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The Widow (1910 Film)
A widow is a woman whose husband has died; a widower is a man whose wife has died. Widow, The Widow, Widow's, or Widower may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media TV and film * The Widow (1939 film), ''The Widow'' (1939 film), an Italian drama film * The Widow (1955 film), ''The Widow'' (1955 film), an Italian romantic drama film * The Widow (TV series), ''The Widow'' (TV series), a British television drama released on Amazon Prime in 2019 * Widows (TV series), ''Widows'' (TV series), a British television drama written by Lynda La Plante, aired in 1983 and 1985 * Widows (2011 film), ''Widows'' (2011 film), an Argentine comedy-drama film * Widows (2018 film), ''Widows'' (2018 film), an English-language heist film directed by Steve McQueen, adapted from the British TV series *Widow (1976 film), an American TV film * The Widower (TV series), ''The Widower'' (TV series), a 2014 British miniseries Plays * The Widow (play), ''The Widow'' (play), a 17th-century play * Widows (pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Widow
A widow (female) or widower (male) is a person whose spouse has Death, died. Terminology The state of having lost one's spouse to death is termed ''widowhood''. An archaic term for a widow is "relict," literally "someone left over". This word can sometimes be found on older gravestones. The word "widow" comes from an Indo-European languages, Indo-European root meaning "widow" and has cognates across Indo-European languages. The male form, "widower", is first attested in the 14th century, by the 19th century supplanting "widow" with reference to men. The term ''widowhood'' can be used for either sex, at least according to some dictionaries, but the word ''widowerhood'' is also listed in some dictionaries. Occasionally, the word ''viduity'' is used. The adjective for either sex is ''widowed''. These terms are not applied to a Divorce, divorcé(e) following the death of an ex-spouse. Effects on health The phenomenon that refers to the increased mortality rate after the death ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Widów (other)
Widów may refer to the following places: *Widów, Masovian Voivodeship (east-central Poland) *Widów, Silesian Voivodeship Widów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Rudziniec, within Gliwice County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately north of Rudziniec, north-west of Gliwice, and west of the regional capital Kato ... (south Poland) * Widów, West Pomeranian Voivodeship (north-west Poland) {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Merry Widow (other)
'' The Merry Widow'' is an operetta by Franz Lehár. The Merry Widow may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Adaptations of Lehár's operetta Ballet * ''The Merry Widow'' (ballet), an adaptation of the operetta Films * ''The Merry Widow'' (1918 film), a Hungarian silent film directed by Michael Curtiz * ''The Merry Widow'' (1925 film), a silent film directed by Erich von Stroheim, starring Mae Murray and John Gilbert * ''The Merry Widow'' (1934 film) directed by Ernst Lubitsch, starring Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette MacDonald * ''The Merry Widow'' (1952 film), directed by Curtis Bernhardt * ''The Merry Widow'' (1962 film), Austrian film directed by Werner Jacobs * ''The Merry Widow'' (2007 film), a French comedy film Other arts, entertainment, and media * ''The Merry Widow'' (TV series), a French television series which uses the music from the operetta, but not the plot * Thee Merry Widows, a psychobilly band People * Mary Elizabeth Wilson (1889-1963), also kn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Widow (other)
White Widow may refer to: * Samantha Lewthwaite (born 1983), terrorist suspect and widow of 7/7 suicide bomber Germaine Lindsay * Sally-Anne Jones Sally-Anne Frances Jones (17 November 1968 – June 2017) was a British terrorist, Islamist, and UN-designated recruiter and propagandist for the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), known variously as Umm Hussain al-Britani, Sakina ..., British-born U.N.-designated recruiter and propaganda for the Islamic State (ISIS) * White Widow (Cannabis), a strain of ''Cannabis'' * White widow spider (''Latrodectus pallidus''), a white-colored species of widow spiders * ''White Widow'', a novel by Jim Lehrer * White Widow, a fictional character in '' Mission: Impossible – Fallout'' *"White Widow", a song by the Italian band Afterhours See also * Widow White Creek, California {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Widow (other)
Black widow may refer to: Spiders * Black widow spider, a common name for some species of spiders in the genus ''Latrodectus'' American species * ''Latrodectus apicalis'', the Galapagos black widow * ''Latrodectus curacaviensis'', the South American black widow * ''Latrodectus hesperus'', the western black widow * ''Latrodectus mactans'', the southern black widow * ''Latrodectus variolus'', the northern black widow Eurasian species * ''Latrodectus tredecimguttatus'', the Mediterranean black widow or European black widow Oceanian species * ''Latrodectus hasseltii'', the redback spider or Australian black widow People Murderers * Black Widows of Liverpool, two women hanged for murder in 1884 * Belle Gunness, 25-40 victims spanning from 1884 to 1908 * Vera Renczi (1903-1960), murdered 35 men, including her husband and her son * Betty Neumar (1931–2011), dubbed "Black Widow" or "Black Widow Granny", accused of murdering one of her husbands * Blanche Taylor Moore (born 1933), conv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Widow Von'Du
Ray Anthony Fry (born April 17, 1989), better known under the stage name Widow Von'Du (or Widow Von Du), is an American drag performer known for competing on the twelfth season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. He has since released an album. Career Fry has won the title of Queen of KC at Kansas City Pridefest and Princess of Gay Pride 2008. He created the local "Drag Survivor" competition at Hamburger Mary's KC. After unsuccessfully auditioning for season 11, Widow Von'Du was announced as a cast member on season 12 of ''RuPaul's Drag Race ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' is an American reality competition television series, the first in the ''Drag Race'' franchise, produced by World of Wonder for Logo TV (season 1–8), WOW Presents Plus, VH1 (season 9–14) and, beginning with the f ...'' on January 23, 2020. In September 2020, he was featured alongside many other Black ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' alum in a "Stop the Racism" PSA, speaking out against toxic, racist fans within the ''D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Widow's Weeds (clothing)
Mourning is the expression of an experience that is the consequence of an event in life involving loss, causing grief, occurring as a result of someone's death, specifically someone who was loved although loss from death is not exclusively the cause of all experience of grief. The word is used to describe a complex of behaviours in which the bereaved participate or are expected to participate, the expression of which varies by culture. Wearing black clothes is one practice followed in many countries, though other forms of dress are seen. Those most affected by the loss of a loved one often observe a period of mourning, marked by withdrawal from social events and quiet, respectful behavior. People may follow religious traditions for such occasions. Mourning may apply to the death of, or anniversary of the death of, an important individual such as a local leader, monarch, religious figure, or member of family. State mourning may occur on such an occasion. In recent yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Widow's Walk
A widow's walk, also known as a widow's watch or roofwalk, is a railed rooftop platform often having an inner cupola/turret frequently found on 19th-century North American coastal houses. The name is said to come from the wives of mariners, who would watch for their spouses' return, often in vain as the ocean took their lives, leaving the women widows. In other coastal communities, the platforms were called captain's walks, as they topped the homes of the more successful captains; supposedly, ship owners and captains would use them to search the horizon for ships due in port. However, there is little or no evidence that widow's walks were intended or regularly used to observe shipping. Widow's walks are in fact a standard decorative feature of Italianate architecture, which was very popular during the height of the Age of Sail in many North American coastal communities. The widow's walk is a variation of the Italianate cupola. The Italianate cupola, its larger instance being an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Widow's Succession
Widow's succession was a political practice prominent in some countries in the early part of the 20th century, by which a politician who died in office was directly succeeded by their widow, either through election or direct appointment to the seat.Melville Currell''Political Woman'' Many of the earliest women to hold political office in the modern era attained their positions through this practice. It also occurred when politicians stood down from a particular office. Overview In earlier years, women who held office through widow's succession rarely became prominent as politicians in their own right, but were regarded merely as placeholders whose primary role was to retain a seat and a vote for the party rather than risk a protracted fight for the nomination between elections. The practice was also sometimes seen as a way to provide the woman with financial support due to the loss of her family's primary income. The expectation was that a widow would serve only until the next ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Widow Skimmer
The widow skimmer (''Libellula luctuosa'') is one of the group of dragonflies known as king skimmers. The nymphs live in the water, molting and growing until they are ready to emerge from the water and then molting a final time to reveal their wings. Anatomy and morphology Widow skimmers have large bulky bodies, with large heads. Adults have a steely blue body area but juveniles are yellow with brown stripes. Eyes are also large and close together meeting in the middle of the head. They have three pairs of legs. Legs are black in color. They have two pairs of wings: forewings and hindwings. Wings of both sexes are marked with prominent black basal bands. They keep their wings extended over their bodies. Adult males develop broad white spots at midwing as they mature. The abdomen measures 24–32 mm. They also have a slight white hue on their abdomen and thorax. Distribution This species can be found commonly across the United States (except in the higher Rocky Mount ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Widow (typesetting)
In typesetting, widows and orphans are lines of text that dangle at the beginning and at the end of a block of text, either at the head or at the foot of a page or of a column of text. Definitions ;Widow: A paragraph-ending line that falls at the beginning of the following page or column, thus separated from the rest of the text. Mnemonically, a widow is "alone at the top" (of the family tree but, in this case, of the page). ;Orphan: A paragraph-opening line that appears by itself at the bottom of a page or column, thus separated from the rest of the text. Mnemonically, an orphan is "alone at the bottom" (of the family tree but, in this case, of the page). : Alternately, a word, part of a word, or very short line that appears by itself at the end of a paragraph. Mnemonically still "alone at the bottom", just this time at the bottom of a paragraph. Orphans of this type give the impression of too much white space between paragraphs. Guidelines Regarding page design and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Widow (song)
"The Widow" (sometimes titled "The Widow (I'll Never Sleep Alone)") is a song by The Mars Volta, from their second album ''Frances the Mute''. The song was first performed in May 2004 at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles during The Mars Volta's three-night residence closing the tour supporting their debut LP, ''De-Loused in the Comatorium''. At the concert, the song was dedicated to former Mars Volta member Jeremy Ward (musician), Jeremy Ward, who died of a drug overdose in May 2003. The song peaked at number 95 on the US Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100, making it the band's first and only single to chart there. The song also reached number 20 in the UK Singles Chart and peaked at number 7 on the Alternative Songs, ''Billboard'' Alternative Songs chart. The single was also released on vinyl under the title "Frances the Mute". The song appeared on an episode of ''Rescue Me (U.S. TV series), Rescue Me''. Main track "The Widow" is notably the only short, pop-structured song ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
