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Dear Deidre was the British newspaper The Sun's long running agony aunt column written by Deidre Sanders. Dear Deidre is also a phone-in section on the long-running British daytime TV programme This Morning , where the section has viewers calling live on the show asking for help from Deidre Sanders.
Gibb was also a regular presenter on the children's television programme Let's Pretend. [citation needed] She was shortlisted for The Dennis Potter Award with her screenplay Lucky Bag and then went on to win a Mental Health Media Award for the film Golden Wedding, which she wrote for BBC Scotland. She then wrote the screenplays for Dear Frankie ...
Deirdre ( / ˈdɪərdrə, - dri / DEER-drə, -dree, Irish: [ˈdʲɛɾˠdʲɾʲə]; Old Irish: Derdriu [ˈdʲerʲðrʲĭŭ]) is a tragic heroine in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. She is also known by the epithet "Deirdre of the Sorrows" ( Irish: Deirdre an Bhróin ). Deirdre is a prominent figure in Irish legend. American scholar James ...
No Woman Born. No Woman Born is a utopian story from 1944, written by American feminist C. L. Moore. The book describes a former singing superstar, turned robot after a fire accident. The story touches on many feminist themes and discusses problems that could occur with science fiction technology. It is often called the first story on cyborgs .
– Angela Lansbury. When Lansbury was nine, her father died from stomach cancer ; she retreated into playing characters as a coping mechanism. Facing financial difficulty, her mother entered a relationship with a Scottish colonel, Leckie Forbes, and moved into his house in Hampstead. Lansbury then received an education at South Hampstead High School from 1934 until 1939, where she was a ...
Deidre is a feminine given name and variant of the given name Deirdre, derived from Deirdre, a tragic heroine in Irish mythology. Notable people with the name include: Deidre Airey (1926–2002), ceramic artist from New Zealand. Deidre Anderson (born 1957), Australian academic administrator, sports executive, sports transitions specialist and ...
Deidre Hall ( / diːdrə hɔːl / DEE-druh HAWL; born October 31, 1947 [1]) is an American actress and model. She is best known for her portrayal of Marlena Evans on the NBC / Peacock daytime drama Days of Our Lives, who she has played for over 45 years. Hall has won many awards for her portrayal of Marlena, including two Best Actress Soapy ...
Deirdre is a feminine given name of Celtic origin and of unknown meaning. Deirdre is the name of a tragic heroine of Irish mythology. More attention was drawn to the name during the early 20th Century in Ireland and throughout the Anglosphere after W. B. Yeats published his poem Deirdre in 1907 and playwright J.M. Synge published his play Deirdre of the Sorrows in 1910.