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Gwendolyn S
Gwendolyn is a feminine given name, a variant spelling of ''Gwendolen'' (perhaps influenced by names such as ''Carolyn'', '' Evelyn'' and '' Marilyn''). This has been the most popular spelling in the United States. Notable people called Gwendolyn/Gwendoline * Gwendolyn B. Bennett (1902–1981), American writer * Gwendolyn Black (1911–2005), Canadian musician, educator and activist *Gwendolyn Bradley, American soprano * Gwendolyn T. Britt (1941–2008), American Democratic politician *Gwendolyn Brooks (1917–2000), American poet *Gwendoline Christie, British actress * Gwendolyn J. Elliott (1945–2007), American police officer and founder of Gwen's Girls *Gwendolyn Faison, American Democratic politician * Gwendolyn A. Foster, American military officer, nurse practitioner, midwife * Gwendolyn Audrey Foster, American professor of English and film studies *Gwendolyn Garcia (born 1955), Filipino politician * Gwendolyn Graham (born 1963), American serial killer *Gwendolyn Holbrow (b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwendolyn Brooks
Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks (June 7, 1917 – December 3, 2000) was an American poet, author, and teacher. Her work often dealt with the personal celebrations and struggles of ordinary people in her community. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry on May 1, 1950, for '' Annie Allen'', making her the first African American to receive a Pulitzer Prize. Throughout her prolific writing career, Brooks received many more honors. A lifelong resident of Chicago, she was appointed Poet Laureate of Illinois in 1968, a position she held until her death 32 years later. She was also named the U.S. Poet Laureate for the 1985–86 term. In 1976, she became the first African-American woman inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Early life Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks was born on June 7, 1917, in Topeka, Kansas, and was raised on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. She was the first child of David Anderson Brooks and Keziah (Wims) Brooks. Her father, a janitor for a music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwendolyn A
Gwendolyn is a feminine given name, a variant spelling of ''Gwendolen'' (perhaps influenced by names such as ''Carolyn'', '' Evelyn'' and '' Marilyn''). This has been the most popular spelling in the United States. Notable people called Gwendolyn/Gwendoline *Gwendolyn B. Bennett (1902–1981), American writer * Gwendolyn Black (1911–2005), Canadian musician, educator and activist *Gwendolyn Bradley, American soprano * Gwendolyn T. Britt (1941–2008), American Democratic politician *Gwendolyn Brooks (1917–2000), American poet *Gwendoline Christie, British actress *Gwendolyn J. Elliott (1945–2007), American police officer and founder of Gwen's Girls *Gwendolyn Faison, American Democratic politician * Gwendolyn A. Foster, American military officer, nurse practitioner, midwife *Gwendolyn Audrey Foster, American professor of English and film studies *Gwendolyn Garcia (born 1955), Filipino politician * Gwendolyn Graham (born 1963), American serial killer *Gwendolyn Holbrow (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwendolyn Osborne
Gwendolyn Osborne (born 7 August 1978) , PRWeb, 8 September 2006, retrieved 28 March 2010. Osbourne was 28 years old at the time of her September 2006 wedding. is a British and former model who spent 12 years on '''' as a from 2005 to 2017. Osborne was recognized as one of the "longest-running woman of color on a daytime game show". On 17 October 2017, it was announced that she would b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwendolyn O’Neal
Gwendolyn Sneed O'Neal (1946 – June 12, 2024) was an American academic administrator and home economist who served as the interim president of Bennett College in 2019. She was a professor and head of the Department of Consumer, Apparel, and Retail Studies at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, retiring in 2014. O'Neal was president of the International Textiles and Apparel Association and of the National Coalition for Black Development in Home Economics. Life O'Neal was born in 1946. She earned her B.S. from Bennett College in 1970. In 1971, she completed her M.Ed. at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG). From 1971 to 1975, she served as an instructor of clothing and related arts at Bennett College. O'Neal completed her Ph.D. in home economics at The Ohio State University in 1977, concentrating in textiles and clothing. Her dissertation was titled ''Clothing Effects as Nonverbal Communication on Credibility of the Message Source in Advertising.'' M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwendolyn Masin
Gwendolyn Masin (born 17 November 1977) is a Dutch and Irish violinist, musicologist, author, and educator. Early life Masin was born in Amsterdam. She began to play the piano at the age of 3, and took up the violin at the age of 5. Within her initial year of schooling, she gave her first public performance at the Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest. At the age of 11, she performed her first recital in Ireland at the National Concert Hall, Dublin. Shortly thereafter she appeared on the popular television program, '' The Late Late Show''. Masin began learning the violin in the class of Coosje Wijzenbeek. Following a move to South Africa, she continued her studies with her parents in Cape Town. Subsequently, she studied in Amsterdam with Herman Krebbers between 1990 and 1996. She has received degrees and diplomas from four countries and her graduate studies were guided by Igor Ozim, Ana Chumachenco, Zakhar Bron and Shmuel Ashkenasi. Career Soloist Masin has performed with the Hunga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwendolyn MacEwen
Gwendolyn Margaret MacEwen (1 September 1941 – 29 November 1987) was a Canadian poetry, Canadian poet and novelist.Gwendolyn MacEwen " NNDB.com Web, 24 April 2011. A "sophisticated, wide-ranging and thoughtful writer," she published more than 20 books in her life. "A sense of magic and mystery from her own interests in the Gnostics, Ancient Egypt and Magic (paranormal), magic itself, and from her wonderment at life and death, makes her writing unique.... She's still regarded by most as one of Canada's greatest poets." Life MacEwen was born in Toronto, Ontario."Gwendolyn MacEwen: Biography", Canadi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwendolyn Lycett
Frances Gwendoline Lycett (19 September 1880 – 6 May 1954) was a British figure skater. She competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics, the first Olympics where figure skating was contested, and finished fifth out of five skaters. She also participated at the World Figure Skating Championships The World Figure Skating Championships are an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU). The first World Championships were held in 1896 in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and they have been held e ... twice, finishing fourth in 1912. Competitive highlights References External links * Skatabase Figure skaters at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic figure skaters for Great Britain British female single skaters 1880 births 1954 deaths {{UK-figure-skater-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwendolyn Lau
Gwendolyn Lau (born March 23, 1975) is an American voice actress. She has provided voices for a number of English-language versions of Japanese anime series. She had taken a hiatus from voice acting which led to some of her former roles being recast with new voice actresses. She has since come back to voice acting. Filmography Anime * '' Aquarion'' – Manamana (Ep. 4) * '' Baldr Force EXE Resolution'' – Minori Segawa * '' BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad'' – Momoko Ogasawara * ''Black Cat'' – Silphy Deacroft * '' Burst Angel'' – Lava * ''Case Closed'' (FUNimation dub) – Kirsten Thomas, Yuko Ikezawa, Marion Karmichael, Ari Hannigan, Alice Nagel, Harmony Wilson, Patti Parsley, Meg Wexham * '' Desert Punk'' – Noriko (Ep. 2) * '' Drifters'' – Olminu * '' El Cazador de la Bruja'' – Margarita (Ep. 10) * '' Fairy Tail'' – Daphne * ''Fullmetal Alchemist'' and '' Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood'' – Sheska * '' The Galaxy Railways'' – Jane (Ep. 4), Catalina (Ep. 11-12 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwendolyn Knight
Gwendolyn Clarine Knight (May 26, 1913 – February 18, 2005) was an American artist who was born in Bridgetown, Barbados, in the West Indies. Knight painted throughout her life but did not start seriously exhibiting her work until the 1970s. Her first retrospective was put on when she was nearly 90 years old, "Never Late for Heaven: The Art of Gwen Knight," at the Tacoma Art Museum in 2003. Her teachers in the arts included the sculptor Augusta Savage (who obtained support for her from the Works Progress Administration) and Jacob Lawrence, whom she married in 1941 and remained married to until his death in 2000. During the course of her career, she received many awards, including the National Honor Award, and two honorary doctorate degrees, from University of Minnesota and Seattle University. With her husband, Knight founded the Jacob and Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence Foundation in 2000, initially to support the early careers of professional artists. When Lawrence died, Knight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwendolyn King
Gwendolyn S. King (born September 23, 1940) is an American businesswoman. From 1989 to 1992 she was the 11th Commissioner of the U.S. Social Security Administration. Early life King attended Howard University as an undergraduate, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in French and education in 1962. She later attended the George Washington University for graduate courses in public administration. Career King began her career teaching in Niagara Falls, New York and Washington, DC. Beginning in 1971, she worked for the Department of Health and Human Services (then called the Department of Health, Education and Welfare). From 1978 to 1979, she served as senior legislative assistant to Senator John Heinz. In 1986, she was appointed Deputy Assistant to President Ronald Reagan and Director of the office for Intergovernmental Affairs. In 1989, President George H.W. Bush appointed King as Commissioner of the Social Security Administration. King became the 11th Commissioner and the firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwen Ifill
Gwendolyn L. Ifill ( ; September 29, 1955 – November 14, 2016) was an American journalist, television newscaster, and author. In 1999, she became the first African-American woman to host a nationally televised U.S. public affairs program with '' Washington Week in Review''. She was the moderator and managing editor of '' Washington Week'' and co-anchor and co-managing editor, with Judy Woodruff, of the ''PBS NewsHour'', both of which air on PBS. Ifill was a political analyst and moderated the 2004 and 2008 vice-presidential debates. She authored the best-selling book ''The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama''. Gwen Ifill was posthumously awarded the Dunnigan-Payne Prize for lifetime career achievement on Saturday, April 29, 2023, at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. Early life and education Gwendolyn L. Ifill was born in Jamaica, Queens in New York City. She was the fifth of six children of African Methodist Episcopal (AME) minister (Oliver) Urci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwendolyn Holbrow
Gwendolyn Holbrow (born August 22, 1957), is an American artist. Primarily a sculptor, she works in a variety of media and addresses an eclectic array of topics, with exploration of boundaries a recurring theme: between the tangible and intangible worlds; between the genders; between the individual and society. Humor and satire abound in Holbrow's art. Notable exhibitions, installations and awards Holbrow's career highlights demonstrate both the restlessness of her vision and her skill at executing her conceptions. She has won a Gold Medal at the Massachusetts Horticultural Society’s prestigious Annual Flower Show, with ''The Root-Children'', which addressed that year’s show theme, “Deeply Rooted.” She won Best of Show at the Cambridge, MA Art Association's National Prize Show with Queen Kong, a Barbie contemplating a diminutive, apish Ken in her clutches. And ''Make Way for Calflings'', a piece submitted for a citywide exhibition featuring cow-themed pieces from art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
