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Jeanette
Jeanette, Jeannette or Jeanetta may refer to: * Jeanette (given name), a given name (including a list of people and fictional characters with the name) Places * Jeannette, Ontario, Canada * Jeannette Island, Russia * Jeannette, Pennsylvania, U.S. * Jeannette Monument, United States Naval Academy Cemetery, Annapolis, Maryland, U.S. * Jeanette State Forest, Minnesota, U.S. People * Jeanette (Spanish singer) (born 1951), Spanish singer * Jeanette Biedermann, a German singer known mononymously by "Jeanette" * Buddy Jeannette (1917–1998), basketball player and coach * Daniel Jeannette (born 1961), director of animation and FX * Gertrude Jeannette (1914-2018), actress * Gunnar Jeannette (born 1982), racecar driver * Joe Jeanette (1879–1958), heavyweight boxer * Stanick Jeannette (born 1977), figure skater * Jeanette Aw (born 1979), Singaporean actress * Jeanne Brousse (1921– 2017), a member of the French Resistance during WWII Other uses * '' Jeannette: The Childhood ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeanette (given Name)
Jeanette (or Jeannette, Jeannetta or Jeanetta) is a female name, a diminutive form of the name '' Jeanne''. Other variations are Janette and Janet. The name is derived from the Hebrew "God is gracious". Notable people * Jeanette (Spanish singer) (born 1951), Spanish singer * Jeanette Antolin (born 1981), American gymnast * Jeannette Armstrong (born 1948), Canadian author * Jeanetta Arnette (born 1954), American actress * Jeanette Aw (born 1979), Singaporean actress * Jeanette Berglind (1816–1903), Swedish sign language pedagogue * Jeanette Biedermann (born 1980), German singer and actress * Jeannette Bougrab, French lawyer and politician. * Jeanette Dyrkjær (1963–2011), Danish nude model and adult actress * Jeannette Escanilla (born 1961), Swedish politician * Jeannette zu Fürstenberg (born 1982), German businesswoman and aristocrat * Jeannette Gadson (1945–2007), New York politician * Jeanette Granberg (1825–1857), Swedish playwright * Jeanette Guysi (1873–1966) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanick Jeannette
Stanick Jeannette (born 6 March 1977) is a French former competitive figure skater. He is a two-time (2001, 2003) European bronze medalist, the 2000 Trophée Lalique silver medalist, and a two-time (2000, 2001) French national champion. Personal life Jeannette was born on 6 March 1977 in Courbevoie, France. He and Audrey Ramonich have a daughter who was born on 1 April 2011. Career Jeannette placed 13th at the 1992 World Junior Championships, held in November 1991 in Hull, Quebec, Canada. The following season, he began appearing also on the senior international level. He finished 18th at the 1993 World Junior Championships in December 1992 in Seoul, South Korea. In the 1995–96 season, Jeannette continued competing both on the junior and senior levels. He won senior international gold medals at the 1995 Karl Schäfer Memorial and 1995 Ondrej Nepela Memorial before placing 13th at the 1996 World Junior Championships in November–December 1995 in Brisbane, Australia. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inner Song
''Inner Song'' is the second studio album by Welsh electronic musician Kelly Lee Owens. It was released through Smalltown Supersound on 28 August 2020. It features a collaboration with Welsh musician John Cale. Background ''Inner Song'' was first announced on 25 February 2020 alongside a release of the album's lead single, "Melt!". Owens wrote and recorded the album after what she considered to be the hardest three years of her life. Originally, the album was scheduled to be released on 1 May 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the release date was pushed back to 28 August 2020. The album's name is borrowed from a 1974 album by Alan Silva. The single "Corner of My Sky" features vocals from John Cale in both English and Welsh. Owens explained her collaboration with Cale and the inclusion of the Welsh language was a means to connect with her Welsh heritage. Cale noted that his ability to conjure Welsh phrases was a "surprise since I hadn't written in Welsh for decades". The al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelly Lee Owens
Kelly Lee Owens (born 24 August 1988) is a Welsh electronic musician and producer. She released her self-titled first album in 2017 to critical praise, her follow-up album ''Inner Song'' was released in August 2020. Her third studio album ''LP.8'' was released on 29 April 2022. Early life Owens was born on 24 August 1988 in Rhuddlan, Flintshire on the North Wales coast. Owens recalls writing poetry as a child and that being out in nature (in her mother's fields) gave her the time and the solitude to write. As a teenager, she sang in her school choir and played bass and drums. Owens grew up in a nearby small village where, she describes, "everyone knows everyone else". She began working at 14 as a waitress and spent her teenage years "involved in the 2006/2007 indie scene". At age 19, Owens moved from Wales to Manchester to work at a cancer treatment hospital. While working as an auxiliary nurse, Owens would use her paid leave to help run local indie festivals. It was the pati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Special Beat Service
''Special Beat Service'' is the third studio album by British ska band the Beat, released on 1 October 1982 by Go-Feet Records. Like the rest of their material, it was released in the US under the name "the English Beat". It peaked at No. 39 on the ''Billboard'' 200 album chart in 1983 on the strength of two singles, " I Confess" and "Save It for Later," the music videos for which received modest airplay on the fledgling MTV video network. Critical reception The ''Spin Alternative Record Guide'' wrote that "'Save It for Later' and 'End of the Party' are romantic, piano-driven pop gems." ''Rolling Stone'' said that "'Special Beat Service' sparkles with surprising touches" Track listing Personnel Credits are adapted from the ''Special Beat Service'' liner notes. The Beat * Ranking Roger – toasting; vocals; percussion * Dave Wakeling – vocals; guitar * David Steele – bass; banjo * Andy Cox – guitar; mandolin * Everett Morton – drums * Saxa – saxophone * Wesley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Jeannette (SP-149)
The second USS ''Jeannette'' (SP-149), sometimes spelled USS ''Jeanette'', was a motorboat that served in the United States Navy as a patrol vessel from 1917 to 1919. ''Jeannette'' was built as a civilian motorboat in 1905 by B. C. Huffstetler at Miami, Florida. The U.S. Navy acquired her on 14 May 1917 from her owner, B. A. Long of Beaufort, South Carolina, for use as a patrol vessel during World War I. She was commissioned the same day as USS ''Jeannette'' (SP-149). ''Jeannette'' served as a patrol boat at Port Royal and Beaufort, South Carolina, with occasional duties at Pensacola, Florida, and in the Gulf of Mexico. ''Jeannette'' was decommissioned on 7 February 1919. After that, she was used for a time in a non-commissioned status at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island at Parris Island, South Carolina. She was sold on 16 January 1920 to the E. O. Hall boat yard The yard (symbol: yd) is an English unit of length in both the British imperial and US cus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Jeannette (1878)
USS ''Jeannette'' was a naval exploration vessel which, commanded by George W. De Long, undertook the ''Jeannette'' expedition of 1879–1881 to the Arctic. After being trapped in the ice and drifting for almost two years, the ship and her crew of 33 were released from the ice, then trapped again, crushed and sunk some north of the Siberian coast. The entire crew survived the sinking, but eight died while sailing towards land in a small cutter. The others reached Siberia, but 12 subsequently perished in the Lena Delta, including De Long. The vessel had begun her active career in 1861 as HMS ''Pandora'', a Royal Navy gunboat. After more than a decade's service off the West African coast and in the Mediterranean, ''Pandora'' was retired from duty and sold as a private yacht to a British explorer, Allen Young. Young took her on two voyages to the Arctic, in 1875 and 1876, before selling her to James Gordon Bennett Jr., proprietor of ''The New York Herald'', who changed her name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeannette (comics)
Jeannette is a fictional character in the . She first appeared in ''Secret Six'' #3 (January 2009), and was created by Gail Simone and Nicola Scott. Publication history Jeannette was introduced in the fourth issue of the ongoing ''Secret Six'' comic book as the sixth—and most recent—addition to the team, whose roster had changed many times over since its inception. Fictional character biography Jeannette is a white haired banshee who dresses in Revolutionary France era clothing. Jeannette was born into a family of impoverished nobility, and as a child was sent to serve Countess Elizabeth Báthory, a murderess. As the Countess's "favorite", Jeannette was forced to watch every murder with the intent of being Báthory's final victim. When the Countess was imprisoned, Jeannette was assigned to care for her, and used the position to slowly murder Báthory by placing ground glass in her food. As an adult she became a wealthy married socialite. However, her husband betrayed her to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Childhood Of Joan Of Arc
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Resistance
The French Resistance (french: La Résistance) was a collection of organisations that fought the German occupation of France during World War II, Nazi occupation of France and the Collaborationism, collaborationist Vichy France, Vichy régime during the World War II, Second World War. Resistance Clandestine cell system, cells were small groups of armed men and women (called the Maquis (World War II), Maquis in rural areas) who, in addition to their guerrilla warfare activities, were also publishers of underground newspapers, providers of first-hand intelligence information, and maintainers of escape networks that helped Allies of World War II, Allied soldiers and airmen trapped behind enemy lines. The Resistance's men and women came from all economic levels and political leanings of French society, including émigrés, academics, students, Aristocratic family, aristocrats, conservative Catholic Church, Roman Catholics (including priests and Yvonne Beauvais, nuns), Protestantis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeanne Brousse
Jeanne Brousse (; ''née'' Maurier; 12 April 1921 – 19 October 2017), known as Jeannette, was born in Saint-Pierre-de-Curtille in the Savoie region of France. She was a member of the French Resistance during WWII and she is a member of the Righteous Among the Nations, Righteous Among The Nations. Biography Jeanne Maurier grew up in Annecy, France. Her father, a former combatant in World War I who had been gassed by the Germans, worked at the local prefecture in Haute-Savoie. At age 18, she wanted to study in Paris to become a nurse with the French Red Cross, but the declaration of war prevented her from pursuing her plans. During the war (1939–1945) After doing some other work, Maurier became a civil servant at the local Haute-Savoie prefecture in Annecy. She was assigned to the Refugee Naturalization Service, initially as an assistant, and later as a full-fledged employee. In 1941, she joined the newly created Refugee Service, which had been designed to help ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeanette Aw
Jeanette Aw Ee-Ping (born 28 June 1979), better known by her stage name Ou Xuan (), is a Singaporean actress, filmmaker, businesswoman and writer. Aw was named as one of the Seven Princesses of Mediacorp in 2006, after which she achieved wider success with her leading role in acclaimed drama ''The Little Nyonya''. She was prominently a full-time Mediacorp artiste from 2002 to 2017 but continues to film on an ad-hoc basis and was once managed under Hype Records. Through her television career, Aw has established herself as one of the most popular and high-profile celebrities in Singapore. She has won 29 popularity and performance awards, the record number for a performer, at Singapore Mediacorp's Star Awards. Aw has published two books; ''Jeanette Aw: Definitions'' in 2012 and ''Sol's World: Somebody to Love'' in 2015. She also starred in musical '' Beauty World'' in 2015. While in college, Aw entered TV talent scouting competition ''Route to Glamour'', in which she placed first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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