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Charmian Plummer
Charmian or Charmion may refer to: *Charmion (1875–1949), American vaudeville trapeze artist and strongwoman *Charmion (servant to Cleopatra), one of Cleopatra's handmaids and confidantes, according to Plutarch **Charmian, the character in Shakespeare's ''Antony and Cleopatra'' ** Charmian (''Rome'' character), supporting character in the TV series ''Rome'' * ''Charmion'' (skipper), a synonym of the butterfly genus ''Celaenorrhinus'' *Charmian, Iran, a village in Hormozgan Province, Iran * ''Charmian II'' (Motorboat), a 1915 racing express cruiser, USS ''Charmian II'' (SP-696) 1917 to 1918 People with the given name *Charmian Campbell (1942–2009), British socialite and portrait painter *Charmian Carr (1942–2016), American actress, best known for her role as Liesl in ''The Sound of Music'' (1965) *Charmian Clift (1923–1969), Australian writer *Charmian Faulkner, Australian two-year-old who disappeared with her mother in 1980; see Louise and Charmian Faulkner disappearance * C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charmion
Laverie Vallee ''née'' Cooper (July 18, 1875 – February 6, 1949), best known by her stage name Charmion, was an American vaudeville trapeze artist and strongwoman whose well-publicized suggestive performance was captured on film in 1901 by Thomas Edison. Career According to the ''Journal of Sport History'' article "Flying, Flirting, and Flexing: Charmion's Trapeze Act, Sexuality, and Physical Culture at the Turn of the Twentieth Century", she made her debut on December 25, 1897, at Koster and Bial's vaudeville theatre in New York City. A native of Sacramento, Charmion built her act around a memorable routine which opened with her on-stage entrance dressed in full Victorian street attire. She subsequently mounted the trapeze and disrobed down to her acrobat leotards in the midst of the trapeze's swinging motion. She appears to have begun performing while in her late teens, and this was part of her repertoire at least as early as May 1, 1898, and possibly before 1896, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charmian Gradwell
Charmian Gradwell is a British actress, best known for her role in the television game show ''The Adventure Game''. She also played Jenny Richards in ''Howards' Way ''Howards' Way'' is a television drama series produced by BBC Birmingham and transmitted on BBC1 between 1 September 1985 and 25 November 1990. The series deals with the personal and professional lives of the wealthy yachting and business comm ...''. She has played many lead roles in the West End and has represented Britain in the kayak marathon. She was a gold medallist at the world masters in 1997. Later in her career, she tore her anterior cruciate ligament, an injury which left her unable to walk. Upon recovery, she responded to an advertisement for volunteer drama and voice specialists in Nigeria, helping women and children find self-empowerment through theatre. This inspired her to retrain as a voice and text coach.Jane AlbertFinding Her Voice ''Broadsheet'', 26 March 2013. From 2005 to 2008 she worked fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charmian Woodfield
Charmian Catherine Woodfield (née Phillips; 1929–2014) was a British archaeologist. Career Charmian started worked for the Ministry of Works as a field archaeologist. She excavated many sites, including Verulamium (St Albans) with Sheppard Frere and Whitefriars, Coventry. Her publication record included excavation reports and monographs, specialist pottery reports, and reports of other finds, mainly focused on sites around Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, and the Midlands. Following her death, archaeologist David Breeze commented that Charmian had "set a new standard" for the level of reporting and recording of Hadrian's Wall after her 1965 publication of six excavations of Turrets in that region. Excavations carried out in the 1960s on the site of the Carmelite Friary at Coventry, England, by Charmain, revealed the lost church, of unexpected size and splendour, adjoining the standing cloister E range. It was founded in 1342 by Sir John Poulteney, a pre-eminent merchant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charmian O'Connor
Dame Charmian Jocelyn O'Connor (née Bishop, born 4 August 1937) is a New Zealand physical organic chemist. She became the first female professor of chemistry at the University of Auckland in 1986, and retired in 2004. Early life and education Born in Woodville on 4 August 1937, the daughter of Cecil and Kathrene Bishop, O'Connor was educated at Hastings High School and Auckland Girls' Grammar School. She went on to study chemistry at Auckland University College, graduating Bachelor of Science in 1957, Master of Science with first-class honours in 1958, and completing a PhD in physical organic chemistry in 1963 at what by that time had become the University of Auckland. In 1963, she married Peter Selwyn O'Connor, and the couple had two children. Academic and research career O'Connor was appointed as a lecturer in chemistry at Auckland University College in 1958, rising to the rank of professor in 1986, and becoming Auckland's first female professor of chemistry. When she r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charmian Mellars
Charmian Mellars (; born 7 January 1979 in Papakura, Auckland) is a New Zealand female professional basketball player. She was a member of New Zealand women's national basketball team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She scored six points and grabbed two rebounds in the game they played against China, which they were defeated 80-63. She played as a shooting guard for the Christchurch Sirens in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL). In 2001 Mellars was named ''New Zealand's Most Valuable Player'' in the under 23-year-old category. Mellars is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is a nontrinitarian Christian church that considers itself to be the restoration of the original church founded by Jesus Christ. The ch .... She is the older sister of fellow New Zealand female professional basketball player and Latter-day Saint Natalie Taylo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charmian May
Charmian Rosemary May (16 June 1937 – 24 October 2002) was an English character actress best known for her television and film roles. She appeared in the sitcoms '' The Good Life'' and ''Keeping Up Appearances'', and the film ''Bridget Jones's Diary''. She appeared as Miss Pershore in episodes 6 and 7 of ''The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin'' (1976). She also appeared in ''The Worst Witch'' as Miss Pentangle, in ''Weirdsister College'' as Prof. Alicia Thunderblast, and she was Miss Milton in the Yorkshire Television series, ''You're Only Young Twice''. Amongst her stage work, May was in the original production of ''84, Charing Cross Road'' at Salisbury Playhouse, and its West End transfer, in 1981. She also toured in the 1970s in a production of ''The Importance of Being Earnest'' by Oscar Wilde, playing Lady Bracknell. Death She died from cancer on 24 October 2002, aged 65. A service of thanksgiving for the life of the actress was held at St Paul's, Covent Garden on 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charmion King
Charmion King (July 25, 1925 – January 6, 2007) was a Canadian actress. Born in Toronto, Ontario, she was part of the country's burgeoning theatre and television industry in the decade of the 1950s. Fresh out of the University of Toronto's Hart House, she quickly became known for her fresh beauty and roles at the new Crest Theatre and their Straw Hat Players summer circuit in the Muskoka Lake district. She went on to the Stratford Festival appearing in productions of ''The Winter's Tale'', '' Three Sisters'' and ''Uncle Vanya'', and appeared on Broadway in Tyrone Guthrie's production of ''Love and Libel''. She also acted in notable television films, including ''Anne of Green Gables'' (as Josephine Barry) and ''Jackie, Ethel, Joan: The Women of Camelot'' (as Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy). She also starred in the Canadian television series ''Wind at My Back'' and ''House of Pride''. In 1988 she appeared in the film '' Shadow Dancing''. Family She was married to actor Gordon Pi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charmian Kittredge
Charmian London ( née Kittredge; November 27, 1871 – January 14, 1955) was an American writer and the second wife of Jack London. Early life "Clara" Charmian Kittredge was born to poet and writer Dayelle "Daisy" Wiley and California hotelier Willard "Kitt" Kittredge at a railroad outpost south of Los Angeles. Her mother died in 1877 when Charmian was six years old. Charmian's father sent her to Oakland, California, where she was raised by her aunt, Ninetta "Netta" Wiley Eames and husband Roscoe Eames, who had no children of their own. A nationally acclaimed writer and editor, Netta Wiley taught Charmian at home, emphasizing literature, the fine arts, and piano. A business manager, Eames taught her shorthand, typing and accounting. When the Eames household moved to Berkeley, California, Charmian became exposed to leaders in the Arts and Crafts movement, which shaped her aesthetics. Lectures given by University of California professors introduced her to modern literature and p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charmian Johnson
Charmian Johnson (1939 – July 20, 2020) was a Canadian artist and potter based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Life and career Charmian Johnson was born in Pouce Coupe, BC in 1939. She attended Delta Central School in Delta, BC then the University of British Columbia to study ceramics from 1967-69. She studied under Glenn Lewis and Mick Henry. Johnson worked as a high school teacher in Creston, BC, as well as an elementary school teacher in West Vancouver, BC. In 1969, Johnson worked as a visiting professor in the Department of Fine Arts at the University of Saskatchewan. Following this, she became a regular guest lecturer at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in the Faculty of Education studio program from 1971-1977. Johnson left her position at UBC in 1977 and decided to dedicate herself to ceramics. Artistic practice Johnson began exhibiting her work in 1979. She primarily worked in the medium of ceramics and also worked with ink on paper drawings and painting. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charmian Hussey
Charmian Hussey (born 1939) is an author of children's literature. Her book ''The Valley of Secrets'' is a best seller in many countries. Biography According to her website, Hussey was born in London in 1939. She pursued a career as a model, then decided to obtain her college education. She studied archeology at the University of London, then at Oxford Oxford () is a city in England. It is the county town and only city of Oxfordshire. In 2020, its population was estimated at 151,584. It is north-west of London, south-east of Birmingham and north-east of Bristol. The city is home to the ... she completed a doctorate in Turkish pottery. She currently lives in the Cornish countryside with husband John. Published works *''The Valley of Secrets'' (2003) *''Howl On The Wind'' (Summer 2011) References External links Home page {{DEFAULTSORT:Hussey, Charmian English children's writers Living people 1939 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Up For The Cup (1950 Film)
''Up for the Cup'' is a 1950 British comedy film directed by Jack Raymond and starring Albert Modley, Mae Bacon, Helen Christie and Harold Berens. The film is a remake of the 1931 film '' Up for the Cup'', also directed by Jack Raymond. Plot The Yorkshire inventor of a loom, Albert Entwhistle, heads for London to see the Football Association Cup Final. He has a nightmare of a day when his wallet is stolen and then his girl friend stands him up. Chaos ensues, but in the end, Albert wins his girlfriend back and also a contract for his invention, along with a fortune in cash. Cast * Albert Modley - Albert Entwhistle * Mae Bacon - Maggie Entwhistle * Helen Christie - Jane * Harold Berens - Auctioneer * Wallas Eaton - Barrowboy * Jack Melford John Kenneth George Melford Smith (5 September 1899 – 22 October 1972) was a British stage, film and television actor. Biography Melford was the younger brother of screenwriter and film director Austin Melford. On stage from the age ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
