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Geraldine Briggs
Geraldine may refer to: People * Geraldine (name), the feminine form of the first name Gerald, with list of people thus named. * The Geraldines, Irish dynasty descended from the Anglo-Norman Gerald FitzWalter de Windsor * Geraldine of Albania, the Queen Consort of Zog I. Places * Geraldine, New Zealand ** Geraldine (New Zealand electorate) * Geraldine, Alabama, United States * Geraldine, Montana, United States Characters * Geraldine, a character in the poem " Christabel" by Samuel Taylor Coleridge * Geraldine McQueen (character), a fictional singer, played by Peter Kay * Geraldine Jones (character), a comedy persona of Flip Wilson * Geraldine Granger, a fictional character in the British sitcom ''The Vicar of Dibley'' * Geraldine Littlejohn, a character in the film ''Cyberbully'' Films * ''Geraldine'' (1929 film), a 1929 American romantic comedy film * ''Geraldine'' (1953 film), a 1953 American comedy film * ''Geraldine'' (2000 film), a 2000 French animated short film Mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geraldine (name)
Geraldine is the feminine form of the first name Gerald (given name), Gerald. Notable people with the name include: * Geraldine Aves (1898–1986), British civil servant * Geraldine Brannigan (born 1956), Irish singer * Geraldine Chaplin (born 1944), American actress * Geraldine Connor (1952–2011), British ethnomusicologist, theatre director, composer and performer * Geraldine L. Daniels (1933–2012), New York politician * Geraldine Farrar (1882–1967), American opera soprano * Geraldine Ferraro (1935–2011), United States congresswoman and 1984 Vice Presidential candidate * Geraldine Fitzgerald (1913–2005), Irish actress * Geri Halliwell (born 1972), former Spice Girl * Geraldine James (born 1950), English actress * Géraldine Martineau (born 1988), French actress * Geraldine McCaughrean (born 1951), British author * Geraldine McEwan (1932–2015), English actress * Geraldine Page (1924–1987), American actress * Geraldine Roman (born 1967), Filipino journalist and polit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geraldine Granger
Geraldine Granger is a fictional female vicar, the central character of the successful British BBC sitcom ''The Vicar of Dibley''. She is portrayed by Dawn French, described by the British Comedy Guide as "the jolly, down-to-earth female vicar of Dibley, a small country village inhabited by oddballs. After overcoming the town's initial shock at her gender Geraldine helps to improve the village." Much of the source of comedy comes from the way French plays the female vicar with her extroverted and fun-loving nature, frequent colourful language, and behaviour as a vicar which would usually be frowned on by the church. The character made her debut in 1994 and has been reprised several times after the conclusion of the series in 2007. Several of these appearances have been in sketches for Comic Relief, most recently as part of the Comic Relief/ Children in Need ''Big Night In'' fundraising event during the COVID-19 epidemic. French also reprised the character on 15 March 2013 for a ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geraldine Brannigan
Geraldine Brannigan, (born 1954), (sometimes listed as Geraldine Branagan) known professionally as Géraldine, is an Irish singer, known for finishing in fifth place in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975 with the song " Toi" while representing Luxembourg. Career Together with her band, she was active in the Irish showband scene. As Geraldine & the Brannigans they competed in the Irish preliminary to the Eurovision Song Contest 1973. Entitled ''Fadó Fadó''/"Long, Long Ago" they finished in fourth place. In 1978, as ''Geraldine & Pickles'', Brannigan represented Ireland with the song ''Say It With Music'' at the Yamaha Music Festival in Tokyo. Brannigan performed her single "Casablanca" (co-written by Martin & Coulter) in an episode of the '' Benny Hill Show'' shown on UK ITV in March 1979. The follow up track, "Back Street Band" was featured on an episode of ''Juke Box Jury'' hosted by Noel Edmonds, shown on BBC1 on 16 June 1979. The panel of Pete Murray, Bob Geldof, Linda Lewis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geraldine (song)
"Geraldine" is a 2008 single by Scottish indie rock band Glasvegas. It was released on 23 June 2008 and reached number 16 on the UK Singles Chart, and number one on the NME chart two weeks later. It also reached number one on the Scottish Singles Chart. According to the NME website: On the album, the 20 second intro to "Geraldine" is tacked onto the end of preceding song " Flowers & Football Tops," giving "Geraldine" a 3:45 run time. The single version of "Geraldine" includes this intro, making it 4:06. The song was nominated for Best International Song at the 2008 Swedish Rockbjörnen awards. Track listing ''All songs written by James Allan, except where noted.'' Promo CD (GOWOW001) # "Geraldine" (Radio Edit) – 3:24 # "Geraldine" (Album Version) – 4:06 # "Geraldine" (Instrumental) – 4:06 CD (GOWOW002) # "Geraldine" – 4:06 # "The Prettiest Thing on Saltcoats Beach" – 6:19 7" #1 (GOWOW003) * ''Limited numbered edition blue-colored vinyl.'' # "Geraldine" – 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael William Balfe
Michael William Balfe (15 May 1808 – 20 October 1870) was an Irish composer, best remembered for his operas, especially ''The Bohemian Girl''. After a short career as a violinist, Balfe pursued an operatic singing career, while he began to compose. In a career spanning more than 40 years, he composed at least 29 operas, almost 250 songs, several cantatas and other works. He was also a noted conductor, directing Italian Opera at Her Majesty's Theatre for seven years, among other conducting posts. Biography Early life and career Balfe was born in Dublin, where his musical gifts became apparent at an early age. He received instruction from his father, a dancing master and violinist, and the composer William Rooke. His family moved to Wexford when he was a child. Between 1814 and 1815, Balfe played the violin for his father's dancing-classes, and at the age of seven composed a polacca. In 1817, he appeared as a violinist in public, and in this year composed a ballad, first cal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geraldine (2000 Film)
''Geraldine'' is a 2000 French animated short film, directed by , while he was attending Arts Decos'. Critical reception has been positive, and the film has been honored in multiple festivals. The story follows a former man who must adjust to her new life after inexplicably waking up one morning as a woman. In 2004, the film was released on a DVD compilation of French animated short films. Plot Geraldine wakes up with a loud shriek. She had gone to bed as a man named Gerald. Somehow, overnight, she has undergone a mysterious transformation. Now an attractive woman, Geraldine abashedly looks over her new body. She seeks help from a medical professional, but her story is not taken seriously. The next morning Geraldine calls up an old girlfriend, who agrees to meet. While waiting in a park, Geraldine draws unwanted attention from a group of men playing soccer. Resenting this, she attempts to display her own athleticism, but embarrasses herself. Struggling to assume her new role in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geraldine (1953 Film)
''Geraldine'' is a 1953 American comedy film directed by R. G. Springsteen and written by Frank Gill Jr. and Peter Milne. The film stars John Carroll, Mala Powers, Jim Backus, Stan Freberg, Kristine Miller and Leon Belasco. The film was released on December 16, 1953 by Republic Pictures. Plot Cast *John Carroll as Grant Sanborn *Mala Powers as Janey Edwards *Jim Backus as Jason Ambrose *Stan Freberg as Billy Weber * Kristine Miller as Ellen Blake *Leon Belasco as Professor Dubois *Ludwig Stössel as Professor Berger *Earl Lee as Professor Palmer *Alan Reed as Frederick Sterling * Nana Bryant as Dean Blake *Carolyn Jones Carolyn Sue Jones (April 28, 1930 – August 3, 1983) was an American actress of television and film. Jones began her film career in the early 1950s, and by the end of the decade had achieved recognition with a nomination for an Academy ... as Kitty References External links * {{IMDb title, 0047020, Geraldine 1953 films American comedy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geraldine (1929 Film)
''Geraldine'' is a 1929 American romantic comedy film, directed by Melville Brown. It stars Marian Nixon, Eddie Quillan, and Albert Gran, and was released on January 20, 1929. Cast list * Marian Nixon as Geraldine * Eddie Quillan as Eddie Able * Albert Gran as Mr. Wygate * Gaston Glass as Bell Cameron Preservation Prints of ''Geraldine'' are preserved in the French archive Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée in Fort de Bois-d'Arcy and the Danish Film Institute The Danish Film Institute ( da, Det Danske Filminstitut) is the national Danish agency responsible for supporting and encouraging film and cinema culture, and for conserving these in the national interest. Also known as ''Filmhuset'' ("the film .... References External links * * * * {{Melville Brown American romantic comedy films 1929 romantic comedy films Pathé Exchange films Films directed by Melville W. Brown American black-and-white films 1929 films 1920s American films Silent ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyberbully (2011 Film)
''Cyberbully'' (stylized as ''cyberbu//y'') is a teen drama television film that premiered on ABC Family (now Freeform) on July 17, 2011. The channel collaborated with ''Seventeen'' magazine to make the film, stating that they hoped it would "delete digital drama" in a press release. The film tells the story of a teenage girl who is bullied online. The film was released on DVD on February 7, 2012. Plot Taylor Hillridge is a teenage girl who lives in St. Louis, Missouri, with her single mother, Kris, and her younger brother, Eric. She is close friends with two other girls, Samantha Caldone and Cheyenne Mortenson. Earlier, Taylor made a seemingly innocuous comment to one of her classmates, Lindsay Fordyce, to which Lindsay took great offense. For her 17th birthday, Taylor is given a computer by her mother. At first, Taylor is excited by the independence of going online without her mother always watching her. Meanwhile, her crush, Scott, asks her to the dance, to which she says y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geraldine Jones (character)
Geraldine Jones is a fictional African American character and the most famous recurring persona of comedian Flip Wilson. Geraldine was played as a sassy and liberated Southern United States, Southern woman who was coarsely flirty yet faithful to her (unseen) boyfriend "Killer". She was direct and confident and did not change her persona to suit anyone. Several of Geraldine's sayings entered U.S. popular culture as catchphrases, especially "When you're hot, you're hot; when you're not, you're not," "The Devil made me do it," and "WYSIWYG, What you see is what you get!" Wilson portrayed Geraldine many times in the early 1970s on his Variety show, variety series ''The Flip Wilson Show'', though not on every episode. He made comedy albums featuring Geraldine, notably ''The Devil Made Me Buy This Dress'', and he appeared as Geraldine on other programs such as ''Saturday Night Live''. He sang and danced as Geraldine at the Kennedy Center in 1983 for Bob Hope's 80th birthday celebration. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geraldines
The FitzGerald/FitzMaurice Dynasty is a noble and aristocratic dynasty of Cambro-Norman, Anglo-Norman and later Hiberno-Norman origin. They have been peers of Ireland since at least the 13th century, and are described in the Annals of the Four Masters as having become "more Irish than the Irish themselves" or Gaels, due to assimilation with the native Gaelic aristocratic and popular culture. The dynasty has also been referred to as the Geraldines and Ireland's largest landowners. They achieved power through the conquest of large swathes of Irish territory by the sons and grandsons of Gerald of Windsor (c. 1075 – 1135). Gerald of Windsor ( Gerald FitzWalter) was the first Castellan of Pembroke Castle in Wales, and became the male progenitor of the FitzMaurice and FitzGerald Dynasty ("fitz", from the Anglo-Norman ''fils'' indicating "sons of" Gerald). His father, Baron Walter FitzOther, was the first Constable and Governor of Windsor Castle for William the Conqueror, and wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geraldine McQueen (character)
''Britain's Got the Pop Factor... and Possibly a New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly on Ice'' is a British television comedy special co-created, co-written, directed, produced by and starring comedian Peter Kay. It premiered on Channel 4 on 12 October 2008 in two parts. The special is a satire of reality television, and particularly, talent competitions such as ''Britain's Got Talent'', ''Pop Idol'', and ''The X Factor.'' It is presented as the grand final of the in-universe programme ''Britain's Got the Pop Factor'', using recaps to chronicle the three finalists—Geraldine McQueen (Kay), 2 Up 2 Down (Jo Enright, Karl Lucas, David Hulston and Sian Foulkes), and R Wayne (Marc Pickering). The special satirizes clichés associated with the genre, such as contestants with memorable, emotional backstories intended to influence viewers' perceptions of them. It was the first show Kay had produced on the channel for four years, and was described by Channel 4 as t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
