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Dorothy Smith (BBC)
Dorothy Smith may refer to: * Dorothy Smith (gymnast) (1919–2005), British Olympic gymnast * Dorothy E. Smith (1926–2022), Canadian sociologist *Dorothy Smith (Lady Pakington) (died 1639) * Dorothy Hope Smith (1895–1955), artist who drew the Gerber Baby * Dorothy Travers Smith (1901–1977), Irish artist and theatre designer *Dodie Smith Dorothy Gladys "Dodie" Smith (3 May 1896 – 24 November 1990) was an English novelist and playwright. She is best known for writing '' I Capture the Castle'' (1948) and the children's novel '' The Hundred and One Dalmatians'' (1956). Other work ... (Dorothy Gladys Smith, 1896–1990), English novelist and playwright * Dorothy Greenhough-Smith (1882–1965), British figure skater * Dorothy Smith (engineer) (1898–1975), British electrical engineer * Dorothy Smith Cummings (1903–1995), archery champion *A fictional character from the 2023 film '' Wonka'' {{hndis, Smith, Dorothy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorothy Smith (gymnast)
Dorothy Smith (16 November 1919 – 2005) was a British gymnast. She competed in the women's artistic team all-around at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Career Dorothy Smith was part of the British gymnastics team at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and officially branded as London 1948, were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus cau ... in London. The British team finished ninth in the women's artistic team all-around event. In 1938, competing under her married name, Dorothy Brookes, she won the Yorkshire skipping and club-swinging titles at the Saltaire Gymnasium. Later life Limited publicly available information exists regarding Smith’s life after her gymnastics career. She died in 2005 in England. References 1919 births 2005 deaths British female artistic gymnasts English female artistic gymnasts Olympic g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorothy E
Dorothy may refer to: *Dorothy (given name), a list of people with that name. Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Dorothy'' (TV series), 1979 American TV series * Dorothy Mills, a 2008 French movie, sometimes titled simply ''Dorothy'' *DOROTHY, a device used to study tornadoes in the movie ''Twister'' Music * Dorothy (band), a Los Angeles-based rock band * Dorothy (band), a disbanded Hungarian rock band *Dorothy, the title of an Old English dance and folk song by Seymour Smith *"Dorothy", a 2019 song by Sulli *"Dorothy", a 2016 song by Her's In other media * ''Dorothy'' (opera), a comic opera (1886) by Stephenson & Cellier * ''Dorothy'' (Chase), a 1902 painting by William Merritt Chase * ''Dorothy'' (comic book), a comic book based on the Wizard of Oz *Dorothy, a publishing project, an American publisher Places *Dorothy, Alberta, a hamlet in the Canadian province of Alberta *Dorothy, New Jersey, an unincorporated community and census-designated place in New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorothy Smith (Lady Pakington)
Dorothy Erskine, Countess of Kellie (née Smith, formerly Barnham, Pakington, and Needham; died 1639) was a public figure. While married to John Pakington, a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I, she was involved in a matrimonial dispute that was heard in front of the Attorney General, Francis Bacon who was also her son-in-law. Biography Dorothy was the daughter of Ambrose Smith of Withcote, Leicestershire, and of Cheapside (silkman to Queen Elizabeth), by his wife Jane Cooe. She married Benedict Barnham at St Clement Eastcheap on 28 April 1583. They had eight children. Three girls and a boy died in infancy. The remaining four girls lived to marry. Elizabeth, the eldest married Mervyn Tuchet, 2nd Earl of Castlehaven, Alice married Sir Francis Bacon in 1606, Dorothy married Sir John Constable of Gray's Inn and of Dromby, Yorkshire, and Bridget married Sir William Soame of Thurlow, Suffolk. When Barnham died in 1598 he left an estate of £20,000 of whom the chief beneficiaries were D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorothy Hope Smith
Dorothy Hope Smith (October 1, 1895 – December 16, 1955) was an American artist and painter, best known as the artist who drew the Gerber Baby. Early life Dorothy Hope Smith was born in Hyattsville, Maryland to Lincoln B. and Mary L. Smith. She had 2 sisters, Edith and Clare, of which Dorothy was in the middle. In the early 1910s, Dorothy's family relocated to Chicago, where she spent her adolescence. Smith studied illustration at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago where she met Perry Barlow. They were married February 22, 1922 in Manhattan, New York City, and honeymooned in France. They moved to New York City after they wed to pursue separate illustration careers. Eventually, the couple worked out of their Westport, Connecticut home. Career Smith was a commercial illustrator specializing in babies and children. She was one of the " Ivory Soap Baby" illustrations for Procter & Gamble, illustrating children's books for Putnam and several magazine covers. * ''Woman's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorothy Travers Smith
Dolly Robinson (born Dorothy Travers Smith; 26 October 1901 – 4 November 1977) was an Irish artist and theatre designer. Early life Dolly Robinson was born Dorothy Travers Smith in Dublin on 26 October 1901. She was the daughter of Richard Travers Smith MD, FRCPI and Hester (née Dowden). Her maternal grandfather was Edward Dowden, a noted literary critic. Robinson initially studied art with Estella Solomons, going on to attend Chelsea College of Arts in London, living with her mother at Cheyne Gardens. Career She moved into theatre design, and in 1926 designed the set of the Abbey Theatre's staging of ''The Emperor Jones'' by Eugene O'Neill. In 1927 the Abbey commissioned her again to design the costumes for George Bernard Shaw's ''Caesar and Cleopatra''. As a result of this work the Abbey commissioned her to produce set and costume designs, and she worked with the Theatre continuously between 1927 and 1935. For the Abbey's first attempt at a Shakespeare play, ''King Lear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dodie Smith
Dorothy Gladys "Dodie" Smith (3 May 1896 – 24 November 1990) was an English novelist and playwright. She is best known for writing '' I Capture the Castle'' (1948) and the children's novel '' The Hundred and One Dalmatians'' (1956). Other works include '' Dear Octopus'' (1938) and '' The Starlight Barking'' (1967). ''The Hundred and One Dalmatians'' was adapted into a 1961 animated film and a 1996 live-action film, both produced by Disney. Her novel ''I Capture the Castle'' was voted number 82 as "one of the nation's 100 best-loved novels" by the British public as part of the BBC's The Big Read (2003), and was adapted into a film released the same year. Biography Early life Smith was born on 3 May 1896 in a house named Stoneycroft (number 118) on Bury New Road, Whitefield, near Bury in Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated ''Lancs'') is a ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Cumbria to the north, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to the east ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorothy Greenhough-Smith
Dorothy Greenhough-Smith (27 September 1882 – 9 May 1965) was a British figure skater. She won the bronze medal in women's singles at the 1908 Olympics and was the 1912 World silver medalist, as well as a two-time (1908, 1911) British champion. Early life Greenhough-Smith was the daughter of writer James Edward Preston Muddock. Career Greenhough-Smith, like her rival Madge Syers, competed in mixed-sex events and sometimes defeated men. She was the British champion in 1908 and 1911; at the time, the event was not divided by gender. In 1906, she competed in the first women's event at the 1906 World Championships, where she placed fifth out of the five competitors. She won the bronze medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics, the first Olympics where figure skating was contested. She came in second in the free skating section of the competition, and ''The Field'' noted that she did an Axel jump. According to T. D. Richardson, she was the first women to perform this jum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorothy Smith (engineer)
Dorothy Smith (10 February 1899 – 22 February 1975) was a British electrical engineer. She worked for the engineering firm Metropolitan-Vickers (formerly British Westinghouse) from 1916 to 1959, retiring after forty-three years at the company."Dorothy Smith's Work on Electric Motors." The Woman Engineer. 8(16): 19. Spring 1960 – via Institution of Engineering and Technology. https://twej.theiet.org/twej/WES_Vol_8a.html She was the second woman to gain Full Membership of the Institution of Electrical Engineers since Hertha Ayrton in 1899 and was a prominent member of the Manchester branch of the Women's Engineering Society."News of Members." The Woman Engineer. 8(10): 8. Autumn 1958 – via Institution of Engineering and Technology. https://twej.theiet.org/twej/WES_Vol_8a.html Early life and education Dorothy was born to parents James H Smith and Amelia Smith (née Bebbington) in Stretford, Lancashire. She attended the Manchester High School for Girls under a Foundation and L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorothy Smith Cummings
Dorothy Smith Cummings (March 28, 1903 – September 17, 1995) was a seven time national women's target archery Target archery is the most popular form of archery, in which members shoot at stationary circular targets at varying distances. All types of bow – longbow, barebow, Recurve bow, recurve and Compound bow, compound – can be used. In Great Brita ... champion. She won her first title in 1919, when she was 16 years old. She won the gold medal six more times in the United States Championships in 1921, 1922, 1924, 1925, 1926 and 1931. Biography She was born on March 28, 1903, to Louis Carter Smith. She was inducted into the Archery Hall of Fame in 1974. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Cummings, Dorothy Smith American female archers 1903 births 1995 deaths Place of birth missing 20th-century American sportswomen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
