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Margie Zeidler
Margie is a feminine given name, usually a short form (hypocorism) of the related names Margaret, Marjorie, or Margarita, all of which mean "pearl". Margie may refer to: People * Margie Abbott (born 1958), Australian businesswoman * Margie Ackles (1939–2019), American retired figure skater * Margie Adam, American musician and composer * Marjorie Margie Alexander (1948–2013), American gospel and soul singer * Margie Apa, New Zealand healthcare manager * Margie Velma Barfield (1932-1984), American serial killer * Margie Bowes (1941–2020), American country music singer * Margie Bright Matthews (born 1963), American politician * Margie Rasri Balenciaga Chirathiwat (born 1990), Thai actress and model * Margie Cole, American bridge player * Margie Cox, American singer * Margie Day (1926–2014), stage name of Margaret Hoffler, American R&B singer * Margaret Dingeldein (born 1980), American water polo player * Margie Donlon, American politician and lawyer * Margie Eu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hypocorism
A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek ; sometimes also ''hypocoristic''), or pet name, is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for Isabel or ''Bob (given name), Bob'' for Robert, or it may be unrelated. Origins and usage Etymologically, the term ''hypocorism'' is from Ancient Greek (), from (), meaning 'to call by endearing names'. The prefix refers in this case to creating a diminutive, something that is smaller in a tender or affectionate sense; the root originates in the Greek for 'to caress' or 'to treat with tokens of affection', and is related to the words () 'boy, youth' and () 'girl, young woman'. In linguistics, the term can be used more specifically to refer to the Morphology (linguistics), morphological process by which the standard form of the word is transformed into a form denoting affection, or to words resulting from this process. In English, a word is often clipping (morphology), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margie Foote
Margie Foote (December 23, 1929 – August 29, 2012) was an American politician. Career She served in the Nevada Assembly from 1966 to 1974 and in the Nevada Senate from 1974 to 1978. Death She died on August 29, 2012, in Sparks, Nevada Sparks is a city in Washoe County, Nevada, United States. It was founded in 1904, incorporated on March 15, 1905, and is located just east of Reno, Nevada, Reno. The 2020 U.S. Census counted 108,445 residents in the city. It is the List of citi ... at age 82. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Foote, Margie 1929 births 2012 deaths Democratic Party members of the Nevada Assembly Democratic Party Nevada state senators 20th-century members of the Nevada Legislature ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margie Holmes
Margarita Go-Singco Holmes, popularly known as Dr. Margie Holmes, is a popular psychologist specializing in sex therapy in the Philippines. Early life and education Holmes graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of the Philippines Diliman in 1973. She was awarded a scholarship grant from the East West Center to study at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, where she earned a Master of Public Health with a major in international family planning, including special studies in sex therapy and marriage counseling. Holmes capped her credentials with a Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology from Ateneo de Manila University. She was also elected into membership in the international honor societies of Phi Kappa Phi and Pi Gamma Mu. Career Academic Holmes has claimed that she was/has been a professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte but a simple call and verification from their faculty directories indicate that Holmes never was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margie Hohepa
Margie Kahukura Hohepa (born 1960), sometimes Margie Ratapu (which is her married name), is a New Zealand education academic specialising in Māori education. She is Māori, of Te Māhurehure, Ngāpuhi and Te Ātiawa descent and are currently a full professor at the University of Waikato. Early life Hohepa was born in Auckland in 1960. She received her primary and secondary education at Matipo Primary in Te Atatū Peninsula, Te Atatū Intermediate, Wainuiomata College, Wellington East Girls' College and Rutherford High School. She studied at the University of Auckland for a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts (Hons) in Education, with the title of her 1990 master's thesis ''Te Kohanga Reo hei tikanga ako i te reo Maori = Te Kohanga Reo as a context for language learning''. She then obtained a Diploma in Teaching from the Auckland Teachers' College. Academic career After a 2000 PhD titled '' 'Hei tautoko i te reo : Maori language regeneration and whānau bookreading pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margie Hines
Margaret Louise Hines (October 15, 1909 – December 23, 1985), also known as Marjorie Hines or Margie Hines, was an American animation voice artist. She was known for her work at Fleischer Studios, where she was the original voice of Betty Boop. Hines served from 1930 until 1932 and again from 1938 until 1939, before voicing Olive Oyl and Swee' Pea in the '' Popeye the Sailor'' cartoons from 1938 to 1944.Milestone column '''' (March 20, 1939) She also provided the voices for Fleischer's animated films '' |
The Raelettes
The Raelettes (or occasionally The Raelets or The Raeletts) were an American girl group formed in 1958 to provide backing vocals for Ray Charles. They were reformed from the group The Cookies. Between 1966 and 1973, the Raelettes recorded on Tangerine Records as a separate act produced and accompanied by Charles. History Reformed by Ray Charles from the all-girl singing group The Cookies, Charles first invited The Cookies for a recording session in New York City, in August 1956, where they taped "Lonely Avenue", "I Want To Know" and "Leave My Woman Alone". The Cookies' lineup at the time consisted of Margie Hendrix, Dorothy Jones, and Darlene McCrea. The Raelettes were officially established in 1958. The first lineup consisted of Darlene McCrea, Margie Hendricks, Patricia Lyles, and Gwendolyn Berry. The Raelettes were an integral part of Charles' organization and provided backing vocals on various hits, such as "Night Time Is the Right Time" (1958), " What'd I Say" (1959 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Charles
Ray Charles Robinson (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. He is regarded as one of the most iconic and influential musicians in history, and was often referred to by contemporaries as "The Genius". Among friends and fellow musicians, he preferred being called "Brother Ray". Charles was blinded during childhood, possibly due to glaucoma. Charles pioneered the soul music genre during the 1950s by combining elements of blues, jazz, rhythm and blues, and Gospel music, gospel into his music during his time with Atlantic Records. He contributed to the integration of country music, rhythm and blues, and pop music during the 1960s with his crossover success on ABC Records, notably with his two ''Modern Sounds'' albums. While he was with ABC, Charles became one of the first black musicians to be granted artistic control by a mainstream record company. Charles' 1960s hit "Georgia on My Mind" was the first of his three career No. 1 hits ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margie Hendrix
Marjorie Hendrix (sometimes Hendricks) (March 13, 1935 – July 14, 1973) was an American rhythm and blues singer and founding member of the Raelettes, who were the backing singers for Ray Charles, the father of her child, Charles Wayne Hendrix. She sang lead and background on several of Charles's hit songs of the late 1950s and early 1960s, but after she was ejected from the group in 1964 she attempted a solo career with the labels Mercury Records and Sound Stage 7 before she was dropped from both of them due to her music not charting. She experienced alcoholism, heroin addiction, depression, and poverty until she died in mid 1973 at the age of 38. Early years and the Cookies Hendrix was born on March 13, 1935, in Register, Georgia, to the late Kattie and Renzy Hendrix.She was the youngest child out of 3. Her older brother died when she was around 3 years old. During her childhood she played piano and directed her local church choir. In the early 1950s, at the age of 18, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret Hart Ferraro
Margaret Hart Ferraro (September 28, 1913 – January 30, 2000), better known as Margie Hart, was a New York City stripteaser, in American burlesque theatre. Biography Hart was born Margaret Bridget Bryan on September 28, 1913, in Edgerton, Missouri, one of eight children. She left home aged 16, then studied "exotic dancing" once she was of age in St. Louis. She married John Ferraro, the Los Angeles City Council president, in 1982. Hart suffered an aneurysm and a stroke not long after their marriage. In the 1990s her health declined quickly until she died at 86 years old in Los Angeles on January 30, 2000. Trial for indecency Hart was one of three burlesque dancers who performed at Minsky's Burlesque in April 1935, who were arrested for giving an indecent performance. Hart, 21, who resided at the Hotel Forrest in Manhattan, New York, was taken into custody along with Toots Brawner, 22, of the Dixie Hotel, and Gladys McCormick, 24, of 229 West 49th Street. The three pleade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margie Harrison
__NOTOC__ The following is a list of Playboy Playmates of 1954. ''Playboy'' magazine named its Playmate of the Month each month throughout the year. Prior to September 1959, Playmates were not asked to complete data sheets. January Margie Harrison was an American actress and model. She was Playmate of the Month for both January 1954 and June 1954. While Marilyn Monroe preceded her as a ''Playboy'' "Sweetheart of the Month", Monroe did not appear in the center pages, but was pictured on pages 16 to 18. Harrison is therefore the first model designated "Playmate of the Month". Like Monroe, her photo was purchased from the John Baumgarth Company, which specialized in pin-up calendars. According to ''The Playmate Book'', Harrison also appeared in the men's magazines ''Follies'' and ''Gala''. February Marilyn Ardith Jordan ( Waltz; November 5, 1931 – December 23, 2006) was an American actress and model. Using the pseudonym Margaret Scott, she was ''Playboy'' magazine's Playmate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margie Greenough Henson
Margie Greenough Henson (November 17, 1908–August 16, 2004) was a 1978 National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame inductee. Life Margie Greenough Henson was born Margie Greenough on a farm near Billings, Montana, on November 17, 1908. She grew up on a working ranch with her seven siblings and all were expected to do daily chores including riding and roping. She married Charlie "Heavy" Henson in 1928. They had one son, Chuck Henson. Career In 1929, Henson joined Jack King's Wild West Rodeo. Her experience growing up on a ranch served her well. She started bronc riding and became a champion. Henson entered bronc riding events in major rodeos across the country, often the only women entrant. After a year with Jack King's, the Hensons joined the Miller Brothers 101 Ranch Show. Henson continued to ride broncs. But she also added to her routine horse racing and steer riding. Later, she even added bull riding. Montana claims some of the best women bronc riders. Four are the most ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margie Goldstein-Engle
Margie Goldstein-Engle (born March 31, 1958) is an American show jumping equestrian, and a 10-time American Grandprix Association Rider of the Year. Early and personal life She was born in Miami, Florida, to Mona (an elementary school principal and teacher) and Irvin Goldstein (an accountant), and is Jewish. She grew up in her middle-class family in South Miami, Florida, with two older brothers. In third grade, she became passionate about horses. At the age of nine, she took jobs at horse barns and dog kennels as a way to pay for riding lessons. Less affluent than other riders, she said: "You're maybe not dressed like the other riders. You don't have the custom things, you don't have the top clothing, and a lot of my stuff was hand-me-downs.... It was more cliquish than anything. They'd more snub you than tease you." She attended South Miami High School and North Miami Beach High School, and graduated from Florida International University with a 4.0 GPA, majoring in bus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
