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Wendy Farley
Wendy is a given name generally given to girls in English-speaking countries. In Britain during the English Civil War in the mid-1600s, a male Captain Wendy Oxford was identified by the Leveller John Lilburne as a spy reporting on his activities. It was also used as a surname in Britain from at least the 17th century. Its popularity in Britain as a feminine name is owed to the character Wendy Darling from the 1904 play ''Peter Pan'' and its 1911 novelisation ''Peter and Wendy'', both by J. M. Barrie. Its popularity reached a peak in the 1960s, and subsequently declined. The name was inspired by young Margaret Henley, daughter of Barrie's poet friend W. E. Henley. Margaret reportedly used to call Barrie "my friendy", with the common childhood difficulty pronouncing ''R''s this came out as "my fwendy" and "my fwendy-wendy". In Germany after 1986, the name Wendy became popular because it is the name of a magazine (targeted specifically at young girls) about horses and horse ridi ...
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Wendy Darling
Wendy Moira Angela Darling is a fictional character and one of the main protagonists of the 1904 play and 1911 novel ''Peter and Wendy'' by J. M. Barrie, as well as in most adaptations in other media. Her exact age is not specified in the original play or novel by Barrie, though it is implied that she is about Peter's age as she is "just Peter's size". As a girl on the verge of adulthood, she stands in contrast to Peter Pan, a boy who refuses to grow up, the major theme of the Peter Pan stories. Wendy hesitates at first to fly off to Neverland, but she comes to enjoy her adventures. Ultimately, she chooses to go back to her parents and accepts that she has to grow up. Background In the novel ''Peter and Wendy'', and its cinematic adaptations, she is an Edwardian period, Edwardian schoolgirl. The novel states that she attends a "kindergarten school" with her younger brothers, meaning a school for pre-adolescent children. Like Peter, in many adaptations of the story she is show ...
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Wendy Dant Chesser
Wendy Dant Chesser is a Democratic member of the Indiana House of Representatives The Indiana House of Representatives is the lower house of the Indiana General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Indiana. The House is composed of 100 members representing an equal number of constituent districts. House mem ... representing District 71. She attended Indiana University Southeast. Dant Chesser is the chief director of corporate strategy and external affairs at the River Ridge Development Authority. In 2024, she replaced Rita Fleming in the Indiana House of Representatives and as the Democratic nominee for House District 71. Chesser would go on to defeat Scott Hawkins in the 2024 General Election. Electoral history References Democratic Party members of the Indiana House of Representatives 21st-century members of the Indiana General Assembly Living people Women state legislators in Indiana 21st-century American women politicians Indiana ...
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Wendy Greengross
Wendy Elsa Greengross (29 April 1925 – 10 October 2012) was a British general practitioner and broadcaster. ''The Independent'' called her "a pioneering counsellor and one of the leading figures in fighting for equal rights for the disabled and the elderly". Early life Wendy Elsa Greengross was born on 29 April 1925, at 10 St Mary's Road, Golders Green, London, the daughter of Morris Philip Greengross, born Moisze Fiszel Gringross (1892–1970), a manufacturing jeweller, and his wife, Miriam Greengross, née Abrahamson (1899/1900–1968). Her father was mayor of Holborn from 1960 to 1961, and her brother Sir Alan Greengross (born 1929) was a leading Conservative member of the Greater London Council. Greengross was educated at South Hampstead High School from 1936 until she was evacuated to Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, followed by University College Hospital, where she qualified as a doctor in 1949, and in 1952 won a Fulbright Scholarship to the Chicago Lying-in Hospital ...
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Wendy Davis (actress)
Wendy Davis is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Colonel Joan Burton in the Lifetime television drama series ''Army Wives'' (2007–2013), for which she received three NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series nominations. Early life Davis grew up in Joppatowne, Maryland. She attended Joppatowne High School and graduated with a degree in Theater from Howard University. Career Davis began her career appearing in television sitcoms. She was semi-regular on the 1991 sitcom '' The New WKRP in Cincinnati'' as receptionist Ronnie Lee, and guest starred on ''Martin'', '' The Sinbad Show '', and '' Coach''. From 1996 to 1997, Davis starred as Lynette White in the ABC police drama '' High Incident'' created by Steven Spielberg. The series ran two seasons. The following years, she spent appearing in the television and independent films, including '' Return to Two Moon Junction'' (1995), and well as guest starred on episodes of '' Any Day Now'', ' ...
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Wendy Craig
Wendy Craig (born Anne Gwendolyn Craig; 20 June 1934) is an English actress who is best known for her appearances in the sitcoms '' Not in Front of the Children'' (1967–1970), '' ...And Mother Makes Three'' (1971–1973), '' ...And Mother Makes Five'' (1974–1976) and ''Butterflies'' (1978–1983). She played the role of Matron in the TV series ''The Royal'' (2003–2011). Craig was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles for her performance in ''The Servant'' (1963) and won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in 1969 for Not in Front of the Children. Early life Anne Gwendolyn Craig was born on 20 June 1934 in Sacriston, County Durham, the daughter of farmer George Craig and his wife Anne (). She attended Durham High School for Girls, initially as a day pupil and later as a boarder, which she revisited in October 2007 to open a new building that had been named after her. She passed the 11+ examination and went to Darlington High ...
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Wendy Bergen
Wendy Anne Bergen (January 3, 1956 – April 26, 2017) was an American television journalist. Bergen was raised in Greenwich, Connecticut, and graduated from the University of Utah. She began her television career as a weather reporter in Lake Placid, New York. In 1983, Bergen joined KCNC-TV and became a star reporter for the station. In 2017, Bergen died of a brain aneurysm. ''Blood Sport'' In the spring of 1990, Bergen made a documentary called ''Blood Sport'' where she claimed there was an underground network of pitbulls involved in dogfighting in Denver. But she secretly staged dogfights to make footage for the documentary. Debra Saunders of the ''San Francisco Chronicle'' was one of the first journalists to question her account alongside ''Rocky Mountain News The ''Rocky Mountain News'' (nicknamed the ''Rocky'') was a daily newspaper published in Denver, Colorado, from April 23, 1859, until February 27, 2009. It was owned by the E. W. Scripps Company from 1926 unt ...
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Wendy Beckett
Wendy Mary Beckett (25 February 1930 – 26 December 2018), better known as Sister Wendy, was a British Catholic religious sister and art historian who became known internationally during the 1990s when she presented a series of BBC television documentaries on the history of art. Her programmes, such as ''Sister Wendy's Odyssey'' and ''Sister Wendy's Grand Tour,'' often drew a 25 percent share of the British viewing audience. In 1997 she made her debut on US public television, with ''The New York Times'' describing her as "a sometime hermit who is fast on her way to becoming the most unlikely and famous art critic in the history of television." Beckett was formerly a member of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur. Biography Early life Beckett was born in Johannesburg in the Union of South Africa, but was later raised in Edinburgh, Scotland, where her father was studying medicine. In 1946, she entered the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, a Roman Catholic congregation of religiou ...
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Wendy Thomas (politician)
Wendy E. N. Thomas (born 1958 or 1959) is an American microbiologist and politician who served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 2018 until 2020, representing Hillsborough County's 21st district, which contains the town of Merrimack. In 2018, Thomas, a local activist and member of the Democratic Party, successfully ran for the New Hampshire House of Representatives, receiving 6.5% of the vote in the multi-member constituency, placing 7th out of the 8 winning candidates. In 2020, Thomas ran for re-election in the 21st district; however, she was defeated in the general election, receiving 6.2% of the vote and placing 10th. Following the death of incumbent Dick Hinch, Thomas ran in the April 2021 special election for the 21st district. Thomas was narrowly defeated in the general election by Merrimack town councilor William Boyd III, receiving 2,144 votes to Boyd's 2,531. In June 2022, Thomas declared her intent to run again for the 21st district in the 2022 ...
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Dave Thomas (businessman)
Rex David Thomas (July 2, 1932 – January 8, 2002) was an American businessman, philanthropist, and fast-food tycoon who was the founder and chief executive officer of Wendy's, a fast-food restaurant chain specializing in hamburgers. In this role, Thomas appeared in more than 800 commercial advertisements for the chain from 1989 to 2002, more than any other company founder in television history. Early life Rex David Thomas was born July 2, 1932, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. His biological father's name was Sam and his biological mother's name was Molly. Thomas was adopted between six weeks and six months later by Rex and Auleva Thomas, and as an adult became a well-known advocate for adoption, founding the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption. After his adoptive mother's death when he was five, his father moved around the country seeking work. Thomas spent some of his early childhood near Kalamazoo, Michigan, with his grandmother, Minnie Sinclair, whom he credited with tea ...
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Wendy's
Wendy's International, LLC, is an American international fast food restaurant chain founded by Dave Thomas (businessman), Dave Thomas on November 15, 1969, in Columbus, Ohio. Its headquarters moved to Dublin, Ohio, on January 29, 2006. As of December 31, 2018, Wendy's was the world's third-largest hamburger fast-food chain, following McDonald's and Burger King. On September 29, 2008, the company merged with The Wendy's Company#Triarc, Triarc, the publicly traded parent company of Arby's. As of November 2, 2023, there were 7,166 Wendy's outlets, of which 415 are company-owned and 6,751 franchising, franchised, 83% of which are in the United States. The company specifies stores' standards; owners control opening hours, decor, and staff uniforms and pay. The chain serves square hamburger patties on circular buns, sea salt fries, and the Frosty (frozen dairy dessert), Frosty, soft ice cream mixed with starches. The food menu consists primarily of hamburgers, chicken sandwiches, an ...
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Wendy Thomas
Melinda Lou "Wendy" Thomas-Morse (born September 14, 1961) is the daughter of American businessman Dave Thomas, the founder of the fast food brand Wendy's. She is the namesake and mascot of the brand. She uses the name Wendy Thomas in her role as a spokesperson for Wendy's. Early life and education Thomas was born in Columbus, Ohio, grew up in Upper Arlington, and is the fourth child of Dave and Lorraine Thomas. As a child, she was unable to pronounce her L's and R's, struggling with her own name Melinda, and so became known by her nickname ''Wendy'' (with the pen-pin merger). The eight-year-old would eventually become the namesake of her father's restaurant Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers, or just "Wendy's" for short. In addition to being the namesake, her likeness was used as the Wendy's logo in the form of a young freckle-faced girl in red braids. Thomas graduated from the University of Florida The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public university, ...
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Wendy Morgan (politician)
Wendy Morgan is a former Deputy in the States of Guernsey, the parliament of the Bailiwick of Guernsey in the Channel Islands. Wendy Morgan was elected in 2004 and represented the electoral district of St. Peter Port North Saint Peter Port North was an electoral district in Guernsey in the Channel Islands. It was created following the Machinery of Government changes which came into effect in 2004. It consists of the northern part of the parish of St. Peter Port. ..., but failed to gain a seat in the 2008 elections. Deputy Wendy Morgan was the Deputy Minister of Education and caused controversy by proposing that the current student grant system should include a student loan in funding undergraduate courses. Her husband, Laurie Morgan, was the Chief Minister of Guernsey from 2004 until 2007 when he was forced to resign on account of the Fallagate scandal. References Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Members of the States of Guernsey Guernsey wome ...
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