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Mary Russell (other)
Mary Russell may refer to: * Mary Russell, Duchess of Bedford (1865–1937), English pilot and ornithologist * Mary Doria Russell (born 1950), American author * Mary Rhodes Russell (born 1958), American judge * Mary Jane Russell (1926–2003), American photographic fashion model * Mary Baptist Russell (1829–1898), religious sister, nurse, philanthropist, and educator * Mary Russell (character) (active since 1994), a fictional character in works by Laurie R. King * ''Mary Russell'' (ship), built in 1817 * Mary Russell (actress) (1912–2005), American actress * Ann Russell Miller Ann Russell Miller (October 30, 1928June 5, 2021) was an American socialite who left her wealth behind to become a nun known as Sister Mary Joseph of the Trinity. Early life Mary Ann Russell was born in San Francisco on October 30, 1928. Her ... (born Mary Ann Russell, 1928–2021), American socialite and nun * Lady Mary Russell (1934–2022), Scottish socialite * Mary Russell (singer) (born 195 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Russell, Duchess Of Bedford
Mary Du Caurroy Russell, Duchess of Bedford, (née Tribe; 13/26 September 1865 – ca. 22 March 1937) was a British aviator and ornithologist. She was honoured for her work in founding hospitals and working in them during the First World War. She later financed and took part in record breaking flights to Karachi and Cape Town. Early and personal life Born at Stockbridge, Hampshire, she was the daughter of Walter Harry Tribe, Anglican Archdeacon of Lahore, and his wife, Sophy Lander. On 30/31 January 1888, she married Lord Herbrand Russell at Barrackpore, British Raj. When Lord Herbrand inherited his childless brother's titles in 1893, she was styled as the Duchess of Bedford. Her only child, Hastings, was born on 21 December 1888. During the early 1900s she became one of the first Western women to study the Japanese martial art of jujutsu, and she was featured in a series of instructional photographs for the book "The Fine Art of Jujutsu" (1905), written by Emily Diana Wat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Doria Russell
Mary Doria Russell (born August 19, 1950) is an American novelist. Early life and education Russell was born in Elmhurst, Illinois She graduated from Glenbard East High School in Lombard, Illinois, which has registered its chapter of the National English Honor Society. Writing career Sparrow series Russell's first two novels, '' The Sparrow'' and its sequel '' Children of God''—sometimes called the Sparrow series or Emilio Sandoz sequence—(Random House Villard in 1996 and 1998) have been called speculative fiction and focused on the religious and psychological implications of first contact with aliens. Both explore the problem of evil (theodicy) and how to reconcile a benevolent, omniscient, all-powerful deity with lives filled with undeserved suffering. ''The Sparrow'' won the Arthur C. Clarke, BSFA, and Tiptree annual science fiction book awards (below), and it was the basis for Russell winning the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 1998. For ''The En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Rhodes Russell
Mary Rhodes Russell (born July 28, 1958) is a judge of the Supreme Court of Missouri. She served a two-year term as chief justice from July 2013 through June 2015. She was appointed to the Supreme Court in 2004 by Governor Bob Holden. In 1980 she graduated summa cum laude from Northeast Missouri State University and received her Juris Doctor degree in 1983 from the University of Missouri. She served as a law clerk for George Gunn at the Supreme Court of Missouri, before entering private practice in Hannibal, Missouri. She served on the Missouri Court of Appeals The Missouri Court of Appeals is the intermediate appellate court for the state of Missouri. The court handles most of the appeals from the Missouri Circuit Courts. The court is divided into three geographic districts: Eastern (based in St. ..., Eastern District, from 1994 to 2004 and served as chief judge from 1999 to 2000. References External links Mary Rhodes Russellon the Missouri Supreme Court website ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Jane Russell
Mary Jane Russell (July 10, 1926 – November 20, 2003) was a New York City-based American photographic fashion model active from 1948 to 1961. She often worked with Louise Dahl-Wolfe and Irving Penn, and appeared on many covers for ''Vogue'' and ''Harper's Bazaar'' during the course of her modelling career. Her husband was Edward Russell, who became president of the advertising agency Doyle Dane Bernbach. Early life Mary Jane Walton was born on 10 July 1926 in Teaneck, New Jersey, attended Teaneck High School, and studied art at Sarah Lawrence College in New York. During her time at Sarah Lawrence, Edward Russell, a classmate of hers from Teaneck, sent her love letters featuring hand-drawn cartoons from the South Pacific where he was serving in the war as a radioman for the Navy. After Edward returned from the War, they were married on 21 December 1946 to take advantage of the longest night of the year. Their wartime romance was featured by Larry King in his 2001 book, ''Love ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Baptist Russell
Mary Baptist Russell (18 April 1829– 6 August 1898) was a Mercy Sister, nurse, philanthropist, and educator. Biography Born Katherine Russell 18 April 1829 at Seafield in County Down she was the daughter of Arthur Russell and Margaret Mullan Hamill. Her father was a ship's captain turned brewer. They had six children. Her mother had previously been Mrs Hamill and had already had six children from that marriage. Russell was educated through both a governess and private schools in Newry. She was inspired by the Sisters of Mercy Convent in Kinsale who had taken up a mission of famine relief. Russell joined them by entering the convent on 24 November 1848, and on 2 August 1851 she had completed her profession. In 1854 Archbishop Joseph Alemany requested for Irish nuns to come to California. Nine nuns were selected and though young, Russell was chosen as the new mission's mother superior. The nine set up their mission in San Francisco after arriving on 8 December 1854. Their conv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Russell (character)
Mary Russell is a fictional character and the protagonist of the Mary Russell & Sherlock Holmes Mystery fiction, mystery series by American author Laurie R. King. She first appears in the novel ''The Beekeeper's Apprentice''. Written over a period of nearly two decades, King's novels are portrayals of a succession of Memoir, memoirs written and compiled apparently by an aged Mary Russell. A fictional note from the editor (and signed by King) tells readers of a mysterious occurrence wherein a collection of written accounts was anonymously delivered to the unsuspecting novelist; the note ends with a plea for information from anyone with information on the identity of Mary Russell. The stories are set between 1915 and the late 1920s, mainly in Britain but extending to Palestine (region), Palestine, North India, the United States, Japan, Portugal, and Morocco. They begin in Sussex, England, when 15-year-old Mary Russell (born 2 January 1900) meets a man in his mid-50s who she rea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Russell (ship)
The ''Mary Russell'' was a trading boat that set sail from the harbour of Cobh in County Cork, Ireland, on 8 February 1828, carrying a cargo of mules bound for Barbados. When it returned to Cobh on 25 June 1828, the ship's captain had brutally murdered seven of his crewmen. The story was largely forgotten until 2010, when ''The Ship of Seven Murders,'' a book which detailed the case, was published. Built in 1817, the ''Mary Russell'' was a small wooden brig of 132 tonnes, drawing 13 feet under load, single-decked with beams. That tonnage would make it about 80 feet in length. The ship was built entirely of wood, with wooden masts and rope rigging. The bottom was sheathed in copper to protect the vessel from shipworm. Crew The ship's captain was William Stewart, a Protestant man born in Cobh in 1775. His chief mate was a Scotsman named William Smith, and his second mate was a Swede named William Swanson. Also on board were John Cramer, the ship's carpenter; seamen John Howes, F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Russell (actress)
Mary Russell (born Mary Marcia Kalbach; April 22, 1912 – August 22, 2005) was an American actress in the 1930s who appeared in Western films and serials. She was born in Oskaloosa, Iowa and died in San Rafael, California. Despite a short film career from 1934 to 1938, Russell had parts in thirty films including the Westerns '' The Big Show'' and ''Riders of the Whistling Skull'' (1937). In the latter, she was the female lead alongside The Three Mesquiteers. Filmography * ''The Personality Kid'' (1934) as waitress (uncredited) * '' Friends of Mr Sweeney'' (1934) as Prime's secretary (uncredited) * '' The Man with Two Faces'' (1934) as debutante (uncredited) * ''A Lost Lady'' (1934) – ''undetermined role'' (uncredited) * '' Happiness Ahead'' (1934) as Bob's friend at the Pekin * '' A Perfect Weekend'' (1934) as Trucking Company's office girl (uncredited) * ''Flirtation Walk'' (1934) as girl (uncredited) * ''The Secret Bride'' (1934) as Holdstock's secretary (uncredited) * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ann Russell Miller
Ann Russell Miller (October 30, 1928June 5, 2021) was an American socialite who left her wealth behind to become a nun known as Sister Mary Joseph of the Trinity. Early life Mary Ann Russell was born in San Francisco on October 30, 1928. Her father, Donald J. Russell, chaired Southern Pacific Railroad. Her mother was Louise Herring Russell. She was an only child after the death of her sister Donna when she was young. Personal life Russell had dreams of becoming a nun, but instead fell in love and married Richard K. Miller on June 15, 1948. Richard was an heir to the Folger coffee fortune. He was also the grandson of Christian Otto Gerberding "C.O.G." Miller, the founder of Pacific Lighting Corporation, which eventually became Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Richard eventually rose to the vice presidency of that company. She and Richard had a total of ten children. She became a prominent socialite in San Francisco, holding a spot on 22 organization boards and donating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lady Mary Russell
Lady Mary Russell (January 13, 1934 – September 18, 2022) was a Scottish socialite who was a maid of honour at the coronation of Elizabeth II. She was the youngest maid of honour at the Queen's coronation. Early life and family Russell was born as Mary Baillie-Hamilton on 13 January 1934 to George Baillie-Hamilton, 12th Earl of Haddington. His brother was a British peer, John Baillie-Hamilton, 13th Earl of Haddington. Her family is the owner of Tyninghame House. When she was at the age of 10, a French governess started to homeschool her and continued until she was 13 years old. She attended Mayfield School, Mayfield. She married twice, with Adrian Bailey in 1954 and with David Russell. She left behind five children and twelve grandchildren. Career For a brief period, she worked at the Turner Archive, part of the Tate Gallery. In 1953, she became a maid of honour at the coronation of Elizabeth II along with Lady Rosemary Spencer-Churchill, Anne Tennant, Baroness Glenconner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Russell (singer)
Mary McCreary is an American singer, pianist and composer. She has been a member of hit making recording acts, Little Sister and Leon & Mary Russell. She has recorded her own albums for the MCA and Shelter labels. As a session singer she has sung on a multitude of artists' recordings such as Sly & the Family Stone, Michael Bolotin, Melba Moore and Denny Laine. Background Mary McCrary is a singer and musician who plays piano and did her own arrangements on her recordings. In 1961, when she was aged ten, she sang on stage with the folk group The Limeliters, performing the song, "Run Little Donkey Run" which appeared on the group's album, ''Through Children's Eyes (Little-Folk Songs for Adults)''. She was part of The Heavenly Tones and then later, Little Sister who had three hits in the early 1970s, " You're the One (Part 1)", " Somebody's Watching You" and " Stanga". After her time with Little Sister, McCrary joined the rock choir New Generation. She was part of the duo, L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
