"full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts. In a series of novels published by Random House in the 1960s, her parents' names are given as George and Margaret Roberts from the fictional town of Willows, Wisconsin. In the Random House novels, Barbie attended Willows High School; while in the ""Generation Girl"" books, published by Golden Books in 1999, she attended the fictional Manhattan International High School in New York City (based on the real-life Stuyvesant High School). She has an on-off romantic relationship with her boyfriend Ken (""Ken Carson""), who first appeared in 1961. A news release from Mattel in February"
"Mary Mahoney Award from the ANA. She received an honorary Doctor of Science from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee in 1979. Larry Nichols, Barbara's husband, is a retired employee of the Madison Metropolitan School District. In 2015, one of her children, Nichelle, became the district's engagement chief. Barbara L. Nichols Barbara L. Nichols (born 1939) is an American nurse leader and was the first black president of the American Nurses Association. A graduate of Case Western Reserve University and the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Nichols is a former CEO of CGFNS International, a past president of the Wisconsin Nurses Association and a"
"five girls and a boy. Roberts enjoyed her retirement in Florida, as a wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Roberts died on April 15, 2010 at the age of 91. A health food enthusiast and vegetarian who attributed her vigor to getting plenty of sleep and eating the right foods, ""Miss Roberts ... can be seen daily at the Vitamaster, New York’s famous Health Food Center, where she enjoys her favorite salad and fresh vegetable juices."" (Feb. 1943.) Roberts was featured in ads for 7-Up and Clairol. Dixie Roberts Dixie Roberts was a vaudeville tap and specialty dancer, who also danced"
"Barbara Thompson (politician) Barbara Thompson (October 15, 1924 – September 23, 2010) was an educator and the Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin from 1973 to 1981. Born in McFarland, Wisconsin and raised on a dairy and tobacco farm, the former Barbara Ruth Storck graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Platteville in 1956 and received her masters and doctorate degrees from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Initially, Thompson started to teach in a one-room schoolhouse and was a school administrator. She campaigned for the State Superintendent office, while recovering from a broken arm in 1973, and was the first woman to be"
"Indonesia. Roberts continues holding domestic meetings and ministering on television programs. In 1984, Roberts begins a live daily one-hour program called Richard Roberts Live that combines ministry, music and special guests such as Richard Kiel, known for his role as Jaws in the James Bond movies and Donna Douglas, best known as Elly May Clampett in the television show The Beverly Hillbillies. In 1985, Oral Roberts steps down and Richard Roberts is elected president of Oral Roberts Evangelistic Association (OREA) by its Board of Directors. In 1986, Roberts works with his father and helps found the International Charismatic Bible Ministries"
"no funeral service. In accordance with her wishes, her remains were cremated and the ashes scattered from a helicopter over Lone Pine, California, where she had made some of her western films. Barbara Stanwyck Barbara Stanwyck (born Ruby Catherine Stevens; July 16, 1907 – January 20, 1990) was an American actress, model, and dancer. She was a film and television star, known during her 60-year career as a consummate and versatile professional with a strong, realistic screen presence, and a favorite of directors including Cecil B. DeMille, Fritz Lang, and Frank Capra. After a short, but notable, career as a"
"list of participating cities continues to grow. Grant L. Roberts Grant Roberts is a former Mr. World Canada bodybuilding champion, and is a personal trainer, nutritionist, lifestyle coach, actor, author and philanthropist. Roberts was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and is also a citizen of Ireland. He currently resides in Canada and the United States. Roberts career gained international recognition for his work in transforming the physique of actress Hilary Swank in the Clint Eastwood film ""Million Dollar Baby"" (2004). Swank went on to win both the Golden Globe and Actress Academy award for Best Actress and paid tribute to"
"Rachel Roberts (actress) Rachel Roberts (20 September 192726 November 1980) was a Welsh actress. She is best remembered for her forthright screen performances as the older mistress of the central male character in two key films of the 1960s, ""Saturday Night and Sunday Morning"" (1960) and ""This Sporting Life"" (1963). For both films, she won the BAFTA Award for Best British Actress. She was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for ""This Sporting Life"". Her other notable film appearances included ""Murder on the Orient Express"" (1974), ""Picnic at Hanging Rock"" (1975) and ""Yanks"" (1979). Roberts' theatre credits"
"produced two children. Her book, titled ""David,"" chronicled Roberts' experiences raising a child with Down Syndrome. Roberts and Bruce Roberts divorced in the 1980s. Roberts continued writing books and stories until a few months before her death on July 1, 2008. No doubt, if she were alive today, she would also be blogging. Roberts is survived by her two children from her marriage to Bruce Roberts, and a grandson. Her final resting place is at Sharon Memorial Cemetery in Charlotte, North Carolina. Nancy Roberts (author) Nancy Roberts (1924–2008) was often described as the ""First Lady of American Folklore."" She was"
"event was included as a segment in Anderson's BBC documentary film, also titled ""Is That All There Is?"" Rachel Roberts (actress) Rachel Roberts (20 September 192726 November 1980) was a Welsh actress. She is best remembered for her forthright screen performances as the older mistress of the central male character in two key films of the 1960s, ""Saturday Night and Sunday Morning"" (1960) and ""This Sporting Life"" (1963). For both films, she won the BAFTA Award for Best British Actress. She was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for ""This Sporting Life"". Her other notable film appearances"
"courage. The cowgirl faces life head-on, lives by her own lights, and makes no excuses. Cowgirls take stands; they speak up. They defend things they hold dear. In 2001, a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars was dedicated to her and Roy Rogers. Dale Evans Dale Evans Rogers (born Lucille Wood Smith; October 31, 1912 – February 7, 2001) was an American actress, singer, and songwriter. She was the third wife of singing cowboy Roy Rogers. Dale Evans was born Lucille Wood Smith on October 31, 1912 in Uvalde, Texas, the daughter of T. Hillman Smith"
"Barbara Stanwyck Barbara Stanwyck (born Ruby Catherine Stevens; July 16, 1907 – January 20, 1990) was an American actress, model, and dancer. She was a film and television star, known during her 60-year career as a consummate and versatile professional with a strong, realistic screen presence, and a favorite of directors including Cecil B. DeMille, Fritz Lang, and Frank Capra. After a short, but notable, career as a stage actress in the late 1920s, she made 85 films in 38 years in Hollywood, before turning to television. Orphaned at the age of four, and partially raised in foster homes, by"
"of Beloit on October 17, when he scored two touchdowns. A newspaperman wrote, ""Robinson's star work seems to show [the] second eleven is not far behind the first."" In addition to the Ringling brothers and Robinson, another notable person from Baraboo, Wisconsin was Belle Case La Follette (1859–1931). The suffragette and attorney was, according to ""The New York Times"" at the time of her death, ""probably the least known yet most influential of all the American women who had to do with public affairs in this country"". She taught junior high school in Baraboo before marrying future Wisconsin Congressman, Senator,"
"from adult institutions. In the Senate Roberts was one of only three women, the most who had ever served there at once. She noted that it was very much a ""men's club"" but that the women worked to raise the consciousness of their colleagues. In recognition of Roberts' earnest feminism, the Senate President Jason Boe presented her with one of New York Congresswoman and feminist icon Bella Abzug's famous hats, autographed, and presented with Senate proclamation in front of the entire Senate. Her colleagues on the Ways and Means committee joined her in ridding civil service of job classifications under"
"Gainor Roberts Gainor Roberts (born September 14, 1941) is an American artist known for still life and landscape paintings that explore color, forms and symbolism. A classically trained artist in the realist tradition, Roberts uses impressionist brush techniques and intense color. She works in egg tempera, oil, pastel, watercolor and monotype. In addition to teaching classes in drawing, painting and photography, Roberts has written monographs on design and painting techniques. She is a well-known artist and spokesperson for the visual arts in Tampa Bay. Born and raised in Philadelphia, PA, Roberts had an early interest in art that was not"
"Grant L. Roberts Grant Roberts is a former Mr. World Canada bodybuilding champion, and is a personal trainer, nutritionist, lifestyle coach, actor, author and philanthropist. Roberts was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and is also a citizen of Ireland. He currently resides in Canada and the United States. Roberts career gained international recognition for his work in transforming the physique of actress Hilary Swank in the Clint Eastwood film ""Million Dollar Baby"" (2004). Swank went on to win both the Golden Globe and Actress Academy award for Best Actress and paid tribute to Roberts on both occasions, acknowledging his contribution."
"she was: She played the most intrusive, overbearing, nosy woman — always starting fights and whatnot and meddling in our business — and yet when I asked the fans who their favorite character was, all the time it was her,"" said Romano, ""She was so good at portraying the love that was underneath."" She was interred at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles, California. Doris Roberts Doris Roberts (born Doris May Green; November 4, 1925 – April 17, 2016) was an American actress, author, and philanthropist whose career spanned six decades of television and film. She received five"
"last public appearances, on October 18, 2006, she was a guest of honor at the 84th Anniversary of the opening of the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood with Sybil Jason, where she answered questions from the audience after a screening of her debut film from 1936, ""The Singing Kid"", which starred Al Jolson. Roberts died in her sleep on July 13, 2009 at age 95 in her home in Laguna Niguel from natural causes. She never married and had no children. Beverly Roberts Beverly Louise Roberts (May 19, 1914 – July 13, 2009) was an American film and stage actress of"
"Beverly Roberts Beverly Louise Roberts (May 19, 1914 – July 13, 2009) was an American film and stage actress of the 1930s, as well as a singer and painter. She worked as business executive in the entertainment industry through the 1970s. Born in Brooklyn, New York, she was first spotted by a Warner Bros. talent scout while singing in a nightclub in 1935. Having performed as a stage actress prior to that, she was signed to a contract with Warner Brothers, starring in her first film in 1936, titled ""The Singing Kid"", in which she appeared opposite Al Jolson. That"
"Blog"". In 2010 she played in a videoclip of song ""Gruba Impra Z Rysiem 2"" with famous Polish rapper Peja. Barbara Rogowska Barbara Rogowska (), known as Barbara Kwarc (, born June 19, 1953) is a Polish comedian actress, comic and celebrity. Rogowska was born in Mława, but she grew up in Wrocław. Her father (? - 2004) was a taxi driver and her mother (1929) was a cook. In the past, Rogowska worked as a dresser at Polish Theatre in Wrocław. Later, she was a model at Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław and an extra in many Polish"
"Barbara L. Nichols Barbara L. Nichols (born 1939) is an American nurse leader and was the first black president of the American Nurses Association. A graduate of Case Western Reserve University and the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Nichols is a former CEO of CGFNS International, a past president of the Wisconsin Nurses Association and a Living Legend of the American Academy of Nursing. Nichols grew up in Maine and attended the Massachusetts Memorial School of Nursing and earned a bachelor's degree in nursing from Case Western Reserve University. She worked at Boston Children's Hospital before joining the United States Navy. Nichols"
"to the delinquency of a minor. The charges were ultimately dropped on the grounds that Hefner in all likelihood did not know the girl's true age. Roberts eventually became a Bunny at the Chicago Playboy Club. Her centerfold can be seen in animated form in Ralph Bakshi's film ""American Pop"". Elizabeth Ann Roberts Elizabeth Ann Roberts (born August 4, 1941) is an American model. She was ""Playboy"" magazine's Playmate of the Month for the January 1958 issue. Her centerfold was photographed by Arthur James and Mike Shea. Elizabeth's pictorial was a significant one in the history of ""Playboy"" because she"
"Emma Roberts (artist) (Mary) Emma Roberts (1859–1948) was an artist and visual arts educator who worked primarily in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She produced watercolor paintings of plants and flowers, was one of the cofounders of the city's Handicraft Guild and also worked as an arts educator in the Minneapolis Public Schools. Roberts was born in Germantown, Philadelphia in 1859. She had two brothers, Thomas Sadler Roberts and John Walter. Her father, John Sadler Roberts, was a successful real estate businessman; when she was 7, he relocated the family to Minnesota due to poor health from tuberculosis. With Quaker ancestors both Emma"
"the city's Tangletown neighborhood. In 1919, the Handicraft Guild was absorbed into the University of Minnesota's art education department in a mutual agreement. Roberts stepped down from her position with the Minneapolis Public Schools a year later, but continued to occasionally teach as an instructor at the university. Later in life she spent her time traveling and with her family and friends. She died in 1948 in Los Angeles and is buried in Lakewood Cemetery in Minneapolis. Emma Roberts (artist) (Mary) Emma Roberts (1859–1948) was an artist and visual arts educator who worked primarily in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She produced watercolor"
"""Twisted Summer"", ""Sugar Isn't Everything"", ""Don't Hurt Laurie"", ""Megan's Island"", ""Baby-Sitting Is a Dangerous Job"", ""Hostage"", ""The Girl with the Silver Eyes"", ""The One Left Behind"", ""Scared Stiff"", ""Caught!"", and ""Undercurrents"". Roberts died of congestive heart failure at the age of 76 in Granite Falls, Washington. According to publisher Simon & Schuster, """"The One Left Behind"" would have been her hundredth book for children."" Willo Davis Roberts Willo Davis Roberts (May 29, 1928 – November 19, 2004) was an American writer, known primarily for children's mystery and suspense novels. Willo Louise Davis was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In 1949,"
"exported. She worked as a consultant on interior design and landscape design for Paparazzo Development Corporation's clustered-housing projects in Connecticut. Roberts' influential design ideas and etiquette guidelines are still referenced in the 21st century. The historical information she provided in ""Table Settings, Entertaining & Etiquette"" has been referenced by both academic studies and cookbooks with a historical theme. In 1939, Roberts married David Edwards Roberts (an American lawyer for the Florists' Telegraph Delivery Association), with whom she had two children. Roberts and her husband divorced in 1947, and Roberts became a U.S. citizen in 1948. Roberts’ last twenty years (1967-1987)"
"of Famous Missourians. Her iconic ""pin-up"" image was recently named one of ""Time"" 's 100 Most Influential Photographs of All Time. She was included in the list of 100 Photographs that Changed the World, by ""Life"". Betty Grable Elizabeth Ruth Grable (December 18, 1916 – July 2, 1973) was an American actress, pin-up girl, dancer, and singer. Her 42 films during the 1930s and 1940s grossed more than $100 million, and she set a record of 12 consecutive years in the top 10 of box office stars. The U.S. Treasury Department in 1946 and 1947 listed her as the highest-salaried"
"based on a selection of her 1940s and 1950s photographs of the Celilo falls during the salmon fishing season before the US Army Corps of Engineers later built the dam that made this impossible in 1957. The seasonal photographs became popular prints when the Union Pacific Railroad made this scene into a tourist attraction. Her photographs were recognized by the Photographic Society of America for which she became a judge herself and who made her a fellow in 1987. Roberts died in The Dalles. Wilma Roberts Wilma Roberts or Wilma Louise McCarty (1914 – 2014) was an American photographer. Roberts"
"(WI). In July 2014, Roberts was elected a Fellow of the British Academy, the UK's national academy for the humanities and the social sciences. Charlotte Roberts Charlotte Ann Roberts, FBA (born 25 May 1957) is a British archaeologist, academic and former nurse. She is a bioarchaeologist and palaeopathologist, whose research focuses on health and the evolution of infectious disease in humans. Since 2004, she has been Professor of Archaeology at Durham University. Roberts was born on 25 May 1957 in Harrogate, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. She trained as a nurse at St James's University Hospital in Leeds, becoming a"
"Lynette Roberts Evelyn ('Lynette') Beatrice Roberts (4 July 1909 – 26 September 1995) was a Welsh poet and a writer. Her poems were about war, landscape, and life in the small Welsh village where she lived. She published two poetry collections: ""Poems"" (1944) and ""God with Stainless Ears: A Heroic Poem"" (1951). Roberts's work was admired by poets: T.S. Eliot, Dylan Thomas and Robert Graves. In later life, Roberts had a mental breakdown and stopped publishing. Her work was largely forgotten for the remainder of her life. She died in 1995 relatively unknown. Roberts was born 4 July 1909 in"
"two Chihuahua mix dogs, Spark and Ziggy. L.J. Roberts L.J. Roberts (sometimes credited as Lacey Jane Roberts) is an American textile artist. Roberts, who is genderqueer and uses ""singular they"" pronouns, explores queer and feminist politics in their work. Roberts grew up in a suburb of Detroit. They were taught to knit by their grandmother at age seven. As a teenager, they were sent to an all-girls boarding school in Maryland, at a time when they were ""dykey, angry, rebellious"" and ""grappling with [their] own sexuality and gender"". In 1996, they viewed the AIDS Memorial Quilt in Washington D.C.; this"
"married John Wesley Smith. Roberts died in Plymouth, Massachusetts from pneumonia, aged 65. Beatrice Roberts Alice Beatrice Roberts (March 7, 1905 – July 24, 1970) was an American film actress. Roberts was born on March 7, 1905 in New York City. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Colin M. Roberts, and she attended Winthrop High School. She entered several beauty pageants including the 1924 and 1925 Miss America pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey (as Miss Manhattan, 1924, and Miss Greater New York, 1925). She won the ""Most Beautiful Girl in Evening Gown"" award each time. In 1916,"
"Barbara Lawton Barbara Lawton (born July 5, 1951) is an American businesswoman and politician from Green Bay, Wisconsin who is the President and CEO of Americans for Campaign Reform. Lawton was the 43rd Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin. She became the first woman elected to the position in 2002, as the running mate of former Democratic Governor Jim Doyle. Lawton was re-elected on November 7, 2006. She was co-founder and Director of External Affairs for Issue One, a nonprofit whose goal is to reduce the influence of money in politics. Barbara Smith grew up in southeastern Wisconsin, first in Hales Corners"