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McCorvey Headshot 2020 (William Arnold Photography) (1)
McCorvey is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Everett McCorvey, American classical tenor, teacher, impresario, conductor, and producer *Kez McCorvey (born 1972), American football player *Norma McCorvey Norma Leah Nelson McCorvey (September 22, 1947 – February 18, 2017), also known by the pseudonym "Jane Roe", was the plaintiff in the landmark American legal case ''Roe v. Wade'' in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1973 that individual s ... (1947–2017), American activist * Woody McCorvey, American football coach and administrator {{Surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Everett McCorvey
Everett McCorvey is an American classical tenor, teacher, impresario, conductor and producer, living in Lexington, Kentucky, where he holds an Endowed Chair in Opera Studies at the University of Kentucky, is director of the University of Kentucky Opera Theatre and Professor of Voice. He is also the founder and conductor of the American Spiritual Ensemble, Artistic Director of the National Chorale and President of Global Creative Connections, a production company producing live public and private events. He has also been on faculty at the American Institute of Musical Studies in Graz, Austria, the Opera Theatre of St. Louis, and the Bay View Music Festival in Bay View, Michigan. His students have won numerous national and international singing competitions and regularly perform at leading houses throughout the world. McCorvey, a native of Montgomery, Alabama, received his degrees from the University of Alabama, including a Doctorate of Musical Arts. He founded the American Spiri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kez McCorvey
Kezarrick Montines McCorvey (born January 23, 1972) is a former professional football player. He was drafted in the fifth round of the 1995 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions. He played for six years as a wide receiver and special-teams player, spending three seasons (1995–97) with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League, one season (1999) with the Rhein Fire in NFL Europe, and two seasons (2000–01) with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. A standout wide receiver at Florida State University, McCorvey was chosen in the fifth round of the 1995 NFL Draft, going to Detroit as the 156th overall pick. He spent his three-year career with the Lions playing mostly on special teams; as a receiver he recorded just two career catches in nine games played. He found much greater success in the CFL as a receiver for Edmonton during the 2000 season: He was named a league all-star, tied the team record for most touchdowns in a single game with four, and tied Milt St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norma McCorvey
Norma Leah Nelson McCorvey (September 22, 1947 – February 18, 2017), also known by the pseudonym "Jane Roe", was the plaintiff in the landmark American legal case ''Roe v. Wade'' in which the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1973 that individual state laws banning abortion were unconstitutional. Later in her life, McCorvey became an Evangelical Protestant and in her remaining years, a Roman Catholic, and took part in the anti-abortion movement. McCorvey stated then that her involvement in ''Roe'' was "the biggest mistake of [her] life". However, in the Nick Sweeney documentary ''AKA Jane Roe'', McCorvey said, in what she called her "deathbed confession", that "she never really supported the antiabortion movement" and that she had been paid for her anti-abortion sentiments. Early life McCorvey was born in Simmesport, Louisiana, and spent her early childhood at her family's residence in Lettsworth, Louisiana, Lettsworth in Pointe Coupee Parish. Later in her childhood, the family mov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |