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Mary Parker (German Actress)
Mary Parker may refer to: People * Mary Parker (American actress) (1918–1998), American stage, television and screen actress/performer * Mary Parker (Australian actress) (1930–2023), English (later Australian) actress and news reporter; first woman to appear on Melbourne television * Mary Parker, governess of Erasmus Darwin * Mary Parker, Jr. (1774–1859), daughter of Erasmus Darwin, born of an extra-marital affair * Mary Elizabeth Parker, American poet * Mary Elizabeth Parker Bouligny Levey (1839–1908), author and socialite * Mary Evelyn Parker (1920–2015), former Democratic state treasurer of Louisiana * Mary-Louise Parker (born 1964), American actress * Mary Parker Follett (1868–1933), American social worker and management consultant * Mary Parker Lewis, political consultant who served as Chief of Staff to Alan Keyes, candidate for President of the United States * Mary Parker (Salem witch trials) (died 1692), executed for witchcraft in the Salem witch trials * Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Parker (American Actress)
Mary Parker (born Mary Frances Roberson; August 28, 1918 – March 2, 1998) was an American stage, television and screen actress/performer. Parker appeared in 17 films from 1938 to 1954, but was also known for her dance work with partner Billy Daniel. Life and career Born in Fort Worth, Texas, Parker (also known as "Punkins" Parker), was a protégé of Mitchell Leisen. Leisen recruited Parker for various projects both on and off the screen starting in 1938. Parker was discovered while performing at the Casa Mañana Theatre in her native Fort Worth, Texas during the Texas Centennial celebrations and given a contract with Paramount Pictures. She performed in several large budget films, and was chosen by Paramount and Max Factor Jr. as "The Real Miss America", yet her fame was short lived. In 1943, Parker signed a contract with MGM. Courtesy of MGM, in April 1944 Parker starred in a production of ''The Desert Song'' for the troops at Camp Roberts, California. Parker and Daniel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Parker (Salem Witch Trials)
Mary (née Ayer) Parker of Andover, Massachusetts Bay Colony, the daughter of John Ayer, was executed by hanging on September 22, 1692, with several others, for witchcraft in the Salem witch trials. She was a 55 year old widow. It is believed that Mary Parker’s family buried her body on their property, as was tradition for those who were executed. Mary's husband, Nathan, died in 1685.Kelly, JacquelineThe Untold Story of Mary Ayer Parker: Gossip and Confusion in 1692. Revised for presentation at the Berkshire Conference. June 2005. Nicholas Noyes Rev. Nicholas Noyes II (December 22, 1647 at Newbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony – December 13, 1717 at Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony) was a colonial minister during the time of the Salem witch trials. He was the second minister, called the " ... officiated. Her daughter, Sarah Parker, was also accused. At the time of her execution, historians discovered the existence of three others with the same name as Mary Parker. Robinson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Jane Parker
Mary Jane "MJ" Watson is a Character (arts), fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Stan Lee and John Romita Sr., and made her first appearance in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #25 (June 1965 in comics, 1965). Since then, she has gone on to become Spider-Man's main love interest and later his wife. Mary Jane is the most famous and prominent love interest of Spider-Man, Peter Parker due to their long history, as she is also represented in most Spider-Man media and adaptations. Although she made a brief first appearance in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #25 with a plant obscuring her exterior, as part of a then-long-running recurring gag about Aunt May attempting to set Peter up with her friend's "nice girl" niece, Mary Jane's first official face reveal was a cameo appearance in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #42 (November 1966 in comics, 1966). Designed and drawn by John Romita Sr., her entrance is regarded as one of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard And Mary Parker
Richard and Mary Parker are fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They are the parents of Peter Parker, the superhero known as Spider-Man. Richard and Mary Parker have been adapted to appear in several animated television series and video games. Campbell Scott and Embeth Davidtz portrayed the characters in the films ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' (2012) and ''The Amazing Spider-Man 2'' (2014). Publication history Richard and Mary Parker were created by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber. For many years prior to ''The Amazing Spider-Man Annual'' #5 (published in 1968), there had been no explanation of why Peter Parker was being raised by his aunt and uncle, with his parents only appearing in flashbacks and photographs. That issue finally answered the question: Richard and Mary Parker were murdered by Albert Malik, who was one of Johann Schmidt's successors to the persona of Red Skull. In ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #365 (August 1992), Spider-Man's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Celestia Parler
Mary Celestia Parler (1904 - September 15, 1981) was a folklorist and professor at the University of Arkansas. She and her husband Vance Randolph recorded folk music in Northern Arkansas from the 1930s until the 1960s. They also established the Arkansas Folklore Society in 1950. It lasted until 1960. Folklorist Rachel Reynolds wrote a chapter about her in ''Arkansas Women: Their Lives and Times''. She made recordings with Max Hunter. She recorded Maxine Hite singing ''The Dogs and her gun'' in Prairie Grove, Washington County, Arkansas, in 1959. During the 1950s, Robert Mottar accompanied Parler undertaking the Folklore Research Project (1949–1965). His photographs feature Mary Celestia Parler and others active in collecting folklore, as well as the subjects of Ozark folklore Folklore is shared by a particular group of people; it encompasses the traditions common to that culture, subculture or group. This includes oral traditions such as tales, legends, proverbs and jok ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Ann Parker
Mary Ann Parker (1765/6–1848) was an English traveller and writer whose 1795 book ''A Voyage Round the World, in the Gorgon Man of War'' included the first published description by a woman of an Australian colony. Travel She travelled to New South Wales and back in 1791–2 on board the frigate which was captained by her husband John Parker. The ship was taking desperately-needed supplies, and a few personnel and convicts as well, to the settlement at Port Jackson. The Governor of Norfolk Island, Philip Gidley King, was on board with his new wife, Anna Josepha King, Anna King, the only other woman on the voyage. She was the same age as Mary Ann Parker and an "amiable companion"Mary Ann Parker, ''A Voyage round the World, in the Gorgon Man of War'', 1795. on the way out. At that time it was the "longest and most dangerous voyage on earth""The Great Circle", Vol. 13, No. 2 (1991), ''Journal of the Australian Association for Maritime History''. but Parker did not emphasise the di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |