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Gertie (other)
Gertie may refer to: People * Gertie Brown (1878–1934), vaudeville performer and one of the first African-American film actresses * Gertie Eggink (born 1980), Dutch sidecarcross rider * Gertie Evenhuis (1927–2005), Dutch writer of children's literature * Gertie Fröhlich (1930–2020), Austrian painter and graphic designer * Gertie F. Marx (1912-2004), German-born American physician and obstetric anesthesiologist * Gertie Gitana (1887–1957), English singer * Gertie Millar, Countess of Dudley, (1879–1952), English actress and singer * Gertie Wandel (1894–1988), Danish textile artist Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Gertie (''Hey Arnold!''), in the television series '' Hey Arnold!'' * Gertie, in the film ''E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial ''E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'' (or simply ''E.T.'') is a 1982 American science fiction film produced and directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Melissa Mathison. It tells the story of Elliott, a boy who befriends ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gertie Brown
Gertie Brown Moore (born Gilberta Gertrude Chevalier, August 23, 1878 – February 24, 1934) was a vaudeville performer and one of the first African-American film actresses. Brown is most famous for her part in the 1898 silent film ''Something Good – Negro Kiss,'' which went viral in 2018. Biography According to the 1900 United States federal census, Gertie Brown, then aged 22, was born in 1878. According to her obituary, she began her career on the stage at the age of nine."Gertie Moore Passes Away: Comedian's Wife Dies of Pneumonia Attack," p. 1, ''New York Amsterdam News'', Feb. 28, 1934 In the 1890s, she performed alongside well-known composer and entertainer Saint Suttle (1870-1932) in vaudeville and minstrel shows in the Chicago area and nationally. Suttle, Brown, and John and Maud Brewster performed as a group called "The Rag-Time Four" that was responsible for popularizing a variation of the cakewalk dance. In 1899, Suttle and Brown were billed in vaudeville as "Two Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Hugglemonster
''Henry Hugglemonster'' is a CGI children's animated television series produced by Brown Bag Films. The show is designed for children aged 2–7. It is based on the 2005 book ''I'm a Happy Hugglewug'' written and illustrated by Niamh Sharkey. The series premiered on Disney Junior in the United Kingdom on February 8, 2013 and in the United States on April 15. It aired in 2015 on the afternoon Disney Junior segment on Disney Channel in United States and Canada. It ended on November 30, 2015. Premise The series revolves around the daily life of a yellow monster named Henry Hugglemonster and his family, living in a village called Roarsville. Other places characters come from include Growlsberg and Growltown. Henry has a best friend named Denzel Dugglemonster and a monsterette friend named Gertie Growlerstein, who he spends time with. Henry's experiences with his family and friends often lead to problems, so Henry must use his problem-solving skills to try to find a way to solve the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerty (other)
*Gerty, Oklahoma *Gerty Cori *Gerty Schlesinger *GERTY, robot from film the 2009 film ''Moon'' *Christopher E. Gerty (born 1975), NASA aerospace engineer *Gerty (video game) *Gerty, Oklahoma *Gerty Cori *Gerty Schlesinger *GERTY, robot from film the 2009 film ''Moon'' *Christopher E. Gerty Christopher E. Gerty (born October 19, 1975) is an American aerospace engineer who worked on NASA's Constellation Program. Gerty ... Indie PC game * Gerty (band) alt/indie band {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gruesome Gertie
Gruesome Gertie was the nickname given by death row inmates to the Louisiana electric chair. It is also widely known for the failed execution of Willie Francis, the first failed execution by electric chair. History The 1940 Louisiana legislature changed the method of execution, making execution by electrocution effective from June 1, 1941. Louisiana's electric chair did not have a permanent home at first, and was taken from parish to parish to perform the executions. The electrocution would usually be carried out in the courthouse or jail of the parish where the condemned inmate had been convicted. Eugene Johnson, a black man convicted of robbing and murdering Steven Bench, a white farmer who lived near Albany, was the first to die in Louisiana's electric chair; he was electrocuted in the Livingston Parish Jail on September 11, 1941. In 1957, it was decided to build an execution chamber at the Louisiana State Penitentiary to carry out all executions in Louisiana. Notable execut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gravel Gertie
A Gravel Gertie is a type of bunker designed to provide containment during the nuclear weapons design, nuclear weapons assembly process, when the plutonium or highly enriched uranium "pit" is mated with the high explosive components and wired into the electronics (the "physics package") of the warhead. Design The Gravel Gertie was developed for the Atomic Energy Commission in 1957 by Sandia National Laboratories. It was named after the character of the same name from the Dick Tracy comics; the compressed mass of gravel forming the ceiling of the bunker reportedly reminded researchers of Gertie's grey, curly hair. A modification of existing domed munitions bunkers, the Gravel Gertie was designed specifically to contain nuclear materials in the event of a catastrophic fizzle (nuclear test), "low order" detonation of a bomb being serviced. A full nuclear detonation was highly unlikely and impossible to design against, but high-ton/low-kiloton level "fizzles" were a very real risk d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galloping Gertie
"Galloping Gertie" is a 1975 saloon piano song by Sam Fonteyn. The song was featured in "Blackened Sponge" (season five, episode fourteen) of ''SpongeBob SquarePants''. It was used as the "Play me off, Johnny" music by the Vaudeville characters Johnny and Vern on ''Family Guy'' and appears in the episodes " Blind Ambition", "Perfect Castaway", "The Father, the Son and the Holy Fonz", "Deep Throats", "Saving Private Brian "Saving Private Brian" is the fourth episode of season five of '' Family Guy'', an episode produced for Season 5. The episode originally broadcast on November 5, 2006. The episode follows Stewie and Brian after they unintentionally join the United ..." and " Back to the Woods". References {{song-stub Instrumentals 1975 songs 1970s instrumentals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gewürztraminer
Gewürztraminer () is an aromatic wine grape variety, used in white wines, and performs best in cooler climates. In English, it is sometimes referred to colloquially as Gewürz (; although this is never the case in German, because "Gewürz" means "herb" or "spice"), and in English and French it is written (without the umlaut). Gewürztraminer is a variety with a pink to red skin colour, which makes it a "white wine grape" as opposed to the blue to black-skinned varieties commonly referred to as "red wine grapes". The variety has high natural sugar and the wines are white and usually off-dry, with a flamboyant bouquet of lychees. Indeed, Gewürztraminer and lychees share the same aroma compounds. Dry Gewürztraminers may also have aromas of roses, passion fruit and floral notes. It is not uncommon to notice some ''spritz'' (fine bubbles on the inside of the glass). Gewürztraminer's sweetness may offset the spice in Southeast Asian cuisine. Etymology The German name Gewürz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gertie The Duck
Gertie the Duck is an icon of Milwaukee, Wisconsin history and the subject of a bronze sculpture by American artist Gwendolyn Gillen. It was installed on the Wisconsin Avenue bridge in September 1997. The story of her heroic efforts to hatch six ducklings became an inspiration for many war-weary Americans near the end of World War II. Gertie's story unfolded as a daily serial in the local newspaper for 37 days, captivating the residents of Milwaukee, the state and eventually the country.Sandin, Jo. "Home Sweet Home". ''The Milwaukee Journal'', March 31, 1995. History Gertie's story began in April 1945 when ''Milwaukee Journal'' outdoor writer Gordon MacQuarrie reported that a mallard duck was nesting on a wood piling under the Wisconsin Avenue bridge. A total of nine eggs were laid and the duck kept vigil atop her nest despite throngs of visitors and motorists stopping on the bridge daily to check the progress of the expectant mother. Mother's Day cards began arriving for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gertie The Dinosaur
''Gertie the Dinosaur'' is a 1914 animated short film by American cartoonist and animator Winsor McCay. It is the earliest animated film to feature a dinosaur. McCay first used the film before live audiences as an interactive part of his vaudeville act; the frisky, childlike Gertie did tricks at the command of her master. McCay's employer William Randolph Hearst curtailed McCay's vaudeville activities, so McCay added a live-action introductory sequence to the film for its theatrical release renamed ''Winsor McCay, the Famous Cartoonist, and Gertie''. McCay abandoned a sequel, ''Gertie on Tour'' (), after producing about a minute of footage. Although ''Gertie'' is popularly thought to be the earliest animated film, McCay had earlier made '' Little Nemo'' (1911) and ''How a Mosquito Operates'' (1912). The American J. Stuart Blackton and the French Émile Cohl had experimented with animation even earlier; Gertie being a character with an appealing personality distingu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gravel Gertie (character)
The comic strip ''Dick Tracy'' has introduced numerous characters. Allies Tracy family * Dick Tracy - The titular hero of the strip. Born in 1909 (eight years after creator Chester Gould). In 1931, before even joining the police, he had captured his first villain Pinkie the Stabber. While leading a posse against the Arsons and Cutie Diamond, Tracy is seen in a police uniform and not his regular plainclothes. He served as a lieutenant (senior grade) in US Navy Intelligence during World War II. * Tess Trueheart - The detective's love interest and later wife. When she was first introduced, she was kidnapped by Big Boy Caprice's men after they robbed and shot her father Emil Truehart. She served as a WAC in World War II, and later opened her own photography agency. She is the mother of Bonnie Braids Tracy, Joseph Flintheart Tracy, and adoptive mother of Junior Tracy. Temporarily divorced her husband in the 1990s, but later reconciled with him. * Junior Tracy - The adopted son of Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noddy (TV Series)
''Noddy'', also known as ''Noddy in Toyland'', and ''The Noddy Shop'' colloquially, was a live-action/animated children's television series based on Enid Blyton's children's book series of the same name featuring the animated episodes from ''Noddy's Toyland Adventures'' that aired from September 7, 1998 to October 8, 1999 on TVOntario and CBC Television in Canada and PBS in the United States. Following its cancellation, reruns were aired until September 13, 2002. The series was produced by BBC Worldwide, Catalyst Entertainment and Enid Blyton Ltd. It was shown in many countries around the world, including the United Kingdom (the BBC), United Arab Emirates (Dubai 33), Guam (KGTF), Malaysia ( TV3), France (Europe 2 TV), Poland (TVP 1) and Australia (ABC). Plot The show starred Sean McCann as Noah Tomten, a former old salt, who now runs an antique shop in Littleton Falls, the NODDY Shop (this stood for "Notions, Oddities, Doodads & Delights of Yesterday"). His catchphrases included ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gertie Eggink
Gertie Eggink (born 21 February 1980) is a Dutch sidecarcross rider and the 2010 Sidecarcross World Champion, riding as passenger with Daniël Willemsen. Like the Willemsen brothers Daniël and Marcel Eggink hails from Lochem, Gelderland. Biography Gertie Eggink started racing in the world championship from 2004 onwards with a variety of riders. Eggink raced the 2010 season with multiple world champion Daniël Willemsen after the later had an unsuccessful 2009 season, only coming fifth, suffering a broken collar bone that made him miss some races. Eggink raced with Willemsen in 12 of the 14 Grand Prix of the season, winning 14 races and three Grand Prix. In the last two races of the season however Willemsen had to replace Eggink with Dagwin Sabbe as Eggink was advised by his doctor not to race in the final GP's. In a tight season the pair eventually won the world championship by nine points, ahead of defending champions Joris Hendrickx and Kaspars Liepiņš.< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
