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Queenie
Queenie may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Queenie'' (film), a 1921 American silent drama film *Queenie (Melbourne elephant), an elephant at Melbourne Zoo *Queenie (waterskiing elephant) *''Queenie'', a 1985 novel by Michael Korda ** ''Queenie'' (miniseries), a 1987 ABC miniseries based on the Korda novel *''Queenie'', a 2013 children's novel by Jacqueline Wilson * ''Queenie'' (novel), a 2019 novel by Candice Carty-Williams *"Queenie", a song by Irving Berlin *"Queenie", a song by Status Quo from the album ''Thirsty Work'' Other uses *Queenie (name), including a list of people, animals and characters with the name *Queenie, the Manx term for a Queen scallop See also * *Queen (other) * Typhoon Queenie (other), two typhoons *"Little Queenie", a 1959 song by Chuck Berry *"50ft Queenie", a 1993 song by PJ Harvey *''Queenie of Hollywood ''Queenie of Hollywood'' is a 1931 American comedy film directed by Fatty Arbuckle. Cast * Virginia Brooks * Rita Flynn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queenie (waterskiing Elephant)
Queenie (1952 – May 31, 2011) was a Captivity (animal), captive female Asian elephant. She was noted in the late 1950s and early 1960s for waterskiing for entertainment. Early life Queenie was born Wildlife, wild in 1952 in Thailand. She was exported to the United States and put on sale in the Henry Trefflich, Trefflich pet store in New York City. In 1953, at 6 months of age she was sold to Bill Green, and his daughter Elisabeth (Liz) Green. The pre-arranged purchase was filmed by Today (U.S. TV program), ''The Today Show''. The 250-pound baby elephant was later taken to a private zoo in Fairlee, Vermont. Career Queenie and Dane's act made appearances at state and county fairs, TV shows, and circuses around the country. During the show, Queenie and Dane would water ski, play the harmonica, and dance. Marj and Jim Rusing, the owners of a Florida tourist attraction called De Leon Springs, introduced Queenie to water skiing in 1950's. Queenie was billed as "The World's Only Water ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queenie (novel)
''Queenie'' is a New adult fiction, new adult novel written by British author Candice Carty-Williams and published by an imprint of Trapeze published by Orion Publishing Group, Orion in 2019. The novel is about the life and loves of Queenie Jenkins, a vibrant, troubled 25-year-old British-Jamaican woman who is not having a very good year. Background In 2017 ''Queenie'' was the subject of an auction between four publishers and was eventually acquired for a six-figure sum by Orion. Although it was marketed as "a black Bridget Jones", Carty-Williams herself said in an interview in ''Stylist (magazine), Stylist'' magazine: "That's how I thought of her in the beginning, too. But this book is also naturally political just because of who Queenie is. She's not Bridget Jones. She could never be." Speaking on CBS Local, Carty-Williams further explained: "It's such a personal story, but it is one that is universal as well....It's not autobiographical, but it’s themes that I've borrowed from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queenie (name)
The name Queenie is an affectionate, or pet use, of the term queen - and is thought to be derived from the Old English word 'cwen', meaning 'woman' rather than a reference to the monarch or his wife. As a first name it can also mean "Royal Lady" or "Ruler". In this sense the name is also used as a nickname or pet name for a girl who shares her first name with a Queen. As such, it was popular name during Victorian times in the British Empire. It was once very popular in London's East End. Given name * Queenie Chu (born 1981), Hong Kong television presenter and actress * Q. D. Leavis (1900-1982), English literary critic and essayist * Queenie McKenzie (circa 1930-1998), indigenous Australian artist * Queenie Rosson (1889-1978), American silent film actress * Queenie Smith (1898-1978), American stage, film and television actress * Queenie Thomas (1898–1977), British actress * Queenie Watts (1926-1980), English actress and singer * Queenie Ashton (1903-1999), stage name of British- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queenie (miniseries)
''Queenie'' is a 1987 ABC miniseries based on the eponymous 1985 novel by writer and producer Michael Korda. Winston Beard (a pseudonym for James Goldman) and April Smith adapted the novel for television, with Larry Peerce directing. Background In April 1985 Korda published ''Queenie'', a roman à clef about his aunt, actress Merle Oberon, who had married his uncle Alexander Korda. In May 1987, ''Queenie'' aired in two parts on ABC. Plot Queenie Kelley (Oberon had been known earlier in life as "Queenie O'Brien" and "Queenie Thompson") is an extremely beautiful girl of Indian and Irish descent, fair enough to pass for white. Growing up in Calcutta, however, Queenie is made all too aware of her "chee-chee" (mixed) background by her enemies, specifically wealthy Prunella Rumsey. One of Prunella's mother's lovers, however, is Queenie's uncle, Morgan Jones. When their affair is discovered by Sir Burton Rumsey, he fires Jones from his musician position at the cricket club. Queenie visit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
50ft Queenie
"50ft Queenie" is the third single by the English singer-songwriter PJ Harvey, and the first from her second studio album ''Rid of Me''. It is performed by Harvey's trio, consisting of Harvey on vocals and guitar, Rob Ellis on drums and Steve Vaughan on bass. Released in April 1993, the song charted in the United Kingdom and was a Top 30 hit, but failed to chart in the United States. A promotional music video directed by Maria Mochnacz was also filmed. Background and history The song was recorded at Pachyderm Studios with Steve Albini, who had previously produced albums for Pixies and The Breeders The Breeders are an American alternative rock band based in Dayton, Ohio, consisting of members Kim Deal (rhythm guitar, lead vocals), her twin sister Kelley Deal (lead guitar, vocals), Josephine Wiggs (bass guitar, vocals) and Jim Macpherso .... Harvey praised Albini's work because she thought "the instruments on the album sound like they're breathing and real". Track listin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queenie (Melbourne Elephant)
Queenie was an elephant who was used to give rides for children at Melbourne Zoo for 40 years. Queenie was a very popular exhibit, with large crowds of children often gathering around her enclosure even when she was not giving rides. She was often teased by children and her keeper, Andrew Wilkie, said she would retaliate by using her trunk to "tumble such trespassers over in the dust". "On one occasion, a group of about fifteen schoolboys were teasing Queenie by offering her nuts and fruit in turn and then withdrawing the food just as she reached for it. This game continued for a while until the elephant retreated to the pool behind her house. She returned some minutes later and, imitating their behaviour, held out her trunk to each boy in turn, withdrawing it before they would touch it. The boys were delighted with this variation of the game until, as if carrying out a pre-planned attack, she soaked them all thoroughly with a well-aimed spray of dirty water from her pool." S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Typhoon Queenie (other)
The name Queenie has been used for four tropical cyclones in Western Pacific Ocean. Named by the United States Armed Services: * Typhoon Queenie (1945) Named by PAGASA in the Philippines: * Typhoon Chebi (2006) (T0620, 23W, Queenie) – struck the northern Philippines * Tropical Storm Sinlaku (2014) (T1421, 22W, Queenie) – struck Philippines and Vietnam * Typhoon Kong-rey (2018) Typhoon Kong-rey, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Queenie, was a large and powerful typhoon that was tied with Typhoon Yutu as the most powerful tropical cyclone worldwide in 2018. The twenty-fifth tropical storm, eleventh typhoon and 6th su ... (T1825, 30W, Queenie) – traversed the Ryukyu Islands before making landfall in South Korea * Tropical Storm Banyan (2022) (T2223, 27W, Queenie) – remained out at sea. {{DEFAULTSORT:Queenie Pacific typhoon set index articles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Queenie
"Little Queenie" is a song written and recorded by Chuck Berry. Released in March 1959 as a double A-side single with " Almost Grown", it was included on ''Chuck Berry Is on Top'' (1959), Berry's first compilation album. He performed the song in the movies ''Go, Johnny Go!'' (1959) and ''Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll'' (1987). One year earlier, Berry had released "Run Rudolph Run", a Christmas song with the same melody. Background The song was recorded on November 19, 1958, in Chicago, Illinois. Backing Berry on vocals and guitar were either Johnnie Johnson or Lafayette Leake on piano, Willie Dixon on bass, and Fred Below on drums. In a song review for AllMusic, Matthew Greenwald calls it an "incredible rock & roll anthem" and "one of the greatest dance/sex ritualistic classics." It is included several of Berry's compilation albums, including ''The Great Twenty-Eight'' and '' Chuck Berry's Golden Decade''. Chart performance The song peaked at number 80 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Korda
Michael Korda (born 8 October 1933) is an English-born writer and novelist who was editor-in-chief of Simon & Schuster in New York City. Early years Born in London, Michael Korda is the son of English actress Gertrude Musgrove and the Hungarian-Jewish artist and film production designer Vincent Korda. He is the nephew of film magnate Sir Alexander Korda and his brother Zoltan Korda, both of whom were film directors. Korda grew up in the UK but received part of his education in France where his father had worked with film director Marcel Pagnol. As a child, Korda also lived in the United States from 1941 to 1946. He was schooled at the private Institut Le Rosey in Switzerland and read History at Magdalen College, Oxford. He served in the Royal Air Force doing intelligence work in Germany. The novelist Graham Greene was a lifelong friend. Korda met him on his uncle Alex Korda's yacht. Career Korda moved to New York City in 1957 where he worked for playwright Sidney Kingsley as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queenie Of Hollywood
''Queenie of Hollywood'' is a 1931 American comedy film directed by Fatty Arbuckle. Cast * Virginia Brooks * Rita Flynn * Jeanne Farrin * Queenie the Dog as Queenie See also * Fatty Arbuckle filmography __NOTOC__ These are the films of the American silent film actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter Roscoe Arbuckle. Films marked with a diamond (♦) were directed by and featured Arbuckle. He used the name William Goodrich on the films he di ... External links * 1931 films Films directed by Roscoe Arbuckle 1931 comedy films Educational Pictures short films American black-and-white films Films about dogs American comedy short films Films with screenplays by Jack Townley 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{short-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queenie (film)
''Queenie'' is a 1921 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Howard M. Mitchell and starring Shirley Mason (actress), Shirley Mason, George O'Hara (actor), George O'Hara and Adolphe Menjou.Munden p.625 Cast * Shirley Mason (actress), Shirley Mason as Queenie Gurkin * George O'Hara (actor), George O'Hara as Vivan Van Winkle * Clarence Wilson (actor), Clarence Wilson as Simon Pepper / Abner Quigley * Aggie Herring as Pansy Pooley * Lydia Yeamans Titus as Mrs. Mulliken * Adolphe Menjou as Count Michael * Clarissa Selwynne as Mrs. Torrence References Bibliography * Munden, Kenneth White. ''The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States, Part 1''. University of California Press, 1997. External links * 1921 films 1921 comedy films American silent feature films American comedy films American black-and-white films Films directed by Howard M. Mitchell Fox Film films 1920s English-language films 1920s American films Silent America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Scallop
The queen scallop (''Aequipecten opercularis'') is a medium-sized species of scallop, an edible marine bivalve mollusk in the family Pectinidae, the scallops. It is found in the northeast Atlantic and is important in fisheries. Description At about in size, this is one of the smaller scallop species which are commercially exploited. The shell of this species is sometimes quite colourful, and it is also thin and brittle. It has about twenty radiating umbones. The left valve is slightly more convex than the right one. One auricle of the right valve is larger than the other which creates a notch near the hinge used by the modified foot in young scallops to spin byssal threads. Older scallops are free swimming. Right and left valve of the same specimen: File:Aequipecten opercularis 01.jpg, Right valve File:Aequipecten opercularis 02.jpg, Left valve Life habits The queen scallop feeds on a diet of plankton, and is commonly found up to below mean sea level, although it has bee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
