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Dotty Davies
Dottie or Dotty is a feminine given name or nickname (most often a short form of Dorothy) which may refer to: People * Dottie Alexander (born 1972), keyboardist for of Montreal, an American indie pop band * Dottie Ardina (born 1993), Filipino professional golfer * Dotty Attie (born 1938), American painter and printmaker * Dottie Wiltse Collins (1923–2008), American pitcher in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League * Dottie Dodgion (1929–2021), American jazz drummer and singer * Dottie Frazier (1922–2022), American diver, designer, and dive shop owner * Dottie Green (1921–1992), American player in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League * Dottie Hunter (1916–2005), Canadian player in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League * Dottie Lamm (born 1937), American feminist, women's rights activist, educator, author, and speaker * Dotty Lynch (1945–2014), American academic, journalist and political pollster * Dotty Mack, star of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorothy (given Name)
Dorothy is a feminine given name. It is the English vernacular form of the Greek language, Greek Δωροθέα (''Dōrothéa'') meaning "God's Gift", from δῶρον (''dōron''), "gift" + θεός (''theós''), "god". It has been in use since the 1400s. Although much less common, there are also male equivalents in English such as ''Dory'', from the Greek masculine Δωρόθεος (''Dōrótheos''). ''Dorofei'' is a rarely used Russian language, Russian male version of the name. The given names ''Theodore (name), Theodore'' and ''Theodora (given name), Theodora'' are derived from the same two Greek root words as Dorothy, albeit reversed in order. The name grew in use among Christians due to popular legends surrounding Dorothea of Caesarea, Saint Dorothy of Caeserea. The name was at one time viewed as the English equivalent of the etymologically unrelated Russian name ''Daria (name), Daria'' or its diminutive ''Dasha''. Traditional English language, English diminutives include, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dottie Ray
Dottie Ray (September 20, 1922 – August 9, 2016) was an American journalist and radio host. While a student at the University of Iowa she joined the student newspaper, the '' Daily Iowan'', and became its first female editor-in-chief. Ray led an all-female editorial team during World War II and employed her future husband, Robert Ray, to write editorials. She moved with Robert to Albany, New York, but returned to Iowa after three years. Ray was asked to become a host for Iowa radio station KXIC around 1959 and accepted when the station offered to set up a studio in her house so she could manage her childcare. She initially presented a show as "President Alice" interviewing children on their birthdays. Ray was offered a 15-minute show interviewing local personalities which ran weekly from September 4, 1959, as the ''Dottie Ray Show''. The show survived cancellation in 1980 and ran until 2014, by which time she had broadcast 14,444 shows and interviewed 32,397 people. Ray was enter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dear Dotty
''Dear Dotty'' is a British television sitcom that aired on the BBC in 1954. Starring Avril Angers, Naomi Chance, and Jack Melford John Kenneth George Melford Smith (5 September 1899 – 22 October 1972) was a British stage, film and television actor. Biography Melford was the younger brother of screenwriter and film director Austin Melford. On stage from the age of 12, M ..., the series consisted of six 30-minute episodes. All six episodes are believed to be lost. References External links * {{IMDb title, 2124308 1950s British sitcoms 1954 British television series debuts 1954 British television series endings BBC television sitcoms Black-and-white British television shows British live television series British English-language television shows Lost television shows ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dotty Dripple
''Dotty Dripple'' was an American gag-a-day comic strip, originally started by Jeff Keate & Jim McMenamy on June 26, 1944, but was taken over by Buford Tune on October 16, and continued for the next thirty years. The strip was distributed by Publishers Syndicate and also appeared in comic book form. ''Dotty Dripple'' was a domestic comedy strip, heavily modeled on '' Blondie'', and ended on June 9, 1974.Thompson, MaggieComics Shop(2010)Phelps, Donald Reading the Funnies: Essays on Comic Strips pp. 145, 247 (2001) (referring to ''Dotty Dripple'' as among those strips which were "pillaging" ''Blondie'')These Top Cartoonists Tell How They Create America’s Favorite Comics (1964) (excerpt at comics.gearlive.com) References ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shimmer And Shine
''Shimmer and Shine'' is an American animated television series created by Farnaz Esnaashari-Charmatz and produced by Guru Studio on Season 1, Xentrix Studios on Seasons 2–4, and Nickelodeon Animation Studio. It premiered on Nickelodeon's Nick Jr. block on August 24, 2015, and ran for four seasons until February 9, 2020. The show is about twin genies, Shimmer and Shine, who grant wishes for their human friend Leah.in the first season, Shimmer and Shine also love doing acrobatic skills and things that involve curling up into a ball or rolling(especially Shine), they do this in my secret genies, lights, camera, genies!, ahoy genies, and more season one episodes On March 19, 2018, new episodes moved to the separate Nick Jr. Channel. Plot The first season is set in the human world and focuses on a young girl named Leah who is friends with twin genie sisters named Shimmer and Shine. Each day, the genies grant Leah three wishes, but they often make mistakes. Each episode features ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EastEnders
''EastEnders'' is a British television soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the East End of London, the programme follows the stories of local residents and their families as they go about their daily lives. Within eight months of the show's original launch, it had reached the number one spot in BARB's television ratings, and has consistently remained among the top-rated series in Britain. Four ''EastEnders'' episodes are listed in the all-time top 10 List of most watched television broadcasts in the United Kingdom#Most watched programmes, most-watched programmes in the UK, including the number one spot, when over 30 million watched the 1986 Christmas Day episode. ''EastEnders'' has been EastEnders in popular culture, important in the history of British television drama, tackling many subjects that are considered to be controversial or taboo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dotty Cotton
Dotty Cotton is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Molly Conlin from 2008 to 2010 and Milly Zero from 2019 to 2022. She was introduced on 26 December 2008 as the daughter of established character Nick Cotton ( John Altman). Nick uses Dotty as his partner-in-crime; they plan to kill his mother Dot Branning (June Brown) and inherit the money from her will. She and Dot subsequently become close after Dotty sabotages Nick's murder attempt at the last minute. In her final storyline which aired on 23 February 2010, she left with her mother Sandy (Caroline Pegg), who she believed died. On 3 October 2019, Dotty returned, with the role recast to Milly Zero. In December 2021, Sandy (now played by Martha Cope) tells her that she is not Nick's daughter and that her father is Tom "Rocky" Cotton (Brian Conley). However, in September 2022, this is revealed to be a lie. On 13 November 2022, it was announced that Zero had quit the show and Dotty left ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Huntress (TV Series)
''The Huntress'' is an American crime drama television series that aired for one season of 28 episodes on the USA Network, from July 26, 2000, to September 9, 2001. It was developed by Pamela Norris, and based on the 1996 biography of the same name by Christopher Keane about bounty hunter Dottie Thorson, played by Annette O'Toole. Dottie was the widow of bounty hunter Ralph "Papa" Thorson, the subject of the 1980 Steve McQueen film '' The Hunter''. After Ralph's murder, Dottie and their daughter Brandi (Jordana Spiro) team up as bounty hunters. Luis Antonio Ramos, James Remar, and Michael Muhney also star. The series was preceded by a two-hour pilot episode, which aired on USA as a stand-alone television film on March 7, 2000. Plot After she loses her husband to a car bomb, newly widowed Dottie Thorson and her daughter Brandi team up to pick up where her husband Ralph left off, to hunt down criminals that operate above the law. Cast *Annette O'Toole as Dottie Thorson *Jordana S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A League Of Their Own
''A League of Their Own'' is a 1992 American sports comedy drama film directed by Penny Marshall that tells a fictionalized account of the real-life All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). It stars Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Madonna, Lori Petty, Jon Lovitz, David Strathairn, Garry Marshall, Rosie O'Donnell, and Bill Pullman and was written by Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel, from a story by Kelly Candaele and Kim Wilson. It was a critical and commercial success, grossing $132.4 million worldwide and garnering acclaim for Marshall's direction and the performances of its ensemble cast. In 2012, the Library of Congress selected it for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". Plot In 1988, Dottie Hinson attends the opening of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League exhibit at the Baseball Hall of Fame. She sees pictures of many former teammates and friends, prompting a fl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dottie's Magic Pockets
''Dottie's Magic Pockets'' is a children's show featuring Dottie and her magical friends as they sing, dance, and learn created by Tammy Stoner. ''Dottie's Magic Pockets'' is the first LGBT children's programming created for gay families, single-parent families, adopted families and traditional families. The ''Dottie's Magic Pockets'' DVD was released in September 2007.''Star of First Show for Kids in Gay and Lesbian Families Sets Sail on Rosie Cruise'' Jan. 14 2008, Fox News. "Dottie", portrayed by actor Jen Plante, appeared on the cruise to the Mexican Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belinda Carlisle
Belinda Jo Carlisle ( ; born August 17, 1958) is an American singer and songwriter. She gained fame as the lead vocalist of the Go-Go's, one of the most successful all-female rock bands of all time, and went on to have a prolific career as a solo artist. Raised in Southern California, Carlisle was the lead vocalist of the Go-Go's, which she co-founded in 1978. With their chart-topping debut studio album ''Beauty and the Beat (The Go-Go's album), Beauty and the Beat'' in 1981, the group helped popularize new wave music in the United States. The Go-Go's have sold over seven million records worldwide. After the break-up of the Go-Go's in 1985, Carlisle went on to have a successful solo career with radio hits such as "Mad About You (Belinda Carlisle song), Mad About You", "I Get Weak", "Circle in the Sand", "Leave a Light On (Belinda Carlisle song), Leave a Light On", "Summer Rain (Belinda Carlisle song), Summer Rain", and "Heaven Is a Place on Earth". The Go-Go's reformed in 1999; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amplify Dot
Ashley Charles (born 9 April 1988), also known as A.Dot or Dotty, is an English rapper, DJ, and radio and television presenter. She is best-known for presenting on BBC Radio 1Xtra from 2014 to 2020 and co-presenting the BBC One show '' Sounds Like Friday Night'' alongside Greg James from 2017 to 2018. She is the narrator for rapper 2 Chainz’s television show The Most Expensivest. Early life In 2001, at the age of thirteen, Amplify Dot performed a freestyle at a Missy Elliott concert at the Brixton Academy after Elliott asked if anyone in the audience could rap. She describes this as a defining moment that led her to pursue a career as a professional artist. Music career Amplify Dot gradually built a reputation in the UK grime and hip hop scenes, featuring on the grime track "Game Over Female Takeover" (2010), and self-releasing the mixtape ''Born Ready'' (2011) and the EP ''Short Back and Sides'' (2012), which entered the iTunes Hip Hop Chart. In June 2012, Amplify Dot si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
