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Prue Mason
Prue may refer to: People Given name Prue is a feminine given name, sometimes a short form of Prudence (given name), Prudence or Prunella (given name), Prunella. * Prue Acton, Australian fashion designer * Prue Barron (1917–2014), British surgeon and geriatrician * Prue Car, Australian politician * Prue Hyman, New Zealand feminist economist and former cricketer * Prue Leith, South African chef living in the UK * Prue MacSween, Australian journalist * Prue O'Donovan, Australian priest * Prue Sibree, Australian politician * Prue Watt, Australian Paralympic swimmer Surname * Jarrad Prue, Australian basketball player * Michael Prue (born 1948), Canadian politician * Sally Prue, British novelist * Terry Prue, Australian Test umpire Other uses *Prue, Oklahoma, a town in the United States *, various gliders designed and built by Irving Prue See also * Prue Yai, sub-district of Khukhan District, Sisaket Province, Thailand * Pru (other) * Proulx {{Disambiguation, sur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prudence (given Name)
Prudence is a feminine given name. The name is a Medieval form of the Latin ''Prudentia'', meaning prudence, i.e. good judgment. The usual diminutive or short form is Pru or Prue. These may also be short for the unrelated name Prunella (given name), Prunella, which means plum. People with this name * Prue Acton (born 1943), Australian fashion designer * Prue Barron (1917–2014), British surgeon and geriatrician * Prue Car, Australian 21st century politician * Prudence Farrow (born 1948), John Lennon's inspiration for the The Beatles, Beatles' song ''Dear Prudence'' * Pru Goward (born 1952), Australian politician, member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly * Prue Hyman (born 1943), New Zealand anti-trans activist, economist and former cricketer * Prue Leith (born 1940), South African restaurateur, television presenter/broadcaster, cookery writer and novelist * Prudence Liew (born 1964), Hong Kong–based cantopop singer and actress * Prudence MacLeod (born 1958), philant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prue Sibree
Prudence Anne Leggoe (née Turnor; formerly Sibree; born 7 August 1946) is former Liberal Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. Sibree was educated at (Chalgrove Girls Grammar School, run by Georgina Prior, 1100 Whitehorse Road, Box Hill), Strathcona Baptist Girls Grammar School and Melbourne University where she gained a law degree.Australian Woman Biographical Entry- Sibree, Prudence Anne (1946 -) (accessed 2008-06-07) Upon graduation from university, Sibree worked as a , eventually establishing her own law firm, Prue Sibree & Co. She joined the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prue, Oklahoma
Prue is a town in southwestern Osage County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 465 at the 2010 census, up 7.4 percent from the figure of 433 recorded in 2000. The town was named for Henry Prue, who owned the original townsite. Prue was relocated when Lake Keystone was built, and is sometimes called "New Prue". Jon Daniels May, "Prue." ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''. Accessed May 10, 2015. History Prue was a small settlement when the Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad (later the , often called the MKT or "K ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry Prue
Terry Arthur Prue (born 11 December 1948) is a retired Australian Test umpire, from Western Australia. He umpired 9 Test matches between 1988 and 1994. His first match was between Australia and the West Indies at Perth on 2 December to 6 December 1988, won by the West Indies by 169 runs, in spite of Merv Hughes taking 5/130 and 8/87, including a hat-trick spread over two innings and three overs. Prue’s partner was Robin Bailhache, standing in his final test match. Prue’s last test match was between Australia and South Africa at Adelaide on 28 January to 1 February 1994, won by Australia by 191 runs with a century to Steve Waugh and 7 wickets to Craig McDermott. Prue’s colleague was Darrell Hair. Prue umpired 39 One Day International (ODI) matches between 1988 and 1999. Altogether, he umpired 75 first-class matches in his career between 1983 and 2000. See also * List of Test cricket umpires * List of One Day International cricket umpires This is a list of umpire (c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sally Prue
Sally Prue is a British author known for her novel '' Cold Tom'', which won the Branford Boase Award 2002 and the Smarties Prize Silver Award in 2002. Sally Prue has written eight novels. Biography Sally Prue was adopted as a baby and brought up in Hertfordshire, England. She attended Nash Mills and Longdean Schools, and afterwards she began to work at a paper mill with the rest of her family. Her first real job was as a clerk and following that as a time and motion person. She was forced to quit the job due to pregnancy with her first daughter. She has two daughters, Elizabeth and Rosalind. Bringing up her children, she gradually became better at writing fiction and hired an agent, Elizabeth Roy. ''Cold Tom'', her first novel, won two awards: Branford Boase Award and the Smarties Prize Silver Award in 2002. Later published novels include ''The Devil's Toenail'' (2004) and ''Ryland's Footsteps'' (2004). ''The Truth Sayer'' (2007), the first in a trilogy, was nominated for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Prue
Michael David Prue (born July 14, 1948) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. Prue was mayor of East York, Ontario to 1997 and subsequently represented the riding of Beaches—East York in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2001 to 2014 as member of the New Democratic Party (NDP)'s Queen's Park caucus. He was a candidate in the 2009 Ontario NDP leadership election, finishing in fourth place. In 2018, he was elected to the town council of Amherstburg, Ontario, and in 2022 he was elected its mayor. Background Prue grew up in Toronto's Regent Park neighbourhood. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and anthropology from the University of Toronto, and a Master of Arts degree in Canadian Studies from Carleton University. After graduation, he worked as counsel for the Minister of Employment and Immigration. During his time as a federal government employee, Prue was an activist in the Canada Employment & Immigration Union, a component of the Public Service Allia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jarrad Prue
Jarrad Prue (born 11 February 1982) is an Australian former basketball player. He played 15 seasons with the Lakeside Lightning of the NBL1 West between 2003 and 2021 and won three List of State Basketball League champions, championships. He is the NBL1 West's all-time leading rebounder. Prue had a three-game stint with the Perth Wildcats of the National Basketball League (Australia), National Basketball League (NBL) in 2013, and in 2020 was appointed president of the Lakeside Lightning. Early life Prue grew up preferring cricket over basketball. He was a Willetton Tigers junior. Playing career SBL / NBL1 West Prue debuted for the Lakeside Lightning in the State Basketball League (SBL) in 2003. He averaged 3.96 points and 6.4 rebounds in 24 games in his first season and 9.65 points and 18.5 rebounds in 26 games in 2004. Prue joined the Willetton Tigers for the 2005 SBL season, where he averaged a career-best 14.56 points to go with 14.2 rebounds in nine games. Prue returned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prue Watt
Prue Watt, (born 1 January 1987, in Newcastle, New South Wales) is a Paralympic swimming gold medalist from Australia. She has represented Australia at the four Paralympics from 2004 to 2016. Personal Prudence Elise Watt was born on 1 January 1987 in Newcastle, New South Wales. She was born premature at 24 weeks and the high levels of oxygen in her system resulted in her retina being damaged. As a result, she can see about 2 meters ahead and has a limited amount of peripheral vision. Her vision impairment is labelled retinopathy of prematurity. In 2016, she is studying a Bachelor of Science, majoring in Neuroscience at University of New South Wales (UNSW). She is a recipient of a UNSW Ben Lexcen Sports Scholarship and is part of UNSW's elite athlete program. Swimming She began swimming at thirteen and at the age of fifteen, she first represented Australia internationally at the 2002 IPC Swimming World Championships, in Mar Del Plata, Argentina, where she won two bronze ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prue O'Donovan
Prudence Estelle O’Donovan (1 April 1950 — 9 November 2023) was Archdeacon An archdeacon is a senior clergy position in the Church of the East, Chaldean Catholic Church, Syriac Orthodox Church, Anglican Communion, St Thomas Christians, Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Orthodox churches and some other Christian denomina ... of Flinders in the Anglican Diocese of Willochra from 2009-2015 and Ministry Development Officer (2012-2015). O’Donovan was deaconed in 1999 and ordained priest in 2000 for the Diocese of Adelaide. References 1950 births 2023 deaths Archdeacons of Flinders {{Australia-reli-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prunella (given Name)
Prunella is a feminine given name. The name is derived from the Latin for plum. The usual diminutive or short form is Pru or Prue. These may also be short for the unrelated name Prudence. People * Prunella Briance (1926–2017), British founder of the National Childbirth Trust * Prunella Clough (1919–1999), British artist * Prunella Fraser (died 2016), British architectural historian, writer, and archivist * Prunella Gee (born 1950), English counsellor, therapist and former actress * Prunella Ransome (1943–2002), English actress * Prunella Scales (born 1932), British actress * Prunella Stack (1914–2010), British fitness pioneer and women's rights activist Fictional characters * Prunella Deegan, a child in the children's book and the animated television series ''Arthur'' * Prunella, the title character in the Italian fairy tale " Prunella" * Prunella Gentleman, heroine of the novel ''Sorcerer of the Crown'' by Zen Cho Zen Cho is a Malaysian fantasy author based in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prue MacSween
Prudence Gay MacSween is an Australian television and radio presenter, reporter, social commentator, and public relations director. She has made a number of comments considered to be controversial. Career MacSween's extensive career in the media began at Eastern Suburbs Newspapers, as a cadet journalist. during which time she studied at the Sydney Technical College where she completed an Advertising Certificate in 1972.(May/June 2015) [''Sydney Morning Herald'', 9 Jan 1973, p 10; http://www.gwpmedia.com.au/rprgwp/_gwpmagazines_pdf/issue_73.pdf Prue MacSween: Ms Media], Issue #73, ''Business Resource & Lifestyle'', GWP Magazines. Retrieved 21 September 2019. Her first foray into television was after she successfully applied for a job at the locally owned television station TNQ, TNQ-7 in the North Queensland city of Townsville initially working as a reporter before also hosting a children's program. Also while at TNQ-7, MacSween created a weekly talk show at TNQ which she also p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prue Leith
Dame Prudence Margaret Leith, (born 18 February 1940) is a South African-British restaurateur, broadcaster, cookery writer and novelist. She was a judge on BBC Two's ''Great British Menu'' for eleven years, before joining ''The Great British Bake Off'' in March 2017, replacing Mary Berry, when the television programme moved to Channel 4. She was Chancellor of Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh from 2016 to 2024. Early life Leith was born on 18 February 1940 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa. Career In 1960, Leith moved to London to attend the Cordon Bleu Cookery School and then began a business supplying high-quality business lunches. This grew to become Leith's Good Food, a party and event caterer. In 1969, she opened Leith's, her Michelin-starred restaurant in Notting Hill, eventually selling it in 1995. In 1975, she founded Leith's School of Food and Wine, which trains professional chefs and amateur cooks. The group reached a turnover of £15 million in 1993. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
