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Ferrar Large Igneous Province
Ferrar is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Ada Ferrar (1867–1951), British actress *Beatrice Ferrar (1876–1958), British actress *Bill Ferrar (1893–1990), English mathematician *Catherine Ferrar (born 1940), American television actress *Hartley T. Ferrar (1879–1932), geologist who accompanied Captain Scott's first Antarctic expedition *Jay Ferrar (born 1966), American songwriter and musician currently based in St. Louis, Missouri *Leslie Ferrar, CVO (born 1955), Treasurer to Charles, Prince of Wales from January 2005 until July 2012 *Mary Ferrar (1551–1634), founder of religious community at Little Gidding in 1625 *Michael Lloyd Ferrar, CSI, CIE, OBE (1876–1967), British commissioner of the Penal Settlement at Port Blair on Andaman Islands and Nicobar Islands *Miguel Ferrar (born 1955), American actor and voice actor mostly known for villainous roles, notably Bob Morton *Nicholas Ferrar (1592–1637), English scholar, courtier, businessman and man o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ada Ferrar
Ada Ferrar (1 June 1864 – 8 January 1951) was a British actress of the late Victorian era, Victorian and Edwardian eras. Early life Born in St Pancras, London, St Pancras in London in 1864 as Ada Janet Bishop to Mary S. Bishop (1836-) and Charles R. Bishop (1814-), the Managing Clerk to a firm of solicitors, she was one of three actress sisters which included Beatrice Ferrar (1875-1958) and Jessie Ferrar (a.k.a. Marion Bishop (1879-1950). At first her desire to go on the stage met with some parental resistance, but eventually following her success her younger sisters were to follow her in her chosen career. Her first appearance was singing in the chorus in ''Claudian'' (1883) following which she gained theatrical experience touring with the Vaughan-Conway Company. For Frank Benson (actor), F. R. Benson's 1888 season at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre at Stratford-upon-Avon she played Gertrude in ''Hamlet'' (1888), Lady Touchwood in ''The Belle's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
