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Mary Flaherty
Mary Flaherty may refer to: *Mary Flaherty (baseball) (1926–2000), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player *Mary Flaherty (politician) (born 1953), former Irish Fine Gael Party politician, TD 1981–1997 * May O'Flaherty (1904–1991), born Mary Flaherty, Irish bookshop operator and literary patron *Mary Pat Flaherty (born 1955), American journalist Fictional characters *Mary Flaherty, in the 2003 US sex comedy film '' American Wedding'', played by Deborah Rush * Mary Flaherty (EastEnders), in the UK TV soap opera ''EastEnders ''EastEnders'' is a Television in the United Kingdom, British soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the Ea ...'', played by Melanie Clark Pullen {{hndis, Flaherty, Mary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Flaherty (baseball)
Mary "Irish" Flaherty (February 7, 1926 – March 30, 2000) was an All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player. She batted and threw right handed.All-American Girls Professional Baseball League – Mary J. Flaherty – Profile / Obituary Retrieved 2019-04-02. Born in , Mary Flaherty was approached by an All American League while playing in a |
Mary Flaherty (politician)
Mary Flaherty (born 17 May 1953) is a former Irish Fine Gael politician who served as Minister of State for Poverty and the Family from 1981 to 1982. She served a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin North-West constituency from 1981 to 1997. Before her entry into politics, she was a secondary school teacher. Flaherty was elected to the Dáil on her first attempt, at the 1981 general election, as a Fine Gael candidate in the Dublin North-West constituency. That election saw Fine Gael return to power in a coalition government with the Labour Party, and on her first day in the Dáil Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald appointed Flaherty as Minister of State at the Department of Social Welfare. This was a junior post under Minister Eileen Desmond, but because Desmond's health was poor Flaherty often found herself bearing much of the responsibility for the department. The government collapsed on 27 January 1982, when it lost a vote on the budget, and Flaherty left office when the new F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
May O'Flaherty
May O'Flaherty (born Mary Angela Flaherty, 14 May 1904 – 27 March 1991) was an Irish book store proprietor, known as the owner of Parsons Bookshop at Baggot Street Bridge in Dublin's southside. ( Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence) Through the shop's writer-in-residence schemes, and general environment, she patronised and befriended prominent Irish writers such as Patrick Kavanagh, Brendan Behan, and Seamus Heaney. Background May was born on 14 May 1904 in Youghal, County Cork, to Thomas Flaherty, a Royal Irish Constabulary sergeant, originally from County Kerry, and Catherine (née Drummy) O'Flaherty, from Kilmichael, County Cork. The family moved from Youghal to Dublin, due to Thomas' placement, living in Arran Quay and near the North Circular Road. May worked in a furrier's on Grafton Street for a time. Parsons Bookshop O'Flaherty purchased Parsons general store on Baggot Street Bridge in 1949. The purchase was somewhat inadvertent, as her i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Pat Flaherty
Mary Pat Flaherty (born 1955) is an American journalist who specializes in Investigative journalism, investigative and long-range stories. She has won numerous national awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for Specialized Reporting. Formerly of the ''Pittsburgh Press'', she has worked for the ''Washington Post'' since 1993. Biography Flaherty was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on May 7, 1955, to Patrick and Mary Lydon Flaherty. She attended Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, receiving a B.S. in journalism in 1977. She worked for the ''Pittsburgh Press'' as an intern in 1975. After graduating she became a reporter at the paper, and later an editor. In 1986, she and Andrew Schneider (journalist), Andrew Schneider won the Pulitzer Prize for Specialized Reporting for a series titled "The Challenge of a Miracle: Selling the Gift." Flaherty and Schneider began publishing the 13-article series in November 1985 after 10 months of investigation into the United Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Wedding
''American Wedding'' (known as ''American Pie 3: The Wedding'' or ''American Pie: The Wedding'', in some countries) is a 2003 American sex comedy film written by Adam Herz and directed by Jesse Dylan. It is the sequel to '' American Pie'' (1999) and ''American Pie 2'' (2001), and the third and intended final installment of the ''American Pie'' theatrical series. This was to be the last film in the franchise, ending it as a trilogy; however, a third theatrical sequel, ''American Reunion'', was released nine years later, while the franchise expanded into a series of direct-to-DVD standalone sequels, under the umbrella title ''American Pie Presents'', that began with the release of ''Band Camp'' (2005). The film's main plot focuses on the wedding ceremony of Jim Levenstein (Jason Biggs) and Michelle Flaherty (Alyson Hannigan), while its subplot centers on Steve Stifler (Seann William Scott), and his outrageous antics including his attempt to organize a bachelor party, teaching Jim to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deborah Rush
Deborah Rush (born April 10, 1954) is an American actress. She has worked in television, film and on Broadway. In 1984, she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play for Michael Frayn's comedy ''Noises Off''. She also acted in Stephen Adly Guirgis' ''The Last Days of Judas Iscariot''. In 2003 she acted in the comedy film ''American Wedding'', as Mary Flaherty, Michelle Flaherty's mom. In December 2008, she joined the cast of the Broadway revival of '' Blithe Spirit''. Rush has acted in a number of movies and television series, including the Woody Allen films ''Zelig'' and ''The Purple Rose of Cairo''. She was a regular cast member of the television series ''Strangers with Candy''. She had a recurring role on ''Spin City'' as Helen Winston, eventual ex-wife of mayor Randall Winston, and on'' Orange Is the New Black'', as Piper's mother. Family She is the wife of Walter Cronkite III (born April 22, 1957) and daughter-in-law of the late ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Flaherty (EastEnders)
Mary Flaherty is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Melanie Clark Pullen, from 22 September, 1997 to 23 February, 1999. Her first appearance is in a EastEnders episodes in Ireland, special week of episodes set in Ireland, first broadcast in 1997. Storylines The fictional character Mary is the granddaughter of Maggie Flaherty (Olivia Shanley), Pauline Fowler's (Wendy Richard) long-lost sister. Her father is Conor Flaherty, Conor (Seán Gleeson), but she doesn't get on with him. When Beale family, the Fowlers go to Ireland to meet their relatives, Mary is a teenager in trouble. Although she is shown to have a level head on her shoulders, she is having an affair with an older married man, Gerry McCrae (Simon O'Gorman). Mary finds a good friend in her cousin Mark Fowler, Mark (Todd Carty), and decides to move Walford, and their relationship improves over time. Pauline initially likes Mary, often remarking that she is like a younger version of her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EastEnders
''EastEnders'' is a Television in the United Kingdom, British soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the East End of London, the programme follows the stories of local residents and their families as they go about their daily lives. Within eight months of the show's original launch, it had reached the number one spot in Broadcasters' Audience Research Board, BARB's television ratings and has consistently remained among the top-rated series in Britain. Four ''EastEnders'' episodes are listed in the all-time top 10 List of most watched television broadcasts in the United Kingdom#Most watched programmes, most-watched programmes in the UK, including the number one spot when over 30 million watched the 1986 Christmas Day episode. ''EastEnders'' has been EastEnders in popular culture, important in the history of British television drama, tackling many ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
