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Josette Arno
Josette is a feminine given name. It may refer to: * Josette Abondio (born 1949), Ivorian teacher, writer and playwright * Josette Amouretti (born 1914), French former tennis player * Josette Altmann Borbón (born 1958), Costa Rican historian, politician and former First Lady of Costa Rica * Josette Banzet (born 1938), French actress * Josette Biyo (born 1958), Filipino educator and former executive director of the Philippine Science High School System * Josette Bruce (1920–1996), French novelist * Josette Bynum (born 1977), American former professional wrestler and promoter * Josette Day (1914–1978), French film actress * Josette Daydé (1923–1995), French jazz singer, chansonnière and actress * Josette Durrieu (born 1937), French politician * Josette Frank (1893–1989), American children's literature expert and educational consultant * Josette Hébert-Coëffin (1906–1973), French sculptor * Josette Manin (born 1950), French politician on the island of Martinique * Jos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josette Abondio
Josette Desclercs Abondio or Josette Abondio (born 1949) is an Ivorian teacher, writer and playwright. Early life and education Josette Desclercs Abondio was born in 1949 in the Ivory Coast and her first language is French. She discovered books in her childhood and became an avid reader. Abondio worked as a secondary school teacherJosette Abondio University of Western Australia, Retrieved 7 April 2016 and trainer in technical expression. Literary career In 1993, she wrote ''Kouassi Koko...ma mère'', which is a novel about a concubine following the death of her patron. Her next major work in 1999 was an illustrated book for children titled ''Le rêve de Kimi''.Josette A ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josette Frank
Josette Frank (March 27, 1893 – September 9, 1989) was an American children's literature expert and educational consultant. Frank spent most of her adult life working for the Child Study Association of America (CSAA), a leading authority on child development from the 1920s to the 1960s. Frank was engaged as the CSAA's child reading expert and published a parental literary guide titled ''What Books For Children?'' in 1937 with a new edition in 1941. Due to her progressive views about parental supervision of children's reading, Frank became one of the significant pro-comics voices during the American anti-comics movement of the 1950s, for which she received praise and criticism. Early life Frank was born on March 27, 1893, in Manhattan, New York City into a family of secular Jews. Her father, Leo, owned a successful furniture business. As a young girl, she was involved in early feminism and the Women's Land Army. She got her first job when she was 19, working as a secretary fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josette Vidal
Josette Vidal (born 25 March 1993) is a Venezuelan television actress. She is most recognized for her portrayal of Melibea Fuentes Cordero, on the Televen drama telenovela ''Nacer contigo''. Filmography Awards and nominations References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vidal, Josette 1993 births Living people Venezuelan television actresses Venezuelan telenovela actresses Venezuelan stage actresses 21st-century Venezuelan actresses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josette Simon
Josette Patricia Simon is a British actress. She trained for the stage at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London, and played the part of Dayna Mellanby in the third and fourth series of the television sci-fi series ''Blake's 7'' from 1980 to 1981. On stage, she has appeared in Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) productions from 1982, playing Ariel in '' The Tempest'', to 2018 when she was Cleopatra in '' Antony and Cleopatra''. The first black woman in an RSC play, Simon has been at the forefront of 'colour-blind casting', playing roles traditionally taken by white actresses, including Maggie, a character that is thought to be based on Marilyn Monroe, in Arthur Miller's '' After the Fall'' at the National Theatre in 1990. Her first leading role at the RSC, the first for a black actress, was as Rosaline, in Love's Labour's Lost, directed by Barry Kyle, in 1984. In 1987, Simon appeared for the RSC again, in the lead role of Isabelle in ''Measure for Measure''. Later le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josette Sheeran
Josette Sheeran (born 12 June 1954) is an American non-profit executive and diplomat who served in the United States Department of State. Sheeran serves as the seventh president and CEO of Asia Society since June 10, 2013. Sheeran was also the United Nations's Special Envoy for Haiti. Sheeran is former Vice Chair of the World Economic Forum. While there, she helped found and advance global initiatives encompassing global, regional, and industry agendas such as Grow Africa, which has attracted $10 billion in private sector investment to end aid dependency and tackle hunger and malnutrition in Africa. She was the eleventh Executive Director of the UN World Food Programme (WFP), appointed by United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan in November 2006. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josette Pons
Josette Pons (born 12 December 1947) is a member of the National Assembly of France. She represents the Var department, and is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement The Union for a Popular Movement (french: link=no, Union pour un mouvement populaire, ; UMP, ) was a centre-right political party in France that was one of the two major contemporary political parties in France along with the centre-left Social .... She was elected deputy on 16 June 2002 of the 12th Legislature of the Fifth French Republic (2002–2007). The legislative elections of 10 June 2007 and 17 June 2012 renewed her appointment. In November 2016 French fiscal regulators responsible for combatting elected official corruption found her guilty of underestimating her wealth and income by over 2 million euros in her 2014 tax returns. As a result, she was fined 45,000 euros and was heavily criticized in French media. References 1947 births Living people Union for a Popular Movement politician ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josette Manin
Josette Manin (born 16 March 1950, Le Lamentin) is a French politician on the island of Martinique. She was the last President of the General Council of Martinique, from 31 March 2011 to 31 December 2015, and was the representative of Martinique's 1st constituency in the National Assembly from 2017 to 2022. She was the first woman to be elected President of the General Council and as a deputy for Martinique in the French National Assembly. In March 2022, she announced that she would not seek re-election in the 2022 French legislative election. Career In 1983, Manin joined the Martinican Communist Party and became a militant under Georges Gratiant. She began her political career the same year, being elected as a municipal councilor in Le Lamentin. When she was reelected in 1995, she joined Pierre-Jean Samot, then the mayor of Le Lamentin, in the ''Lamentin Horizon 2001 - développement, solidarité, justice'' project. Three years later, she left the Communist Party and joined Sam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josette Hébert-Coëffin
Josette Hébert-Coëffin (16 December 1906 Rouen – 3 June 1973 Neuilly-sur-Seine) was a French sculptor, medallist and a recipient of a 1937 Guggenheim Fellowship. Early life and education Hébert-Coëffin was born on 16 December 1906 in Rouen, France. She studied at the École supérieure d'art et design Le Havre-Rouen under the direction of Victorien Lelong and earned first prize in sculpture and architecture at age 16 in 1922. She was later a student of Robert Wlérick and Charles Despiau in Paris. She later studied under Richard Dufour and worked in Alphonse Guilloux's studio. Career In 1927, Hébert-Coëffin exhibited two busts, ''Beethoven'' and ''Resignation'', at the Salon des artistes francais. In 1937, she received a Guggenheim Fellowship'' Journal de Rouen'', 25 October 1937. and created models for the manufacture nationale de Sèvres. She also won gold medals at the 1937 World's Fair and the société d'encouragement pour l'industrie. She was elected to the ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josette Durrieu
Josette Durrieu (born 20 March 1937) is a French politician and a member of the Senate of France. She represents the Hautes-Pyrénées department and is a member of the Socialist Party. In the Senate, Durrieu serves as vice-chairwoman of the Commission on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Armed Forces. In addition to her committee assignments, she is a member of the French-Moldavian Parliamentary Friendship Group. She is also a member of the Cour de Justice de la République. In addition to her work in the Senate, Durrieu served as member of the French delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe from 1992 until 2017. In this capacity, she was a member of the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy; the Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee); the Sub-Committee on relations with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the European Bank for Reconstr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josette Amouretti
Josette Amouretti (5 March 1914 − 5 September 1990) is a former French tennis player. Josette emerged as runners-up in the South of France Championships in 1950, which is also her career achievement in tennis. She also represented France in her only Wimbledon Wimbledon most often refers to: * Wimbledon, London, a district of southwest London * Wimbledon Championships, the oldest tennis tournament in the world and one of the four Grand Slam championships Wimbledon may also refer to: Places London * ... appearance during the 1950 Wimbledon Championships, where she couldn't qualify beyond the 3rd round. She was also the quarter finalist in the women's singles at the 1954 French Championships. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Amouretti, Josette French female tennis players Professional tennis players before the Open Era 1914 births 1990 deaths ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josette Daydé
Josette Daydé (March 28, 1923 – March 4, 1995) was a French jazz singer, chansonnière, and actress. Her first appearance as a singer was on the operettas "Au soleil de Marseille" by Vincent Scotto, "Toi c'est moi" (in January 1942 at l'Appollo with Georges Guétary) and "On a volé une étoile". During the German occupation in World War II in 1942, she recorded "Grand-père n'aime pas le swing" (Grandpa doesn't like the swing), written by F. Llenas and N. Matisson, and her version of "Oui!" (Yes!), after versions by Louis Gasté, G. Breysse and Alix Combelle. In 1945 she recorded her interpretation of the song "Le Rythme Américain" (The American Rhythm). During her film career, she recorded several interpretations of chansons by Louis Gasté.http://www.lehall.com/docs/biographies/dayde.pdf In 2002, the song "Coucou", which she recorded with the Quintette du Hot Club de France in October 1940, was part of the video game '' Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven'' soundtrack. Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josette Day
Josette Day (Paris, July 31, 1914 – Paris, June 27, 1978) was a French film actress. Born Josette Noële Andrée Claire Dagory, she began her career as a child actress in 1919 at the age of five. When she was 18, Day was the mistress of Paul Morand and later was in a relationship with famous French writer and director Marcel Pagnol, whom she met in January 1939 and lasted part of World War II. She did not marry him. In 1946, she played her best-known role, alongside Jean Marais, as Belle in Jean Cocteau's 1946 film ''Beauty and the Beast''. Her films include ''Allo Berlin? Ici Paris!'' (1932), ''The Merry Monarch'' (based on ''Les Aventures du roi Pausole'') (1933), ''Lucrèce Borgia'' (1935), ''L'homme du jour'' (1937), ''Accord final'' (1938), '' La Belle et la Bête'' (1946) and ''Les Parents terribles'' (1948). Despite numerous parts in famous French films, Day ended her career as an actress in 1950 when only 36 years old. She retired to marry wealthy chemical businessman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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