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Terry Meeuwsen
Terry Anne Meeuwsen Friedrich (born March 2, 1949) is an American television personality, author, and singer. She is best known as the co-host of the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN)'s ''The 700 Club'' since 1993. Meeuwsen is the founder of Orphan’s Promise, a philanthropic organization leading charity efforts for orphans, especially advocating for help in Ukraine. Meeuwsen was the 1972 Miss Appleton, 1972 Miss Wisconsin and the winner of the Miss America pageant in 1973, taking both the talent and swimsuit competitions. She was the first Miss Wisconsin delegate to hold the Miss America title. Early life Meeuwsen was born in 1949 in Green Bay, Wisconsin to Joseph and Beverly (née Anderson). She was the eldest of four children. Her father worked for the Wisconsin Public Service Corporation, while her mother worked for the Wisconsin Telephone Company in her early years then worked until retirement for the Superintendent of Schools. At De Pere High School, Meeuwsen w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret Holland Sargent
Margaret Holland Sargent (born December 30, 1927), also known as Meg Sargent, is an American portrait artist based in Los Angeles, California. She has painted over three hundred oil portraits, including portraits of Tennessee Williams, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter and Margaret Thatcher. Background Sargent's father, Cecil Holland, was a character actor and theatrical makeup artist. He has been cited as influential on her career. Sargent traveled extensively as an adult with her husband, a career military officer. She studied acting and costume design at the University of California at Los Angeles and is a member of Kappa Delta sorority. Herbert Abrams introduced Sargent to oil painting in the 1960s and she continued to study with John Howard Sanden in the 1970s at the Art Students League of New York. She first painted in a spare bedroom of her home, eventually developing a freestanding studio on her property. Career Sargent is a skilled businesswoman who has promoted hersel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Badler
Jane Badler (born December 31, 1953) is an American-Australian actress and singer. She is known for her role as Diana, the main antagonist in NBC's science fiction series '' V'' between 1983 and 1985. Following this, she had roles in the primetime soap opera ''Falcon Crest'' and the 1988 revival of '' Mission: Impossible'', the latter of which was filmed in Australia which has since become Badler's home. She has also become an established nightclub singer in Australia, where she still resides, and has released three albums. Early life and education Badler was born in Brooklyn, New York on December 31, 1953.Rout, Nancy E.; Buckley, Ellen; Rout, Barney M., editors (1992). The Soap Opera Book : Who's Who in Daytime Drama'. West Nyack, N.Y. : Todd Publications. p. 11. . "Born; December 31, 1953 in Brooklyn, New York Marital Status: married, one son, Samuel Height: 5’6" Eyes: blue Hair: auburn Education: Northwestern University, B.F.A. ..Jane’s family consists of two siste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orphan
An orphan is a child whose parents have died, are unknown, or have permanently abandoned them. It can also refer to a child who has lost only one parent, as the Hebrew language, Hebrew translation, for example, is "fatherless". In some languages, such as Swedish language, Swedish, the term is "parentless" and more ambiguous about whether the parents are dead, unknown or absconded, but typically refers to a child or younger adult. In common usage, only a child who has lost both parents due to death is called an orphan. When referring to animals, only the mother's condition is usually relevant (i.e., if the female parent has gone, the offspring is an orphan, regardless of the father's condition). Definitions Various groups use different definitions to identify orphans. One legal definition used in the United States is a minor (law), minor bereft through "death or disappearance of, abandonment or desertion by, or separation or loss from, both parents". In everyday use, an orphan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheila Walsh (author/singer)
Sheila Walsh (born 5 July 1956) is a Scottish-born American contemporary Christian vocalist, songwriter, evangelist, author, inspirational speaker, and talk-show host. Life and career Walsh was born in Ayr, Scotland, and began her career as a contemporary Christian singer after studying theology at London Bible College (now the London School of Theology) in 1979 and music at the London Academy of Operatic Art. Walsh worked as an evangelist with the British chapter of Youth For Christ and sang with a group known as "The Oasis" until going solo in 1981. She also worked closely at this time with keyboard player Chris Rolinson, who contributed extensively to the sound of her first "new wave" style album, Future Eyes. He also worked with her on her first United States tour, where she opened for Phil Keaggy. As Walsh enjoyed some success both in the United Kingdom and America as a CCM musician, she was asked by minister Pat Robertson to serve as a co-host of his television talk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stormie Omartian
Stormie Omartian (; born September 16, 1942) is an American Christian author. She is married to Michael Omartian, with whom she recorded five musical albums before she launched her writing career. Early career Omartian aspired to be a singer and actress at a young age. While still in college at UCLA, she started work as a singer, dancer, and actress, appearing in several professional theatrical productions in the California area and later on The Dean Martin Show, The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, The Mac Davis Show, and The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour, along with many other roles. She worked as a backup singer for Glen Campbell, Neil Diamond, Ray Charles, The Imperials, and other well-known artists. She also sang for a time in the Norman Luboff Choir and toured with The Sandpipers. The duo Stormie & Sunny released a pop single in 1967 titled "All The Warm Is Gone" but it did not make the charts. Recordings Omartian and her husband have written hundreds of songs, including t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twila Paris
Twila Paris (born December 28, 1958) is a contemporary Christian music singer, songwriter, author and pianist. Since 1980, Paris has released 22 albums, amassed 33 number one Christian Radio singles, and was named the Gospel Music Association Female Vocalist of the Year three years in a row. Many of her earlier songs such as "He Is Exalted", "We Will Glorify", "Lamb of God", and "We Bow Down", are found in church hymnals or otherwise sung in church settings. She was inducted into the Gospel Music Association Hall of Fame in May 2015. Career As a child she released her first album, ''Little Twila Paris'', in 1965. The album included songs drawn from among those she sang with her family in their evangelistic outreaches. Paris released her first full-length album, '' Knowin' You're Around'', in 1980, and along the way she has written books, recorded children's music, and created worship songs. In the 1980s and 1990s, Paris released mainly contemporary Christian pop songs. But in r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Bush
Barbara Bush (; June 8, 1925 – April 17, 2018) was the first lady of the United States from 1989 to 1993, as the wife of the 41st president of the United States, George H. W. Bush. She was previously second lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989, and founded the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy. Among her children are George W. Bush, the 43rd president of the United States, and Jeb Bush, the 43rd governor of Florida. Bush and Abigail Adams are the only two women to be the wife of one U.S. president and the mother of another. At the time she became first lady, she was the second oldest woman to hold the position, behind only Anna Harrison, who never lived in the capital. Bush was generally popular as first lady, recognized for her apolitical grandmotherly image. Barbara Pierce was born in New York City and grew up in Rye, New York. She met George H. W. Bush at the age of sixteen, and the two married in 1945. They moved to Texas in 1948, where George wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karla Faye Tucker
Karla Faye Tucker (November 18, 1959 – February 3, 1998) was an American woman sentenced to death for killing two people with a pickaxe during a burglary. She was the first woman to be executed in the United States since Velma Barfield in 1984 in North Carolina, and the first in Texas since Chipita Rodriguez in 1863. She was convicted of murder in Texas in 1984 and executed by lethal injection after 14 years on death row. Due to her gender and widely publicized conversion to Christianity, she inspired an unusually large national and international movement that advocated the commutation of her sentence to life without parole, a movement that included a few foreign government officials. Early life Karla Tucker was born and raised in Houston, Texas, the youngest of three sisters. Her father Larry was a longshoreman. The marriage of her parents was troubled, and Tucker started smoking cigarettes with her sisters when she was eight years old. During her parents' divorce proceedin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freeform (TV Channel)
Freeform is an American basic cable channel owned and operated by ABC Family Worldwide, a subsidiary of the Disney Entertainment business segment and division of the Walt Disney Company. Freeform primarily broadcasts programming geared towards young adults—with some skewing toward young women—in the 18–34 age range, a target demographic designated by the channel as "becomers". Its programming includes contemporary off-network syndicated reruns and original series, feature films, and made-for-TV original movies. Movies are also shown during seasonal programming blocks, like 31 Nights of Halloween, 30 Days of Disney, and 25 Days of Christmas. Since the network was launched on April 29, 1977, it has undergone various changes to its programming format and naming under 4 different owners. The network was originally founded as a religious channel, the CBN Satellite Service—an extension of televangelist Pat Robertson's Christian Broadcasting Network. It evolved into a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louise DuArt
Louise DuArt (born October 30, 1950) is an American comedian and impersonator. Career DuArt was born in Quincy, Massachusetts. She began her career on the children's show ''The Krofft Supershow'' playing Nashville, a member of the fictional band Kaptain Kool and the Kongs. She later worked on Krofft's final kids' show, '' The Krofft Superstar Hour'', in which Kaptain Kool and the Kongs were replaced with the Bay City Rollers; DuArt remained as a voice actor. She also hosted the game show ''Rodeo Drive'' in 1990, on Lifetime, wherein she did celebrity and character impersonations at times, especially during the show's second round of play; her notable impersonations include Edith Bunker, George Burns, Judge Judy, Joan Rivers and Barbara Walters. At around this time she also did voices on ''Garfield and Friends''. DuArt toured with Harvey Korman and Tim Conway from 2001 to 2005. She now makes appearances on many religious-themed programs. Credits Television *''Family Guy'' (voi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat Robertson
Marion Gordon "Pat" Robertson (March 22, 1930 – June 8, 2023) was an American Media proprietor, media mogul, Televangelism, televangelist, political commentator, presidential candidate, and charismatic movement, charismatic minister. Robertson advocated a christian conservative Christian ideology and was known for his involvement in Republican Party (United States), Republican Party politics. He was associated with the Charismatic movement within Protestant evangelicalism. He served as head of Regent University and of the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN). Robertson's career spanned over five decades, and was the founder of several organizations, including CBN, Regent University, Operation Blessing International, Operation Blessing International Relief and Development Corporation, the ABC Family Worldwide, International Family Entertainment Inc. (History of Freeform#Purchase by Disney and early attempts at changing the network's focus, ABC Family Channel/Freeform), the A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee is the List of cities in Wisconsin, most populous city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Located on the western shore of Lake Michigan, it is the List of United States cities by population, 31st-most populous city in the United States and the fifth-most populous city in the Midwest with a population of 577,222 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Milwaukee County. The Milwaukee metropolitan area is the Metropolitan statistical area, 40th-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. with 1.57 million residents. Founded in the early 19th century and incorporated in 1846, Milwaukee grew rapidly due to its location as a port city. History of Milwaukee, Its history was heavily influenced by German immigrants and it continues to be a Germans in Milwaukee, center for German-American culture, specifically known for Beer in Milwaukee, its brewing industry. The city developed as an industrial powerhouse during the 19t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
