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Meg
Meg is a feminine given name, often a short form of Megatron, Megan, Megumi (Japanese), etc. It may refer to: People *Meg (singer), a Japanese singer *Meg Cabot (born 1967), American author of romantic and paranormal fiction *Meg Burton Cahill (born 1954), American politician and former Arizona state senator *Meg Foster (born 1948), American actress *Meg Greenfield (1930-1999), American Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial writer and columnist * Meg Frampton (born 1985), guitarist and back-up singer for the band Meg & Dia * Meg Hutchins (born 1982), Australian rules footballer *Meg Kelly, American television soap opera screenwriter *Meg Lanning (born 1992), Australian cricketer *Meg Lee Chin, Taiwanese-American singer-songwriter, best known as a member of the group Pigface *Meg LeFauve, American screenwriter (co-nominated for the Academy Award for ''Inside Out'') and producer *Meg Lees (born 1948), Australian politician *Meg Mallon (born 1963), American LPGA golfer *Meg Morris (born 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meg Whitman
Margaret Cushing Whitman (born August 4, 1956) is the US ambassador to Kenya, an American business executive and former gubernatorial candidate for California. She is a board member of Procter & Gamble and General Motors. Whitman was previously president and CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise. She was also the CEO of Quibi from its foundation in August 2018 until its closure in December 2020. Whitman was a senior member of Mitt Romney's presidential campaigns in both 2008 and 2012 and ran for governor of California as a Republican in 2010, but supported Hillary Clinton in the 2016 general election and Joe Biden in the 2020 general election. Whitman was an executive in The Walt Disney Company, where she was vice president of Strategic Planning throughout the 1980s. In the 1990s, she was an executive for DreamWorks, Procter & Gamble, and Hasbro. Whitman was president and CEO of eBay from 1998 to 2008. During Whitman's 10 years with the company, she oversaw its expansion from 30 e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meg Ryan
Meg Ryan (born Margaret Mary Emily Anne Hyra; November 19, 1961) is an American actress. She began her acting career in 1981 when she made her acting debut in the drama film ''Rich and Famous''. She later joined the cast of the CBS soap opera ''As the World Turns'' in 1982. Subsequently, she began to appear in supporting roles in films during the mid-1980s like box office hit ''Top Gun'', achieving recognition in independent films such as ''Promised Land'' (1987) before her performance in the Rob Reiner-directed romantic comedy '' When Harry Met Sally...'' (1989) brought her widespread attention and her first Golden Globe nomination. Ryan subsequently established herself, both nationally and internationally, as one of the most successful actresses in the 1990s and early 2000s, particularly in romantic comedy films such as ''When Harry Met Sally'' (1989), '' Joe Versus the Volcano'' (1990), ''Sleepless in Seattle'' (1993), ''French Kiss'' (1995), ''You've Got Mail'' (1998), an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meg Frampton
Meg & Dia is an American rock band formed in 2004. It was founded by sisters Meg and Dia Frampton before becoming a five-piece act (renamed Cowards Courage and released the CD ''Straight Out of a Story Book in Las Vegas'') where they started, with additional members Eddie Friends, Ryan Hardy, Jon Cash and Alex Kruse. With the departure of the latter four, Meg & Dia subsequently reverted to their root name with additional members Nicholas Price, Jonathan Snyder (formerly of Madison) and Carlo Gimenez. Meg & Dia (also then known as The Meg & Dia Band) released their debut album, '' Our Home is Gone'', in 2005. At the time, the band consisted of just the two Frampton sisters, and the album's tracks were mostly acoustic songs. Meg played guitar and provided back-up vocals while Dia sang. A year later, they released their second album, '' Something Real'' which featured their most well known song "Monster", their first album released under Doghouse Records. The band signed with War ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meg Wolitzer
Meg Wolitzer (born May 28, 1959) is an American novelist, known for '' The Wife'', ''The Ten-Year Nap'', ''The Uncoupling,'' ''The Interestings'', and ''The Female Persuasion.'' She works as an instructor in the MFA program at Stony Brook Southampton. Life and career Wolitzer was born in Brooklyn and raised in Syosset, New York, the daughter of novelist Hilma Wolitzer (née Liebman) and psychologist Morton Wolitzer. She was raised Jewish. Wolitzer studied creative writing at Smith College and graduated from Brown University in 1981. She wrote her first novel, ''Sleepwalking'', a story of three college girls obsessed with poetry and death, while still an undergraduate; it was published in 1982. Her following books include ''Hidden Pictures'' (1986), ''This Is Your Life'' (1988), ''Surrender, Dorothy'' (1998), ''The Wife'' (2003), ''The Position'' (2005), ''The Ten-Year Nap'' (2008), ''The Uncoupling'' (2011), and ''The Interestings'' (2013). Her short story "Tea at the House" w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megatron
Megatron is a fictional character and the main antagonist of the ''Transformers'' media franchise produced by American toy company Hasbro and Japanese toy company Takara Tomy. Megatron is the cruel and tyrannical leader of the Decepticons, a faction of sentient, war-mongering robotic lifeforms that seeks to conquer their home planet of Cybertron and the rest of the known universe. He serves as the archenemy of Optimus Prime, the leader of the rival Autobot faction. As with all Cybertronians, Megatron has the ability to transform between his robot form and various vehicles or weapons. His alternate modes have ranged from a Walther P38 handgun, a particle-beam weapon, a telescopic laser cannon, and a Cybertronian jet, depending on which continuity he is depicted in. Megatron's most consistent origin portrays him as having risen up from being an oppressed worker to a gladiatorial champion who took the legendary name of one of the original Thirteen Primes—Megatronus—as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Women
''Little Women'' is a coming-of-age novel written by American novelist Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888). Alcott wrote the book, originally published in two volumes in 1868 and 1869, at the request of her publisher. The story follows the lives of the four March sisters—Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy—and details their passage from childhood to womanhood. Loosely based on the lives of the author and her three sisters, it is classified as an autobiographical or semi-autobiographical novel. ''Little Women'' was an immediate commercial and critical success, with readers eager for more about the characters. Alcott quickly completed a second volume (titled ''Good Wives'' in the United Kingdom, though the name originated with the publisher and not Alcott). It was also met with success. The two volumes were issued in 1880 as a single novel titled ''Little Women''. Alcott subsequently wrote two sequels to her popular work, both also featuring the March sisters: ''Little Men'' (1871) and ''Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meg Griffin
Meg Griffin is a fictional character in the animated television series ''Family Guy''. Meg is the eldest child of Peter Griffin, Peter and Lois Griffin and older sister of Stewie Griffin, Stewie and Chris Griffin, Chris, but is also the family's Scapegoating, scapegoat who receives the least of their attention and tolerates the brunt of their abuse. She is often bullied, belittled, ridiculed, and ignored. Meg first appeared on television, along with the rest of the Griffin family, in a 15-minute Short film, short on December 20, 1998. She was created and designed by ''Family Guy'' creator Seth MacFarlane, who was asked to pitch a pilot to the Fox Broadcasting Company, based on The Life of Larry and Larry & Steve, ''The Life of Larry'' and ''Larry & Steve'', two shorts made by MacFarlane featuring a middle-aged man named Larry and an intellectual dog, Steve. After the series pilot was given the greenlight, the Griffin family appeared in the episode "Death Has a Shadow". Origina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Meg
''The Meg'' is a 2018 science fiction action film directed by Jon Turteltaub with screenplay by Dean Georgaris, Jon Hoeber, and Erich Hoeber, loosely based on the 1997 book '' Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror'' by Steve Alten. The film stars Jason Statham, Li Bingbing, Rainn Wilson, Ruby Rose, Winston Chao, and Cliff Curtis. A group of scientists encounters a megalodon shark while on a rescue mission on the floor of the Pacific Ocean. Walt Disney Studios originally purchased the film rights to the book in the 1990s but spent years in development hell. The rights eventually landed at Warner Bros. Pictures, and the film was green-lit in 2013. Turteltaub and much of the cast joined by September 2014, and filming began in New Zealand and Sanya, China, ending in January 2016. The film is an American and Chinese co-production. ''The Meg'' was released in both countries on August 10, 2018, in RealD 3D. It was a box office success and grossed over $530 million worldwide, despite receiving m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
99 Posse
99 Posse is an Italian hip hop/reggae group from Naples. It raps both in Italian and in the local Neapolitan language. Most of 99 Posse's songs deal with political or social issues, and the group members are considered left-wing hardliners. As a showing of their activism, all of the group's albums have been released with a ''prezzo politico'' ("political price"): each CD displays a sticker saying "Don't pay more than...". For ''99 Posse'', this means "putting into practice a specific understanding about their relationship with the market, a sort of ideal practice." The group has gained popularity in Italy through its songs and its voicing of progressive political causes. Its first album, ''Curre Curre Guagliò'' (1993), was mainly influenced by reggae and world music. Subsequent albums, ''Cerco Tiempo'' (1996) and ''Corto Circuito'' (1998), included new styles like drum 'n bass and trip hop. ''Curre Curre Guaglio'' was self-produced, but rose from its underground status to becom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meg Donnelly
Meg Elizabeth Donnelly (born July 25, 2000) is an American actress. She portrayed Taylor Otto in the ABC sitcom ''American Housewife'', and Addison in the 2018 Disney Channel Original Movie ''Zombies'' and its sequels, '' Zombies 2'' (2020) and ''Zombies 3'' (2022). Since 2022, she has starred as Mary Campbell in the CW television series ''The Winchesters'', which serves as a prequel to '' Supernatural''. Early life Donnelly was born in New York City and grew up in Peapack-Gladstone, New Jersey. She is an only child. She began training in voice, dance and acting at the Annie’s Playhouse School of Performing Arts in Far Hills, New Jersey at the age of six. She has appeared as a featured vocalist in several Kids of the Arts, Broadway Kids and Time To Shine productions in New York City. Career Donnelly co-starred as Ash in the 2013 Netflix series ''Team Toon''. She was the American face of Clean and Clear's 2015 Awkward to Awesome campaign, and was the understudy for the role ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margarete Pioresan
Margarete Maria Pioresan (born 1 January 1956), commonly known as Meg, is a former Football in Brazil, Brazilian footballer who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for the Brazil women's national football team. She represented Brazil at the FIFA Women's World Cup in 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup, 1991 and 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup, 1995 and played in the Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics#Women, 1996 Olympics at the age of 40. Earlier in her sporting career Meg had played for the Brazil women's national handball team, winning a bronze medal at the Handball at the 1987 Pan American Games, 1987 Pan American Games. Career Meg began playing Team handball, handball after enrolling at Universidade Estadual de Maringá in 1975 and moved to Rio de Janeiro in 1979 to play handball as a goalkeeper. She was called into the Brazil women's national handball team in 1983. While in Rio de Janeiro, Meg also took up football and played in goal for EC Radar. After t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Long Meg Of Westminster
Margaret Barnes, known in history under her sobriquet Long Meg of Westminster ( fl. 1553), was an English innkeeper. She is an historic person, but the subject of a number of legends and fictional or unconfirmed stories and anecdotes.Carole Levin, Anna Riehl Bertolet, Jo Eldridge Carney, A Biographical Encyclopedia of Early Modern Englishwomen' She may have been born Margaret Cleefe, who is found in a contemporaneous register marrying a Richard Barnes on 22 November 1551.'Long Meg of Westminster': a mystery solved." ''Notes and Queries'', vol. 45, no. 3, Sept. 1998, pp. 302+. Margaret Barnes was born in Lancashire but settled in London early on. She was a camp follower laundress in the English army during Henry VIII's campaign to Boulogne 1543–44, during which she is claimed to have shown great courage. Upon her return to London, she married a soldier and opened a successful tavern frequented by soldiers in Islington. She is described as a tall and muscular woman, who threatened a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
