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May Craig
May Craig may refer to: * May Craig (actress) (1889–1972), Irish actress in ''Girl with Green Eyes'' * May Craig (island) May Craig is a rocky island situated along the North Sea coast of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. May Craig lies about one half mile (0.8 km) south of Newtonhill and a mile (1.6 km) northeast of the village of Muchalls. A small islet of the same name li ..., a small island off the coast of Aberdeenshire, Scotland * May Craig (journalist) (1889–1975), American journalist {{disambiguation Craig, May ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
May Craig (actress)
May Craig (1889–1972) was an Irish actress. She was born in Dublin. Career She was first listed as May Craig in 1907 in the world premiere of ''The Playboy of the Western World''. She became an actress with the Abbey Theatre from 1916 to 1968. During her professional life with the Abbey Theatre she appeared in many productions which can be seen in the Abbey Theatre archives. May Craig performed on six tours of North America with the Abbey Theatre and has been described as one of Ireland's senior character actresses. She made her American debut in 1932, at the Ambassador Theater, New York. While in New York during 1932-33 she appeared in ''Autumn Fire'', ''The Big House'', ''King Oedipus'', ''The Well of the Saints'' and ''Church Street''. In 1931 she appeared in a play by Irish playwright Teresa Deevy called ''A Disciple'' and in 1947 she appeared in ''In Search of Valour'' where she played the part of Mrs. Maher. As an actress, May Craig has been seen in movies such as ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
May Craig (island)
May Craig is a rocky island situated along the North Sea coast of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. May Craig lies about one half mile (0.8 km) south of Newtonhill and a mile (1.6 km) northeast of the village of Muchalls. A small islet of the same name lies three miles (five km) to the north-northeast. Area history The area to the west of May Craig was first inhabited by Pictish peoples who left prehistoric megalithic monuments along a trackway known as the Causey Mounth, a name coined in medieval times. Examples of these megaliths are Old Bourtreebush stone circle and Aquhorthies stone circle. Historic structures in the general area include Elsick House, Gillybrands and Muchalls Castle.Archibald Watt, ''Highways and Biways around Kincardineshire'', Stonehaven Heritage Society (1985) See also * Findon *Portlethen Portlethen (; ) is a town located approximately 7 miles south of Aberdeen, Scotland, along the A92 road, A92. The population according to the 2022 census was 8,969 makin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
May Craig (journalist)
Elisabeth May Adams Craig (December 19, 1889 – July 15, 1975) was an American journalist best known for her reports on the Second World War, Korean War and U.S. politics. She was a member of the National American Woman Suffrage Association, and was also a campaigner for equality in children's education. She was the first woman journalist to be allowed on a battleship and the first to receive press credentials from the U.S. Navy. A section of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is named for Craig. Due to her Maine connections, colleagues and politicians referred to her as “tough as a lobster.” Biography May Craig was born in 1889, near Beaufort, South Carolina, where her father worked at the Coosaw Mines, a phosphate mine. Her mother died when she was young, and afterwards she became a foster child of the wealthy family who owned the mine. She was raised largely in Washington, D.C. She married Donald A. Craig, who was the Washington correspondent for the '' New York Herald''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
