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Gay (given Name)
Gay (alternatively Gaye) is a male or female given name, the 795th ("Gay") and 1295th ("Gaye") most common female name in the United States, according to the 1990 U.S. census. It can also be used as a short form of the female names ''Gaynell'' and ''Gaynor'' and as a short form of the male names ''Gaylen'', '' Gabriel '' and ''Gaylord (given name), Gaylord''. The writer Gay Talese's name is derived from ''Gaetano'', his grandfather's name. The first name of the popular male Irish television presenter Gay Byrne, Gabriel Byrne was always abbreviated as "Gay", as in the title of his radio show The Gay Byrne Show. People with the given name Gay *Gay Allison (born 1953), Canadian poet, editor, and English teacher *Gay Assulin (born 1991), Israeli professional footballer *Gay Autterson (born 1943), American voice actress *Elgin Gay Baylor (1934–2021), American basketball player, coach, executive *Martin Gay Black (1786–1861), son of the founder of the Methodist congregation in N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Given Name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common surname. The term ''given name'' refers to a name usually bestowed at or close to the time of birth, usually by the parents of the newborn. A ''Christian name'' is the first name which is given at baptism, in Christian custom. In informal situations, given names are often used in a familiar and friendly manner. In more formal situations, a person's surname is more commonly used. The idioms 'on a first-name basis' and 'being on first-name terms' refer to the familiarity inherent in addressing someone by their given name. By contrast, a surname (also known as a family name, last name, or ''gentile name, gentile'' name) is normally inherited and shared with other members of one's immediate family. Regnal names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Gay Clarke
Frank Gay Clarke (September 10, 1850 – January 9, 1901) was an American politician, lawyer, and a United States Representative from New Hampshire. Early life Born in Wilton, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, Clarke attended Kimball Union Academy in Meriden, New Hampshire, and earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, in 1873. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1876. He began his practice in Peterborough. Career Clarke served as member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1885. He was appointed Colonel on the military staff of Governor Hale and served in that capacity from 1885 to 1887. He was elected and served in the New Hampshire Senate in 1889; was elected to the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1891, and was chosen Speaker of that body. Elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fifth and Fifty-sixth Congresses, Clarke served as United States Representative for the second district of New Hamps ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gay Mandeville
Gay Lisle Griffith Mandeville (20 May 1894 – 19 July 1969) was the first native-born Bishop of Barbados from 1951 until 1960. He was educated at Harrison College and Codrington College, Barbados. After graduation, he was ordained in 1918 and began his ecclesiastical career with a curacy at St George, St Kitts followed by the post of Rector of Saba in what was then the ''Dutch West Indies'' and is now Netherlands Antilles. He then returned to his home country where he was successively Vicar of ''St Bartholomew'' then ''St Stephen''; Rector of ''St Philip'' (1943–1950), Vicar General (1948–1951) and Dean (1950–1951) and finally Bishop of Barbados The Diocese of Barbados is one of eight dioceses of the Anglican Communion that is part of the Province of the West Indies. History The diocese was established in 1824 as one of a pair, the other being the Diocese of Jamaica, which covered the .... References 1894 births 1969 deaths Anglican bishops of Barbado ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gay Kindersley
Gay Kindersley (2 June 1930 – 21 April 2011) was a British champion amateur jump jockey, horse trainer and a "drinker, gambler and serial womaniser". Early life Gay Kindersley was born on 2 June 1930, the son of the Hon. Philip Kindersley, and his wife Oonagh Guinness, and grandson of Robert Kindersley, 1st Baron Kindersley. He was educated at Eton, followed by Christ Church, Oxford, where he remained for only two terms. Career After Oxford, Kindersley joined the 7th Hussars, and served in Germany. At the age of 21, he announced that he wanted to get married, so his family sent him to Canada, where he worked as an oil rig "roughneck", and as a Calgary Stampede rodeo competitor. On his return to the UK, he continued as an amateur jockey, and in the 1959–60 season, won the amateur jockeys' championship with 22 winners from 100 rides, all but five of the 100 on his own horses. Kindersley broke his back at Stratford in 1955, and again at Hurst Park in 1962, after which his doc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gay Kernan
Gay G. Kernan (born in 1947 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) is an American politician and a former Republican member of the New Mexico Senate representing District 42 beginning with her 2002 appointment by Governor of New Mexico Gary Johnson to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator Shirley Bailey. On July 3, 2023, Kernan announced that she would resign from the Senate on August 1 for medical reasons. Education Kernan earned her BA from University of Mississippi. Elections *2012 Kernan was unopposed for both the June 5, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 2,907 votes and the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 14,414 votes. *2004 Kernan was challenged in the June 1, 2004 Republican Primary, winning with 1,639 votes (60.1%) and was unopposed for the November 2, 2004 General election, winning with 12,881 votes. *2008 Kernan was unopposed for both the June 8, 2008 Republican Primary, winning with 3,334 votes and the November 4, 2008 General election, win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gay Kayler
Gay Kayler (born 27 September 1941), is an Australian country music entertainer - a vocalist, television personality, recording artist, pianist, triple beauty quest title holder, model, scriptwriter and educator. Gay used her maiden name in her professional career until 1978, when she changed the spelling from Kahler to Kayler to maintain a consistency of pronunciation. She retired in 1998. Early life Gay comes from a musical family. Her mother sang and played piano, piano accordion and violin with her siblings in their father's dance band on the Darling Downs, Queensland, in the 1930s. In 1942, the Kahler family moved to Sydney, where Gay continued this musical tradition when, at the age of two-and-a-half, she captivated commuters on Sydney's trams and buses as she sang for them. In the early 1950s, Gay sang on one of the first reel-to-reel tape recorders in Australia – as part of its demonstration at the Sydney Royal Easter Show. After attaining her certificate for 7th Gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gay Jacobsen D'Asaro
Gay Kristine Jacobsen D'Asaro (now Gay MacLellan) is an American Olympic foil fencer. She attended the University of California, Santa Barbara from 1972 to 1974 and fenced as a member of the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. She later transferred and fenced for San Jose State University in late the 1970s and early 1980s. She holds a record for two National Titles, and was a 1-rated Referee. She was inducted into the USFA Hall of Fame in 2004. As a child, she lived in Ripon, California, and later, lived in Ashland, Oregon, where she taught private fencing lessons. She was a student of coach Michael D'Asaro Sr., whom she later married. As of 2006, she no longer uses last name ''D'Asaro'', and now goes by her married name: Gay (Jacobsen) MacLellan. Accomplishments * 1973 "Under 20" National Champion * 1973 World Championships * 1974 U.S. Women's Foil National Champion * 1975 NIWFA Pan American Team Member * 1976 U.S. Olympic Team Foil Fencer * 1978 U.S. Women's Foil National Champio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gay Hendricks
Gay Hendricks (born January 20, 1945, in Leesburg, Florida) is a psychologist, writer, and teacher in the field of personal growth, relationships, and body intelligence. He is best known for his work in relationship enhancement and in the development of conscious breathing exercises. After receiving his Ph.D. in psychology from Stanford University in 1974, Hendricks began teaching at the University of Colorado. He spent 21 years at the University of Colorado and became a full professor in the Counseling Psychology Department while founding The Hendricks Institute. He conducts workshops with his wife of nearly 40 years, Dr. Kathlyn Hendricks. Together they have authored over 35 books. They have appeared on numerous radio and television shows, including an interview with radio host Jean Chatzky. Hendricks co-founded The Spiritual Cinema Circle with his wife and producer Stephen Simon, and was Executive Producer for the film '' Zen Noir'' (2004). He served as producer and writer on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gay Hayden
Gay Hayden (April 9, 1819 – May 14, 1902) of Brisbane, Australia was a prominent Oregon pioneer who owned a significant portion of what is now the city of Vancouver including properties previously owned by Esther Short.''The Pacific reporter'', Volume 94, West Publishing Co., St. Paul, pp. 909–911 Additionally, Hayden owned all of or part of what is now Hayden Island in Portland, Oregon, which is named in his memory.McArthur, Lewis A.''Oregon Geographic Names'', Oregon Historical Quarterly, Vol. 27, No. 3 (September., 1926), Oregon Historical Society, pp. 295–363. Hayden arrived in the Oregon Territory in 1850 with his wife Mary Jane Hayden, whom he met in the wilds of Wisconsin and married in 1847. In 1851, after settling on what would become known today as Hayden Island, he built a grand home and lived on the island for five years with his wife Mary Jane Hayden.Hayden, GayAccess Genealogy. 2010-06-13. Accessed: 2010-06-13.Archived by WebCite On March 10, 1886, Gay Hay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcia Gay Harden
Marcia Gay Harden (born August 14, 1959) is an American actress. She is the recipient of accolades including an Academy Award and a Tony Award, in addition to nominations for a Critics' Choice Movie Award and three Primetime Emmy Awards. Born in La Jolla, California, Harden began her acting career appearing in television programs throughout the 1980s. In 1986, she appeared in her first film role, with her breakthrough coming in the 1990 Coen brothers-directed ''Miller's Crossing''. For her portrayal of artist Lee Krasner in the 2000 biographical film ''Pollock'', she won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She received a second Academy Award nomination for her performance as Celeste Boyle in the drama film ''Mystic River'' (2003). Her other notable film credits include ''The First Wives Club'' (1996), '' Flubber'' (1997), ''Space Cowboys'' (2000), ''Mona Lisa Smile'' (2003), and the '' Fifty Shades'' film trilogy. Harden made her Broadway debut in 1993, starring in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Gay Hamilton
LisaGay Hamilton (born March 25, 1964) is an American actress who has portrayed roles in films, television, and on stage. She is best known for her role as secretary/lawyer Rebecca Washington on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC legal drama ''The Practice'' (1997–2003). She also portrayed Melissa Thoreau on the TNT (American TV network), TNT comedy-drama ''Men of a Certain Age'' (2009-2011), Celia Jones on the Netflix series ''House of Cards (U.S. TV series), House of Cards'' (2016), Suzanne Simms on the Hulu series ''Chance (TV series), Chance'' (2016), and Kayla Price on the Hulu series ''The First (TV series), The First'' (2018). Hamilton's film credits include roles in ''12 Monkeys'' (1995), ''Jackie Brown'' (1997), ''Beloved (1998 film), Beloved'' (1998), ''True Crime (1999 film), True Crime'' (1999), ''The Sum of All Fears (film), The Sum of All Fears'' (2002), ''The Soloist'' (2009), ''Beastly (film), Beastly'' (2011), ''Beautiful Boy (2018 film), Beautiful Boy'' (20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gay Hamilton
Gay Hamilton (born 29 April 1943) is a British actress, most notable for her roles in Stanley Kubrick's '' Barry Lyndon'' and Ridley Scott's ''The Duellists''. Career Hamilton was born in Uddingston. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, she played the love interest and later wife of Detective Chief Superintendent John Watt (played by Frank Windsor) in the TV series '' Softly, Softly'' and its '' Taskforce'' spin-off. She appeared in two episodes of the ITC series ''Man in a Suitcase'' (1967), played student teacher Ann Collins in the "Please Sir" episode "Student Princess" (1968), and Eva Zoref, the wife of Anton Zoref (Ian McShane), in the '' Space: 1999'' episode "Force of Life" (1975). In 1980 she played the part of Dr. Claire Wilson in the '' Shoestring'' episode "The Farmer had a Wife". She more recently played Edwina Dunn in '' EastEnders'' and Maisie McLintock in '' Doctors''. Selected filmography * '' A Man for All Seasons'' (1966) - 2nd Handmaiden / 3rd Girl (uncr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
