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Loretta Lynn AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship
Loretta is a female given name, the masculine version being Lauro. The name derives its name from the laurel tree which is symbolic of victory. This name is Italian in origin; it was popularized in the United States in the 1930s. It has many variant forms, including Laura, Lora, Loreen, Lorene, Lorinda/Laurinda (English), Lauretta, Loreta, and Loreto (Italian). People with this name *Loretta Bradley (born 1933), American professor *Loretta de Braose, Countess of Leicester, (c. 1185-c. 1266) * Loretta Chase (born Loretta Lynda Chekani, 1949), American writer * Loretta Chen (born 1976), Singaporean theatre director and actor * Loretta Claiborne, American global speaker who competes in the Special Olympics * Loretta Devine (born 1949), American actress *Loretta Doyle (born 1963), British judoka * Loretta King Hadler (1917–2007), American actress * Loretta Harrop (born 1975), Australian triathlete *Loretta Huber, American poker player, World Series of Poker champion 1988 * Lore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Given Name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a family or clan) who have a common surname. The term ''given name'' refers to a name usually bestowed at or close to the time of birth, usually by the parents of the newborn. A ''Christian name'' is the first name which is given at baptism, in Christian custom. In informal situations, given names are often used in a familiar and friendly manner. In more formal situations, a person's surname is more commonly used. The idioms 'on a first-name basis' and 'being on first-name terms' refer to the familiarity inherent in addressing someone by their given name. By contrast, a surname (also known as a family name, last name, or ''gentile name, gentile'' name) is normally inherited and shared with other members of one's immediate family. Regnal names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loretta King Hadler
Loretta King Hadler (August 20, 1917 – September 10, 2007) was an American actress, best known for the brevity of her career and her work with director Ed Wood. Biography Born in Phoenix, Arizona, she starred in Wood's 1955 ''Bride of the Monster'' and, during the 1970s, she appeared in two movies by director Horace Jackson, ''Johnny Tough'' and ''Joey'', under the name Loretta Hadler. In 2007, she died of natural causes in Century City, California at age 90, and was survived by her husband, Herman Hadler. Legacy King was portrayed by Juliet Landau in the 1994 Tim Burton bio-pic ''Ed Wood Edward Davis Wood Jr. (October 10, 1924 – December 10, 1978) was an American filmmaker, actor, and pulp novel author. In the 1950s, Wood directed several low-budget science fiction, crime and horror films that later became cult cla ...''. External links * References {{DEFAULTSORT:Hadler, Loretta King 1917 births 2007 deaths American film actresses Actresses from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loretta Petit
Dr. Loretta Petit, ABD, also known as "Dr. Lo", is an American radio personality, host of "Voice of the Morning" on Amen 940 WYLD-AM, and an elder and the 2nd Assistant Pastor at Greater St. Stephen Full Gospel Baptist Church in New Orleans, LA. Early life Loretta Ann Petit was born in New Orleans, Louisiana to Helen (née Macklin) and Maurice Petit, Sr., the younger of two children. The family was very poor and moved often. In her book, "Making It Through", Petit recalled: We must have moved about once every six (6) months. I remember the furnished apartments we moved into. I remember the good and the bad ... It didn't take the teachers long to find out I was a good student, and it certainly didn't take the children long to see I was shy and poverty-stricken and ashamed of my situation ... By the time I was in the sixth grade, I had gone to five schools. At age 11, Petit moved in with her great-aunt, Rowena Leblanc, and subsequently had a stable residence for the re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loretta A
Loretta is a female given name, the masculine version being Lauro. The name derives its name from the laurel tree which is symbolic of victory. This name is Italian in origin; it was popularized in the United States in the 1930s. It has many variant forms, including Laura, Lora, Loreen, Lorene, Lorinda/Laurinda (English), Lauretta, Loreta, and Loreto (Italian). People with this name *Loretta Bradley (born 1933), American professor * Loretta de Braose, Countess of Leicester, (c. 1185-c. 1266) *Loretta Chase (born Loretta Lynda Chekani, 1949), American writer *Loretta Chen (born 1976), Singaporean theatre director and actor *Loretta Claiborne, American global speaker who competes in the Special Olympics *Loretta Devine (born 1949), American actress * Loretta Doyle (born 1963), British judoka *Loretta King Hadler (1917–2007), American actress *Loretta Harrop (born 1975), Australian triathlete * Loretta Huber, American poker player, World Series of Poker champion 1988 *Loretta J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loretta Napoleoni
Loretta Napoleoni (born 1955) is an Italian journalist and political analyst. She reports on the financing of terrorism, connected finance, and security related topics. Early life and education Napoleoni was born in Rome in 1955. She studied at Sapienza University, Rome. She holds a MPhil in International Relations and an MA in Terrorism studies from the London School of Economics (LSE). She studied as a Fulbright scholar at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University in Washington, D.C..She was also a Rotary Scholar at the LSE. A childhood friend was arrested for involvement in the Red Brigades and Napoleoni wrote her PhD on the group. Career In the early 1980s, she worked at the National Bank of Hungary on the convertibility of the Hungarian forint. This became the blueprint for the convertibility of the ruble a decade later. She is a member of the scientific committee of the Fundación Ideas para el Progreso, the think tank of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loretta Nall
Loretta Nall is the founder of the United States Marijuana Party, which calls for the legalization of cannabis. She was a write-in candidate for governor of Alabama in 2006. History Nall founded the USMjParty in 2002. In 2005, she co-founded Alabamians for Caring Use, a medical marijuana advocacy/lobbying group. Before his 2005 arrest in Vancouver, the so-called "Prince of Pot," Marc Emery, employed Nall under the auspices of ''Cannabis Culture'' magazine. Nall herself was booked and jailed for less than one day on September 17, 2002, for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia after police made a search of her home. Besides advocating the legalization of cannabis in the United States, Nall is also an outspoken critic of the worldwide war on drugs. After a 2004 visit to Colombia, she has spoken and written against the United States and Colombian militaries' aerial destruction of Colombian coca fields with herbicides, citing dangers to local human populations and the envir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loretta McNeil
Loretta T. McNeil (January 10, 1907 – February 24, 1988) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. She competed for the United States in the 1928 Summer Olympics held in Amsterdam, Netherlands in the 4 x 100 meters where she won the silver medal with her teammates Mary Washburn, Jessie Cross and Betty Robinson Elizabeth R. Schwartz (née Robinson; August 23, 1911 – May 18, 1999) was an American athlete and winner of the first Olympic 100 metres for women. Early life Robinson was born in Riverdale, Illinois. She was a student at Thornton Township H .... References 1907 births 1988 deaths American female sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the United States in track and field Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics 20th-century American women 20th-century American people Olympic female sprinters {{US-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loretta Lynn
Loretta Lynn (; April 14, 1932 – October 4, 2022) was an American country music singer and songwriter. In a career spanning six decades, Lynn released multiple gold albums. She had numerous hits such as " You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man)", " Don't Come Home A-Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)", "One's on the Way", "Fist City", and " Coal Miner's Daughter". In 1980, the film '' Coal Miner's Daughter'' was made based on her life. Lynn received many awards and other accolades for her groundbreaking role in country music, including awards from both the Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music as a duet partner and an individual artist. She was nominated 18 times for a Grammy Award, and won three times. , Lynn was the most awarded female country recording artist, and the only female ACM Artist of the Decade (1970s). Lynn scored 24 No. 1 hit singles and 11 number one albums. She ended 57 years of touring on the road after she suffered a stroke in 2017 and br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loretta Lynch
Loretta Elizabeth Lynch (born May 21, 1959) is an American lawyer who served as the 83rd attorney general of the United States from 2015 to 2017. She was appointed by President Barack Obama to succeed Eric Holder and previously served as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York under Presidents Bill Clinton (1999–2001), George W Bush (2001) and Obama (2010–2015). As a U.S. attorney, Lynch oversaw federal prosecutions in Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, and Long Island. Lynch is a Harvard Law School graduate. She then practiced law in New York and became a federal prosecutor in 1990, rising to become head of the Eastern District office. She later returned to private law practice until she became the top district prosecutor again. From 2003 to 2005, she served on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York board. In November 2014, President Barack Obama nominated her to succeed Eric Holder as Attorney General. In February 2015, the Judiciary Committee of the Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loretta Lux
Loretta Lux (born 1969) is a fine art photographer known for her surreal portraits of young children. She lives and works in Ireland. Life and work Lux was born in Dresden, East Germany. She graduated from the Academy of Visual Arts in Munich in the 1990s, and debuted at the Yossi Milo gallery, New York City in 2004. Lux executes her compositions using a combination of photography, painting and digital manipulation. Her work usually features young children. She trained as a painter at Munich Academy of Art, and is influenced by painters such as Agnolo Bronzino, Diego Velázquez, Phillip Otto Runge. The artist calls her own works "imaginary portraits, dealing with the idea of childhood" Her portraits are not portraits in the conventional sense, but rather constructed ones. "I make the person my own. A portrait allows the artist, as well as the viewer, the chance to mirror themselves in the other and to reflect on their own existence." she has explained. Lux often uses vast la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loretta Long
Loretta Mae Long ( Moore; born October 4, 1938) is an American actress. She played the character of Susan Robinson on ''Sesame Street'' from 1969 to 2017. Long is also a consultant and public speaker on issues of multiculturalism and education. Career Long earned her Ph.D. in urban education in 1973 from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst while she was starring on ''Sesame Street''. She has acted in musicals (such as ''Guys and Dolls'') and appeared on the ''Flip Wilson Show'' with other ''Sesame Street'' cast members during its first season. In the early years, she voiced a few female Muppet voices, including Suzetta (Roosevelt Franklin's mother) and one of the Anything Muppet backup singers in "Mahna Mahna", as well as other Muppets where a female voice was needed. Long's character, Susan Robinson, and Bob (Bob McGrath) were the only two remaining non-puppeteer actors on Sesame Street from its first episode before they were phased out of the show in 2016; Will Lee (Mr. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loretta Kelley
Loretta A. Kelley is an American Hardanger fiddle player. She is President of The Hardanger Fiddle Association of America, and is described by her recording company as the foremost Hardanger fiddle player in the U.S. Recently , there has been a substantial revival of the Hardanger fiddle tradition in the U.S. Today there are more than 150 active players, and the number is growing. Kelley has made a considerable number of study travels and performances in Norway, where she is well known in folk music and folk dance circles. She is one of the core members of Scandia DC, a Scandinavian Folk Dance Group serving the Washington D.C. ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = Clockwise from top left: the Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, United States Capitol, Logan Circle, Jefferson Memorial, White House, Adams Morgan, Na ... metropolitan area. Discography *Loretta A. Kelley, ''Amerikaspel'' CD - disc ACCD-9603, Azalea City Recor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
