Georgette is a feminine given name, the French form of (''Geōrgia''), the feminine form of
George
George may refer to:
People
* George (given name)
* George (surname)
* George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George
* George Washington, First President of the United States
* George W. Bush, 43rd Presiden ...
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Georgette may refer to:
People
* Georgette Barry (1919–2003), stage name
Andrea King
Andrea King (born Georgette André Barry; February 1, 1919 – April 22, 2003) was an American stage, film, and television actress, sometimes billed as Georgette McKee.
Early life
Andrea King was born Georgette André Barry on February 1, 1919, ...
, American actress
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Georgette Bauerdorf
Georgette Elise Bauerdorf (May 6, 1924 – October 12, 1944) was an American socialite and oil heiress who was strangled in her home in West Hollywood, California. Her murder remains unsolved.
Early years
Born in New York City, Georgette Baue ...
(1924–1944), American socialite, heiress and murder victim
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Georgette Berube
Georgette B. Berube (July 23, 1927 – February 16, 2005) was an American politician from Maine. A Democrat, Berube served in the Maine Legislature for 26 years, including terms in both the Maine House of Representatives and the Maine Senate. Ber ...
(1927–2005), American politician
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Georgette Chen
Georgette Liying Chendana Chen (; Born Chang Li Ying; 23 October 1906 – 15 March 1993), most commonly known as Georgette Chen, was a Singaporean painter and one of the pioneers of Modernism, modern Visual art of Singapore, Singaporean art as ...
(1906–1993), Singaporean painter
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Georgette Harvey
Georgette Harvey (December 31, 1884 – February 17, 1952) was an American singer and actress. She is perhaps most famous for creating the role of Maria in the original Broadway production of '' Porgy'' (1927) and the 1935 Broadway producti ...
(1882–1952), African-American singer and actress
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Georgette Heyer
Georgette Heyer (; 16 August 1902 – 4 July 1974) was an English novelist and short-story writer, in both the Regency romance and detective fiction genres. Her writing career began in 1921, when she turned a story for her younger brothe ...
(1902–1974), English novelist
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Georgette Klinger
Georgette Klinger ( Eckstein; February 28, 1915 – January 9, 2004) was a Moravian-born American businesswoman and cosmetologist who founded skin care brand Georgette Klinger Inc. in New York City in 1941. Born into a wealthy family in Brno, Mo ...
(1915–2004), Czech-born American businesswoman and cosmetologist
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Georgette Leblanc
Georgette Leblanc (8 February 1869, Rouen – 27 October 1941, Le Cannet) was a French operatic soprano, actress, author, and the sister of novelist Maurice Leblanc. She became particularly associated with the works of Jules Massenet and wa ...
(1869–1941, French operatic soprano, actress and author
* Georgette Meyer (1919–1965), also known as
Dickey Chapelle
Georgette Louise Meyer (March 14, 1918 – November 4, 1965) known as Dickey Chapelle was an American photojournalist known for her work as a war correspondent from World War II through the Vietnam War.
Early life
Chapelle was born in Milwa ...
, American photojournalist
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Georgette Mosbacher
Georgette Mosbacher (née Paulsin; January 16, 1947) is an American business executive, entrepreneur, political activist who served as the United States Ambassador to Poland from 2018 to 2021. She is the chairman of the Green Beret Foundation ad ...
(born 1947), American business entrepreneur, executive, political activist and United States Ambassador to Poland
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Georgette Seabrooke
Georgette Seabrooke (aka Georgette Seabrooke Powell; August 2, 1916 – December 27, 2011), was an American muralist, artist, illustrator, art therapist, non-profit chief executive and educator. She is best known for her 1936 mural, ''Recreation ...
(1916–2011), American muralist, illustrator, art therapist, non-profit chief executive and educator
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Georgette Sheridan
Georgette Anne Sheridan (born 12 June 1952) is a Canadian lawyer and politician from Saskatchewan.
Biography
She was born on 12 June 1952 in Calgary, Alberta. She graduated B.Ed. in 1975, and LL.B. in 1982, both from the University of Saskat ...
(born 1952), Canadian lawyer and politician
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Georgette Tsinguirides
Georgette Tsinguirides (born 27 February 1928) is a ballet dancer, ballet mistress and choreologist. She was the assistant of John Cranko at the Stuttgart Ballet and became in 1966 the first choreologist in Germany. Still active in 2015 after 70 ...
(born 1928), German ballet dancer, ballet mistress and choreologist
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Georgette Valle
Georgette W. Valle ( Vikingstad; October 31, 1924) is an American former politician in the state of Washington. Valle served in the Washington House of Representatives as a Democrat from the 31st District, as well as the 34th District.
Biography ...
(born 1924), American former politician
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Googie Withers
Georgette Lizette Withers, CBE, AO (12 March 191715 July 2011), known professionally as Googie Withers, was an English entertainer who was a dancer and actress with a lengthy career spanning some nine decades in theatre, film, and television. ...
(1917–2011), Anglo-Indian actress
Pseudonym
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Georgette Spelvin
George Spelvin, Georgette Spelvin, and Georgina Spelvin are traditional pseudonyms used in programs in American theater.
"Georgina Spelvin" has fallen out of general use since it was adopted as a screen name by pornographic actress Shelley Grah ...
, variant on George Spelvin, a traditional American theatre pseudonym
Fictional characters
* Georgette Franklin (Baxter), recurring
character on the American sitcom ''Mary Tyler Moore'', played by Georgia Engel
* Georgette Lemare, in the anime/manga ''
Strike Witches
is a Japanese media mix originally created by Fumikane Shimada via a series of magazine illustration columns. The franchise has since been adapted into several light novel, manga, and anime series and various video games. ...
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* Georgettte, in the 1988 animated musical film ''
Oliver & Company
''Oliver & Company'' is a 1988 American animated musical adventure film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released on November 18, 1988, by Walt Disney Pictures. The 27th Disney animated feature film, it is loosely based on the Charl ...
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Other uses
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Georgette (fabric)
Georgette (from crêpe Georgette) is a sheer, lightweight, dull-finished crêpe fabric named after the early 20th century French dressmaker Georgette de la Plante.The Oxford English Dictionary's earliest citation is 1915.
Originally made from s ...
, a lightweight fabric
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Battle of the Lys, also known as Operation Georgette
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