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Gail (given Name)
Gail is a masculine and feminine given name. As a feminine name, it can be a short form of the Biblical name Abigail. Gail has been used as a masculine and feminine name, and until the 1930s, was equally rare on either sex. Between the 1930s and 1960s its use as a feminine name increased, as a consequence marginalizing masculine usage by about 1960. Alternate spellings include Gaile, Gale, and Gayle. Notable people with the given name include: *Gail Boggs (born 1951), American actress *Gail Borden (1801–1874), American inventor *Gail Borden (figure skater) (1907–1991), American figure skater * Gail Brodsky (born 1991), American tennis player *Gail Bruce (1923–1998), American football player *Gail Collins (born 1945), American journalist *Gail Cronauer (born 1948), American actress *Gail Davies, (born 1948), American country singer/songwriter *Gail Devers (born 1966), American athlete *Gail Ann Dorsey (born 1962), American musician *Gail Emms (born 1977), British badminton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abigail (name)
Abigail is a female given name. The name comes from the Hebrew name אֲבִיגַיִל / אֲבִיגָיִל ''Avigail'', meaning "my father's joy" (alternatively "my father is exulted", or "my father is joyful" amongst others).from either the verbal root ''g-y-l'' "to rejoice" directly, or from the root noun ''wikt:גיל, gil'' "rejoicing, joy". Adele Berlin in: Carol L. Meyers, Toni Craven, Ross Shepard Kraemer (eds.), ''Women in Scripture: A Dictionary of Named and Unnamed Women in the Hebrew Bible, the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books, and the New Testament'', Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2000p. 43/ref> It is also a surname. The name can be shortened to "Abbey", "Abby", "Abbi", "Abbie", "Abi", "Abs", or "Aby", as well as "Gail", "Gayle", among others. Biblical name *Abigail was the wife of King David in the Hebrew Bible's Book of Samuel, and is described as an intelligent, beautiful, loyal woman. *Abigail (mother of Amasa), Abigail was the mother of Amasa, the commander ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gail Grandchamp
Gail Grandchamp (born March 13, 1955) is a retired American female boxer. On 16 April 1992, after eight years in court litigation in Massachusetts, she gained the right to become a boxer, as a state Superior Court judge deemed it was illegal to deny someone a chance to box based on gender. During her efforts to gain the right to box as an amateur, she passed the age of 36, the maximum age for amateur fighters. She instead pursued a career as professional boxer. Professional boxing record References External links Official site* 1955 births Boxers from Massachusetts Living people People from North Adams, Massachusetts American women boxers Lightweight boxers 21st-century American women Sportspeople from Berkshire County, Massachusetts {{US-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gail Simmons
Gail Simmons (born May 19, 1976) is a Canadian-American food writer and cookbook author. She has served as a permanent judge on Bravo's Emmy-winning series ''Top Chef'' since the show's inception in 2006. Simmons was previously the head critic on '' Top Chef Duels'' and host of '' Top Chef: Just Desserts'', Bravo's pastry-focused spin-off of the ''Top Chef'' franchise. She was also the co-host of ''The Feed'', which aired in 2014 on FYI, A+E's new lifestyle network. In addition to her work on ''Top Chef'', Gail makes frequent television appearances on NBC's ''Today'' and ABC's ''Good Morning America'', among others. She has been featured in such publications as ''New York magazine'', ''Travel + Leisure'', ''GQ'', ''People'', ''Los Angeles Times'', and more. Early life Simmons was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to a Jewish family of Eastern European origin, and graduated from McGill University in Montreal, where she majored in anthropology and Spanish. She is the daughter of Ren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gail Sheehy
Gail Sheehy (born Gail Henion; November 27, 1936 – August 24, 2020) was an American author, journalist, and lecturer. She was the author of seventeen books and numerous high-profile articles for magazines such as ''New York'' and ''Vanity Fair''. Sheehy played a part in the movement Tom Wolfe called the New Journalism, sometimes known as creative nonfiction, in which journalists and essayists experimented with adopting a variety of literary techniques such as scene setting, dialogue, status details to denote social class, and getting inside the story and sometimes reporting the thoughts of a central character. Many of her books focused on cultural shifts, including ''Passages'' (1976), which was named one of the ten most influential books of our times by the Library of Congress. Sheehy penned biographies and character studies of major twentieth-century leaders, including Hillary Clinton, both presidents Bush, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gail Ryan
Gail Rowell-Ryan (born 11 January 1939) is a film and television hairdresser. Biography Gail Rowell-Ryan was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1939. Her career spanned over five decades, from 1974 to 2021. She is best known for her work with celebrities such as Benicio Del Toro, Naomi Watts, Dustin Hoffman, Sean Penn, Leslie Nielsen, Ray Liotta, and Nick Nolte. Rowell-Ryan married makeup artist Robert Ryan on March 4, 1989. The couple divorced on January 16, 2002. Awards and nominations Won * 201Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Award- Hair Stylists Lifetime Achievement Award * 2001 Academy Award, Best Makeup and Hairstyling - How the Grinch Stole Christmas * 2001 Saturn Award, Best Make-up - How the Grinch Stole Christmas * 2001 BAFTA Film Award, Best Make Up/Hair - How the Grinch Stole Christmas * 200Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Award- Best Innovative Hair Styling - How the Grinch Stole Christmas Nominated * 2018 Primetime Emmy, Outstanding Hai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gail Porter
Gail Porter (born 23 March 1971) is a Scottish television personality, former model and actress. She started her television career in children's TV, before branching out into modelling and presenting mainstream TV. In the 1990s, she famously posed nude for ''FHM'', which was projected on to the Houses of Parliament. Later in her career, Porter has been affected by alopecia, a condition which causes hair loss. Life and career Porter attended Portobello High School in Edinburgh. She studied for a BTEC HND in media production at West Herts College. After making an unsuccessful bid to join the presentation team of the BBC children's show ''Blue Peter'', she presented family-friendly television programmes, or ones aimed at children. They include '' Children's BBC Scotland'', ''T.I.G.S'', ''MegaMag'', ''Up For It!'', '' Children in Need'', ''Fully Booked'', '' The Movie Chart Show'', ''Top of the Pops'', and ''Live & Kicking'', work for ''CITV'', and programmes such as ''The Big Brea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gail Phillips
Ramona Gail Phillips (née McIver; May 15, 1944 – March 25, 2021) was the 17th Speaker of the Alaska House of Representatives. Early life and career Born in Juneau, Alaska, Phillips graduated from Nome High School, in Nome, Alaska, in 1962. She then received her bachelor's degree in business education from University of Alaska Fairbanks. Phillips was involved in the mining industry. She also owned Quiet Sports Store and managed Wein Air Alaska, Phillips taught business education in Nome, Alaska from 1967 to 1969. Political career Phillips served on the Homer, Alaska City Council from 1981 to 1984. From 1984 to 1986, Phillips served on the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly and was involved with the Republican Party. Phillips served in the Alaska House of Representatives from 1991 to 2001 and was speaker of the house from 1995 to 1999. In 2002, Phillips ran for the election for Lieutenant Governor of Alaska and lost the election. Death Phillips died on March 25, 2021, after a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gail O'Grady
Gail Ann O'Grady (born January 23, 1963), an American actress and producer, is best known for her roles on television. Her roles include Donna Abandando in the ABC police drama ''NYPD Blue'', and Helen Pryor in the NBC drama series ''American Dreams''. O'Grady is also well known for her lead roles in a number of television movies. She has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Awards three times. Early life O'Grady was born in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of Jim and Jan O'Grady. Her father was a financial planner. She was raised in Wheaton, Illinois, and graduated from Wheaton North High School in 1981. She appeared in a few commercials before moving to Los Angeles in 1986. Career O'Grady began her career as a model for Montgomery Ward and as an actor in several commercials. In one commercial, she played the neighbor for whom Michael J. Fox's character chases down a Diet Pepsi. In time, she began making guest appearances, often as a villain. She made her big screen debut in the 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gail Minault
Gail Minault (born 25 March 1939) is an American historian of South Asia. Life Gail Minault was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota on 25 March 1939. She was educated in the public schools of Pottstown, Pennsylvania before completing high school at the Northfield School for Girls in Northfield, Massachusetts. While attending Smith College, Minault spent her junior year abroad attending the ''École Libre des Sciences Politiques'' in Paris, France, and graduated in 1961. Minault then worked three years for the United States Foreign Service in Washington, D.C., Beirut, Lebanon, and East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) before resigning to study South Asian history at the University of Pennsylvania. She was awarded her M.A. degree in South Asian regional studies in 1966 and her Ph.D. six years later. Minault has been married twice. Minault's first marriage, to Thomas Graham, Jr., ended in divorce after the death of their son. She remarried Leon W. Ellsworth. Minault has one adopted daughter from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gail Miller (water Polo)
Gail Louise Miller (born 30 November 1976 in Canberra) is an Australian water polo player from the gold medal squad of the 2000 Summer Olympics. See also * Australia women's Olympic water polo team records and statistics * List of Olympic champions in women's water polo * List of Olympic medalists in water polo (women) Women's water polo became an Olympic sport at the 2000 Olympics. Since then, the United States women's team has won six consecutive medals. There are thirty-five female athletes who have won two or more Olympic medals in water polo. Heather Petr ... References External links * 1976 births Living people Australian female water polo players Olympic gold medalists for Australia in water polo Sportspeople from Canberra Sportswomen from the Australian Capital Territory Water polo players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia {{Australia-waterpolo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gail Nkoane Mabalane
Gail Mabalane (née Nkoane; born 27 December 1984) is a South African actress, model, media socialite, businesswoman and singer. She is most notable for acting roles on South African television series "The Wild", and recently starred on tele-novel series "The Road", which airs on Mzansi Magic every weeknight. She plays Thandeka Khumalo on Blood and Water which is only available on Netflix. Life and career Early life Mabalane was born Gail Nkoane and raised in the town of Kimberley, Northern Cape in South Africa. She is the middle child of three children. Her mother entered her into her first pageant, "Miss Tinkerbell" when she was five years old. It was at this point that her family noticed her potential. In 2005, she was a Top 5 Miss SA Teen Finalist. Breakthrough In 2010, Mabalane auditioned for and became a Top 10 Finalist on the 6th Season on Idols South Africa. She was the first to be eliminated from the Final Top 10 after performing "Please Don't Leave Me", origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gail Carson Levine
Gail Carson Levine (born September 17, 1947) is an American author of young adult books. Her second novel, ''Ella Enchanted'', received a Newbery Honor in 1998.Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922–Present Association for Library Service to Children. Accessed on June 29, 2010. Early life Levine grew up in New York City, New York.Smith, Cynthia Leitich.'' CYNSATIONS. May 2, 2006. Accessed on June 28, 2010. She credits her parents David and Sylvia for her creative streak. Her father, whose childhood in the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
