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Brewer's: Mary Anne

or Marianne. A slang name for the guillotine. (See below.) Mary Anne Associations Secret republican societies in France. The name comes about thus: Ravaillac was instigated to assasinate…

Brewer's: Mary Magdalene

(St.). Patron saint of penitents, being herself the model penitent of Gospel history. In Christian art she is represented (1) as a patron saint, young and beautiful, with a profusion of…

Mary Baker Eddy

Name at birth: Mary BakerAfter a sudden recovery from a serious injury in 1866, Mary Baker Eddy began to formulate the ideas that would lead her to form the Church of Christ, Scientist. In 1875 she…

Mary Lou Retton

In 1984 Mary Lou Retton became the first American woman to win an Olympic gold medal for the all-around competition in gymnastics. The Summer Olympics were held that year in Los Angeles, California,…

Mary-Louise Parker

Mary-Louise Parker is a leading lady of stage and screen who is best known for her role as a suburban dope dealer in the cable TV series Weeds (2005-12). Mary-Louise Parker got her first breaks on…

Mary-Kate Olsen

Mary-Kate Olsen and her twin sister Ashley Olsen are two of the most successful child stars in television history. Their shared role on the TV show Full House (1987-95), where they played the…

Mary Tyler Moore

Mary Tyler Moore was a successful and beloved TV star of the 1960s and 1970s, most notably in The Dick Van Dyke Show and in her own The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Born in Brooklyn and raised in Queens,…

Eva Marie Saint

A cool and intelligent blonde, Eva Marie Saint won an Oscar for her supporting role as Edie Doyle in the 1954 film On the Waterfront. Saint played the empathetic friend who encouraged Marlon Brando…

Mary Elizabeth Winstead

Mary Elizabeth Winstead is a versatile screen actress whose credits include Death Proof, Live Free or Die Hard, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World and the third season of TV's Fargo. Winstead began her…

Mary Jo Kopechne

Mary Jo Kopechne was killed in 1969 while riding in a car with Senator Edward Kennedy on Chappaquiddick Island in Massachusetts. Mary Jo Kopechne was a former campaign worker for Kennedy's brother,…