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Jennifer Johnston (other)
Jennifer Johnston may refer to: * Jennifer Johnston (novelist) (born 1930), Irish novelist * Jennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano), English opera singer * Jennifer Johnston (politician), American politician from Alaska See also * Jenifer Johnston Jenifer Johnston born Gourock, Scotland. Former Sunday Herald journalist 2000–2007, shortlisted for the Young Journalist of the Year category three times at the Scottish Press Awards. An investigation on child prostitution Child Prostitution u ..., Scottish journalist * Jennifer Johnson (other) * Jenny Johnson (other) {{hndis, Johnston, Jennifer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Johnston (novelist)
Jennifer Johnston (born 12 January 1930) is an Irish novelist. She has won a number of awards, including the Whitbread Book Award for ''The Old Jest'' in 1979 and a Lifetime Achievement from the Irish Book Awards (2012). ''The Old Jest'', a novel about the Irish War of Independence, was later made into a film called ''The Dawning'', starring Anthony Hopkins, produced by Sarah Lawson and directed by Robert Knights. Biography She was born in Dublin to Irish actress and director Shelah Richards and Irish playwright Denis Johnston. A cousin of actress and film star Geraldine Fitzgerald, via Fitzgerald's mother, Edith (née Richards), Jennifer Johnston was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. For decades, she lived in Derry, and currently lives near Dublin. Other cousins include the actresses Tara Fitzgerald and Susan Fitzgerald. Johnston was born into the Church of Ireland and many of her novels deal with the fading of the Protestant Anglo-Irish ascendancy in the 20th century. She ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano)
__NOTOC__ Jennifer Johnston is an English operatic mezzo-soprano. Born in Liverpool, she studied law at the University of Cambridge and worked in London chambers as a barrister before studying opera at the Royal College of Music (RCM). She is universally known as the 'Scouse Diva'. A former BBC New Generation Artist, she made her professional debut as Humperdinck's Hänsel for Scottish Opera, followed by her international debuts at the Aix-en-Provence Festival as Dido in Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas, and at the Salzburg Festival as Carmi in an unstaged performance of Mozart's ''La Betulia Liberata''; a performance which was recorded and released on DVD by Deutsche Grammophon. She is particularly associated with the Bayerische Staatsoper and its distinguished musical director Kirill Petrenko, where her roles have included Second Norn, Roßweise, Floßhilde, Hedwige and La Ciesca. She has appeared in opera at the Teatro alla Scala as Mrs Grose in '' The Turn of the Screw' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Johnston (politician)
Jennifer Johnston (born July 16, 1954) is an American politician from Alaska. Johnston is a Republican member of the Alaska House of Representatives, representing the 28th District since 2017. She moved to Alaska in 1976, and has served as a small business owner, outdoor educator and public servant. In the 2020 Alaska House of Representatives election, she sought renomination but lost. Political career Johnston served three terms in the Anchorage Assembly In 2016 she ran for the Alaska House of Representatives to replace retiring Representative Mike Hawker Mike Hawker (born June 25, 1956) was a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the Alaska House of Representatives, representing the 28th District from 2003 to 2017. He served as Chair of the Legislative Council and the Legisla .... In the Republican primary, she defeated Ross Beiling. In the general election, she defeated Democrat Shirley Coté. Personal life She was born in Danville, Vermont. She is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenifer Johnston
Jenifer Johnston born Gourock, Scotland. Former Sunday Herald journalist 2000–2007, shortlisted for the Young Journalist of the Year category three times at the Scottish Press Awards. An investigation on child prostitution Child Prostitution users go unpunished, Sunday Herald, Jul 14 2002, http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4156/is_20020714/ai_n12577958 prompted a working group at the Scottish Parliament. Police face quiz over child prostitute, Sunday Herald June 9, 2002, a co-investigation with Sunday Herald's Neil MacKay reported that British deaths in Iraq were mainly accidents and suicide, not conflict. While Sunday Herald Deputy Foreign editor, an interview with Ron Reagan included his criticism of President George W. Bush. Johnston was press officer for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games Bid Team. Degree BA in history from the University of Strathclyde (2000), Politics MSc (Merit), China In the International Arena, from the University of Glasgow , image ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Johnson (other)
Jennifer Johnson may refer to: * Jennifer Johnson (criminal), convicted of perjury for lies she told in the trial of Russell Bishop (Babes in the Wood murders) * Jennifer Johnson (golfer) (born 1991), American golfer * Jennifer Johnson (table tennis) (born 1948), wheelchair basketball player and para table tennis player * Jennifer A. Johnson, professor of sociology * Jennifer J. Johnson, American legal scholar and academic administrator * Jennifer L. Johnson, American diplomat and U.S. State Department official *Jennifer M. Johnson, American television producer and writer *Jennifer Johnson Cano, American opera singer, previously known as Jennifer Johnson * Jennifer Carroll (born 1959), American writer, née Johnson * Jennifer Johnson (politician), provincial politician from Alberta See also *Jennifer Johnston (other) Jennifer Johnston may refer to: * Jennifer Johnston (novelist) (born 1930), Irish novelist * Jennifer Johnston (mezzo-soprano), English opera singer * Jennife ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |