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Heinz Field Heinz Field is a football stadium located in the North Shore neighborhood, just across the Allegheny River from downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is the home stadium facility of the Pittsburgh Steelers NFL franchise and the University of Pittsburgh Panthers college football team.
Heinz Günther Guderian Heinz Günther Guderian (August 23 1914 – September 25 2004) was an officer in the Wehrmacht and later a Major General and Inspector of Panzer Troops in the West German Bundeswehr and NATO. He was the son of the famous World War II General Heinz Guderian.
Heinz Guderian Heinz Wilhelm Guderian (17 June, 1888 – 14 May, 1954) was a military theorist and innovative General of the German Army during the Second World War. Germany's panzer forces were raised and fought according to his works, best-known among them Achtung - Panzer!
Heinz Haber Heinz Haber (May 15, 1913–February 13, 1990) was a German physicist and science writer who primarily became famous for his TV programs and books about physics and environmental subjects. His lucid style of explaining hard science has frequently been imitated by later popular science presenters in Germany like Joachim Bublath but rarely surpassed.
Heinz Hall The Heinz Hall for the Performing Arts, located in Pittsburgh's Cultural District, is the home venue of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Broadway performances, concerts, and stage shows also run at the 2,662-seat venue.
Heinz Hall for the Performing Arts Heinz Hall for the Performing Arts, located in the heart of Pittsburgh’s Cultural District on Penn Avenue is near PPG Place, CNG Tower, Fifth Avenue Place, and Gateway Plaza. Now the home of the world-renowned Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO) and the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony, the hall is visited by more than a half-million people every year.
Heinz Höhne Heinz Höhne (also Hoehne) is a German journalist who specializes in Nazi and intelligence history. Born in Berlin in 1926 and educated there until he was called to fight during the last months of the Second World War.
Heinz Kohut Best known for his development of Self Psychology, a school of thought within psychodynamic/psychoanalytic theory, psychiatrist Heinz Kohut's contributions transformed the modern practice of analytic and dynamic treatment approaches.
Heinz Pagels Heinz Rudolf Pagels (1939 – 1988) was an American physicist. He was an adjunct professor of physics at Rockefeller University, the executive director of the New York Academy of Sciences and president of the International League for Human Rights.
Heinz Prechter Heinz Prechter (1942 – July 6, 2001) a German born entrepreneur who founded the American Sunroof Company (ASC) was a quintessential entrepreneur, legendary visionary, community leader and philanthropist. He was a close friend and avid fundraiser for the Bush Family life==
Heinz Reinefarth Heinrich Reinefarth (commonly known as Heinz Reinefarth, December 26, 1903-May 7, 1979) was a German official and military officer during and after World War II. During the Warsaw Uprising his troops committed numerous war atrocities.
Heinz Rudolf Heinz Rudolf worked as a freelance programmer and pixel graphician in the early 90s. Together with his friend Claus Frein He was involved in the creation of Lethal Xcess, the technically brilliant shooter for the Atari ST and Amiga.
Heinz School Australia Heinz School Australia is an international campus of the Heinz School of Public Policy and Management of Carnegie Mellon University located in Adelaide, South Australia. Established in 2006 as an Asia-Pacific base, the school is the first foreign university to open in Australia.
Heinz Schubert Heinz Schubert (born on 12 November 1925 in Berlin; died on 12 February 1999 in Hamburg) was a German actor, drama teacher and photographer, best known for playing the role of Alfred Tetzlaff in the German television comedy sitcom Ein Herz und eine Seele.
Heinz Tietjen Heinz Tietjen (June 24, 1881 - November 30, 1967) was a German conductor and music producer born in Tangier, Morocco. At age twenty-three, he held the position of producer at the Opera House in Trier and was appointed its director in 1907, holding the dual roles until 1922.
Heinz von Foerster Heinz von Foerster (November 13, 1911 – October 2, 2002) was a scientist combining physics and philosophy. He worked in the field of cybernetics and was essential for the development of the radical constructivism theory and second-order cybernetics, for which he was an eloquent advocate.
Heinz Zednik Heinz Zednik (b. February 21, 1940) is an Austrian operatic tenor, closely associated with the character tenor roles of Wagner such as Mime and Loge (Der Ring des Nibelungen) and David (Die Meistersinger von NĂĽrnberg).
Heinz-Christian Strache Heinz-Christian Strache (born June 12, 1969) is an Austrian politician, member of the Vienna city council and leader of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPĂ–). He is considered a populist and right-winger by many people.
Heinz-Otto Kreiss Born in 1930's germany, Heinz-Otto Kreiss is a renowned mathematician in the field of computational mathematics and professor emeritus at the University of California, Los Angeles, now residing in Sweden. He earned his Ph.
Heir apparent The term Heir Apparent is most often used to refer to someone who is first in the order of succession to a throne and who, unlike an Heir Presumptive, cannot lose this status by the birth of any other person. It is also used less formally to indicate someone who is an apparent successor to a non-royal position of power, e.
Heir Presumptive An Heir Presumptive (capitalised) is the person provisionally scheduled to inherit a throne, peerage, or other hereditary honor, but whose position can be displaced by the birth of an Heir Apparent or of a new Heir Presumptive with a better claim to the throne. When lowercased, "heir presumptive" can refer generally to someone who is provisionally scheduled to inherit a title, position or possession, unless displaced by an Heir Apparent or other heir presumptive.
Heiress Maria of the Duchies of Galicia Heiress Maria of the Duchies of Galicia (1323-41) was wife to George II of Halych and sister to Leo II of Halych and Andrew of Halych, daughter of George I of Halych. She assisted her husband king Boleslaus George II of Halych in ruling Galicia
Heiri Suter Heinrich 'Heiri' Suter (July 10, 1899 Gränichen – November 6, 1978) was a professional road racing cyclist from Switzerland. In 1923, he became the first of an exclusive group of riders that have won the "monuments" of classic cycle races, Paris-Roubaix and the Ronde van Vlaanderen in the same year.
Heirisson Island Heirisson Island is an island in the Swan River in Western Australia at the eastern end of Perth Water (). The city of Perth and the Town of Victoria Park are linked by The Causeway which is actually two bridges which span the two foreshores and the island.
Heirloom plant An heirloom plant is an open-pollinated cultivar that was commonly grown during earlier periods in human history, but which is not used in modern large-scale agriculture. Since most popular heirloom plants are vegetables, the term heirloom vegetable is often used instead.
Heironeous In the World of Greyhawk campaign setting and the default pantheon of deities for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, Heironeous is the Oeridian god of Chivalry, Justice, Honor, War, Daring, and Valor. The half-brother and sworn enemy of Hextor, Heironeous is the son of Stern Alia.
Heirs of Alexandria series The Heirs of Alexandria is an alternate history/historical fantasy series set primarily in the Republic of Venice in the 1530s. The books were written by three authors, Mercedes Lackey, Eric Flint and Dave Freer.
Heirs of Empire Heirs of Empire is 1996 military science-fiction novel by David Weber. It is the third novel set in the "Heirs of Empire" fictional universe, after the de facto duology of Mutineers' Moon and The Armageddon Inheritance.
Heirs of Eternity Heirs of Eternity is a four-part manga series written by Jose L. Torres with illustrations by Jae Tsai and Jim Royal, set in a world ruled by the Music of the Spheres: a harmonious combination of arts and science reconciled by music.
Heirs of the body Heirs of the body is the term for the English legal principle that certain types of property pass to a descendant of the grantee according to a fixed order of kinship. Upon the death of the grantee, a designated inheritance such as a parcel of land, a peerage, or a monarchy, passes automatically to that living, legitimate, natural descendant of the grantee who is most senior in descent according to agnatic primogeniture, males being preferred, however, over their sisters regardless of relative age; and thereafter the property continues to pass to subsequent descendants of the grantee, according to the same formula, upon the death of each subsequent heir.
Heisei era (daikaiju eiga) In the context of Japanese monster cinema (daikaiju eiga) the Heisei Era refers not to the current era in Japan but to all daikaiju eiga made between 1984 (Toho's The Return of Godzilla) and 1999 (Daiei's Gamera 3: Awakening of Irys). It follows the ShĹŤwa era by several years but closely precedes the Millennium era, which begins with Godzilla 2000: Millennium, also released in 1999.
Heisenberg model (quantum) The Heisenberg model is a statistical mechanical model used in the study of critical points and phase transitions of magnetic systems, in which the spin of the magnetic systems are treated quantum mechanically. In the prototypical Ising model, defined on a d-dimensional lattice, at each lattice site, a spin sigma_i in { pm 1}represents a microscopic magnetic dipole to which the magnetic moment is either up or down.
Heisenberg picture In physics, the Heisenberg picture is that formulation of quantum mechanics where the operators (observables and others) are time-dependent and the state vectors are time-independent. It stands in contrast to the Schrödinger picture in which operators are constant and the states evolve in time.
Heisenberg's microscope Heisenberg's microscope exists only as a thought experiment, one that was proposed by Werner Heisenberg, criticized by his mentor Niels Bohr, and subsequently served as the nucleus of some commonly held ideas, and misunderstandings, about Quantum Mechanics.<BR>
Heisman Trophy The Heisman Memorial Trophy Award (often known simply as the Heisman Trophy or The Heisman), named after former college football player and coach John Heisman, is awarded annually to the most outstanding collegiate football player in the U.S.
Heist (TV series) Heist was an American television series that premiered March 22, 2006, on NBC, but was almost immediately cancelled due to low ratings The series was from acclaimed director] [[Doug Liman and revolved around professional thief Mickey O' Neil, (Dougray Scott) who created a team of experts to try to pull off the biggest heist in history — to simultaneously rob three jewelry stores on Rodeo Drive during Academy Awards week. Meanwhile, Amy Sykes (Michele Hicks), lead detective for LAPD’s Robbery Division, led the task force investigating a series of thefts committed by this new crew.
Heist-Goor Heist-Goor is a hamlet of Heist-op-den-Berg, that is situated in the south of the province of Antwerp (Flanders, Belgium). In the old days there was a swamp on this location (goor is an old Dutch word for swamp).
Heitham Al-Sayed Heitham Al-Sayed is a rapper/singer from South West London, he is lead vocalist in the band Senser and (previously) Lodestar. Al-Sayed is known for strong political opinions which permeate his music and contributed to conflict within, as well as the eventual break-up of, Senser.
Heiti Heiti is a Norse term for an otherwise uncommon word used for stylistic adornment. The difference between heiti and kenning is that kennings are poetic circumscriptions of the thing they were intended to describe whereas heiti is simply a rarely used word.
Heitor Villa-Lobos Heitor Villa-Lobos (March 5, 1887 - November 17, 1959) was a Brazilian composer, possibly the best-known classical composer born in South America. He wrote numerous orchestral, chamber, instrumental and vocal works.
Heiwa-Dori Heiwa Dori' (平和通り, Peace Street) of Naha, is a big tourist attraction in Okinawa. The street features many gift shops selling wares that range from stone Shi Shi dogs (statues located on the roofs of many homes in Okinawa providing protection from evil) and tempura to colored glass and geta clogs.
Heixiazi Heixiazi Island (), or Bolshoy Ussuriyskiy Island (), is a sedimentary island at the confluence of the Ussuri and Amur rivers, along the border between the People's Republic of China (PRC) and Russia. Its area is about 327 to 350 km².
Heizhu Valley Heizhu Valley (Chinese: 黑竹沟, literally "The Black Bamboo Valley") is a popular tourist attraction, located in Sichuan Province, southwest China. It occupies about 180 square km, bridging the Sichuan Basin and West Sichuan Plateau.
Heizo Takenaka Heizo Takenaka (ç«ąä¸ĺąłč”µ Takenaka HeizĹŤ, born March 3, 1951) is a Japanese economist and politician, last serving as Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications and Minister of State for Privatization of the Postal Services in the cabinet of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.
Hejaz College Hijaz College is a British Muslim school located in Nuneaton, which combines traditional Islamic education with the British National Curriculum. The philosophy of Hijaz was formulated by its patron and founder His Eminence Hazrat Mujadid Abdul Wahab Siddiqi RA (1942-94).
Hejazi Arabic Hezaji Arabic is a variety of the Arabic language spoken in the regions of western Saudi Arabia . It is also the colloquial variety of Arabic spoken in the cities of Jeddah, Mecca ,Taif, Rabigh , Yanbu and Medina.
Hejazi Turabns The Hejazi turban is part of the traditional uniform in the region of Hejaz. The ancient Arabic proverb; “Turbans are Arabs’ crowns” (العمائم تيجان العرب) was originally coined according to the hejazi uniform.
Hejira (song) Hejira is the title track from Joni Mitchell's 1976 album. It is the 5th track on the album (the last song on Side One of the original vinyl LP), and the 2nd of 4 tracks on Hejira which fretless bassist Jaco Pastorius plays on.
Hejnał mariacki Hejnał mariacki ( listen) is a traditional Polish tune closely tied to the history and traditions of the city of Kraków. It is played by a trumpeter four times consecutively each hour on the highest tower of St.
Hejnice (Liberec District) Hejnice (Haindorf in German) is small town in the Liberec District in Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It is located under northern slopes of Jizera Mountains in 350–400 m above sea level in the valley of river Smědá.
Hekat (volume unit) A hekat is an ancient Egyptian weights and measures volume unit, used to measure grain, bread, and beer, and further sub-divided into other units for medical prescriptions, beginning with the oipe, hin, jar, dja and ro. The hin was a 1/10th of a hekat unit, while the ro was a 1/320th of a hekat unit.
Hekhal The Hekhal, also known as the Sanctuary or Holy, was the part of Tabernacle and Temple in Jerusalem between the outer alter, where most sacrifices were performed, and the Holy of Holies originally containing the Ark of the Covenant. The Hekhal contained a number of sacred ritual objects including the Menorah, the inner alter for incense offerings, and the Table of the Showbread.
Heksenketel Heksenketel is a documentary film released on VHS by Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip. It features concert footage and other clips of the band and crew as they travel across Canada from coast to coast during their 1993 tour, Another Roadside Attraction.
Heku The term heku (or hekau), in Ancient Egyptian mythology, refers to a type of magic or enchantment that Egyptian priests, sorcerers, and Pharaohs often performed. Heku is generally associated to vocalized forms, such as enchantments, songs, poems, and prayers.
Hel (realm) In Norse mythology, the realm Hel shares a name with its ruler, Hel. As described in Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda it is a place thronged with the shivering and shadowy spectres of those who have died ingloriously of disease or in old age.
Helaman, son of Helaman According to the Book of Mormon, Helaman, son of Helaman, (sometimes referred to as Helaman II) was a Nephite prophet who lived around 30 BC. His father was Helaman, son of Alma, who was also a prophet and military commander.
Helamin Helamin is a corrosion and an incrustation inhibitor, which uses the special characteristics from aliphatic polyamine. Its effect is based, in contrast to the conventional method of the subsequent treatment of the prepared water, on a preventing protection of the surface concerned.
Helén murder The Helén murder (Swedish Helénmordet), is a sadistic murder on a 10-year old girl named Helén Nilsson in Hörby, Sweden in March 1989. The murderer, the so-called Helén man (Helénmannen) was convicted in April 2005 having been found after a DNA test in 2004.
Helbé The Helbé was a French automobile manufactured from 1905 until 1907; it received its name, a version of "LB", from the initials of its builder, Levêcque and Bodenreider. It was an assembled light car, powered by De Dion engines of 4½, 6, and 8 hp, and used Delage components.
Helberg (crater) Helberg is a lunar crater that is located just behind the western limb of the Moon, on the far side from the Earth. Due to libration this part of the surface is sometimes brought into view, and the crater is visible under suitable lighting conditions.
Helbert Frederico Carreiro da Silva Helbert Frederico Carreiro da Silva, usually known as Fred (born 18 August 1979), is a football (soccer) player from Brazil, currently playing for Melbourne Victory in the A-League. Previously he has played for Brazilian clubs América-MG, Guarani and Tupi FC.
Held for Ransom Held for Ransom is a 2000 direct-to-video film, starring Dennis Hopper, Zachary Ty Bryan, Kam Heskin, Tsianina Joelson, Jordan Brower, and Randy Spelling with Paul Dillon, Morgan Fairchild, John Getz, Timothy Bottoms, Debi Mazar, and Joan Van Ark. Directed and written by Lee Stanley based on the novel by Lois Duncan.
Heldenplatz The Heldenplatz ("Heroes' Square") is a historical plaza in Vienna. Many important actions took place here — most notoriously Adolf Hitler's announcement of the Anschluss of Austria to the German Reich in 1938.
Helder Fráguas Helder João do Carmo Silva Fráguas (born 10 February 1966 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese Judge at Seixal Criminal Court and an author. Formerly, he was an attorney-at-law, a notary, an university teacher, a trainer at the Portuguese Law Bar and a member of the board of the Judicial Studies Center.
Helderberg College Helderberg College is a college situated in Somerset West, South Africa, about thirty minutes from Cape Town. The College is within easy reach of an international airport, shopping malls, beach and mountains and provides a relaxing and refreshing environment in which to study and live.
Hele Hele is a village in Devon, England, lying about one mile SSW of Bradninch and 10 miles NNE of Exeter. The village is home to a paper mill once belonging to the company Wiggins Teape, now part of the multinational company Arjo Wiggins.
Hele's school Hele's School, in Plympton, Plymouth, is a secondary school that has specialist status in Modern Foreign Languages, Mathematics & Computing and Vocational Qualifications. Hele’s is funded by the local education authority (LEA) which is Plymouth City Council.
Helen In Greek mythology, Helen (Greek: , Helénē), better known as Helen of Troy, was the daughter of Zeus and Leda and the wife of Menelaus, king of Sparta. She was the sister of Castor, Polydeuces, and Clytemnestra.
Helen (actress) Helen Richardson (born October 21 1939) was a Bollywood dancer and actress of Anglo-Burmese extraction, best known for playing vamps and vixens in Bollywood movies of the 1960s and 70s. She was famous for her performances in flamboyant dance sequences and cabaret numbers.
Helen (VIVA) Helen is a Vivastation on York Region's Viva bus rapid transit system, north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It opened on November 20, 2005, on the intersection of Enterprise Drive and GO Station Access Road in Markham, Ontario, more commonly known as Enterprise.
Helen Ainsworth Helen Ainsworth, also known as Cupid Ainsworth, (10 October 1901 - 18 August 1961) was a stage and motion picture actress. She went to Hollywood in the 1920s as an agent, and she helped a number of actors attain stardom: Guy Madison, Marilyn Monroe, Rhonda Fleming, Carol Channing and Howard Keel, among others.
Helen Andelin Helen Andelin is the author of Fascinating Womanhood, a reported "guide to a happy marriage" originally published in 1963 as a response to Betty Friedan's Feminine Mystique. Although controversial due to its depiction of women as naturally dependent upon men, the book is still supported by a thriving community of women, with classes still being taught by Andelin herself.
Helen Beardsley Helen Eileen Brandmeir North Beardsley (April 5, 1930 – April 26, 2000) was the mother of the famous blended family of twenty children--eight by her first marriage to husband Richard North, ten by the marriage of her second husband Frank Beardsley, and two that she bore to Frank after marrying him. She wrote a book (Who Gets the Drumstick?
Helen Berman Helen Berman (April 6 1936) is a Dutch-Israeli visual artist with an artistic style that varies between realistic impressionism and lyrical abstract expressionism. She has exhibited in Israel, Germany and the Netherlands.
Helen Betty Osborne Helen Betty Osborne, or Betty Osborne (1952 - November 13, 1971), was a Cree Aboriginal woman from Norway House reserve who was kidnapped and murdered while walking down Third Street in The Pas, Manitoba on the evening of November 13, 1971.
Helen Beulah Thompson Gaige Helen Beulah Thompson Gaige (November 24, 1890–October 24, 1976) was an American herpetologist, curator of Reptiles and Amphibians for the Museum of Zoology at the University of Michigan and specialist in neotropical frogs.
Helen Bjørnøy Helen Oddveig Bjørnøy (born February 18, 1954) is a Norwegian lutheran minister and politician (Socialist Left Party). From October 2005 she is Minister of the Environment in the Red-Green Coalition cabinet headed by Jens Stoltenberg.
Helen Blackwood, Baroness Dufferin and Claneboye Helen Selina Blackwood, Lady Dufferin and Claneboye, later Helen Selina Hay, Countess of Gifford, born Helen Selina Sheridan, (1807–1867), was an Anglo-Irish song-writer, poet, and author. As well as being admired for her wit and literary talents, she was a fashionable beauty and a well-known figure in London society of the mid-19th century.
Helen Boaden Helen Boaden is the current director of BBC News and Current Affairs. This role incorporates controlling all of the BBC's news output across all formats along with current affairs documentaries including programmes such as Newsnight and Panorama.
Helen Broderick Helen Broderick (August 11, 1891 – September 25, 1959) was an American film and stage actress known for her comic roles, especially as a wisecracking sidekick. On Broadway, she started as a chorus girl in Follies of 1907, the first of Florenz Ziegfeld's annual revues.
Helen Buckingham Helen Elizabeth Buckingham (born November 17, 1952) is an Australian politician. She has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Council since November 2002, representing Koonung Province.
Helen Cadbury In 1904, Cadbury married popular gospel singer Charles McCallon Alexander. She toured with him on the evangelistic circuit as a women's worker, and they worked together to found the Pocket Testament LeaguePocket Testament League, A Brief History, which distributes free pocket-sized New Testaments via street evangelism, in 1908.
Helen Clark Helen Elizabeth Clark (born February 26, 1950) became Prime Minister of New Zealand in December 1999 and entered her third successive term in that office in 2005. As of 2006, she is ranked by Forbes magazine as the 20th most powerful woman in the world.
Helen Clark (UK politician) Helen Clark, previously known as Helen Brinton, (born December 23, 1954) is a politician in the United Kingdom. She was a Labour Member of Parliament for Peterborough from 1997 until the 2005 general election, when she lost her seat to Conservative candidate Stewart Jackson.
Helen Clarke Helen Clarke ONZM (born Helen Margaret Shearer April 16, 1971 in Auckland) was a field hockey goalkeeper for New Zealand, who competed in three Summer Olympics: 1992, 2000 and 2004. She earned a record 166 caps for her country and received an ONZM in 2005.
Helen Cruickshank Helen Burness Cruickshank (15 May 1886 - 2 March 1975) was a minor Scottish poet and suffragette, better known for being a focal point of the Scottish Renaissance. At her home in Corstorphine, various Scottish writers of note would meet.
Helen D'Oyly Carte Helen D'Oyly Carte or Helen Lenoir (May 12 1852 – May 5 1913) was the second wife of impresario and hotelier Richard D'Oyly Carte. She is best known for her stewardship of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company and Savoy Hotel from the end of the 19th Century and into the early 20th Century.
Helen Dalley Helen Dalley is an award winning Australian journalist, who works for Kerry Packer's Publishing and Broadcasting Limited (PBL) media stable. She is best known for her work on the Nine Network television programs Sunday and A Current Affair.
Helen Daniels Helen Daniels (nee Simpson) was a fictional character in the Australian soap opera Neighbours, portrayed by the late actress Anne Haddy. She appeared from the very first episode in 1985 until the character's death in 1997, making Helen the longest-serving original character.
Helen Denman Helen Denman (born September 9 1976 in Perth, Australia) is an Australian breaststroke swimmer of the 1990s, who won a silver medal in the 4x100m medley relay at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. She won an individual silver medal in the 100m breaststroke at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships in Perth.
Helen Desportes Helen Desportes (July 7, 1620 to June 24, 1675) was the first white child born in Canada, New France. Her parents were French habitants Pierre Desportes (1580-1629) and his wife Françoise Langlois (1595-), who settled in Quebec.
Helen Dortch Longstreet Helen Dortch Longstreet (April 20, 1863 – May 3, 1962), known as the "Fighting Lady," was the second wife of Confederate General James Longstreet. She earned her nickname from being a champion of causes such as preservation of the environment and civil rights.
Helen Dowdy Helen Dowdy was a Broadway actress and singer who played the role of Queenie in the 1946 revival of Kern & Hammerstein's Show Boat (a role originally played by Tess Gardella in 1927). She created the roles of Lily and the Strawberry Woman in George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess — roles she played for nearly twenty years in several productions.
Helen Dryden Helen Dryden (1887-1981) was an American artist and designer. She was described by Woman's Journal and New York Times] as being one of the highest paid woman artists in the [[United States] during the early part of the 20th century.
Helen Elliott Donnelly Helen Elliott Donnelly was a fictional character on the now-cancelled American soap opera, Love is a Many Splendored Thing. She was first played by actress Grace Albertson, who was replaced by actress Gloria Hoye.
Helen Forrest Helen Forrest (April 12, 1917 – July 11, 1999) was one of the most popular female vocalists during America's Big Band era. She was born Helen Fogel to a Jewish family in Atlantic City, New Jersey on April 12, 1917.
Helen Forrester Helen Forrester (real name June Bhatia) (born 1919, Hoylake, Cheshire (now in Merseyside)) is an English-born author famous for her books about her early childhood in Liverpool during the Great Depression as well as several works of fiction.
Helen Frankenthaler Helen Frankenthaler (born December 12, 1928) is an American post-painterly abstraction artist. Born in New York City, her work is influenced by Jackson Pollock with whom she also was involved in the 1946-1960 Abstract Art Movement. She was the youngest daughter of a justice on the New York State Supreme Court. She studied at the Dalton School under Rufino Tamayo and also at Bennington College in Vermont. She later married fellow artist Robert Motherwell.
Helen Gipson Helen Gipson (born 1960) is a Scrabble player. On December 4th 2005, her ABSP rating peaked at third in Britain, making her the highest rated woman, and she is consistently rated as the top female player in the world.
Helen Grace Scott Keenan Helen Grace Reswich Scott Keenan, more commonly, Helen Grace Scott was an American citizen employed in the Office of Strategic Services and later the Office of U.S Chief Counsel for Prosecution of Axis War Criminals on the staff of Justice Robert H.
Heinz Günther Guderian Heinz Günther Guderian (August 23 1914 – September 25 2004) was an officer in the Wehrmacht and later a Major General and Inspector of Panzer Troops in the West German Bundeswehr and NATO. He was the son of the famous World War II General Heinz Guderian.
Heinz Guderian Heinz Wilhelm Guderian (17 June, 1888 – 14 May, 1954) was a military theorist and innovative General of the German Army during the Second World War. Germany's panzer forces were raised and fought according to his works, best-known among them Achtung - Panzer!
Heinz Haber Heinz Haber (May 15, 1913–February 13, 1990) was a German physicist and science writer who primarily became famous for his TV programs and books about physics and environmental subjects. His lucid style of explaining hard science has frequently been imitated by later popular science presenters in Germany like Joachim Bublath but rarely surpassed.
Heinz Hall The Heinz Hall for the Performing Arts, located in Pittsburgh's Cultural District, is the home venue of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Broadway performances, concerts, and stage shows also run at the 2,662-seat venue.
Heinz Hall for the Performing Arts Heinz Hall for the Performing Arts, located in the heart of Pittsburgh’s Cultural District on Penn Avenue is near PPG Place, CNG Tower, Fifth Avenue Place, and Gateway Plaza. Now the home of the world-renowned Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO) and the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony, the hall is visited by more than a half-million people every year.
Heinz Höhne Heinz Höhne (also Hoehne) is a German journalist who specializes in Nazi and intelligence history. Born in Berlin in 1926 and educated there until he was called to fight during the last months of the Second World War.
Heinz Kohut Best known for his development of Self Psychology, a school of thought within psychodynamic/psychoanalytic theory, psychiatrist Heinz Kohut's contributions transformed the modern practice of analytic and dynamic treatment approaches.
Heinz Pagels Heinz Rudolf Pagels (1939 – 1988) was an American physicist. He was an adjunct professor of physics at Rockefeller University, the executive director of the New York Academy of Sciences and president of the International League for Human Rights.
Heinz Prechter Heinz Prechter (1942 – July 6, 2001) a German born entrepreneur who founded the American Sunroof Company (ASC) was a quintessential entrepreneur, legendary visionary, community leader and philanthropist. He was a close friend and avid fundraiser for the Bush Family life==
Heinz Reinefarth Heinrich Reinefarth (commonly known as Heinz Reinefarth, December 26, 1903-May 7, 1979) was a German official and military officer during and after World War II. During the Warsaw Uprising his troops committed numerous war atrocities.
Heinz Rudolf Heinz Rudolf worked as a freelance programmer and pixel graphician in the early 90s. Together with his friend Claus Frein He was involved in the creation of Lethal Xcess, the technically brilliant shooter for the Atari ST and Amiga.
Heinz School Australia Heinz School Australia is an international campus of the Heinz School of Public Policy and Management of Carnegie Mellon University located in Adelaide, South Australia. Established in 2006 as an Asia-Pacific base, the school is the first foreign university to open in Australia.
Heinz Schubert Heinz Schubert (born on 12 November 1925 in Berlin; died on 12 February 1999 in Hamburg) was a German actor, drama teacher and photographer, best known for playing the role of Alfred Tetzlaff in the German television comedy sitcom Ein Herz und eine Seele.
Heinz Tietjen Heinz Tietjen (June 24, 1881 - November 30, 1967) was a German conductor and music producer born in Tangier, Morocco. At age twenty-three, he held the position of producer at the Opera House in Trier and was appointed its director in 1907, holding the dual roles until 1922.
Heinz von Foerster Heinz von Foerster (November 13, 1911 – October 2, 2002) was a scientist combining physics and philosophy. He worked in the field of cybernetics and was essential for the development of the radical constructivism theory and second-order cybernetics, for which he was an eloquent advocate.
Heinz Zednik Heinz Zednik (b. February 21, 1940) is an Austrian operatic tenor, closely associated with the character tenor roles of Wagner such as Mime and Loge (Der Ring des Nibelungen) and David (Die Meistersinger von NĂĽrnberg).
Heinz-Christian Strache Heinz-Christian Strache (born June 12, 1969) is an Austrian politician, member of the Vienna city council and leader of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPĂ–). He is considered a populist and right-winger by many people.
Heinz-Otto Kreiss Born in 1930's germany, Heinz-Otto Kreiss is a renowned mathematician in the field of computational mathematics and professor emeritus at the University of California, Los Angeles, now residing in Sweden. He earned his Ph.
Heir apparent The term Heir Apparent is most often used to refer to someone who is first in the order of succession to a throne and who, unlike an Heir Presumptive, cannot lose this status by the birth of any other person. It is also used less formally to indicate someone who is an apparent successor to a non-royal position of power, e.
Heir Presumptive An Heir Presumptive (capitalised) is the person provisionally scheduled to inherit a throne, peerage, or other hereditary honor, but whose position can be displaced by the birth of an Heir Apparent or of a new Heir Presumptive with a better claim to the throne. When lowercased, "heir presumptive" can refer generally to someone who is provisionally scheduled to inherit a title, position or possession, unless displaced by an Heir Apparent or other heir presumptive.
Heiress Maria of the Duchies of Galicia Heiress Maria of the Duchies of Galicia (1323-41) was wife to George II of Halych and sister to Leo II of Halych and Andrew of Halych, daughter of George I of Halych. She assisted her husband king Boleslaus George II of Halych in ruling Galicia
Heiri Suter Heinrich 'Heiri' Suter (July 10, 1899 Gränichen – November 6, 1978) was a professional road racing cyclist from Switzerland. In 1923, he became the first of an exclusive group of riders that have won the "monuments" of classic cycle races, Paris-Roubaix and the Ronde van Vlaanderen in the same year.
Heirisson Island Heirisson Island is an island in the Swan River in Western Australia at the eastern end of Perth Water (). The city of Perth and the Town of Victoria Park are linked by The Causeway which is actually two bridges which span the two foreshores and the island.
Heirloom plant An heirloom plant is an open-pollinated cultivar that was commonly grown during earlier periods in human history, but which is not used in modern large-scale agriculture. Since most popular heirloom plants are vegetables, the term heirloom vegetable is often used instead.
Heironeous In the World of Greyhawk campaign setting and the default pantheon of deities for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, Heironeous is the Oeridian god of Chivalry, Justice, Honor, War, Daring, and Valor. The half-brother and sworn enemy of Hextor, Heironeous is the son of Stern Alia.
Heirs of Alexandria series The Heirs of Alexandria is an alternate history/historical fantasy series set primarily in the Republic of Venice in the 1530s. The books were written by three authors, Mercedes Lackey, Eric Flint and Dave Freer.
Heirs of Empire Heirs of Empire is 1996 military science-fiction novel by David Weber. It is the third novel set in the "Heirs of Empire" fictional universe, after the de facto duology of Mutineers' Moon and The Armageddon Inheritance.
Heirs of Eternity Heirs of Eternity is a four-part manga series written by Jose L. Torres with illustrations by Jae Tsai and Jim Royal, set in a world ruled by the Music of the Spheres: a harmonious combination of arts and science reconciled by music.
Heirs of the body Heirs of the body is the term for the English legal principle that certain types of property pass to a descendant of the grantee according to a fixed order of kinship. Upon the death of the grantee, a designated inheritance such as a parcel of land, a peerage, or a monarchy, passes automatically to that living, legitimate, natural descendant of the grantee who is most senior in descent according to agnatic primogeniture, males being preferred, however, over their sisters regardless of relative age; and thereafter the property continues to pass to subsequent descendants of the grantee, according to the same formula, upon the death of each subsequent heir.
Heisei era (daikaiju eiga) In the context of Japanese monster cinema (daikaiju eiga) the Heisei Era refers not to the current era in Japan but to all daikaiju eiga made between 1984 (Toho's The Return of Godzilla) and 1999 (Daiei's Gamera 3: Awakening of Irys). It follows the ShĹŤwa era by several years but closely precedes the Millennium era, which begins with Godzilla 2000: Millennium, also released in 1999.
Heisenberg model (quantum) The Heisenberg model is a statistical mechanical model used in the study of critical points and phase transitions of magnetic systems, in which the spin of the magnetic systems are treated quantum mechanically. In the prototypical Ising model, defined on a d-dimensional lattice, at each lattice site, a spin sigma_i in { pm 1}represents a microscopic magnetic dipole to which the magnetic moment is either up or down.
Heisenberg picture In physics, the Heisenberg picture is that formulation of quantum mechanics where the operators (observables and others) are time-dependent and the state vectors are time-independent. It stands in contrast to the Schrödinger picture in which operators are constant and the states evolve in time.
Heisenberg's microscope Heisenberg's microscope exists only as a thought experiment, one that was proposed by Werner Heisenberg, criticized by his mentor Niels Bohr, and subsequently served as the nucleus of some commonly held ideas, and misunderstandings, about Quantum Mechanics.<BR>
Heisman Trophy The Heisman Memorial Trophy Award (often known simply as the Heisman Trophy or The Heisman), named after former college football player and coach John Heisman, is awarded annually to the most outstanding collegiate football player in the U.S.
Heist (TV series) Heist was an American television series that premiered March 22, 2006, on NBC, but was almost immediately cancelled due to low ratings The series was from acclaimed director] [[Doug Liman and revolved around professional thief Mickey O' Neil, (Dougray Scott) who created a team of experts to try to pull off the biggest heist in history — to simultaneously rob three jewelry stores on Rodeo Drive during Academy Awards week. Meanwhile, Amy Sykes (Michele Hicks), lead detective for LAPD’s Robbery Division, led the task force investigating a series of thefts committed by this new crew.
Heist-Goor Heist-Goor is a hamlet of Heist-op-den-Berg, that is situated in the south of the province of Antwerp (Flanders, Belgium). In the old days there was a swamp on this location (goor is an old Dutch word for swamp).
Heitham Al-Sayed Heitham Al-Sayed is a rapper/singer from South West London, he is lead vocalist in the band Senser and (previously) Lodestar. Al-Sayed is known for strong political opinions which permeate his music and contributed to conflict within, as well as the eventual break-up of, Senser.
Heiti Heiti is a Norse term for an otherwise uncommon word used for stylistic adornment. The difference between heiti and kenning is that kennings are poetic circumscriptions of the thing they were intended to describe whereas heiti is simply a rarely used word.
Heitor Villa-Lobos Heitor Villa-Lobos (March 5, 1887 - November 17, 1959) was a Brazilian composer, possibly the best-known classical composer born in South America. He wrote numerous orchestral, chamber, instrumental and vocal works.
Heiwa-Dori Heiwa Dori' (平和通り, Peace Street) of Naha, is a big tourist attraction in Okinawa. The street features many gift shops selling wares that range from stone Shi Shi dogs (statues located on the roofs of many homes in Okinawa providing protection from evil) and tempura to colored glass and geta clogs.
Heixiazi Heixiazi Island (), or Bolshoy Ussuriyskiy Island (), is a sedimentary island at the confluence of the Ussuri and Amur rivers, along the border between the People's Republic of China (PRC) and Russia. Its area is about 327 to 350 km².
Heizhu Valley Heizhu Valley (Chinese: 黑竹沟, literally "The Black Bamboo Valley") is a popular tourist attraction, located in Sichuan Province, southwest China. It occupies about 180 square km, bridging the Sichuan Basin and West Sichuan Plateau.
Heizo Takenaka Heizo Takenaka (ç«ąä¸ĺąłč”µ Takenaka HeizĹŤ, born March 3, 1951) is a Japanese economist and politician, last serving as Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications and Minister of State for Privatization of the Postal Services in the cabinet of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.
Hejaz College Hijaz College is a British Muslim school located in Nuneaton, which combines traditional Islamic education with the British National Curriculum. The philosophy of Hijaz was formulated by its patron and founder His Eminence Hazrat Mujadid Abdul Wahab Siddiqi RA (1942-94).
Hejazi Arabic Hezaji Arabic is a variety of the Arabic language spoken in the regions of western Saudi Arabia . It is also the colloquial variety of Arabic spoken in the cities of Jeddah, Mecca ,Taif, Rabigh , Yanbu and Medina.
Hejazi Turabns The Hejazi turban is part of the traditional uniform in the region of Hejaz. The ancient Arabic proverb; “Turbans are Arabs’ crowns” (العمائم تيجان العرب) was originally coined according to the hejazi uniform.
Hejira (song) Hejira is the title track from Joni Mitchell's 1976 album. It is the 5th track on the album (the last song on Side One of the original vinyl LP), and the 2nd of 4 tracks on Hejira which fretless bassist Jaco Pastorius plays on.
Hejnał mariacki Hejnał mariacki ( listen) is a traditional Polish tune closely tied to the history and traditions of the city of Kraków. It is played by a trumpeter four times consecutively each hour on the highest tower of St.
Hejnice (Liberec District) Hejnice (Haindorf in German) is small town in the Liberec District in Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It is located under northern slopes of Jizera Mountains in 350–400 m above sea level in the valley of river Smědá.
Hekat (volume unit) A hekat is an ancient Egyptian weights and measures volume unit, used to measure grain, bread, and beer, and further sub-divided into other units for medical prescriptions, beginning with the oipe, hin, jar, dja and ro. The hin was a 1/10th of a hekat unit, while the ro was a 1/320th of a hekat unit.
Hekhal The Hekhal, also known as the Sanctuary or Holy, was the part of Tabernacle and Temple in Jerusalem between the outer alter, where most sacrifices were performed, and the Holy of Holies originally containing the Ark of the Covenant. The Hekhal contained a number of sacred ritual objects including the Menorah, the inner alter for incense offerings, and the Table of the Showbread.
Heksenketel Heksenketel is a documentary film released on VHS by Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip. It features concert footage and other clips of the band and crew as they travel across Canada from coast to coast during their 1993 tour, Another Roadside Attraction.
Heku The term heku (or hekau), in Ancient Egyptian mythology, refers to a type of magic or enchantment that Egyptian priests, sorcerers, and Pharaohs often performed. Heku is generally associated to vocalized forms, such as enchantments, songs, poems, and prayers.
Hel (realm) In Norse mythology, the realm Hel shares a name with its ruler, Hel. As described in Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda it is a place thronged with the shivering and shadowy spectres of those who have died ingloriously of disease or in old age.
Helaman, son of Helaman According to the Book of Mormon, Helaman, son of Helaman, (sometimes referred to as Helaman II) was a Nephite prophet who lived around 30 BC. His father was Helaman, son of Alma, who was also a prophet and military commander.
Helamin Helamin is a corrosion and an incrustation inhibitor, which uses the special characteristics from aliphatic polyamine. Its effect is based, in contrast to the conventional method of the subsequent treatment of the prepared water, on a preventing protection of the surface concerned.
Helén murder The Helén murder (Swedish Helénmordet), is a sadistic murder on a 10-year old girl named Helén Nilsson in Hörby, Sweden in March 1989. The murderer, the so-called Helén man (Helénmannen) was convicted in April 2005 having been found after a DNA test in 2004.
Helbé The Helbé was a French automobile manufactured from 1905 until 1907; it received its name, a version of "LB", from the initials of its builder, Levêcque and Bodenreider. It was an assembled light car, powered by De Dion engines of 4½, 6, and 8 hp, and used Delage components.
Helberg (crater) Helberg is a lunar crater that is located just behind the western limb of the Moon, on the far side from the Earth. Due to libration this part of the surface is sometimes brought into view, and the crater is visible under suitable lighting conditions.
Helbert Frederico Carreiro da Silva Helbert Frederico Carreiro da Silva, usually known as Fred (born 18 August 1979), is a football (soccer) player from Brazil, currently playing for Melbourne Victory in the A-League. Previously he has played for Brazilian clubs América-MG, Guarani and Tupi FC.
Held for Ransom Held for Ransom is a 2000 direct-to-video film, starring Dennis Hopper, Zachary Ty Bryan, Kam Heskin, Tsianina Joelson, Jordan Brower, and Randy Spelling with Paul Dillon, Morgan Fairchild, John Getz, Timothy Bottoms, Debi Mazar, and Joan Van Ark. Directed and written by Lee Stanley based on the novel by Lois Duncan.
Heldenplatz The Heldenplatz ("Heroes' Square") is a historical plaza in Vienna. Many important actions took place here — most notoriously Adolf Hitler's announcement of the Anschluss of Austria to the German Reich in 1938.
Helder Fráguas Helder João do Carmo Silva Fráguas (born 10 February 1966 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese Judge at Seixal Criminal Court and an author. Formerly, he was an attorney-at-law, a notary, an university teacher, a trainer at the Portuguese Law Bar and a member of the board of the Judicial Studies Center.
Helderberg College Helderberg College is a college situated in Somerset West, South Africa, about thirty minutes from Cape Town. The College is within easy reach of an international airport, shopping malls, beach and mountains and provides a relaxing and refreshing environment in which to study and live.
Hele Hele is a village in Devon, England, lying about one mile SSW of Bradninch and 10 miles NNE of Exeter. The village is home to a paper mill once belonging to the company Wiggins Teape, now part of the multinational company Arjo Wiggins.
Hele's school Hele's School, in Plympton, Plymouth, is a secondary school that has specialist status in Modern Foreign Languages, Mathematics & Computing and Vocational Qualifications. Hele’s is funded by the local education authority (LEA) which is Plymouth City Council.
Helen In Greek mythology, Helen (Greek: , Helénē), better known as Helen of Troy, was the daughter of Zeus and Leda and the wife of Menelaus, king of Sparta. She was the sister of Castor, Polydeuces, and Clytemnestra.
Helen (actress) Helen Richardson (born October 21 1939) was a Bollywood dancer and actress of Anglo-Burmese extraction, best known for playing vamps and vixens in Bollywood movies of the 1960s and 70s. She was famous for her performances in flamboyant dance sequences and cabaret numbers.
Helen (VIVA) Helen is a Vivastation on York Region's Viva bus rapid transit system, north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It opened on November 20, 2005, on the intersection of Enterprise Drive and GO Station Access Road in Markham, Ontario, more commonly known as Enterprise.
Helen Ainsworth Helen Ainsworth, also known as Cupid Ainsworth, (10 October 1901 - 18 August 1961) was a stage and motion picture actress. She went to Hollywood in the 1920s as an agent, and she helped a number of actors attain stardom: Guy Madison, Marilyn Monroe, Rhonda Fleming, Carol Channing and Howard Keel, among others.
Helen Andelin Helen Andelin is the author of Fascinating Womanhood, a reported "guide to a happy marriage" originally published in 1963 as a response to Betty Friedan's Feminine Mystique. Although controversial due to its depiction of women as naturally dependent upon men, the book is still supported by a thriving community of women, with classes still being taught by Andelin herself.
Helen Beardsley Helen Eileen Brandmeir North Beardsley (April 5, 1930 – April 26, 2000) was the mother of the famous blended family of twenty children--eight by her first marriage to husband Richard North, ten by the marriage of her second husband Frank Beardsley, and two that she bore to Frank after marrying him. She wrote a book (Who Gets the Drumstick?
Helen Berman Helen Berman (April 6 1936) is a Dutch-Israeli visual artist with an artistic style that varies between realistic impressionism and lyrical abstract expressionism. She has exhibited in Israel, Germany and the Netherlands.
Helen Betty Osborne Helen Betty Osborne, or Betty Osborne (1952 - November 13, 1971), was a Cree Aboriginal woman from Norway House reserve who was kidnapped and murdered while walking down Third Street in The Pas, Manitoba on the evening of November 13, 1971.
Helen Beulah Thompson Gaige Helen Beulah Thompson Gaige (November 24, 1890–October 24, 1976) was an American herpetologist, curator of Reptiles and Amphibians for the Museum of Zoology at the University of Michigan and specialist in neotropical frogs.
Helen Bjørnøy Helen Oddveig Bjørnøy (born February 18, 1954) is a Norwegian lutheran minister and politician (Socialist Left Party). From October 2005 she is Minister of the Environment in the Red-Green Coalition cabinet headed by Jens Stoltenberg.
Helen Blackwood, Baroness Dufferin and Claneboye Helen Selina Blackwood, Lady Dufferin and Claneboye, later Helen Selina Hay, Countess of Gifford, born Helen Selina Sheridan, (1807–1867), was an Anglo-Irish song-writer, poet, and author. As well as being admired for her wit and literary talents, she was a fashionable beauty and a well-known figure in London society of the mid-19th century.
Helen Boaden Helen Boaden is the current director of BBC News and Current Affairs. This role incorporates controlling all of the BBC's news output across all formats along with current affairs documentaries including programmes such as Newsnight and Panorama.
Helen Broderick Helen Broderick (August 11, 1891 – September 25, 1959) was an American film and stage actress known for her comic roles, especially as a wisecracking sidekick. On Broadway, she started as a chorus girl in Follies of 1907, the first of Florenz Ziegfeld's annual revues.
Helen Buckingham Helen Elizabeth Buckingham (born November 17, 1952) is an Australian politician. She has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Council since November 2002, representing Koonung Province.
Helen Cadbury In 1904, Cadbury married popular gospel singer Charles McCallon Alexander. She toured with him on the evangelistic circuit as a women's worker, and they worked together to found the Pocket Testament LeaguePocket Testament League, A Brief History, which distributes free pocket-sized New Testaments via street evangelism, in 1908.
Helen Clark Helen Elizabeth Clark (born February 26, 1950) became Prime Minister of New Zealand in December 1999 and entered her third successive term in that office in 2005. As of 2006, she is ranked by Forbes magazine as the 20th most powerful woman in the world.
Helen Clark (UK politician) Helen Clark, previously known as Helen Brinton, (born December 23, 1954) is a politician in the United Kingdom. She was a Labour Member of Parliament for Peterborough from 1997 until the 2005 general election, when she lost her seat to Conservative candidate Stewart Jackson.
Helen Clarke Helen Clarke ONZM (born Helen Margaret Shearer April 16, 1971 in Auckland) was a field hockey goalkeeper for New Zealand, who competed in three Summer Olympics: 1992, 2000 and 2004. She earned a record 166 caps for her country and received an ONZM in 2005.
Helen Cruickshank Helen Burness Cruickshank (15 May 1886 - 2 March 1975) was a minor Scottish poet and suffragette, better known for being a focal point of the Scottish Renaissance. At her home in Corstorphine, various Scottish writers of note would meet.
Helen D'Oyly Carte Helen D'Oyly Carte or Helen Lenoir (May 12 1852 – May 5 1913) was the second wife of impresario and hotelier Richard D'Oyly Carte. She is best known for her stewardship of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company and Savoy Hotel from the end of the 19th Century and into the early 20th Century.
Helen Dalley Helen Dalley is an award winning Australian journalist, who works for Kerry Packer's Publishing and Broadcasting Limited (PBL) media stable. She is best known for her work on the Nine Network television programs Sunday and A Current Affair.
Helen Daniels Helen Daniels (nee Simpson) was a fictional character in the Australian soap opera Neighbours, portrayed by the late actress Anne Haddy. She appeared from the very first episode in 1985 until the character's death in 1997, making Helen the longest-serving original character.
Helen Denman Helen Denman (born September 9 1976 in Perth, Australia) is an Australian breaststroke swimmer of the 1990s, who won a silver medal in the 4x100m medley relay at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. She won an individual silver medal in the 100m breaststroke at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships in Perth.
Helen Desportes Helen Desportes (July 7, 1620 to June 24, 1675) was the first white child born in Canada, New France. Her parents were French habitants Pierre Desportes (1580-1629) and his wife Françoise Langlois (1595-), who settled in Quebec.
Helen Dortch Longstreet Helen Dortch Longstreet (April 20, 1863 – May 3, 1962), known as the "Fighting Lady," was the second wife of Confederate General James Longstreet. She earned her nickname from being a champion of causes such as preservation of the environment and civil rights.
Helen Dowdy Helen Dowdy was a Broadway actress and singer who played the role of Queenie in the 1946 revival of Kern & Hammerstein's Show Boat (a role originally played by Tess Gardella in 1927). She created the roles of Lily and the Strawberry Woman in George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess — roles she played for nearly twenty years in several productions.
Helen Dryden Helen Dryden (1887-1981) was an American artist and designer. She was described by Woman's Journal and New York Times] as being one of the highest paid woman artists in the [[United States] during the early part of the 20th century.
Helen Elliott Donnelly Helen Elliott Donnelly was a fictional character on the now-cancelled American soap opera, Love is a Many Splendored Thing. She was first played by actress Grace Albertson, who was replaced by actress Gloria Hoye.
Helen Forrest Helen Forrest (April 12, 1917 – July 11, 1999) was one of the most popular female vocalists during America's Big Band era. She was born Helen Fogel to a Jewish family in Atlantic City, New Jersey on April 12, 1917.
Helen Forrester Helen Forrester (real name June Bhatia) (born 1919, Hoylake, Cheshire (now in Merseyside)) is an English-born author famous for her books about her early childhood in Liverpool during the Great Depression as well as several works of fiction.
Helen Frankenthaler Helen Frankenthaler (born December 12, 1928) is an American post-painterly abstraction artist. Born in New York City, her work is influenced by Jackson Pollock with whom she also was involved in the 1946-1960 Abstract Art Movement. She was the youngest daughter of a justice on the New York State Supreme Court. She studied at the Dalton School under Rufino Tamayo and also at Bennington College in Vermont. She later married fellow artist Robert Motherwell.
Helen Gipson Helen Gipson (born 1960) is a Scrabble player. On December 4th 2005, her ABSP rating peaked at third in Britain, making her the highest rated woman, and she is consistently rated as the top female player in the world.
Helen Grace Scott Keenan Helen Grace Reswich Scott Keenan, more commonly, Helen Grace Scott was an American citizen employed in the Office of Strategic Services and later the Office of U.S Chief Counsel for Prosecution of Axis War Criminals on the staff of Justice Robert H.
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