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Emery Bonnet
Emery Bonett (2 December 1906 – 7 November 1995) was the pen name of Felicity Winifred Carter, an English writer and playwright. Her books were made into films. She wrote several mystery, suspense and detective novels in collaboration with her husband, John Bonett, published during the 1940s-60s. Life Felicity Winifred Carter was born in Ecclesall, Sheffield, to John Carter and Winifred (née Naylor). Her father worked in his Sheffield-based family firm of manufacturing chemists, Carter and Sons Ltd. She came from a literary family: her mother, Winifred Carter, was a prolific author, as was her uncle, John L. Carter, and her aunt, Edith Carter, penned several plays. Initial success came with ''A Girl Must Live'', which was first serialized in ''Leisure'' magazine and later published as a novel in 1936. It was also adapted as a 1939 film of the same name, starring Margaret Lockwood. She married John Hubert Arthur Coulson (John Bonett), at Westminster Registry Office, Lon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emery Bonett 1948 (cropped)
Emery may refer to: Places * Emery High School (other) * Emery House (other) United States * Emery, Arizona, a populated place * Emery, Illinois * Emery, Michigan * Emery, Ohio, a ghost town * Emery Park, a park in Erie County, New York * Emery, North Carolina * Emery, Fayette County, Pennsylvania * Emery, Washington County, Pennsylvania * Emery, South Dakota, a city * Emery County, Utah ** Emery, Utah, a town in Emery County * Emery Farm (Durham, New Hampshire) * Emery Farm (Stratham, New Hampshire), on the National Register of Historic Places * Emery Farmstead, Port Angeles, Washington, on the National Register of Historic Places * Emery, Wisconsin, a town * Emery School, a former school building in Biddeford, Maine, on the National Register of Historic Places * Emery Theatre, an historic multi-purpose theatre in Cincinnati, Ohio Elsewhere * Emery, Toronto, a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada * Mount Emery, a mountain on West Falkland, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Exciting Night (1944 Film)
''One Exciting Night'' (also known as ''You Can't Do Without Love'') is a 1944 British musical comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Vera Lynn, Donald Stewart and Mary Clare. The screenplay was by Peter Fraser and Howard Irving Young and concerns a female singer who becomes involved with a man who is the victim of a kidnap plot. Plot Vera Baker is an aspiring singer desperate for an opportunity to impress producer Michael Thorne. Her chance arrives at a benefit concert that is also the scene of an attempted kidnapping of Thorne by gangsters chasing a priceless Rembrandt. Vera somehow eventually thwarts the villains, and along the way manages to wow the audience with her singing. Cast * Vera Lynn as Vera Baker * Donald Stewart as Michael Thorne * Mary Clare as Mrs. Trout * Frederick Leister as Hampton * Phyllis Stanley as Lucille * Cyril Smith as Joe * Richard Murdoch as illusionist * Mavis Villiers as Mabel * Peggy Anne as Bessie * Jeanette Redgrave as Ellen Cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Women Mystery Writers
English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Culture, language and peoples * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England * ''English'', an Amish term for non-Amish, regardless of ethnicity * English studies, the study of English language and literature Media * ''English'' (2013 film), a Malayalam-language film * ''English'' (novel), a Chinese book by Wang Gang ** ''English'' (2018 film), a Chinese adaptation * ''The English'' (TV series), a 2022 Western-genre miniseries * ''English'' (play), a 2022 play by Sanaz Toossi People and fictional characters * English (surname), a list of people and fictional characters * English Fisher (1928–2011), American boxing coach * English Gardner (born 1992), American track and field sprinter * English McConnell (1882–1928), Irish footballer * Aiden English, a ring name of Matthew Rehwoldt (born 1987), American former professional wrestler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Ecclesall
The term "the people" refers to the public or common mass of people of a polity. As such it is a concept of human rights law, international law as well as constitutional law, particularly used for claims of popular sovereignty. In contrast, a people is any plurality of persons considered as a whole. Used in politics and law, the term "a people" refers to the collective or community of an ethnic group or nation. Concepts Legal Chapter One, Article One of the Charter of the United Nations states that "peoples" have the right to self-determination. Though the mere status as peoples and the right to self-determination, as for example in the case of Indigenous peoples (''peoples'', as in all groups of indigenous people, not merely all indigenous persons as in ''indigenous people''), does not automatically provide for independent sovereignty and therefore secession. Indeed, judge Ivor Jennings identified the inherent problems in the right of "peoples" to self-determination, as i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 Deaths
This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organized by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked below. 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 Earlier years ''Deaths in years earlier than this can usually be found in the main articles of the years.'' See also * Lists of deaths by day * Deaths by year (category) {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1906 Births
Events January–February * January 12 – Persian Constitutional Revolution: A nationalistic coalition of merchants, religious leaders and intellectuals in Persia forces the shah Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar to grant a constitution, and establish a national assembly, the National Consultative Assembly, Majlis. * January 16–April 7 – The Algeciras Conference convenes, to resolve the First Moroccan Crisis between French Third Republic, France and German Empire, Germany. * January 22 – The strikes a reef off Vancouver Island, Canada, killing over 100 (officially 136) in the ensuing disaster. * January 31 – The 1906 Ecuador–Colombia earthquake, Ecuador–Colombia earthquake (8.8 on the Moment magnitude scale), and associated tsunami, cause at least 500 deaths. * February 7 – is launched, sparking a Anglo-German naval arms race, naval race between Britain and Germany. * February 11 ** Pope Pius X publishes the encyclical ''Vehementer Nos'', de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Sheffield
The University of Sheffield (informally Sheffield University or TUOS) is a public university, public research university in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. Its history traces back to the foundation of Sheffield Medical School in 1828, Firth College in 1879 and Sheffield Technical School in 1884. The University College of Sheffield was subsequently formed by the amalgamation of the three institutions in 1897 and was granted a royal charter as the University of Sheffield in 1905 by King Edward VII. Sheffield is formed from 50 academic departments which are organised into five faculties and an international faculty. The annual income of the institution for 2023–24 was £887.9 million, of which £185.8 million was from research grants and contracts, with an expenditure of £651.4 million. Sheffield is regarded as one of the top engineering universities in Europe. As of the latest Higher Education Statistics Agency, HESA statistics, it had the highest engineeri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Children Galore
''Children Galore'' is a 1955 British comedy film directed by Terence Fisher and starring Eddie Byrne and June Thorburn. It was written by John Bonnet, Emery Bonnet and Peter Plaskett. Plot A village squire offers to give away a cottage to a deserving family with the most grandchildren. Cast * Eddie Byrne as Zacky Jones * June Thorburn as Milly Ark * Betty Ann Davies as Mrs. Ark * Richard Leech as Harry Bunnion * Marjorie Rhodes as Ada Jones * Jack McNaughton as Pat Ark * Violet Gould as Mrs. Bunnion * Henry Caine as Bert Bunnion * Evan Thomas as Lord Redscarfe * Marjorie Hume as Lady Redscarfe * Lucy Griffiths as Miss Prescott * Olive Milbourne as Miss Finch * Grace Arnold as Mrs. Gedge * Anna Turner as Louise * John Peters as plumber * John Lothar as postman * Jack Hartman as mate * David Ludlow as boy Critical reception ''The Monthly Film Bulletin'' wrote: "The simple rustic humours exploited here prove alogether too simple, and the result is a cheerless and rather tast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
