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Edie
Edie is a feminine given name, often a diminutive form (hypocorism) of Edith, as well as a surname. It may refer to: People Given name * Edie Adams (1927–2008), American businesswoman, singer, actress and comedian * Edie Boyer (born 1966), American retired discus thrower * Edie Brickell (born 1966), American singer/songwriter and guitarist. * Edie Campbell (born 1990), English model *Edie Fake (born 1980), American artist and author * Edie Falco (born 1963), American actress * Edie Huggins (1935–2008), American television reporter, journalist and broadcaster * Edie McClurg (born 1951), American stand-up comedian, actress, singer and voice actress * Edie Meidav, 21st century Canadian-born American novelist * Edie Parker (1922–1993), American memoirist, first wife of Jack Kerouac * Edie Sedgwick (1943–1971), American heiress, socialite, actress and fashion model * Edith Vonnegut (born 1949), American painter, daughter of author Kurt Vonnegut and former wife of Geraldo Riv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edie Huggins
Edie Huggins (August 14, 1935 – July 29, 2008) was an American television reporter, journalist and broadcaster. In 1966, Huggins became one of the first African-American women to report on television in Philadelphia, remaining a fixture on WCAU-TV for 42 years; the longest consecutive television run of any Philadelphia TV news reporter in history. Early life and career Huggins was born Edith "Eddie" Lou Thompson on August 14, 1935, in Saint Joseph, Missouri. She became known as Edie (pronounced ''Eedee'') later in life. She graduated from Bartlett High School in St. Joseph in 1953. Still going by her given name of Edith at the time, she graduated cum laude with a bachelor's degree in science from the State University of New York at Plattsburgh. Huggins began her career by working as a registered nurse in New York City. She was employed by both Bellevue Hospital and Flower Fifth Avenue Hospital. Simultaneously, she was hired as a consultant for the NBC daytime soap ope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edie Falco
Edith Falco (born July 5, 1963) is an American actress. A prominent figure in American television, she is known for her roles both on stage and screen and has received numerous accolades including four Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and five Screen Actors Guild Awards as well as a nomination for a Tony Award. Her role as mob wife Carmela Soprano on the HBO series ''The Sopranos'' garnered widespread acclaim, and is often regarded as one of the greatest performances in television history, with Falco winning three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. She also received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for playing the title role in the Showtime series '' Nurse Jackie'' (2009–2015). She was Emmy-nominated for her roles as C.C. Cunningham in ''30 Rock'' (2008) and Leslie Abramson in '' Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders'' (2018). She also has acted in NBC series '' Homicide: Life o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hypocorism
A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek ; sometimes also ''hypocoristic''), or pet name, is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for Isabel or ''Bob (given name), Bob'' for Robert, or it may be unrelated. Origins and usage Etymologically, the term ''hypocorism'' is from Ancient Greek (), from (), meaning 'to call by endearing names'. The prefix refers in this case to creating a diminutive, something that is smaller in a tender or affectionate sense; the root originates in the Greek for 'to caress' or 'to treat with tokens of affection', and is related to the words () 'boy, youth' and () 'girl, young woman'. In linguistics, the term can be used more specifically to refer to the Morphology (linguistics), morphological process by which the standard form of the word is transformed into a form denoting affection, or to words resulting from this process. In English, a word is often clipping (morphology), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edie (film)
''Edie'' is a 2017 British drama film directed by Simon Hunter and written by Elizabeth O'Halloran. The film stars Sheila Hancock, Kevin Guthrie and Paul Brannigan. The soundtrack was written by Debbie Wiseman. Principal photography began in the Scottish Highlands in 2016. Plot Edith Moore (Edie) is a bitter, gruff woman in her eighties. In the months following her husband George's death, Edie's strained relationship with her daughter Nancy begins to worsen. The question over Edie's future looms large; while Edie tries hard to convince Nancy she can manage fine by herself, Nancy is making plans for her mother to move to a retirement home. Edie feels like it is the beginning of the end. It seems she will die with all the regrets of her past intact and one regret haunts her most of all. When Edie was married, her father planned a hiking trip for them to climb Suilven in the Scottish Highlands. Edie yearned to go, but her husband George, an abusive and controlling man, made her sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edey
Edey is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Cec Edey (born 1965), British footballer * Moses Chamberlain Edey (1845–1919), Canadian architect *Tim Edey Tim Edey is an English multi-instrumentalist and composer who grew up in Broadstairs, Kent and is now based in Perthshire, Scotland. In 2012 he was Musician of the Year at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and, with Brendan Power, Best Duo. He was a ..., British multi-instrumentalist and composer * Tyler Edey (born 1980), Canadian pocket billiards player * Winthrop Kellogg Edey (1938–1999), American collector and horologist * Zach Edey (born 2002), Canadian basketball player See also * Edie (name), given name and surname * Eady, surname {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddy (surname)
The surname Eddy is used by descendants of a number of English, Irish and Scottish families. Etymology Frank R. Holmes, in his ''Directory of the Ancestral Heads of New England Families, 1600-1700'', proposes two possible origins; the Goidelic languages, Gaelic , "instructor", or from the Anglo-Saxon language, Saxon ''ed'' and ''ea'', "backwards" and "water", a whirlpool or Eddy (fluid dynamics), eddy, making the surname Eddy a place-name. Another possible origin is the Saxon root ''ead'', "success" or "prosperity". ''Ead'' occurs in numerous commonly used names, as Edgar, Edmund, Edward, Edwin, and the outdated Edwy. John Eddy of Taunton spells the name Eddway in the earliest record so far found. Eddy could also be a diminutive of any one of these names. Robert Ferguson, in his work on ''English Surnames'', believes that Eddy is a place-name: “Eday, Eady, Eddy are from ead, prosperity. Hence the name of the rock Eddystone Lighthouse, Eddiston, on which the celebrated light hous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie (given Name)
Eddie or Eddy is a diminutive for given names such as Edward, Edmund, Edgar, Edison, Edsel, Edwin, Eduardo, Edmundo or Ed. It is also occasionally used as a given name on its own. Notable people known as Eddie or Eddy include: Sports * Eddie Aikau (1946–1978), American surfer * Eddie Alvarez (born 1984), American mixed martial artist * Eddie Charlton (1929–2004), Australian snooker and billiards player * Eddie Charlton (born 1988), English squash player * Eddie Cheever (born 1958), American race car driver * Eddy Curry (born 1982), American professional basketball player * Eddy Edigin (born 1995), German professional basketball player * Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards (born 1963), British ski jumper * Eddie Elder (born 1989), American football player * Eddie Fatu (1973–2009), Samoan-American wrestler * Eddie Foster (born 1954), American football player * Eddie Griffin (basketball) (1982–2007), American basketball player * Eddie Guardado (born 1970), American baseball closer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edith Bouvier Beale
Edith Bouvier Beale (November 7, 1917 – January 14, 2002), nicknamed Little Edie, was an American socialite, fashion model, and cabaret performer. She was a first cousin of former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy and Princess Lee Radziwill. She is best known for her participation in the 1975 documentary film '' Grey Gardens,'' by Albert and David Maysles, (along with her mother, Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale, with whom she lived). Early life Beale was born in New York City, the only daughter of Phelan Beale, a lawyer, and Edith Ewing Bouvier. Her mother (known as "Big Edie") was the daughter of Phelan's law partner, John Vernou Bouvier Jr. She was born at 987 Madison Avenue, New York City (now the site of the Carlyle Hotel). She had two younger brothers, Phelan Beale Jr. and Bouvier Beale, and had a lavish upbringing as part of America's "Catholic aristocracy." Beale attended The Spence School and graduated from Miss Porter's School in 1935. Known as "Little Edie," Beale w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale
Edith Ewing Bouvier Beale ( Bouvier; October 5, 1895 – February 5, 1977) was an American socialite and singer known for her reclusive and eccentric lifestyle. Known as Big Edie, she was a sister of John Vernou Bouvier III and an aunt of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and socialite Princess Lee Radziwill. Her life and relationship with her daughter Edith Bouvier Beale was highlighted in the 1975 documentary '' Grey Gardens''. Biography Beale's parents were Maude Frances Sergeant and John Vernou Bouvier Jr., the paternal grandparents of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis. Her siblings were John Vernou Bouvier III; William Sergeant "Bud" Bouvier (1893–1929), who died from alcoholism; and twin sisters Maude Reppelin Bouvier Davis (1905–1999) and Michelle Caroline Bouvier Scott Putnam (1905–1987). Beale was engaged to Horace R. Bigelow Allen. However they broke off their engagement in 1916. Horace immediately joined the Red Cross and left for France to drive a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
This Is Us
''This Is Us'' is an American drama television series created by Dan Fogelman that aired on NBC from September 20, 2016, to May 24, 2022. The series follows the lives and families of two parents and their three children in several different timeframes. It stars an ensemble cast featuring Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore, Sterling K. Brown, Chrissy Metz, Justin Hartley, Susan Kelechi Watson, Chris Sullivan (actor), Chris Sullivan, Ron Cephas Jones, Jon Huertas, Alexandra Breckenridge, Niles Fitch, Logan Shroyer, Hannah Zeile, Mackenzie Hancsicsak, Parker Bates, Eris Baker, Faithe Herman, Lonnie Chavis, Melanie Liburd, Lyric Ross, Asante Blackk, Griffin Dunne, Caitlin Thompson and Chris Geere. ''This Is Us'' was filmed in Los Angeles. In September 2016, NBC picked up the series for a full season of 18 episodes. In January 2017, NBC renewed the series for two additional seasons of 18 episodes each, and then in May 2019, it was renewed for three more seasons. In May 2021, it was ann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Middle (TV Series)
''The Middle'' (stylized as ''the middle.'') is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from September 30, 2009, to May 22, 2018. The series, set in the fictional town of Orson, Indiana, follows a lower-middle-class family living and facing the day-to-day struggles of home life, work, and raising children. Starring Patricia Heaton and Neil Flynn, the show was created by former '' Roseanne'' and '' Murphy Brown'' writers Eileen Heisler and DeAnn Heline, and produced by Warner Bros. Television and Blackie and Blondie Productions. It was praised by television critics and earned numerous award nominations, including a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award in 2012. Premise The series features Frances "Frankie" Heck ( Patricia Heaton), a middle-class, middle-aged, Midwestern woman and her husband Mike ( Neil Flynn), who reside in the small fictional town of Orson, Indiana, based on the real town of Jasper, Indiana. They are the parents of three children, Axl ( Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NY-LON
''NY-LON'' is a 2004 British drama series that aired on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom. The series was created and written by Simon Burke and Anya Camilleri, and starred Rashida Jones and Stephen Moyer. ''NY-LON'' was also broadcast on BBC America in the United States. Synopsis The series chronicles the transatlantic romance between Edie Miller (Rashida Jones), who is from New York City and Michael Antonioni (Stephen Moyer), who is from London. ''NY-LON'' is the first British drama filmed in both London and New York City. The scenes in New York City were filmed in the neighborhoods of the Lower East Side and East Village. Characters * Edie Miller (Rashida Jones) * Michael Antonioni (Stephen Moyer) * Katherine Williams Osgood ( Christine Adams) * Astrid (Rachel Miner) * Luke ( David Rogers) * Lauren Antonioni ( Emily Corrie) * Raph (Navin Chowdhry) Episodes # "Something about Chemicals" # "Something about Baggage" # "Something about Commitment" # "Something about Honesty" # ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
