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Marjorie Cabot Lewis
Marjorie is a female given name derived from Margaret, which means pearl. It can also be spelled as Margery or Marjory. Marjorie is a medieval variant of Margery, influenced by the name of the herb marjoram. It came into English from the Old French, from the Latin ''Margarita'' (pearl). After the Middle Ages this name was rare, but it was revived at the end of the 19th century. Short forms of the name include Marge, Margie, Marj and Jorie. People *Marjorie, Countess of Carrick (also Margaret) (1253–1292), mother of Robert the Bruce *Marjorie Abbatt (1899–1991), English toy maker and businesswoman *Marjorie Acker (1894–1985), American artist *Marjorie Agosín (born 1955), American writer, activist, and professor * Marjorie Anderson (1913–1999), British actress and BBC radio broadcaster * Marjorie Ogilvie Anderson (1909–2002), Scottish historian and paleographer *Marjorie Arnfield (1930–2001), English landscape artist * Marjorie Barnard (1897–1987), Australian write ... [...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] |
Marjorie Anderson
Marjorie Anderson (7 November 1913 – 14 December 1999) was a British actress and leading BBC radio broadcaster for over thirty years, including on the programme ''Woman's Hour'' from 1958 to 1972. Early life Marjorie Enid Anderson was born in Kensington, London. Her father Harold Anderson was a naval intelligence officer, who died in Belgium just after World War I, when Marjorie was a little girl; she was raised by her mother, Charlotte Augusta Boyle Anderson, a property dealer. Anderson attended school at Felixstowe College in Suffolk, and trained as a reader at the Central School of Speech Training in London. She earned a diploma from the University of London in diction and drama. Career Anderson began her career as an actress, appearing in T. S. Eliot's ''Murder in the Cathedral'' on the West End and in a 1938 touring company in the United States. She also taught voice classes, and worked with children who had speech defects. From 1940 to 1945, during Wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marjorie Bonner (Ziegfeld Follies)
Marjorie Bonner (February 23, 1893 – February 16, 1979) was an American dancer and actress who was a member of the Ziegfeld Follies of 1908. Produced by Florenz Ziegfeld, the Follies were presented in June 1908, at the ''Jardin de Paris'', atop the New York Theatre. She was born as Marjorie Daw Collins in Brooklyn (before NYC was consolidated). She appeared on stage in ''A Parisian Model ''A Parisian Model'' is a 1906 Edwardian musical comedy with music by Max Hoffman, Sr. to a book and lyrics by Harry B. Smith. The story concerns a dressmaker's model who comes into a fortune. It opened on Broadway in 1906, ran with success and ...'' (1906–1908), ''Miss Innocence'' (1909),Advertisement (advertisement for 1914 silent film ''The Master Cracksman'' in which Bonner and husband Power appeared) ''Seattle Star'', February 6, 1915. Personal life She married William H. Power on November 14, 1908 in Cincinnati, Ohio, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marjorie Bonner (19th Century Actress)
Marjorie Bonner (died 1895), the stage name of Catherine F. Goodwin, was a 19th-century American stage actress. In 1883 she was in the Rhea Company of actors. ''Monte Cristo'' was presented by the National Theatre in December. Actor James O'Neill performed the leading role with Frederic De Belleville playing ''Noirlier''. The female characters were of lesser significance in the play but were rendered convincingly by Bonner, Eugenie Blair, and Annie Boudinot. In May 1885 Bonner acted the part of ''Cicely Blaine'', the heroine in ''Galley Slave'', adapted from the writing of Bartley Campbell. The plot of the play dealt with impediments in the path of love. The characters were Americans traveling in Europe. The settings included Venice, Italy, Rome, Italy, and different parts of France. Bonner often played second to actress Margaret Mather. Her appearance was compared to Lily Langtry Emilie Charlotte, Lady de Bathe (née Le Breton, formerly Langtry; 13 October 1853 – 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marjorie Blankstein
Marjorie B. Blankstein, (née Rady, born 1929) is a fundraiser, community activist and volunteer. Through her mother Rose, she is a member of the wealthy Bronfman family and a niece of Samuel Bronfman. Blankstein was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She attended Grosvenor, Robert H. Smith and Kelvin High schools. She graduated from the University of Manitoba with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1950. She obtained her Master of Social Work degree in 1952. After her graduation, she married architect Morley Blankstein. She has three sons, two daughters and seven grandchildren. She has been very active in the community, and currently serves as a board member of the Rady Jewish Community Centre and the Mauro Centre for Peace and Justice. She also serves as a member of the Capital Campaign Advisory Council for Friends of the Ralph Connor House Inc. She was the Honorary Co-Chair of the Words and Deeds Leadership Award Dinner honouring the Richardson family in October 2007. She was among five hon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marjorie Blamey
Marjorie Netta Blamey MBE (13 March 1918 – 8 September 2019) was an English painter and illustrator, particularly noted for her botanical illustrations for which she was described as "the finest living botanical illustrator", "the best contemporary botanical illustrator" and "the top illustrator in Europe" in reviews around the world.Western Morning News (Plymouth) Tuesday February 13, 2007 Life and work Born in Talawakelle, Sri Lanka, Marjorie Blamey was the daughter of Arthur Day, a doctor, and Janette Newton-Baker, a nurse. She spent her early years from 1921 in the UK, on the Isle of Wight and Epsom, Surrey, where she was encouraged to paint and draw. Ability at acting led her to win a scholarship to RADA in 1934 and parts in several films. She was also a successful photographer and exhibited at the London Salon of Photography. During the Second World War she trained and then worked as a nurse and drove ambulances. She met her future husband who was a junior officer in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marjorie Bick
Marjorie Elizabeth Dulcie Bick (11 December 1915 – 18 October 2013) was an Australian biochemist. Born the daughter of Charles William Bick of Sandringham, Marjorie studied at Firbank Girl's Grammar School from 1920 and matriculated in 1932 to undertake a Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Melbourne in 1937, then completed a Master of Science Degree at Melbourne in 1941. Biochemist Bick began her career as a biochemist at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, which beside the Commonwealth Serum Laboratories, was then one of the few institutions offering women in Australia the opportunity of a scientific career. She was amongst a number of notable biochemists, mostly women, like Beryl Splatt and Lorna Silvester who had a major influence on the nation's development of clinical biochemistry, She worked in the field of blood transfusion specialising in the production of blood serum in the laboratory. In 1939 she was seconded to the Australian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marjorie Best
Marjorie Best (10 April 1903 – 14 June 1997) was an American Hollywood costume designer known for her period designs. Best was born in Jacksonville, Illinois and studied at the Chouinard Art Institute. She taught school briefly before going to work for the Western Costume Company in 1926. She later moved to United Costumers. When that company was purchased by Warner Bros. in 1936, she was given a position in the studio's wardrobe department. Her first film as a costume designer was '' Silver River'' (1948). She earned an Oscar for costume design in 1949 for her collaboration on the Errol Flynn film ''Adventures of Don Juan''. She was nominated in 1956 for ''Giant'', in 1960 for ''Sunrise at Campobello'', and in 1965 for ''The Greatest Story Ever Told'', the same year she retired. Best died on June 14, 1997 in Toluca Lake, California Toluca Lake is an affluent neighborhood in the city of Los Angeles, California, located in the San Fernando Valley northwest of down ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marjorie Bennett
Marjorie Bennett (15 January 1896 – 14 June 1982) was an Australian actress who worked mainly in the United Kingdom and the United States. She began her acting career during the silent film era. Career Bennett was born in York in Western Australia. Her sisters Enid (1893–1969) and Catherine (1901–1978) were also Hollywood film actresses. Bennett began acting in films in 1917 and later made the transition to talking pictures with bit roles in ''Monsieur Verdoux'' (1947), ''Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff'' (1949), and ''Washington Story'' (1952). In 1952, she appeared as Charlie Chaplin's landlady in the film '' Limelight'' and later had guest roles on ''The Great Gildersleeve'', ''Four Star Playhouse'', ''Sergeant Preston of the Yukon'', ''I Love Lucy'', ''Schlitz Playhouse of Stars'', and ''December Bride''. Between 1958 and 1961, she appeared as Amanda Comstock in three episodes of ABC's ''The Real McCoys'', starring Walter Brennan. From 1959 to 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marjorie Bean
Dame Marjorie Louise Bean DBE (25 May 1909 – 16 March 2001) was the first Bermudian woman to be appointed to Bermuda's former Legislative Council. She was a trustee and founding member of the Bermuda Public Services Union (BPSU). Life She began her career in education teaching English and geography at the Berkeley Institute. In 1948, she became the first black person to be appointed to an administrative position in Bermuda's Department of Education when she took on the job of Supervisor of Schools. She attended Wilberforce University (in Ohio), Columbia University's Teachers College (in New York City), and the Institute of Education at the University of London. Awards Dr. Bean was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) "in recognition of the significant contribution she made to education in Bermuda" in 1968. She was later advanced to Officer (OBE) in 1981, and, lastly, to Dame (DBE) in 1995. In 1977 she was awarded the Queen's Silver Jubilee Medal The Q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marjorie Bates
Marjorie Christine Bates R.A. (1882–1962) was born in Kings Newton, near Melbourne, Derbyshire. She was a painter who exhibited at the Royal Academy''Royal Academy exhibitors, 1905-70: a dictionary of artists and their work in the Summer Exhibitions of the Royal Academy of Arts. Vol. 1: A-Car''. East Ardsley, Wakefield: EP Publishing, 1973. – . in London and Paris and achieved a moderate living from her paintings. Biography Bates was the daughter of George and Emily Bates who had made money from the sale of mosquito netting.Bates at Panventu.com accessed 29 December 2007 Her family moved to in Nottinghamshire where she attended the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marjorie Barretto
Marjorie Bernardine Castelo Barretto (; born 19 May 1974) is a Filipino former actress and politician. She was elected to the city councilor as representative of second district of Caloocan from 2007 to 2013. Her sisters, Claudine and Gretchen Barretto, and her daughter Julia are also actresses. Personal life Barretto has 5 children: one with Kier Legaspi, three including actress Julia Francesca with ex-husband Dennis Padilla, and one with former Caloocan Mayor Recom Echiverri Filmography Film Television References External linksThe Official Website of Marjorie Barretto* 1974 births Living people Marjorie Marjorie is a female given name derived from Margaret, which means pearl. It can also be spelled as Margery or Marjory. Marjorie is a medieval variant of Margery, influenced by the name of the herb marjoram. It came into English from the Old Fre ... Filipino film actresses Filipino television actresses Filipino television personalities De La Salle Univers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
