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Claassen or Claassens is an Afrikaans, Dutch and Low German patronymic surname. It may refer to: Arthur Claassen (1859–1920), German orchestral conductor. Ben Claassen III (born 1977), American comics artist and illustrator. Fay Claassen [ de; nl] (born 1969), Dutch jazz singer. George Claassen (born ca. 1950), South African writer, brother ...
Nina Simone ( / ˈniːnə sɪˈmoʊn / NEE-nə sim-OHN; [ 1] born Eunice Kathleen Waymon; February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003) was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, composer, arranger, and civil rights activist. Her music spanned styles including classical, folk, gospel, blues, jazz, R&B, and pop. Her piano playing was strongly ...
Fay Weldon CBE FRSL (born Franklin Birkinshaw; 22 September 1931 – 4 January 2023) was an English author, essayist and playwright.. Over the course of her 55-year writing career, she published 31 novels, including Puffball (1980), The Cloning of Joanna May (1989), Wicked Women (1995) and The Bulgari Connection (2000), but was most well-known as the writer of The Life and Loves of a She-Devil ...
Wiège-Faty is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.. The castle from the 15th century was acquired, during the siege of Guise, from René de Bar by John II, Count of Ligny, supporter of the Burgundians, who besieged the fortress and captured it after three weeks.
Dorothy Faye Dunaway (born January 14, 1941) [1] is an American actress. She is the recipient of many accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, three Golden Globe Awards, and a BAFTA Award.
Europe. A fairy (also fay, fae, fey, fair folk, or faerie) is a type of mythical being or legendary creature, generally described as anthropomorphic, found in the folklore of multiple European cultures (including Celtic, Slavic, Germanic, and French folklore), a form of spirit, often with metaphysical, supernatural, or preternatural qualities.
Ë is the 8th letter of the Albanian alphabet and represents the vowel / ə /, like the pronunciation of the a in " a go". It is the fourth most commonly used letter of the language, comprising 7.74 percent of all writings. [ 2]
"Direach Ghlinn Eiti, or Fachan" as illustrated by J. F. Campbell. In Scottish folklore, the fachan (or fachin, [1] fachen, Direach Ghlinn Eitidh or Dithreach (dwarf of Glen Etive)) is a monster or giant described by John Francis Campbell in Popular Tales of the West Highlands as having a single eye in the middle of its face, a single hand protruding from its chest instead of arms, and a ...