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Eleanor Smith Morrison (born September 5, 1948) was elected the 11th National Commissioner of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) in 2018. She is the first woman to serve in the role since the group was incorporated in 1910. [2] Morrison is a longtime volunteer and philanthropist in her community of Waco, Texas.
Jeanette Helen Morrison (July 6, 1927 – October 3, 2004), known professionally as Janet Leigh, was an American actress. Raised in Stockton, California , by working-class parents, Leigh was discovered at 18 by actress Norma Shearer , who helped her secure a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer .
Eleanor Butler Alexander: Governor General of the Philippines and Governor of Puerto Rico. Father of 4, including: Theodore Roosevelt III (1914–2001) Cornelius "Corney" Van Schaack Roosevelt (1915–1991) Quentin Roosevelt II (1919–1948) Oyster Bay, New York: Kermit Roosevelt: Oct 10, 1889 – June 4, 1943 Belle Wyatt Willard [24] Father of ...
He was the son of banker Fitz Eugene Dixon Sr. [1] and Eleanor Widener (1891–1966), [2] a member of the wealthy Widener family from Philadelphia. [3] [4] The Dixons built "Ronaele Manor" ("Eleanor" spelled backward), an Elizabethan mansion, in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, where Fitz Jr. grew up.
John Gaillard was born on Easter Sunday, April 4, 1920, in Charleston to J. Palmer Gaillard and Eleanor Lucas Gaillard. [1] After his education, he enlisted in the United States Navy, two days after the attack on Pearl Harbor. He served as a pilot for four years and was later discharged as a lieutenant in November 1945.
One of five sisters, Eleanor was born in Weehawken, New Jersey; her parents were killed in an accident when she was 13. [3] In the 1960s, Barooshian started out in Manhattan, New York, performing at Steve Paul's The Scene. She performed the Sonny & Cher hit "I Got You Babe" with Tiny Tim. She sang the male part, while Tiny Tim sang the female. [1]
Robert Bruce Morrison, lately Higher Executive Officer, Fisheries Laboratory, Lowestoft, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. James William Moseley. For political services. Doris Irene Moss, Regional Organiser, London Region, Women's Voluntary Services. John Myerscough, Chairman, Bacup Local Employment Committee, Lancashire.
January 18 – Eleanor Hibbert (Jean Plaidy, etc.), English historical novelist (born 1906) [11] January 22 – Kōbō Abe (安部 公房), Japanese novelist and playwright (born 1924) January 29 – Gustav Hasford, American marine, novelist, journalist, poet and book thief (born 1947) January 30 – Dorothy Miles, Welsh poet (born 1931)