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Nell
Nell is a traditional nickname for Eleanor. Nell is the name of: People Given name * Nell (artist) (born 1975), Australian artist * Nell Blaine (1922–1996), American painter * Nell Bryden (born 1977), American singer * Nell Carter (1948–2003), American singer and actress * Nell Dunn (born 1936), English playwright, screenwriter, and author * Nell Fortner (born 1959), American women's college basketball coach * Nell Freudenberger (born 1975), American novelist * Nell Gwyn (1650–1687), mistress of King Charles II of England * Nell McAndrew (born 1973), English glamour model * Nell McCafferty (born 1944), Irish journalist, playwright, civil rights campaigner, and feminist * Nell O'Day (1909–1989), American equestrian and actress * Nell Rankin (1924–2005), American opera singer * Nell Scott, American politician * Nell Sinton (1910–1997), American painter * Nell Shipman (1892–1970), Canadian actress and screenwriter * Nell Sigland, Norwegian heavy metal singer Surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nell Gwyn
Eleanor Gwyn (2 February 1650 – 14 November 1687; also spelled ''Gwynn'', ''Gwynne'') was a celebrity figure of the Restoration period. Praised by Samuel Pepys for her comic performances as one of the first actresses on the English stage, she became best known for being a long-time mistress of King Charles II of England. Called "pretty, witty Nell" by Pepys, she has been regarded as a living embodiment of the spirit of Restoration England and has come to be considered a folk heroine, with a story echoing the rags-to-royalty tale of Cinderella. Gwyn had two sons by King Charles: Charles Beauclerk (1670–1726) and James Beauclerk (1671–1680) (the surname is pronounced ''boh-clair''). Charles was created Earl of Burford and later Duke of St Albans. Early life The details of Gwyn's background are somewhat obscure. A horoscope in the Ashmolean manuscripts gives her date of birth as 2 February 1650. On the other hand, an account published in ''The New Monthly Magazine and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nelly (given Name)
Nelly and Nellie are female given names, also used as nicknames, which are derived from the names Helen, Ellen, Petronella, Danielle, Cornelia, Eleanor, Janelle, Chanelle, Penelope or Noelia. People Women * Nelly (Egyptian entertainer) (Nelly Artin Kalfayan, born 1949), Egyptian entertainer, actress and presenter * Nelly Arcan (1973–2009), Canadian writer, born Isabelle Fortier * Nellie Barsness (1873–1966), American physician *Nelly Beltrán (1925–2007), Argentine actress, born Nélida Dodó López Valverde *Nelly Ben-Or (born 1933), Polish concert pianist and professor *Nelly Blair (1759–1820), later Nelly Smith, sometimes suggested as being Scottish poet Robert Burns' first love (see also Nelly Kilpatrick) *Nellie Bly (1864–1922), American journalist *Nellie Moyer Budd (1860–1944), American music teacher * Nellie Marie Burns (ca. 1850–1897), American actor and poet *Nelly Ciobanu (born 1974), Moldovan singer * Ellen Crocker (1872–1962) also known as 'Nellie' or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nell Mangel
Eleanor "Nell" Worthington (previously Mangel) is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'', played by Vivean Gray. She made her first on-screen appearance on 29 April 1986. She was known almost exclusively to others as Mrs Mangel. The character caused controversy among some of the public, who in turn abused Gray constantly because of Nell. In the short time she was in the series her constant sparring with Madge Bishop (Anne Charleston) was a focal point in her storylining, as well as being a continual annoyance among her neighbours with her nosy, interfering and nasty attitude. She is often described as one of the series' most iconic characters and one of its greatest villains. Casting Vivean Gray was cast in the role after she previously played a similar role to that of Nell in another Australian soap opera, ''The Sullivans''. Mrs Mangel was only supposed to appear in ''Neighbours'' for three weeks. However, the character proved popular with viewers a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Old Curiosity Shop
''The Old Curiosity Shop'' is one of two novels (the other being ''Barnaby Rudge'') which Charles Dickens published along with short stories in his weekly serial ''Master Humphrey's Clock'', from 1840 to 1841. It was so popular that New York readers stormed the wharf when the ship bearing the final instalment arrived in 1841. ''The Old Curiosity Shop'' was printed in book form in 1841. The plot follows the life of Nell Trent and her grandfather, both residents of The Old Curiosity Shop in London. Queen Victoria read the novel in 1841 and found it "very interesting and cleverly written". Plot Background The events of the book seem to take place around 1825. In Chapter 29, Miss Monflathers refers to the death of George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, Lord Byron, who died on 19 April 1824. When the inquest rules (incorrectly) that Quilp committed suicide, his corpse is ordered to be burial at cross-roads, buried at a crossroads with a stake through the heart, a practice banned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nell Blaine
Nell Blair Walden Blaine (July 10, 1922 in Richmond, Virginia – November 14, 1996 in New York City) was an American landscape painter, expressionist, and watercolorist. From Richmond, Virginia, she had most of her career based in New York City and Gloucester, Massachusetts. Early life and education Nell Blaine was born on July 10, 1922 in Richmond, Virginia to Harry Wellington Blaine and his second wife Eudora Catherine Garrison. She was cross-eyed and sickly as a child. When she was two, her parents realized that she was extremely nearsighted and had her fitted with glasses. She later recalled her excitement over suddenly being able to see the world around her as she rushed around exclaiming "water, tree, and house." After Nell was born, her father continued to mourn his first wife, who had died in childbirth. He expressed his grief as anger toward his daughter, in the form of verbal and often physical abuse. His second wife, Eudora, had taught grade-school for ten years befor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nell (film)
''Nell'' is a 1994 American drama film directed by Michael Apted from a screenplay written by William Nicholson. The film stars Jodie Foster (who also produced) as Nell Kellty, a young woman who has to face other people for the first time after being raised by her mother in an isolated cabin. Liam Neeson, Natasha Richardson, Richard Libertini, and Nick Searcy are featured in supporting roles. Based on Mark Handley's play ''Idioglossia'', the script for ''Nell'' was developed by co-producer Renée Missel and was inspired by Handley's time living in the Cascade Mountains in the 1970s, and the story of Poto and Cabengo, twins who created their own language. Partway through the movie, the other characters discover that Nell is actually speaking English, just mispronouncing all the words. As an example, when Nell says "Nay Cay Chickabay," she is actually saying "Don't Cry Chickadee." ''Nell'' received limited release on December 16, 1994, before expanding into wide release on December ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Cooper Nell
William Cooper Nell (December 16, 1816 – May 25, 1874) was an African-American abolitionist, journalist, publisher, author, and civil servant of Boston, Massachusetts, who worked for the integration of schools and public facilities in the state. Writing for abolitionist newspapers '' The Liberator'' and '' The North Star'', he helped publicize the anti-slavery cause. He published the ''North Star'' from 1847 to 18xx, moving temporarily to Rochester, New York. He also helped found the New England Freedom Association in the early 1840s, and later the Committee of Vigilance, to aid refugee slaves. The Committee of Vigilance supported resistance to the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, which had increased penalties against even citizens in free states who aided refugee slaves. Nell's short histories, ''Services of Colored Americans in the Wars of 1776 and 1812'' (1851) and ''The Colored Patriots of the American Revolution'' (1855), were the first studies published about African Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nell Jones
This is an overview of regular and recurring characters on the TV series '' NCIS: Los Angeles''. Overview Main Cast Recurring Cast Main characters G. Callen G. Callen (portrayed by Chris O'Donnell) is a Special Agent in Charge assigned to the NCIS Office of Special Projects. Nate "Doc" Getz Dr. Nate Getz (portrayed by Peter Cambor) is an operational psychologist working with NCIS, stationed in Los Angeles, introduced in the series' backdoor pilot, the '' NCIS'' episode "Legend". Nate holds both a master's degree and Ph.D. in psychology. He observes surveillance tapes and watches/handles interrogations in order to make a psychological profile. He is also responsible for performing periodic psychological evaluations of the NCIS OSP personnel and to provide ongoing monitoring of their mental health. He is afraid of disobeying orders from Hetty Lange and finds her scary. The team often fails to get his humor, for example, in " The Only Easy Day" when he states: " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nell Carter
Nell Carter (born Nell Ruth Hardy; September 13, 1948 – January 23, 2003) was an American singer and actress. Carter began her career in 1970, singing in the theater, and later crossed over to television. She was best known for her role as Nell Harper on the sitcom ''Gimme a Break!'' which originally aired from 1981 to 1987. Carter received two Emmy and two Golden Globe award nominations for her work on the series. Prior to ''Gimme a Break!'', Carter won a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical in 1978 for her performance in the Broadway musical '' Ain't Misbehavin''' as well as a Primetime Emmy Award for her reprisal of the role on television in 1982. Early life Nell Ruth Hardy was born September 13, 1948 in Birmingham, Alabama, one of nine children born to Edna Mae and Horace Hardy. She was born into a Roman Catholic family and raised Presbyterian. Carter self-identified as Pentecostal. When she was only two years old, her father was electrocute ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nell Shipman
Nell Shipman (born Helen Foster-Barham; October 25, 1892 – January 23, 1970) was a Canadian actress, author, screenwriter, producer, director, animal rights activist and animal trainer. Her works often had autobiographical elements to them and reflected her passion for nature. She is best known for her work in adventure films adapted from the novels of American writer, James Oliver Curwood. Shipman started two independent producing companies in her career: Shipman-Curwood Producing Company and Nell Shipman Productions. In 1919, she and her husband, Ernest Shipman, a film producer, made the most successful silent film in Canadian history, '' Back to God's Country.'' Personal life She was born as Helen Foster-Barham in Victoria, British Columbia. Her parents were Arnold and Rose Barham. She grew up in a middle-class family. From an early age, she developed a respect towards animals. She was passionate about animal rights and advocated them in Hollywood. She developed her own zoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nell Bryden
Nell Bryden (born March 8, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter. Early life Bryden was born in New York Hospital and grew up in an artist loft on Atlantic Avenue (New York City), Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Heights. Her parents divorced when she was five, and she lived primarily with her father, Lewis Bryden, a painter and sculptor, until she was 12 years old. Bryden then moved in with her mother, Jane, a classical soprano and professor at Smith College in Western Massachusetts. Bryden graduated from Amherst Regional High School (Amherst, Massachusetts), Amherst Regional High School, and deferred going to college for a year to Parachuting, skydive on a drop zone in Arizona, study Italian and opera in Manhattan and eventually travel to Australia for three months of backpacking, where she bought her first guitar. A classically trained musician (she studied the cello for ten years), Bryden dreamed of becoming an opera singer before hearing Jimi Hendrix a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremy Nell
Jeremy Talfer Nell (born 1979) is a South African cartoonist who writes under the pen name Jerm. In 2020, his public page was removed by Facebook after repeatedly violating the social network's policies against hate speech. He was previously requested to retract a homophobic statement made on another social network, Twitter. Early life and education Jeremy Talfer Nell was born in 1979 in Cape Town, South Africa. Nell attended Fairmont High School. After graduating, Nell went to study art and sculpture at the University of Cape Town but failed the course and dropped out. Career Nell became a cartoonist in November 2005, after being retrenched. Nell did not complete formal art training. Nell's first commercially published work and nationally syndicated comic strip ''Urban Trash'' (first published November 2005), ended 27 June 2008. In 2010, Nell became the first political cartoonist for the newly launched ''The New Age'', a pro-ANC daily newspaper. He was dismissed in 2012. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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