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Minnette
Minnette or Minnetta is an Anglo-Norman language, Anglo Norman given name and surname, and it's a variant of the Norman language, Norman French surname Minnett. Notable persons with the name include: People with the given name *Minnette Barrett (1880–1964), American actress *Minnette Doderer (1923–2005), American politician *Minnette Gersh Lenier (1945–2011), American magician and teacher *Minnetta Sammis Leonard (1879–1960), American educator *Minnette de Silva (1918–1998), Sri Lankan architect *Minnetta Theodora Taylor (1860–1911), American poet, suffragist *Minnette Vári (born 1968), South African artist People with the surname *Dylan Minnette (born 1996), American actor, singer, and musician {{given name, type=both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minnette Gersh Lenier
Minnette Ella Gersh Lenier (July 9, 1945 in Atlanta, Georgia – February 7, 2011 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California) was a teacher and professional magician who used Magic (illusion), stage magic to improve students' reading and learning skills. Education and career Minnette Lenier received a Bachelor of Arts in 1967 from California State University, Northridge, San Fernando Valley State College, and was a Graduate Student at the University of Southern California. She received a Master of Arts in 1968 from the University of Iowa, and a PhD in 1971 from the University of Southern California, with a thesis entitled ''Theodore Roosevelt's Communication Strategies In The Presidential Campaign Of 1912''. As a reading specialist, Lenier worked with students at Compton Community College and at other Southeast Los Angeles area schools, as well as in the Los Angeles Unified School District.Sjogren, Robin (June 3, 1976). "Magical Approach to Learning". ''Los Angeles Times'', p. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minnette Barrett
Minnette Barrett (March 25, 1880 - June 20, 1964) was an American actress. She primarily appeared on stage and in vaudeville, though she also had a few film appearances. She appeared in vaudeville with Joe Jefferson Jr. and Florence Nash.(22 June 1964)Minnette Barrett, Actress, On Stage and in Vaudeville ''The New York Times'' During World War II she led the American Theatre Wing's war bonds drive. Selected appearances * ''Mr. Buttles'' (1910) * ''Mother'' (1910) as Ardath Wetherill * '' In 1999'' (1912) (playlet) *'' Salvation Nell'' (1915) * ''The Ragamuffin ''The Ragamuffin'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed and written by William C. deMille. The film stars Blanche Sweet in a ' Pickfordish' style role. Cast * Blanche Sweet - Jenny * Tom Forman - Bob Van Dyke * Minnette Barrett - B ...'' (1916) * ''The Bat'' (1920, and 1937 revival) * ''The Show Off'' * ''Lovely Lady'' (1925) * '' Desire Under the Elms'' (1952 revival) * ''Mrs. McThing'' (1953) Refere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minnette Doderer
Minnette Frerichs Doderer (May 16, 1923 – August 12, 2005) was an American politician. She served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1964 to 1969 and from 1981 to 2001 and in the Iowa Senate from 1969 to 1979. Early life Doderer was born on May 16, 1923, in Holland, Iowa. Her parents were John A. Frerichs and Sophie Frerichs (née Sherfield). The family moved to Waterloo, Iowa, where Doderer attended East High School, graduating in 1941. She studied at Iowa State Teachers College and received a bachelor's of arts degree in economics from the University of Iowa in 1948. She married Fred H. Doderer, who would later become the mayor of Iowa City, in 1944 and the couple had two children: Dennis and Kay Lynn. Political career Doderer first became involved in Democratic politics during the 1950s, when she served as the vice-chair of the Johnson County Democratic Central Committee between 1953 and 1958. She was elected to the Iowa House of Representatives in a 1964 speci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minnette Vári
Minnette Vári (born 1968) is a South African artist known primarily for her video installations. Born in Pretoria, Vári studied fine arts at the University of Pretoria where she obtained her master's degree. She lives and works in Johannesburg. Work Vári has exhibited her work since the early nineties, participating in such group exhibitions as the Second Johannesburg Biennale (1997), the Venice Biennale (2001 and 2007), and the 10th Biennale of Havana (2009). Her solo exhibitions include a monographic solo exhibition at the Art Museum Lucerne, Switzerland (2004), Vigil at Elga Wimmer Gallery, New York (2007), Chimera at Basel Art Unlimited (2003) and most recently, Songs of Excavation at the Goodman Gallery in Johannesburg (2013). Since 1998 Vári has worked predominantly with digital media and large-scale video projections, often including performance elements by inserting her own body into reworked media and historical documentary footage. In addition, Vári regularly produ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anglo-Norman Language
Anglo-Norman (; ), also known as Anglo-Norman French, was a dialect of Old Norman that was used in Kingdom of England, England and, to a lesser extent, other places in Great Britain and Ireland during the Anglo-Normans, Anglo-Norman period. Origin The term "Anglo-Norman" harks back to the time when the language was regarded as being primarily the regional dialect of the Norman settlers. Today the generic term "Anglo-French" is used instead to reflect not only the broader origin of the settlers who came with William the Conqueror, but also the continued influence of Parisian French from the House of Plantagenet, Plantagenet period onwards. According to some linguists, the name Insular French might be more suitable, because "Anglo-Norman" is constantly associated with the notion of a mixed language based on English and Norman. According to some, such a mixed language never existed. Other sources, however, indicate that such a language did exist, and that it was the language desc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Language
Norman or Norman French (, , Guernésiais: , Jèrriais: ) is a ''Langues d'oïl, langue d'oïl'' spoken in the historical region, historical and Cultural area, cultural region of Normandy. The name "Norman French" is sometimes also used to describe the administrative languages of ''Anglo-Norman language, Anglo-Norman'' and ''Law French'' used in England. For the most part, the written forms of Norman and modern French are mutually intelligible. The thirteenth-century philosopher Roger Bacon was the first to distinguish it along with other dialects such as Picard language, Picard and Burgundian language (Oïl), Bourguignon. Today, although it does not enjoy any official status outside of Jersey, some reports of the French Ministry of Culture (France), Ministry of Culture have recognized it as one of the regional languages of France. History When Norsemen, Norse Vikings from modern day Scandinavia arrived in Neustria, in the western part of the then Kingdom of the Franks, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minnett
Minnett is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Cora Minnett (born 1868), Australian author and actress * Harry Clive Minnett (1917–2003), Australian astronomer *Leslie Minnett Leslie Minnett (19 May 1883 – 8 August 1934) was an Australian cricketer. He played ten first-class matches for New South Wales between 1907/08 and 1914/15. See also * List of New South Wales representative cricketers This is a list ... (1883–1934), Australian cricketer * Roy Minnett (1888–1955), Australian cricketer, brother of Leslie and Rupert * Rupert Minnett (1884–1974), Australian cricketer {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minnetta Sammis Leonard
Minnetta Sammis Leonard (1879 – October 15, 1960) was an American educator, and editor of ''The Home Educator'' (1923), a parenting manual. Early life and education Sammis was born in Indiana, the daughter of David Sturges Sprague Sammis and Adelaide F. Hall Sammis. Hymn writer John H. Sammis was her uncle. She graduated from Teachers College, Columbia University in 1906. Career After college, Sammis was Supervisor of Kindergarten Work in the Oglethorpe School at Atlanta University. Leonard taught kindergarten education courses at the Milwaukee State Normal School. She was president of the Wisconsin Kindergarten Association. She served on the advisory board of '' Parents' Magazine,'' and on the editorial board of ''The Home Kindergarten Manual'' (1921). Leonard spoke about her work to community groups, including the American Association of University Women. In 1940, she was director of a kindergarten program in Madison, Wisconsin. She visited Indonesia and Japan in 1956 and H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minnetta Theodora Taylor
Minnetta Theodora Taylor (March 2, 1860 - July 26, 1911) was an American author and poet of the long nineteenth century. A polyglot, Taylor spoke 45 languages. She was also a clubwoman and suffragist. Shortly after Taylor's death in 1911, the Woman Suffrage Party post-humously awarded her the prize for the best poem, "Ballot Song of American Women", to be set to music and to become the National Suffrage Anthem. Among her intimate friends were the writers, James Whitcomb Riley, Lew Wallace, George Ade, Wilbur D. Nesbitt, Rex Beach, and Bliss Carman; Opie Read called her "The Little Sister of Poets". Biography Minnetta Theodora Taylor was born in Princeton, Missouri, March 2, 1860. She had at least two siblings, brothers, John and Howard. When she entered Asbury University (now, DePauw University), age thirteen, her German was through the course, and in mathematics, she had finished the sophomore year. During her college course, she received first honor in modern languages, f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
