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Theda Mansholt
Theda is a feminine given name which may refer to: * Theda Bara (1885–1955), American silent film actress and sex symbol * Theda Marshall (1925–2005), player in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League * Theda Skocpol (born 1947), American sociologist and political scientist * Theda Ukena (1432–1494), regent of the County of East Frisia from 1466 to about 1480 *Theda Funnie, fictional character from the animated television series ''Doug Doug is a male personal name (or, depending on which definition of "personal name" one uses, part of a personal name). It is sometimes a given name (or "first name"), but more often it is hypocorism (affectionate variation of a personal name) which ...'' See also * Theodosia (other) * Theodora (other) {{given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theda Bara
Theda Bara ( ; born Theodosia Burr Goodman; July 29, 1885 – April 7, 1955) was an American silent film and stage actress. Bara was one of the more popular actresses of the silent era and one of cinema's early sex symbols. Her femme fatale roles earned her the nickname "The Vamp" (short for ''vampire'', here meaning a seductive woman), later fueling the rising popularity in "vamp" roles based in exoticism and sexual domination. The studios promoted a fictitious persona for Bara as an Egyptian-born woman interested in the occult. Bara made more than 40 films between 1914 and 1926, but most are now lost, having perished in the 1937 Fox vault fire. After her marriage to Charles Brabin in 1921, she made two more feature films and then retired from acting in 1926; she never appeared in a sound film. Early life Bara was born Theodosia Burr Goodman on July 29, 1885 in the Avondale section of Cincinnati, Ohio. She was named after the daughter of US Vice President Aaron Burr. Her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theda Marshall
Theda Marshall (April 24, 1925 – October 13, 2005) was a first basewoman who played from through in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Listed at , 133 lb., she batted and threw right-handed. Born in Canton, South Dakota, Theda Marshall was one of seven siblings. She started to play softball in school at age 12, and joined one of the two girls' softball teams in her town when she was 15. Then, in 1947 she was invited to attend the AAGPBL spring training held in Havana, Cuba, and after making the team she was assigned to the South Bend Blue Sox. Marshall struggled at the plate in 1947, going 51-for-362 for a .141 average while striking out 79 times to set an all-time single-season record. In five postseason games, she went 3-for-18 for a .167 average (including a double) against the Grand Rapids Chicks, eventually the Champion Team in the final round. Marshall opened 1948 with South Bend and was traded to the Chicago Colleens in the midseason, comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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