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Elizabeth Grant (other)
Elizabeth Grant may refer to: *Elizabeth Grant (songwriter) (1745?–1814?), Scottish songwriter * Elizabeth Grant (health researcher), Scottish academic * Liz Grant (1930–2023), Australian pharmacist and politician * Beth Grant (born 1949), American actress *Elizabeth Grant (anthropologist) Elizabeth Grant CF (23 August 1963 – 5 July 2022) was an Australian architectural anthropologist,Owens, Michael (14 May 2014)'State slammed over Aboriginal deaths in custody'The Australian criminologist and academic working in the field of ... (born 1963), Australian architect and anthropologist * Lana Del Rey (born 1985), American singer, born Elizabeth Woolridge Grant * Elizabeth Grant (diarist) (1797–1885), British diarist * Elizabeth Grant (Miss England 2016) (born 1996), British beauty pageant titleholder {{hndis, Grant, Elizabeth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Grant (songwriter)
Elizabeth Grant (later Murray) (1745?–1814?) was a Scottish songwriter, from Carron, Speyside. She is best known as the writer of '' Roy's Wife of Aldivalloch''.Louis Stott, ‘Grant, Elizabeth (1745/6–1828)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 200accessed 8 Sept 2015/ref> Life She was the daughter of "Lieutenant Joseph Grant, late of Colonel Montgomerie's regiment of highlanders", and was probably born about 1745, near Aberlour, on the Spey, Banffshire. She was married about 1763 to her cousin, Captain James Grant of Carron, near Elchies, on the Spey. Grant being unfortunate, sold Carron in 1786 or 1787 to Robert Grant of Wester Elchies, and in 1790 he died within Holyrood. Mrs. Grant was afterwards married to Dr. Murray, a Bath physician, and she died in Bath about 1814. A portrait of her was at Castle Grant. ''Roy's Wife'', Mrs. Grant's only known production, instantly became popular. Its allusions bear upon per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Grant (health Researcher)
Elizabeth Grant is a Scottish academic who is an Assistant Principal and Director of the Global Health Academy at the University of Edinburgh She is a researcher and educator in the areas of palliative care compassion and global health and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and the Royal College of Physicians in Edinburgh and holds a chair in Global Health and Development. International role Grant sits on the Scottish Government NHS Global Citizenship Board which approves strategies and plans that support the policies and priorities set by the Scottish Government's International Development Strategy. She was on the Board of Directors for the Consortium of Universities for Global Health, (CUGH) and currently chairs the CUGH Research Committee. Education and research Grant has a MA Religious Studies from University of Aberdeen and a PhD from University of Edinburgh. She has worked as part of Scottish initiatives in Malawi, Kenya and Zambia including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liz Grant
Mary Elizabeth Grant AM (born 23 February 1930) is a former Australian pharmacist and politician. Grant was a Liberal member of the Australian Capital Territory House of Assembly for Canberra from 1979 to 1982. Following the loss of her seat she became Chairman of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Health Services Council and a member of the Parole Board, serving until 1985 when she was appointed to the Hospital Services Board. From 1986 to 1989 she was President of the ACT Division of Business and Professional Women and in 1987 was Chairman of the ACT Health Authority; in that year she was also appointed a Member of the Order of Australia. She remained active on several health-related boards and councils in the Australian Capital Territory The Australian Capital Territory (commonly abbreviated as ACT), known as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) until 1938, is a landlocked federal territory of Australia containing the national capital Canberra and some surrounding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beth Grant
Beth Grant (born September 18, 1949) is an American character actress. Between 2012 and 2017, she was a series regular on the television comedy ''The Mindy Project'' in the role of Beverly Janoszewski. She is also known for her role as Gracie Leigh in the CBS post-apocalyptic drama '' Jericho'' and as Marianne Marie Beetle in ''Wonderfalls''. She has also appeared on ''Pushing Daisies'', and '' Mockingbird Lane''. In film, she is best known for her roles as Mother at Farm House in ''Rain Man'' (1988), Miss Kettlewell in ''Child's Play 2'' (1990), Helen in ''Speed'' (1994), Loretta in ''To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar'' (1995), Kitty Farmer in ''Donnie Darko'' (2001), Pageant Official Jenkins in '' Little Miss Sunshine'' (2006), Carla Jean's Mother in ''No Country for Old Men'' (2007), and Peppy's maid in '' The Artist'' (2011). She starred in the films '' Flatliners'', ''Sordid Lives'', ''Dear Lemon Lima'', '' Bad Words'', '' Jackie'' (as Lady Bird Johnson), '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Grant (anthropologist)
Elizabeth Grant CF (23 August 1963 – 5 July 2022) was an Australian architectural anthropologist,Owens, Michael (14 May 2014)'State slammed over Aboriginal deaths in custody'The Australian criminologist and academic working in the field of Indigenous Architecture. She was a Churchill Fellow and held academic positions at The University of Adelaide, as Associate Professor of Architecture and Urban Design at RMIT University's RMIT School of Architecture and Design, Adjunct Professor at the University of Canberra and the University of Queensland. She researched, wrote, and was an activist focused on architecture and design with Indigenous peoples as architectural practice and a social movement, and the observance of human rights in institutional architecture (in particular reforms to prison, custodial and court architecture). Her expertise in Indigenous housing and homelessness, design for Indigenous peoples living with disability, and indigenising public places and spaces made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lana Del Rey
Elizabeth Woolridge Grant (born June 21, 1985), known professionally as Lana Del Rey, is an American singer-songwriter. Her music is noted for its cinematic quality and exploration of tragic romance, glamour, and melancholia, with frequent references to contemporary pop culture and 1950s–1960s Americana. She is the recipient of various accolades, including two Brit Awards, two MTV Europe Music Awards, and a Satellite Award, in addition to nominations for six Grammy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. ''Variety'' honored her at their Hitmakers Awards for being "one of the most influential singer-songwriters of the 21st century." Raised in upstate New York, Del Rey moved to New York City in 2005 to pursue a music career. After numerous projects, including her self-titled debut studio album, Del Rey's breakthrough came in 2011 with the viral success of her single "Video Games"; she subsequently signed a recording contract with Polydor and Interscope. She achieved critical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Grant (diarist)
Elizabeth Smith (née Elizabeth Grant of Rothiemurchus; 7 May 1797 – 16 November 1885) was a Scottish diarist and lady of the manor of Baltyboys House. Over the course of her life, she lived in Scotland, England, India, Ireland, and France. Life Grant was born in Edinburgh in 1797. Her father was John Peter Grant and Member of Parliament. Her brother, John Peter Grant, Sir John Peter Grant, was the father of Jane Maria Strachey. As a child, she primarily spent time on her family's estate, Rothiemurchus, in Strathspey, Scotland, Strathspey, and in London. She and her family moved to Bombay in 1827. She married Colonel Henry Smith in 1829.Christine Lodge, ‘Smith , Elizabeth (1797–1885)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 200accessed 24 November 2017/ref> They had three children; Janey, Annie, and Jack. She is known today for the journals that she wrote from the 1840s when she was living in France. However she published in magazines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
