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Candy (name)
Candy is a surname, given name, nickname or stage name. It is often used as a hypocorism for the feminine given name Candace. People Surname * Brooke Candy (born 1989), American rapper and tattoo artist * Charles Candy (1832–1910), American soldier * Christian and Nick Candy, British luxury property developers * Don Candy (1929–2020), Australian tennis player * Henry Candy (born 1944), British racehorse trainer * John Candy (1950–1994), Canadian actor and comedian * John Candy (RAF officer) (1897–1955), British aviator Given name, nickname or stage name * Candy (Salem witch trials), a slave accused of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials * Candy Atherton (1955–2017), British politician and journalist * Candy Barr (1935–2005), American stripper, burlesque dancer and model * Candy Broad (born 1956), Australian politician * Candy Candido (1913–1999), American radio performer and voice actor * Candy Chen (born 1993), Taiwanese actress * Candy Clark (born 1947), ... [...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] |
Candy Cummings
William Arthur "Candy" Cummings (October 18, 1848 – May 17, 1924) was an American professional baseball player. He played as a pitcher in the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players, and National League. Cummings is widely credited with inventing the curveball. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939. Early life Cummings was born in Ware, Massachusetts, on October 18, 1848. Four years later, his family moved to Brooklyn, New York. He attended Falley Seminary in Fulton, New York, from 1864 to 1866, and played for Falley's baseball team. He pitched his team to the county championship. After graduating from Falley, Cummings joined the Star Base Ball Club, one of Brooklyn's best clubs, pitching for its junior squad. (Prior to the formal introduction of professional baseball in 1871, all baseball clubs were amateur.) Showing great promise, he was lured to another top Brooklyn club, Excelsior. At the age of 17, Cummings made his debut in the National Ass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candy Spelling
Carole Gene "Candy" Spelling (née Marer; born September 20, 1945) is an American author, theater producer, and philanthropist. She was married to Aaron Spelling from 1968 until his death in 2006. Early life and education Carole Gene Marer was born in Beverly Hills, California, to Augusta (née Rosen) and Merritt Marer, and grew up in a Jewish home. She has an elder brother, Anthony Marer (born July 24, 1942). Her father was a salesman who founded a chain of furniture stores. Although initially successful, the chain failed as a result of overexpansion. She attended Beverly Hills High School and Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles. Books and television Spelling's autobiography, ''Stories from Candyland'', released in March 2009, hit The New York Times Best Seller list, ''The New York Times'' best seller list two weeks after publication. Her memoir, ''Candy at Last'', was published by Wiley (publisher), Wiley in May 2014. She has written for TMZ and the ''Huffington Post,'' am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candy Reynolds
Candy Reynolds (born March 24, 1955) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Career During her career, Reynolds won the women's doubles title at the French Open in 1983 (with Rosalyn Fairbank). She was also a runner-up at the Australian Open in 1980 (with Ann Kiyomura Ann Kiyomura-Hayashi (born August 22, 1955) is a retired American professional tennis player. She is from San Mateo, California. Early years Born in San Mateo, California, Kiyomura was the youngest of four children. Her father Harry was a tennis ...) and at the French Open in 1981 (with Paula Smith). Reynolds' career-high rankings were world No. 50 in singles in May 1983 and No. 24 in doubles in December 1986. Her best singles performance at a Grand Slam event came at the Australian Open in 1980 when she reached the quarterfinals. She won 26 doubles titles during her career from 1980 to 1988. WTA career finals Doubles: 49 (26–23) External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Reynolds ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candy Nelson
John W. "Candy" Nelson (March 14, 1849 – September 4, 1910) was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league composed of 30 teams, divided equally between the National League (baseball), National League (NL) and the American League (AL), with 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada. MLB i .... He played 13 seasons between and for nine teams in three leagues. Biography A native of Maine, Nelson entered professional baseball in Brooklyn in 1867. He made his major league debut in the National Association with the Troy Haymakers in 1872. In 1890, he was the oldest player in the American Association at age 41. A couple of years later, major publications described him as owning a milk route in Brooklyn. On the 1900 U.S. Census, Nelson listed "ball player" for his occupation. He died of heart problems at home in Brooklyn in 1910. Sources Major League Baseball shortstops Brooklyn Eckfords (NABBP) player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candy Massaroni
Candy Desiree Massaroni (born July 30, 1980) is an American politician and Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from Kentucky's 50th House district since January 2023. Her district consists of Nelson County. Background Massaroni was born in Kentucky and moved to Nelson County in 2012. She is a U.S. Air Force veteran, having served for ten years with multiple oversees deployments. Political career * 2022 Incumbent representative Chad McCoy chose not to seek reelection to Kentucky's 50th House district. Massaroni won the 2022 Republican primary with 1,523 votes (44.9%) and was unopposed in the 2022 Kentucky House of Representatives election, winning with 12,770 votes. * 2024 Massaroni won the 2024 Republican primary with 2,183 votes (64.4%) against challenger Andy Stone and was unopposed in the 2024 Kentucky House of Representatives election The 2024 Kentucky House of Representatives election was held on November 5, 2024. The Republican and Democrati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candy Maldonado
Cándido Maldonado Guadarrama (born September 5, 1960) is a Puerto Rican former Major League Baseball outfielder who played from to for the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants, Cleveland Indians, Milwaukee Brewers, Toronto Blue Jays, Chicago Cubs, and Texas Rangers. Chris Berman, a fellow ESPN analyst, nicknamed him the "Candyman". Maldonado holds the distinction of having struck the first game-winning hit outside the United States in World Series play, and was the only Giant to hit a triple in the 1989 World Series. San Francisco Maldonado, also known as "The Candyman", was a major part of the Giants success in the late 1980s as a part of the 1987 NL West Champions and the 1989 National League Champions. Although Maldonado had statistically good seasons in San Francisco, he was involved in one of the most infamous plays in Giants history. In game 6 of the 1987 National League Championship Series, he lost Tony Peña's 2nd inning fly ball in the lights. This play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candy Lo
Candy Lo Hau-yam is a Canto-rock singer-songwriter and film actress from Hong Kong. Formerly the lead vocalist of the band Black and Blue, Lo launched her solo career in 1998 and is best known for the singles, "Trash" () and "Please Break Up" (). Career 1995-1996: Black & Blue Prior to going solo, Lo was the lead vocalist in the Hong Kong indie rock band Black & Blue. The band released two albums: ''Hope in Just One Day'' (1995) containing songs mostly sung in English; and ''Black & Blue'' (1996) sung completely in Cantonese, a decision made with their record label to make themselves more understandable to fans. Lo wrote all the lyrics on both albums. 1998-2005: Solo Career with Sony Music In 1998, Lo signed with Sony Music Hong Kong to launch a career as a solo artist. Her first release under Sony was the EP ''Don't Have to be...Too Perfect'' () which contained the breakthrough radio-hit "Trash" (), considered one of her signature songs. Although "Trash" was a fairly mains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candy Hsu
Candy Hsu (; born 10 February 1998) is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter and actress. She writes, composes her own songs, and plays instruments such as piano, saxophone and guitar. Biography Candy Hsu's parents are professional musicians. In 2006, 8-year-old Candy entered a singer-songwriter contest with the song "Vanilla Kitty", that she composed at the age of 6, in 2004. The large competition, called Chunghwa Telecom MOD Star Contest, made her a star. After the 6 long months of preliminaries, semi-finals and finals, Candy Hsu was declared winner. Candy's first official album, also titled "Vanilla Kitty", was released by Avex Taiwan on 29 February 2008. All the songs on the album were written by her. "Vanilla Kitty" topped sales charts. In January 2012, Candy Hsu started filming in her debut movie, ''Kidnapping of a Big Star'' (), directed by Zhang Jiabei, notably the director of ''Midnight Beating''. She has a leading role in it, playing alongside Daniel Chan and Kristy Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candy Jones
Candy Jones, born Jessica Arline Wilcox (December 31, 1925 – January 18, 1990), was an American fashion model, writer and radio talk show hostess. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, she was raised and educated in Atlantic City, New Jersey. In the 1940s and 1950s, she was a leading model and pin-up girl, and afterward, established a modeling school and wrote several books on modeling and fashion. In 1972, Jones married her second husband, popular radio show host Long John Nebel, and became the co-host of his all-night talk-show on WMCA in New York City. The show dealt with paranormal, UFO, and conspiracy theory claims. Jones controversially claimed to be a victim of Project MKULTRA, the CIA mind-control program, in the 1960s. Biography Early life and career Candy Jones was born to a well-off family. Jones reported vivid, conscious memories of physical abuse by her parents and vague memories of sexual abuse in her youth.Bain, Donald. (1976)''The Control of Candy Jones'', C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candy Johnson
Candy Johnson (born Vicki Jane Husted; February 8, 1944 – October 20, 2012) was an American go-go dancer who appeared in several teen-oriented films in the 1960s. Early life Johnson was born Vicki Jane Husted in Los Angeles. She was the stepdaughter of Carl Willis Johnston, one of the developers of IMAX. Johnson grew up in San Gabriel, California, where she graduated from San Gabriel High School. Under the tutelage of her mother, Jeanne Rathmann Johnston, who was also a dancer, Johnson took tap dance lessons from the age of five, and made her television debut at the age of six. Career After high school, Johnson worked as a long distance telephone operator and began dancing the twist in local clubs. She was discovered by talent manager (and future husband) Norton "Red" Gilson, who paired her with a rock group, the Exciters. The act debuted in October 1962 at the Safari Lounge and Mirador Hotel in Palm Springs, California. Johnson's frenetic, high-speed twisting earned her t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candy Jernigan
Candy P. Jernigan (1952 – June 5, 1991) was an American multimedia artist, graphic designer, and set designer, instrumental in the avant-garde art scenes of Provincetown and New York City in the late 1970s and 1980s. She is best known for her vivid collages of found objects she described as "rejectamenta", presented in diagrams to absurdism, absurd effect. Jernigan is also known for having designed the covers and jackets of dozens of music albums and books as a colleague of Paul Bacon (designer), Paul Bacon. Biography Born in Miami in 1952, Jernigan graduated from Miami Palmetto High School in 1969 before attending the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, and first worked as a set and costume designer in Provincetown, Massachusetts before 1975. She was described by realist painter and friend Lisbeth Firmin as an influential figure in the town's arts scene, being extensively involved in its theatre and the Provincetown Art Association. Alec Wilkinson would describe her in a 1994 reflecti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
