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Carlotta Clerici
Carlotta may refer to: People and fictional characters *Carlotta (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Carlotta (performer) (born 1943), Australian cabaret performer and TV personality * Marguerite Charlotte Lavoie (1912–2005), Canadian dancer known as "Carlotta" * Mary Myers (1849–1932), American professional balloonist better known as "Carlotta, the Lady Aeronaut" Places *Carlotta, California, United States, an unincorporated community *Villa Carlotta, a house on Lake Como, Italy * Villa Carlotta (Los Angeles County), two houses in California * Carlotta, Western Australia, a locality of the Shire of Nannup Ships * French brig ''Carlotta'' (1807), captured by the British in 1810 and redesignated HMS ''Carlotta'' * , the French brig '' Pylades'', captured by the British and renamed ''Carlotta'' after the wreck of the earlier ''Carlotta'' *SS ''Carlotta'', later name of * TSS ''Carlotta'' (1893), British passenger vessel *, a United States N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlotta (name)
Carlotta is a Danish language, Danish, Finnish language, Finnish, German language, German, Italian language, Italian, Norwegian language, Norwegian, Spanish language, Spanish, and Swedish language, Swedish feminine given name and a feminine form of Carlos (given name), Carlos and Carlo (name), Carlo. Notable people with this name include the following: Given name *Carlotta (performer) (born 1943), Australian theatre and television personality *Carlotta, the Lady Aeronaut, professional name of Mary Myers (1849–1932), American professional balloonist *Carlotta Addison (1849–1914), English actress *Carlotta Adele Anderson (1876–1956), American educator *Carlotta Barilli (1935–2020), Italian actress *Carlotta Berry, American academic in the field of engineering *Carlotta Brianza (1865–1938), Italian prima ballerina *Carlotta Brunelli (born 1993), Italian female weightlifter *Carlotta Cambi (born 1996), Italian volleyball *Carlotta Case Hall (1880–1949), American botanist *Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlotta (performer)
Carlotta (born 2 September 1943) is the stage name of Carol Byron, also known as Carol Spencer and credited briefly on television as Carole Lea, a transgender Australian cabaret performer and television personality. Carlotta began her professional career in 1959 as a Bridgette Bardot-like performer, as an original cast member of the long-running Sydney-based male revue ''Les Girls'' (pronounced ''lay-girls'') cabaret show, which had an international following, in Sydney's Kings Cross. Carlotta performed spot-numbers as a singer and comedian, and eventually became the show's compere and lead attraction. Although best known as a cabaret performer, in 1974 Carlotta appeared on the television series '' Number 96'' as Miss Robyn Ross, in a comedic story line that saw her coming out as transgender to the surprise of her boyfriend Arnold ( Jeff Kevin). Her appearance on the show marked the first time worldwide that a transgender character was portrayed by a transgender actor. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marguerite Charlotte Lavoie
Marguerite Charlotte Lavoie (1912–2005), also known as Carlotta, was a Canadian dancer. She became Canadian artist Frederick Simpson Coburn's muse and was portrayed in multiple of his paintings and photographs. Life Marguerite was born in Saint-Jerôme (now Métabetchouan), Quebec in 1912. After becoming an orphan at the age of 4, she was raised by an aunt. She met the dancer and choreographer Alvarez (Gérard Hébert) at a Saint John Baptist parade in Montréal. He became her partner in the stage and in life. Career Carlotta built her career in Montreal Montreal is the List of towns in Quebec, largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec, the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest in Canada, and the List of North American cit ... between the years 1930 and 1950. She opened a dance studio with Alvarez, her partner, in mid 1930s with the financial help of their friend Frederick S Coburn. The studio r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Myers
Mary Myers (1849–1932), better known during her lifetime as Carlotta, the Lady Aeronaut or Carlotta Myers was an American Balloon (aeronautics), balloonist and inventor. She married Carl Edgar Myers in 1871 and, after he became interested in designing Balloon (aeronautics), balloons and other airships, Myers assisted him in his work and eventually took to testing their designs herself. She made her first balloon trip in front of a crowd of 15,000 people in 1880. Throughout the 1880s, she worked as a professional balloonist at fairs and exhibitions in the United States. She became known both for skill in handling an untethered balloon and her showmanship. In 1889, she and Carl established the Balloon Farm (Frankfort, New York), Balloon Farm: a flight school and place for her and Carl to design and test new balloons. She retired from flying in exhibitions in 1891 and from the Balloon Farm in around 1910. Early life Mary Breed Halway was born in 1849 to John B. Hawley and Elizabe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlotta, California
Carlotta is an unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California. It is located southeast of Fortuna, at an elevation of , about east of US Route 101 on California State Route 36. History Carlotta is named after Carlotta Vance, daughter of John M. Vance, who laid out the town as a summer resort. The first post office at Carlotta opened in 1903. At that time, it had several cottages, a hotel, store, blacksmith and saloon. Around 1915, a large farm at Carlotta was converted into a branch of Cottage Garden Nurseries, a company headquartered in New York; an orchard and thousands of ornamental plants were installed. Prohibition did in the saloon for a decade, and the depression of the 1930s reduced resort business, but the logging boom following World War II resulted in the construction of two large mills and housing for workers surrounding the town. The hotel was essentially unchanged in 1975 which the National Register application form was filed. It was with a kitchen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villa Carlotta
Villa Carlotta is a villa and botanical garden in Tremezzo on Lake Como in Northern Italy. Today the villa is a museum, whose collection includes works by sculptors such as Antonio Canova, Bertel Thorvaldsen, and Giovanni Migliara; painters such as Francesco Hayez; and furniture pieces of previous owners. The villa, whose architect is unknown, was completed in 1745. History Clerici family The Clerici family rose from rural origins in the northern region of Lake Como to become successful silk merchants due to the efforts of Giorgio (1575-1660) and his sons Pietro Antonio (1599-1675), who was made a Marquis, and Carlo (1615-1677) who became the owner of numerous palaces in Milan and Brianza. Carlo's son, the Milanese marquis Giorgio Clerici, became a senator in 1684 and was nominated in 1717 to be President of the Senate. In 1690, he decided to establish a country estate on ancestral lakeside land at Tremezzo. The estate was complete in its initial form by 1695, and the garden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villa Carlotta (Los Angeles County)
Villa Carlotta is the name of two landmark buildings in greater Los Angeles, California. Altadena ''Villa Carlotta'' is a 7,000-square-foot Mission Revival-style house at 234 East Mendocino Street in Altadena, California.O'Neill, Judie. (2014, May). Altadena Heritage Newsletter, pp 8-10. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. Completed in 1917, it was one of the first houses in Altadena in which electrical wiring was incorporated into the original architectural plans. The house was built by Francis Raymond Welles, who hired architect Myron Hunt. Hunt incorporated features of the Welles' family estate in France in the plans for Villa Carlotta, as evidenced by the house's high ceilings and tall windows. It remains a private house. Franklin Village ''Villa Carlotta'' is a 50-unit Spanish Colonial-style apartment house at 5959 Franklin Avenue in the Franklin Village neighborhood of Hollywood, California. It was built in 1926 for the widow of Thomas H. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlotta, Western Australia
Carlotta is a rural locality of the Shire of Nannup in the South West region of Western Australia. The Vasse Highway runs through the centre of the locality, with the Easter National Park stretching along the east side of the highway. The south-western part of the locality is taken up by the Milyeannup National Park while the remainder is predominantly covered by state forest. Its north-western boundary is made up by the Brockman Highway and Nannup Airport is located in the north-west as well, inside the Kearney State Forest. It is located on the traditional land of the Noongar nation. The historic Jangardup Stock Route runs through the locality on the route that is now the Vasse Highway. It was last used as a stock route A stock route, also known as travelling stock route (TSR), is an authorised thoroughfare for the walking of domestic livestock such as sheep or cattle from one location to another in Australia. The stock routes across the country are colloquial ... i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Brig Carlotta (1807)
The French brig ''Carlotta'' was a brig-rigged ''corvetta-cannoniera'' or, ''corvetta-brig'', of 10 guns, launched in 1807 at Venice as ''Fiamma'' that served the French Navy as ''Carlotta''. captured her in 1810 and the British Royal Navy took her into service as HMS ''Carlotta''. She was wrecked in 1812. Origins ''Carlotta'' followed a design by Andrea Salvini and he probably built her; Napoleon was reportedly at her launch. In 1810 she was at Goro-Primaro, the southernmost branch of the river Po. Capture On 11 December 1810 ''Carlotta'' was sailing from Venice to Corfu when she encountered ''Belle Poule''. ''Carlotta''s captors described her as "La Carlotta Italian brig of war of Ten Guns and One Hundred Men". The Royal Navy took her into service as HMS ''Carlotta'', and Admiral Edward Pellew appointed Lieutenant James Oliver to command her. Several British vessels shared in the proceeds of her capture. One prize money notice allocated head-money, ordnance stores, and one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TSS Carlotta (1893)
TSS ''Carlotta'' was a London, Tilbury and Southend Railway passenger ferry, in service between Tilbury and Gravesend from 1893 until 1930. History TSS ''Carlotta'' was built by A. W. Robertson and Company, Canning Town, West Ham, Essex (now in London), as Yard No.70 for the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway as a Gravesend-Tilbury Ferry. She was their first twin-screw vessel and was launched on 21 November 1892. ''Carlotta'' was delivered to the railway company on 13 January 1893 after running successful trials. She was acquired by the Midland Railway in 1912 and by the London Midland and Scottish Railway in 1923 as the railway changed hands. In 1930 the ferry was reported to have been scrapped. However, she was resold to the Essex Yacht Club and became their floating clubhouse at Leigh-on-Sea. On 1 February 1941 ''Carlotta'' was requisitioned by the Admiralty as a depot ship A depot ship is an auxiliary ship used as a mobile or fixed base for submarines, destroyers, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Storms Named Carlotta
The name Carlotta has been used for twelve tropical cyclones in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and one in the Australian region of the South Pacific. In the Eastern Pacific: * Hurricane Carlotta (1967) – Category 1 hurricane, did not make landfall. * Hurricane Carlotta (1971) – Category 1 hurricane, no land was affected. * Hurricane Carlotta (1975) – Category 3 hurricane, did not come near land. * Hurricane Carlotta (1978) – Category 4 hurricane, did not affect land. * Tropical Storm Carlotta (1982), moved parallel to Mexico but did not make landfall. * Hurricane Carlotta (1988) – Category 1 hurricane, did not make landfall. * Hurricane Carlotta (1994) – Category 2 hurricane, churned in the open ocean. * Hurricane Carlotta (2000) – a Category 4 hurricane that killed 18 after sinking a freighter. * Hurricane Carlotta (2006) – a Category 1 hurricane that remained at sea. * Hurricane Carlotta (2012) – Category 2 hurrica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bribe
''The Bribe'' is a 1949 American film noir directed by Robert Z. Leonard and written by Marguerite Roberts, based on a story written by Frederick Nebel. The film stars Robert Taylor, Ava Gardner, Charles Laughton, and Vincent Price. Plot In Washington D.C., federal agent Rigby is briefed on a racketeering ring that has been selling and retrofitting war surplus aircraft motors for profit, off the coast of Central America. The government suspects Tugwell 'Tug' Hintten and his wife Elizabeth are part of the racket. Tasked to recover the motors and raid their headquarters, Rigby travels to Los Trancos on the island of Carlotta, posing as a sportsman. There, he arrives at a nightclub where Elizabeth sings. After she performs, Rigby enters her dressing room and shares drinks with her and Tugwell, who passes out after a night of drinking. Over a few days, Rigby and Elizabeth begin a flirtatious romance. Rigby arrives at a bar where J.J. Bealer offers him $10,000 to leave the isl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
