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Ballet Shoes (novel)
''Ballet Shoes: A Story of Three Children on the Stage'' is a children's novel by Noel Streatfeild, published by Dent in 1936. It was her first book for children, and was illustrated by the author's sister, Ruth Gervis. Diane Goode illustrated a 1991 edition published by Random House. ''Ballet Shoes'' was a commended runner up for the inaugural Carnegie Medal (literary award), Carnegie Medal from the CILIP, Library Association, recognising the year's best British children's book by a British subject. (The author would win the award later for another book.) Plot summary The book concerns three adopted sisters, Pauline, Petrova and Posy Fossil. Each of the girls is discovered as a baby by Matthew Brown (Great-Uncle-Matthew, known as "Gum"), an elderly, absentminded palaeontologist and professor, during his world travels, and sent home to his practical great niece, Sylvia and her childhood nanny, Nana who live in London, England. Gum embarks upon an expedition of many years and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noel Streatfeild
Mary Noel Streatfeild OBE (24 December 1895 –11 September 1986) was an English author, best known for children's books including the "Shoes" books, which were not a series (though some books made references to others). Random House, the U.S. publisher of the 1936 novel ''Ballet Shoes'' (1936), published some of Streatfeild's subsequent children's books using the word "Shoes" in their titles, to capitalize on the popularity of ''Ballet Shoes''; thus ''Circus Shoes'' (originally called ''The Circus Is Coming''), ''Party Shoes'' (originally called ''Party Frock''), ''Skating Shoes'' (originally called '' White Boots'') and many more. She won the third annual Carnegie Medal for '' Circus Shoes''. She was a member of the historic Streatfeild family. Several of her novels have been adapted for film or television. Biography Noel Streatfeild was born in Sussex, the second of five surviving children of William Champion Streatfeild, later the Bishop of Lewes, and Janet Venn. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballet Shoes (film)
''Ballet Shoes'' is a 2007 British television film, adapted by Heidi Thomas from Noel Streatfeild's 1936 novel ''Ballet Shoes''. It was produced by Granada Productions (formerly Granada Television) and premiered on BBC One on 26 December 2007. It is directed by Sandra Goldbacher. A previous adaptation of ''Ballet Shoes'' was produced in serial format by the BBC in 1975 and directed by Timothy Combe. The television film stars Yasmin Paige as Petrova Fossil, Lucy Boynton as Posy Fossil, Emilia Fox as Sylvia Brown, Victoria Wood as Nana and former Harry Potter (film series) actors Emma Watson as Pauline Fossil, Gemma Jones as Dr. Jakes, and the late Richard Griffiths as Gum. Plot A practical young orphan, Sylvia Brown, and her stern nurse Nana come to live at her uncle Gum's house in London, England after her parents die tragically. Gum is a paleontologist and is reluctant to take his niece in, but relents when he learns he is her only living relative. Gum is away a lot on trave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC List Of 100 'most Inspiring' Novels
On 5 November 2019, the BBC published a list of novels selected by a panel of six writers and critics, who had been asked to choose 100 English language novels "that have had an impact on their lives". The resulting list of "100 novels that shaped our world", called the "100 'most inspiring' novels" by BBC News, was published by the BBC to kick off a year of celebrating literature. The list triggered comments from critics and other news agencies. News agencies from outside the United Kingdom, like Canadian broadcaster CBC News and Nigerian news website Legit.ng, profiled authors with works included in the list who were nationals of their countries. ''The Guardian'' noted surprising titles missing from the list, like ''Moby-Dick'', and writing in ''The Daily Telegraph'', Jake Kerridge called it "a short-sighted list that will please nobody." The BBC relied on six experts: Stig Abell, Mariella Frostrup, Juno Dawson, Kit de Waal, Alexander McCall Smith and Syima Aslam. The CBC chara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC News
BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world. The department is the world's largest broadcast news organisation and generates about 120 hours of radio and television output each day, as well as online news coverage. The service maintains 50 foreign news bureaus with more than 250 correspondents around the world. Deborah Turness has been the CEO of news and current affairs since September 2022. In 2019, it was reported in an Ofcom report that the BBC spent £136m on news during the period April 2018 to March 2019. BBC News' domestic, global and online news divisions are housed within the largest live newsroom in Europe, in Broadcasting House in central London. Parliamentary coverage is produced and broadcast from studios in London. Through BBC English Regions, the BBC also has regional centres across England and national news c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lover (Anne Raverat Book)
Lover or lovers may refer to a person having a sexual or romantic relationship with someone outside marriage. In this context see: * Sexual partner * Mistress (lover) * Extramarital sex * Premarital sex Lover or Lovers may also refer to: Geography * Lover, Wiltshire, England * Lover, Pennsylvania, US * Lover, frazione of the comune of Campodenno, Trentino, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy * ''Lővér'', the Hungarian name for Luieriu village, Suseni Commune, Mureș County, Romania People * Ed Lover or James Roberts (born 1963), American rapper, actor, musician and radio personality * Eddy Lover or Eduardo Mosquera (born 1985), Panamanian singer-songwriter * Latin Lover (wrestler) or Victor Manuel Resendiz Ruiz (born 1967), Mexican professional wrestler and actor * Samuel Lover (1797–1868), Anglo-Irish songwriter, novelist and portraitist * Seth Lover (1910–1997), American inventor of the humbucker * Vector Lovers or Martin Wheeler, British musician Film and televis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Raverat
Anne, alternatively spelled Ann, is a form of the Latin female given name Anna. This in turn is a representation of the Hebrew Hannah, which means 'favour' or 'grace'. Related names include Annie. Anne is sometimes used as a male name in the Netherlands, particularly in the Frisian speaking part (for example, author Anne de Vries). In this incarnation, it is related to Germanic arn-names and means 'eagle'.See entry on "Anne" in th''Behind the Name'' databaseand th"Anne"an"Ane"entries (in Dutch) in the Nederlandse Voornamenbank (Dutch First Names Database) of the Meertens Instituut (23 October 2018). It has also been used for males in France ( Anne de Montmorency) and Scotland (Lord Anne Hamilton). Anne is a common name and the following lists represent a small selection. For a comprehensive list, see instead: . As a feminine name Anne * Saint Anne, Mother of the Virgin Mary * Anne, Queen of Great Britain (1665–1714), Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1702–07) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meg Ryan
Meg Ryan (born Margaret Mary Emily Anne Hyra; November 19, 1961) is an American actress. She began her acting career in 1981 when she made her acting debut in the drama film ''Rich and Famous''. She later joined the cast of the CBS soap opera ''As the World Turns'' in 1982. Subsequently, she began to appear in supporting roles in films during the mid-1980s like box office hit ''Top Gun'', achieving recognition in independent films such as ''Promised Land'' (1987) before her performance in the Rob Reiner-directed romantic comedy '' When Harry Met Sally...'' (1989) brought her widespread attention and her first Golden Globe nomination. Ryan subsequently established herself, both nationally and internationally, as one of the most successful actresses in the 1990s and early 2000s, particularly in romantic comedy films such as ''When Harry Met Sally'' (1989), '' Joe Versus the Volcano'' (1990), ''Sleepless in Seattle'' (1993), ''French Kiss'' (1995), ''You've Got Mail'' (1998), an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You've Got Mail
''You've Got Mail'' is a 1998 American romantic comedy film directed by Nora Ephron and starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. Inspired by the 1937 Hungarian play '' Parfumerie'' by Miklós László (which had earlier been adapted in 1940 as ''The Shop Around the Corner'' and in 1949 as ''In the Good Old Summertime''), it was co-written by Nora and Delia Ephron. It tells the story of two people in an online romance who are unaware they are also business rivals. It marked the third pairing of Hanks and Ryan, who previously appeared together in '' Joe Versus the Volcano'' (1990) and ''Sleepless in Seattle'' (1993), the latter directed by Ephron. The film takes its name from the greeting AOL users receive when they get new e-mail. Plot Kathleen Kelly is in a relationship with Frank Navasky, a left-leaning newspaper writer for ''The New York Observer'' who is always in search of an opportunity to root for the underdog. While Frank is devoted to his typewriter, Kathleen prefers her laptop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucy Boynton
Lucy Boynton (born January 17, 1994) is a British-American actress. Raised in London, she made her professional debut as the young Beatrix Potter in '' Miss Potter'' (2006). She starred in television productions '' Ballet Shoes'' (2007), '' Sense and Sensibility'' (2008) and '' Mo'' (2010), making guest appearances on ''Lewis'', ''Borgia'', '' Endeavour'', and '' Law & Order: UK''. Boynton portrayed writer Angelica Garnett on ''Life in Squares'', which aired on BBC. She appeared as an isolated popular girl in ''The Blackcoat's Daughter'' (2015) and starred as a bold aspiring model in ''Sing Street'' (2016), which met with critical acclaim. She appeared in horror films '' I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House'' (2016) and '' Don't Knock Twice'' (2016), receiving praise for her performance in the latter. Boynton portrayed J. D. Salinger's wife in ''Rebel in the Rye'' (2017), which had a negative reception. She played Countess Andrenyi in '' Murder on the Orient Express'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasmin Paige
Yasmin, Yasmine, or Yasmina may refer to: People * Yasmin (given name), a feminine given name, and sometimes surname * Yasmin (musician) (born 1993), English singer, songwriter, and DJ * Yasmine (pornographic actress), Yasmine Lafitte, French actress * Yasmine (singer) (1972–2009), Belgian singer, presenter and television personality Film * ''Yasmina'' (film), a 1927 French silent film directed by André Hugon * ''Yasmin'' (1955 film), an Indian Hindi-language film directed by Abdur Rashid Kardar * ''Yasmin'' (2004 film), a British/German film directed by Kenneth Glenaan * ''Yasmine'' (film), a 2014 Bruneian film directed by Siti Kamaluddin Other uses * Yasmin (drug), marketing name of the birth control pill ethinylestradiol/drospirenone * Yasmin, a doll in the Bratz fashion doll line See also *Jasmin (other) *Jasmine (other) *Yasemin (other) ''Yasemin'' is a 1988 German-language film. Yasemin may also refer to: *Özlem Yasemin Taşkın (born 1985 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Watson
Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson (born 15 April 1990) is an English actress and activist. Known for her roles in both blockbusters and independent films, as well as for her women's rights work, she has received a selection of accolades, including a Young Artist Award and three MTV Movie Awards. Watson has been ranked among the world's highest-paid actresses by ''Forbes'' and '' Vanity Fair'', and was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by ''Time'' magazine in 2015. Watson attended the Dragon School and trained in acting at the Oxford branch of Stagecoach Theatre Arts. As a child, she rose to stardom after landing her first professional acting role as Hermione Granger in the ''Harry Potter'' film series, having previously acted only in school plays. Watson also starred in the 2007 television adaptation of the novel ''Ballet Shoes'' and lent her voice to ''The Tale of Despereaux'' (2008). After the final ''Harry Potter'' film, she took on a supporting role ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Slaughter (actress)
Jane Slaughter (born 1961) is a British actress. She is known for portraying the background role of Tracey in BBC soap opera ''EastEnders.'' Slaughter has portrayed Tracey since the initial episode of ''EastEnders'' on 19 February 1985, making her the longest serving character on the show, with no breaks or temporary exits. Life and career As a child, Slaughter trained at Elmhurst Ballet School. She made her debut television appearance as Petrova in ''Ballet Shoes'' in 1975, and in 1976, she appeared as Bella in three episodes of ''Katy''. In 1981, she portrayed the role of Joanna in ''The History Man''. In 1985, Slaughter began portraying the role of Tracey in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders''. In an interview with ''Radio Times'', she stated "As a child, I was lucky and worked continually. Then I got in to my late teens and I lost my way. I wanted to play it safe, didn’t want to be brave, and never made that leap to adult actress." Slaughter is currently the longest serving ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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