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Rosalyn (other)
Rosalyn and the similar name Rosalynn are feminine given names. Notable people and characters with the names include: People named Rosalyn *Rosalyn Baker (born 1946), American politician * Rosalyn Barton (born 1938), Australian diver *Rosalyn Baxandall (1939–2015), American feminist historian * Rosalyn W. Berne, American writer and ethicist * Rosalyn Bird, Canadian politician * Rosalyn Borden (1932–2003), American actress and singer * Rosalyn Boulter (1917–1997), English actress * Rosalyn Bryant (born 1956), American sprinter * Rosalyn Dance (born 1948), American politician * Rosalyn Benjamin Darling (born c.1950), American sociologist * Rosalyn Deutsche, American art historian and critic * Rosalyn Diprose, Australian philosopher * Rosalyn Drexler (born 1926), American artist and writer *Rosalyn Fairbank (born 1960), South African tennis player *Rosalyn Gold-Onwude (born 1987), American basketball analyst * Rosalyn Henderson-Myers, American politician * Rosalyn Higgins, Lady ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosalyn Baker
Rosalyn "Roz" Hester Baker (born September 20, 1946) is an American politician. She was a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the Hawaii Senate for District 6 from November 2012 to November 2022. Baker served consecutively from 2002 until 2012 in the District 5 seat, and previously served from 1992 until 1998, having served consecutively in the Hawaii State Legislature from 1988 until 1993 in the Hawaii House of Representatives. Baker was appointed by Governor John D. Waiheʻe III to the Senate on November 26, 1993, and served as the Senate Chair of Commerce and Consumer Protection. Early life Baker was born on September 20, 1946, in El Campo, Texas. She graduated from Southwest Texas State University (now Texas State University) with a Bachelor's degree, bachelors of arts degree in political science and speech in 1968 and received a masters of arts degree from the University of Southwestern Louisiana (now the University of Louisiana at Lafayette) in 1969. She h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosalyn Landor
Rosalyn Landor (born 7 October 1958) is an English film, television and stage actress and audio book narrator. Early life Landor was born in 1958 in Hampstead, London, the daughter of English actor and radio presenter Neil Landor and of an Irish mother. Landor was educated at the Royal Ballet School, Richmond, and at Tolworth Girls' School, in Surbiton, London. A child actress in films in the late 1960s and early 1970s, she began her career at the age of nine, when she appeared in the Hammer Horror film '' The Devil Rides Out'' (1968). Career Landor appeared in ''Jane Eyre'' (1970), playing Helen Burns, with Susannah York as the adult Jane Eyre. She co-starred in the film '' The Amazing Mr. Blunden'' (1972), based on the book '' The Ghosts'' by Antonia Barber, and appeared opposite Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor in the TV film '' Divorce His, Divorce Hers'' (1973). She made many appearances on British and American television during the 1980s, with roles including Allison i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosalind (given Name)
Rosalind is a feminine given name derived from Old German word elements ''hros'', or ''horse'' and ''lind'', ''soft, tender''. In the medieval era, it became associated with the Latin phrase ''rosa linda'', or ''Beauty, pretty rose''. Notable people with the name include: *Rosalind Ashford (born 1943), American singer, member of Martha and the Vandellas *Rosalind Blauer (1943–1973), Canadian economist *Rosalind Brett, British Olympic swimmer *Rosalind Brett (author), British writer of romance novels *Rosalind Cash (1938–1995), American singer and actress *Rosalind Cassidy (1895–1980), American physical education professor *Rosalind Chao (born 1957), American actress born in Anaheim, California *Rosalind Creasy (born 1939), American landscape designer and author *Rosalind Franklin (1920–1958), British physical chemist and crystallographer who made very important contributions to the understanding of the fine structures of coal and graphite, DNA and viruses *Rosalind Hackett, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psychoderelict
''Psychoderelict'' is the seventh studio album by the English musician Pete Townshend. Some characters and issues presented in this work were continued in Townshend's later opus '' The Boy Who Heard Music'', first presented on the Who's eleventh studio album '' Endless Wire'' (2006) and then adapted as a rock musical. ''Psychoderelict'' is Townshend's seventh and most recent solo studio album to date. History Released in 1993, ''Psychoderelict'' is a rock opera conceived by Townshend in 1991 as the follow-up to '' The Iron Man'' (1989), but despite having recorded several demos, a bicycle accident in September 1991 forced him to delay work on the album until his wrist was able to heal properly. It is structured more like a radio play than the more "traditional" rock operas Townshend had recorded both with the Who (1969's '' Tommy'', 1973's ''Quadrophenia'' and the unreleased ''Lifehouse'' album) and as a solo artist (1985's '' White City'' and ''The Iron Man''). The album's c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calvin And Hobbes
''Calvin and Hobbes'' is a daily American comic strip created by cartoonist Bill Watterson that was Print syndication, syndicated from November 18, 1985, to December 31, 1995. Commonly described as "the last great newspaper comic", ''Calvin and Hobbes'' has enjoyed enduring popularity, influence, and academic and even a philosophical interest. ''Calvin and Hobbes'' follows the humorous antics of the title characters: Calvin, a mischievous and adventurous six-year-old boy; and his friend Hobbes, a Sardonicism, sardonic Bengal tiger, tiger. Set in the suburban United States of the 1980s and 1990s, the strip depicts Calvin's frequent flights of fancy and friendship with Hobbes. It also examines Calvin's relationships with his long-suffering parents and with his classmates, especially his neighbor Susie Derkins. Hobbes's dual nature is a defining motif for the strip: to Calvin, Hobbes is a living anthropomorphic tiger, while all the other characters seem to see Hobbes as an inanim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosalynn Sumners
Rosalynn Diane Sumners (born April 20, 1964) is an American former competitive figure skater. She was the World Junior champion in 1980, the U.S. National champion in 1982, 1983 and 1984, World champion in 1983, and won a silver medal at the 1984 Winter Olympics (second to Katarina Witt). Early career Sumners was born in Palo Alto, California and raised in Edmonds, Washington. Sumners considers Edmonds her hometown and is where she learned to skate. Edmonds renamed its 5th Avenue to "Rosalynn Sumners Boulevard" after her winning the silver medal in the 1984 Olympics. Sumners was a hard-working, dedicated skater. Her coach, Lorraine Borman, called the "Wizard of Roz", emphasized her student's artistry as her skating strength. Sumners balanced athleticism and artistry, giving her a competitive edge. Sumners first emerged on the skating scene after winning the 1980 World Junior title. Her artistic style throughout 1980–1981 usually placed her 1st or 2nd in the free skating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosalynn Carter
Eleanor Rosalynn Carter ( ; ; August 18, 1927 – November 19, 2023) was an American activist and humanitarian who served as the first lady of the United States from 1977 to 1981, as the wife of President Jimmy Carter. Throughout her decades of public service, she was a leading advocate for women's rights and mental health. Carter was born and raised in Plains, Georgia, graduated as valedictorian of Plains High School, and soon after attended Georgia Southwestern College, where she graduated in 1946. She first became attracted to her future husband, also from Plains, after seeing a picture of him in his U.S. Naval Academy uniform, and they married in 1946. Carter helped her husband win the governorship of Georgia in 1970, and decided to focus her attention in the field of mental health when she was that state's first lady. She campaigned for him during his successful bid to become president of the United States in the 1976 election, defeating incumbent Republican president ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosalynn Bliss
Rosalynn Bliss (born August 3, 1975) is an American politician, social worker, and former mayor of Grand Rapids, Michigan. The first woman to be elected mayor of Michigan's second-largest city, Bliss took office on January 1, 2016 and served until the end of 2024. Bliss previously served on the Grand Rapids City Commission. Early life and education Bliss comes from a large family with 10 children. Bliss grew up in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in Sault Ste. Marie and graduated from Sault Area High School in 1993. Shortly after, she moved to Mobile, Alabama, where she attended the University of South Alabama earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology and criminal justice in 1997. Upon graduation, she moved to Grand Rapids and began her career working at Hope Network while attending graduate school at Michigan State University. She earned her master's degree in social work and professionally started working in the field of domestic violence and child welfare. Originally, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosalyn Sussman Yalow
Rosalyn Sussman Yalow (July 19, 1921 – May 30, 2011) was an American medical physicist, and a co-winner of the 1977 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (together with Roger Guillemin and Andrew Schally) for development of the radioimmunoassay technique. She was the second woman (after Gerty Cori), and the first American-born woman, to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Biography Childhood Rosalyn Sussman Yalow was born in the Bronx, New York, the daughter of Clara (née Zipper) and Simon Sussman, and was raised in a Jewish household. She went to Walton High School (Bronx), New York City. After high school, she attended the all-female, tuition-free Hunter College, where her mother hoped she would learn to become a teacher. Instead, Yalow decided to study physics. College Yalow knew how to type, and was able to get a part-time position as a secretary to Dr. Rudolf Schoenheimer, a leading biochemist at Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosalyn Tureck
Rosalyn Tureck (December 14, 1913 – July 17, 2003) was an American pianist and harpsichordist who was particularly associated with the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. However, she had a wide-ranging repertoire that included works by composers Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms and Frédéric Chopin, as well as more modern composers such as David Diamond, Luigi Dallapiccola and William Schuman. Diamond's Piano Sonata No. 1 was inspired by Tureck's playing. She was one of the great pianists of the 20th Century and she is also known as the High Priestess of Bach. Biography Tureck was born in Chicago, Illinois, the third of three daughters of Russian Jewish immigrants Samuel Tureck (né Turk; Rosalyn’s father was of Turkish descent) and Monya (Lipson) Tureck. She was the granddaughter of a cantor from Kiev. The first of her teachers to recognize her special gifts for playing the music of Bach was the Javanese-born Dutch pianist Jan Chiapusso, who gave her twice-weekly less ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosalyn Terborg-Penn
Rosalyn Terborg-Penn (October 22, 1941 – December 25, 2018) was an American professor of history and author. Terborg-Penn specialized in African-American history and black women's history. Her book ''African American Women in the Struggle for the Vote, 1850–1920'' was a ground-breaking work that recovered the histories of black women in the women's suffrage movement in the United States. She was a faculty member of Morgan State University. Early life and education Born Rosalyn Marian Terborg in Brooklyn, New York. Her mother Jeanne Terborg (''née'' Van Horn; 1916–2007) was a clerical worker from Indianapolis, and her father Jacques A. Terborg (d. 1997) was a Suriname-born jazz musician. In 1951, her family moved to Queens, where she graduated from John Adams High School in 1959. In 1963, she received a degree in history from Queens College, City University of New York. Terborg-Penn moved to Washington, D.C., earning her master's degree in United States diplomatic history ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosalyn Scott
Rosalyn P. Scott (born 1950) is an American thoracic surgeon known for her work in education and for being the first African-American woman to become a thoracic surgeon. Early life and education Scott was born and raised in Newark, New Jersey, and was inspired to become a physician by both her father and uncle. Her father was a dentist, and his dental office was the source of Scott's early exposure to medicine. She helped there on Saturday mornings by cleaning dental instruments, editing information on charts, and organizing patient documents. Scott's father suffered from a heart attack when she was in the third grade. He lived through it and later encouraged Scott to become a cardiothoracic surgeon. Not only was Scott inspired by her father, but her uncle was a thoracic surgeon and President of the hospital where he worked in Chicago. Scott attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, for her undergraduate education, and earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
