Her popularity as a radio performer and vocalist, which included a second hit record " My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time ", led directly to a career in films.

Her elder brother is record producer Gerry Bron.

Her first professional recording with Ike Turner was singing background for him on Ike's record, " Box Top ".

Her extraordinary talent was discovered when Miranda was first introduced to composer Josué de Barros, who went on to promote and record her first album with a Brunswick, a German recording company in 1929.

During the group's early years, it recorded under several other names, including Johnny Clifton and His String Band, The Four Aces of Western Swing, and Reno Browne and Her Buckaroos ( although Browne, a female matinee idol of the time, did not actually appear on the record ).

Her first competition was a disappointment, but in her third race, she set a national record in the 800 m. Fanny Koen soon made the Dutch team, although as a sprinter, not a middle distance runner.

Her chief opponent was Maureen Gardner, also coached by Blankers-Koen's husband and who had equalled Blankers's world record prior to the Games, and would be running for her home crowd.

Her critical stature continued to grow but record sales remained modest.

Her solo show then toured the country and was made into a record album titled On Stage.

Her first album The Lion and the Cobra was " a sensation " when it was released in 1987 and it reached gold record status and earned a Best Female Rock Vocal Performance Grammy nomination.

Following a potential lawsuit from a president of another record label for using the name Blue Belles, Robinson gave Holt the stage name, Patti La Belle ( La Belle means French for " the beautiful one "), and altered the group's name to Patti La Belle and Her Blue Belles.

Glenn Danzig spoke about the challenge of writing the song " Her Black Wings ": “ I always know beforehand what kind of record I want to make.

Her 1970 album established a record-breaking consecutive number-one record to top the Oricon charts for 20 " consecutive " weeks.

Her 22 singles titles mark the record for most Grand Slam wins by a tennis player ( male or female ) since introduction of the Open Era in 1968.

Her overall record in 56 Grand Slam events was 282 – 34 ( 89 percent ) ( 87 – 10 at the French Open, 75 – 8 at Wimbledon, 73 – 10 at the US Open, and 47 – 6 at the Australian Open ).

Her career prize-money earnings totalled US $ 21, 895, 277 ( a record until Lindsay Davenport surpassed this amount in January 2008 ).

Her singles win-loss record was 900 – 115 ( 88. 7 percent ).

Her first record, " I Hear You Knockin '," a cover version of a rhythm and blues hit by Smiley Lewis, sold over a million copies.

Her first record for Mercury, a version of Fats Waller's " Ain't Misbehavin '", was another hit, starting a long string of success.

Her commercial success peaked in 1959 with " Broken Hearted Melody ", a song she considered to be " corny ", but, nonetheless, became her first gold record and a regular part of her concert repertoire for years to come.

Her last Top 10 record as a soloist was " I Lie " in 1982, but her releases continued to chart until the end of the decade.

Her record producer Quincy Jones, responsible for all her hits from 1963 to 1965, would later become one of the most famous producers in American music.

Her overall record in 67 Grand Slam singles events was 306 – 49. 862 ( 120 – 14 at Wimbledon, 89 – 17 at the US Open, 51 – 11 at the French Open, and 46 – 7 at the Australian Open ).

Her first record was an original cast recording of Hair, in 1971.

Her first words were, ' What else did you record?

) Her Nicolas lay curled in the sun like a fawn, black hair falling over his eyes.

Her long thin arms moved in a slow rhythmical gesture over the family possessions which were placed in front of her.

Her mother was already considerably concerned over her daughter's future.

Her debut over, perhaps the earlier scenes will emerge equally fine.

Her jealousy of Cassandra, and her wrath at the sacrifice of Iphigenia and at Agamemnon's having gone to war over Helen of Troy, are said to have been the motives for her crime.

Her views on the subject appear to have hardened over time.

Her wish to be buried there was granted after she left an estate sworn at under £ 40, 000, of which Disraeli received over £ 30, 000.

Her calculations found that it would take at least two people to apply enough force to push over a cow if the cow does not react and reorient its footing.

Her album sales were more than 75 million worldwide, with over 26. 5 million in album sales in the US.

Her books have enjoyed huge success in many parts of the world, and have sold over 600 million copies.

The Grief and Recriminations of Andromache over the Body of Hector Her Husband ( 1783 ) by Jacques-Louis David

Her footprints are all over cyberpunk turf (...)" — Gardner Dozois, in Locus magazine, 1987

Her films My Best Friend's Wedding ( 1997 ), Mystic Pizza ( 1988 ), Notting Hill ( 1999 ), Runaway Bride ( 1999 ), Valentine's Day ( 2010 ), The Pelican Brief ( 1993 ), Ocean's Eleven ( 2001 ), and Ocean's Twelve ( 2004 ) have collectively brought box office receipts of over $ 2. 4 billion, making her one of the most successful actresses in terms of box office receipts.

Her reputation has been altered over the years according to changing social and political perspectives, especially after the Mexican Revolution, when she was portrayed in dramas, novels, and paintings as an evil or scheming temptress.

Her images are sharp — the sparrows that draw Aphrodite's chariot, the full moon in a starry sky, the solitary red apple at the tree-top — and she sometimes lingers over them to elaborate them for their own sake.

Her fairytale marriage to Brad Silver comes crashing down when she realizes that he's unfaithful to her, leading her to reconsider choosing him over Katchoo.

The cables were laid over the summers of 1955 and 1956, with the majority of the work done by Her Majesty's Telegraph Ship ( cable ship ) Monarch.

Her husband created the modern press briefing room over Franklin Roosevelt's old swimming pool.

* September 18 – Great Comet of 1882: Her Majesty's Astronomer at the Cape, David Gill, reported watching the comet rise a few minutes before the Sun and described it as " The nucleus was then undoubtedly single, and certainly rather under than over 4 ″ in diameter ; in fact, as I have described it, it resembled very much a star of the 1st magnitude seen by daylight.

Catherine Clinton suggests that anger over the 1857 Dred Scott decision may have prompted Tubman to return to the U. S. Her land in Auburn became a haven for Tubman's family and friends.

Her government work began as a result of her longtime friendship with Herbert Hoover and his wife Lou Henry Hoover, both of whom she had known in California ; Gilbreth had presided over the Women's Branch of the Engineers ' Hoover for President campaign.

Her reaction breaks Mason's control over her, and she saves Iceman and disables Mason long enough for Spider-Man to subdue him.

Presided over in 1983 by Her Royal Highness Princess Anne, on 20 February 1988 His Royal Highness Prince Edward is the guest of honour.

It not only housed the scientific instruments to be used by Flamsteed in his work on stellar tables, but over time also incorporated a number of additional responsibilities such as the keeping of time and later Her Majesty's Nautical Almanac Office.

Her relationship with the comtesse du Barry was one which was important to rectify, at least on the surface, because Madame du Barry was the mistress of Louis XV, and thus had considerable political influence over the king.