinelli'', featuring characters from ''General Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carolyn Hax
Carolyn Hanley Hax is an American writer and columnist for ''The Washington Post'' and author of the daily syndicated advice column, ''Carolyn Hax'' (formerly titled ''Tell Me About It''), which features broad relational advice. Originally targeting readers under 30, the column evolved to became more encompassing. Each column features a cartoon by her now ex-husband, Nick Galifianakis. Early life and education Carolyn Hanley Hax was born December 5, 1966, in Bridgeport, Connecticut. She grew up in Trumbull, the youngest of four daughters. Her father, John H. Hax, now retired, was director of research planning at Sikorsky Aircraft in Stratford. Her mother was Elizabeth O'Connell Hax (1940-2002). Carolyn Hax graduated from Hopkins School in 1984 and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard University (1988). Career Hax was associate editor and news editor at the ''Army Times'', and copy editor and news editor at ''The Washington Post''. Since 1997, she has written an adv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carolyn Hart
Carolyn Hart (also known as Carolyn G. Hart) is a mystery and suspense writer. She is the author of 63 books, including the Death on Demand, Henrie O and Bailey Ruth series. In 2014, she was named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America. She was born in Oklahoma in 1936. Biography Hart was born Carolyn Gimpel and was raised in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, where she still lives. She attended Cleveland Elementary School, Taft Junior High School, and Classen High School. At the age of 11, Hart decided that she wanted to be a newspaper reporter. She worked on school papers beginning in grade school, continuing all the way through her college years. Hart is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Oklahoma (class of 1958), where she majored in journalism. Hart met her husband Philip while traveling in Europe during her junior year in college. After graduation, while her husband attended law school, Hart worked as a newspaper reporter for The Norman Transcript. She gave u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carolyn Wilson Harris
Carolyn Wilson Harris (December 8, 1849 – May 3, 1910) was vice president of the Sullivant Moss Society during 1904–1905 and charge of the Lichen Department from 1901–1905. She also wrote many articles on various lichen genera and species. She was known for being an indefatigable worker, and did much to popularize the study of lichens; her help was always given freely and cheerfully to those who applied to her for assistance in their studies. Early life Harris was born Carolyn Wilson in Springfield, Ohio. Around 1885, Harris and her husband purchased land on Chilson Lake, in Essex County, New York. Career The Sullivant Moss Society Harris was an active member of the Sullivant Moss Chapter, originally formed as a Moss Chapter of the Agassiz Association, and founded by Abel Joel Grout and Elizabeth Gertrude Knight Britton, and eventually renamed the Sullivant Moss Society. Harris contributed new plants to the Society from around Chilson Lake and helped to determine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carolyn Lynnet Harris
Carolyn Lynnet Harris (1947 – January 15, 1994) was an American library conservationist. She received a B.A. in Art History in 1969 and a Masters of Library Science in 1970, both from the University of Texas at Austin. Career Harris was educated at the University of Texas at Austin and began her career as a manuscript cataloguer at the University of Texas's Harry Ransom Center, where she worked from 1973 to 1980. From 1981 to 1987, she was the head of Columbia University Libraries’ Preservation Division. After teaching in Columbia University's preservation and conservation library science program, she was named program director in 1990. When the program closed in 1992, she moved it to the University of Texas at Austin. From 1992 to 1994, she was director and a senior lecturer of the Preservation and Conservation Studies at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Texas at Austin. She published extensively throughout her career and was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carolyn Harris
Carolyn Harris (born 18 September 1960) is a Welsh politician serving as Deputy Leader of Welsh Labour since 2018. She has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Swansea East since 2015. Harris served as Shadow Minister for Safeguarding and Vulnerability from 2016 to 2017, and a junior Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities from 2017 to 2020. She was Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition, Keir Starmer, from 2020 to 2021. Early life and career Harris was born on 18 September 1960 in Swansea, Wales. She attended Swansea University from 1994 to 1998, where she studied a joint degree in Social History and Social Policy. Following university, Harris worked for Swansea-based community projects such as the Guiding Hand Association and the Joshua Foundation. She has previously worked as a barmaid and a dinner lady. Before her election to the Commons, she was a Parliamentary assistant to her predecessor, Siân James. Parliamentary career Harris was elec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carolyn Franklin
Carolyn Ann Franklin (May 13, 1944 – April 25, 1988) was an American singer-songwriter. Besides her own musical success, Franklin was best known as the daughter of prominent Detroit preacher and civil rights activist C. L. Franklin and the younger sister of American singer/musician Aretha Franklin. Biography Franklin was born in Memphis, to Barbara (née Siggers) and Reverend C. L. Franklin. The youngest of the minister's six children, she moved to Buffalo, New York, shortly after her birth. Around 1946, the Franklin family settled in Detroit, where Carolyn would begin singing at her father's New Bethel Baptist Church. Inspired by her sisters' successes in the secular music field in the early 1960s, Carolyn followed Erma and Aretha into a secular music career, first recording in 1963. Carolyn began recording for RCA Records in 1969 and remained with the label until retiring from the music industry in 1976. Like Erma's, Carolyn's modest success in the industry did not match A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carolyn Forché
Carolyn Forché (born April 28, 1950) is an American poet, editor, professor, translator, and human rights advocate. She has received many awards for her literary work. Biography Forché was born in Detroit, Michigan, to Michael Joseph and Louise Nada Blackford Sidlosky. Forché earned a bacherlor's degree in Creative Writing at Michigan State University in 1972, and Master of Fine Arts at Bowling Green State University in 1975. She has taught at a number of universities, including Bowling Green State University, Michigan State University, the University of Virginia, Skidmore College, Columbia University, San Diego State University and in the Master of Fine Arts program at George Mason University. Forché is a Presidential Fellow at Chapman University, and has received honorary doctorates from the University of Scranton, the California Institute of the Arts, Marquette University, Russell Sage University, and Sierra Nevada College. She was Director of Lannan Center for Poetics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carolyn Fe
Carolyn Fe is a Filipina singer and actress based in Montreal. She has released three full-length albums and an EP with the Carolyn Fe Blues Collective. Fe is also the recipient of 2018 Toronto Theatre Critics' Awards for Best Supporting Actress for her work in '' Calpurnia''. Early life Fe was born in Quezon City, Philippines. Career Music In 2008, Fe and the Carolyn Fe Blues Collective (guitarist Rami Cassab, keyboardist Tim Alleyne, bassist Oisin Little, and drummer Dan Legault) launched their first EP, ''100%''. Their first full length album, ''Original Sin'', was released in 2011. Following Typhoon Haiyan in 2013, Fe and the members Carolyn Fe Blues Collective held a fundraiser to support the Red Cross's humanitarian efforts. The fundraiser, held at the House of Jazz in Montreal, raised over $300,000. In 2014, Fe released her second full length album, ''Bad Taboo''. ''Bad Taboo'' had 13 tracks and was recorded by Fe and the Carolyn Fe Blues Collective. The album feat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
