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“Mary’s a Grand Old Name” goes the old 1905 tune by George M. Cohan. This week, Tidbits conveys some bits and pieces about some famous ladies named Mary. • The name Mary has its origins in the Hebrew language, with the name Miryam translating “sea of bitterness or sorrow.” In ancient times, the name Mary was considered too sacred to be used, revered because it belonged to the mother of Jesus. Finally in the 12th century, it came into popular use, and until the mid-twentieth century, remained the Number One name for girls. Today, the name Mary is at about Number 125 in popularity. • Mary Tyler Moore got her start at age 17 as “Happy Hotpoint,” a tiny dancing elf on the Hotpoint appliance television commercials during the 1950s. She was paid $6,000 for the 39 commercials that were filmed in five days. In 1961, at 23, she landed the role of Laura Petrie on the popular “Dick Van Dyke Show,” a role she played for five years. It was on to her own sitcom, “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” in 1970, a sitcom featuring an independent working woman on staff as a producer in a Minneapolis newsroom. In a more unknown role, she starred opposite Elvis Presley as a nun in 1969’s Change of Habit. Mary has battled diabetes since age 33, and overcame a benign brain tumor at age 75. (turn the page for more!)

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• We’ve been singing “Mary Had a Little Lamb” since the nineteenth century. The nursery rhyme was based on an actual incident that took place at a Sterling, Massachusetts school, attended by Sarah Josepha Hale. Sarah’s schoolmate Mary Sawyer brought her pet lamb to school in the late 1700s. In 1830, Hale’s poem was first published in Boston, and set to music by hymn composer Lowell Mason, who had written more than 1,600 hymn tunes, including “Nearer, My God, to Thee.” Sarah Hale went on to become the editor of Godey’s Lady’s Book, a popular magazine of the late 1800s, a position she held until she was nearly 90 years old. She also helped found Vassar College. In 1877, Thomas Edison recorded “Mary Had a Little Lamb” on his new phonograph device, the first time a human voice had been recorded on his invention. • At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, a young high school sophomore named Mary Lou Retton became the first American woman ever to win a gold medal in gymnastics. She also captured two silver and two bronze, making her total of five medals the most won by any athlete at the 1984 Olympics. Later that year, she became the first female athlete to be pictured on the front of the Wheaties box. All her years of gymnastic competition took their toll, when Retton needed hip replacement surgery in her mid-30’s. • Mary Shelley is best known for her first novel, Frankenstein: The Modern Prometheus. Mary was just 20 years old when Frankenstein was published anonymously in 1818. It was assumed that her husband, author Percy Shelley, was the author, because he authored the preface and dedicated it to his political hero. The book was first adapted to the stage in 1823 and to film in 1910. Other films followed in 1931, 1974, and 1994. Shelley and her husband had four children, three of whom died before the age of three.

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• Mary Kathlyn Ash started selling books doorto-door during World War II, while her husband was away in the service, amassing sales of $25,000 in just six months. She later became the national training director for the World Gift Company, but when she was passed over for a promotion in favor of a man she herself had trained, she resigned. Her next step was to write a book that would help women succeed in business, a book that became the business plan for her own dream company, Mary Kay Cosmetics. She started out with $5,000 and a 500-square-foot storefront in Dallas, Texas. She bought skin care formulas from a tanner who had created them while working on hides, and packaged them in her favorite color, pastel pink. Having recently remarried, her new husband was helping her prepare for the grand opening, when he died of a heart attack a month before the scheduled opening. Mary Kay’s 20-year-old son stepped in to help launch the business. By the end of the second year, she had sold nearly $1 million worth of products. Today, worldwide sales in more than 35 markets are $3 billion annually. Mary Kay passed away in 2001. • Toronto-born Gladys Louise Smith changed her name to Mary Pickford and went on to become one of the most popular actresses of the 1910s and 1920s. Her career was prolific, with 1909 her most productive, appearing in 51 films in that year alone, almost one every week! Her beautiful curls were her trademark, and she was known as “America’s Sweetheart” during her prime. Pickford went on to co-found the film studio United Artists and was one of the original 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

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• First published in 1934, Mary Poppins was British author Pamela Travers’ first literary success. She authored seven sequels in the series, with the last in 1988. Walt Disney approached Travers in 1938 to purchase the rights to make a film, but was firmly turned down. Disney hounded her for the next 23 years, until, in 1961, when she finally surrendered. Travers objected to Disney’s changing Mary Poppins’ Did you hear about the family who got stuck character from the unfriendly, strict, intimion Peter Pan’s Flight for over 3 hours? dating character in her book to the gentler, Apparently, their vehicle would nevercheerier character portrayed by Julie Andrews. never land. Disney’s movie was 1965’s top-grossing film, and Disney’s top-grossing for the next 20 years. It nabbed five Oscars out of 13 nominations, (including Julie Andrews’ first Oscar), making it Disney’s most successful in terms of Academy Awards. In the scenes where Mary Poppins was flying, the crew darkened the wires holding up Andrews with shoe polish so that the studio lights would not reflect off them. • Some who were born Mary’s opted to switch to another name. Actress Debbie Reynolds was born Mary Frances Reynolds, the name under which she won the Miss Burbank beauty contest wasN“discovered” RinL1948. O OWhen T D she OA W M by Warner Brothers Studios, Jack Warner changed Home of “Mission to Mars,” “Space her name to Debbie. Lily Tomlin’s name was Mountain,” and “Finding Nemo Voyage” originally Mary Jean Tomlin, but she took on a new stage name, altering the spelling of her mother’s name, Lillie. Meryl Streep’s name was Mary Louise, but her mother began calling her Meryl, based on Mary L., Meryl’s grandmother.

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• Sources differ as to the first publication of this familiar Christmas song, with some experts claiming it was 1868, while others say it was published in The Nursery Rhymes of England in 1842, and still others putting the date around 1780. • The partridge in the pear tree is most likely the red-legged partridge, a member of the pheasant family, which has been a traditional sporting bird in England for hundreds of years. • The European turtledove is native to England and would have been found in abundance there in the 1800s. The name given to this bird has nothing to do with turtles, but rather refers to its gentle purring song, a vibrating “turrr, turrr.” Over the course of the 12 days, the recipient would have received 22 of these dainty birds, a species that mates for life. • The Faverolles is a French breed of chicken developed in that country in the 1860s. They have feathered feet, with five toes per foot rather than a chicken’s usual four. They are a gentle breed, which makes them a popular pet for children. Faverolles owners can expect them to lay four eggs a week. • What exactly are those four “calling birds”? We might interpret that as “song birds.” But it’s more likely that the original meaning was “colly birds.” The meaning of the word “colly” is “black as coal,” making it likely that this gift is the common European Blackbird, a member of the thrush family who has a yellow eye-ring and an orange-yellow bill.

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• On the sixth day of Christmas, geese are added to the mix, probably the Greylag goose, considered the ancestor of most domesticated geese. In fact, they were one of the first animals to be domesticated, some 3,000 years ago in ancient Egypt. These particular geese are a large bird, up to 36 inches (91 cm) long with an average weight of 7.3 lbs. (3.3 kg). They mate for life. • Swans are the largest members of the duck and goose family, weighing up to 33 lbs. (15 kg), and reaching a length of 5 feet (1.5 m). Their wingspan is an amazing 10 feet (3.1 m), which aids them in their flight speed of up to 60 mph (96.5 km/hr). They are also very strong birds, and have been known to break a human’s leg when provoked. A typical swan has over 25,000 feathers covering its body. Like the turtledove and Greylag goose, swans mate for life. • Do you know your swan terminology? A baby swan is a cygnet, a male is a cob, and a female is called a pen. The name for a group is a bevy or lamentation. If you’re afraid of swans, you’re said to have kiknophobia or cygnophobia. • It seems odd that the author of the lyrics spoke of so many birds, but inserted “five gold rings” in the midst of them. Actually, the gifts on the first seven days of Christmas were all birds, with the gold rings referring to the rings of the ring-necked pheasants. • How many total birds did the true love give? Assuming that the gold rings represent pheasants, the total number of birds would be 224.

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The holidays are made up of many things. They provide a time for family and friends to gather, a time to reflect on the good fortune of the year and of course time to eat some really good food. But for some folks, especially kids, it’s a time for gifts, both giving and receiving them. This time of year provides the perfect opportunity to teach children about giving and what it really means. A time to teach them it’s not about the cost of a gift, but the meaning behind it. Here are a few ideas to help kids understand the true meaning of giving. Children’s lives are relatively simple. They consist of family, school, toys, games and protesting bed time. Most kids don’t see the struggles that some people face on a daily basis. The holidays are a good time to show them that life can be difficult, but more importantly, how they can help. One way for your kids to help other children is to share their good fortune. This could mean cleaning out their clothes and toys. Show your children the things they no longer want or need may benefit others. Help them go through the clothing that no longer fits or the toys they no longer play with and donate them. Of course the clothes should be in good shape and the toys should be intact. Some programs like Toys for Tots ask for new and unwrapped toys, but there are plenty of organizations that would gladly take toys that have been “pre-loved.” Have your kids be creative and make cards and artwork. There are plenty of people in plenty of places who would love a special card or drawing. These works of art can be given to hospitals, nursing homes, veterans’ homes, shelters and many other places where they would bring a smile. Don’t forget about our brave men and women serving in our military. These folks are far from home defending our freedom and could use a warm greeting. Teach your kids that their time is also a gift. Volunteer with them to gather food for the needy, make care packages for our troops or visit hospitals and nursing homes. They can also help our four legged friends. Kids love animals and many animal shelters have volunteer opportunities. Helping others is clearly something we should do all year round, but the holidays are a great time to introduce kids to the concept. While the folks in need benefit from our help, your kids will as well. Volunteering and seeing the positive impact it has will do great things for their self esteem. They will learn that they can make a difference and that their actions are important. Giving should come from the heart and giving of yourself is its truest form.

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• To some folks, Bloody Mary is a drink of vodka and spicy tomato juice. But to those who know British history, she was England’s first female ruler, Queen Mary I, who took the throne in 1553 at age 37. She was the eldest daughter of King Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. Her maternal grandparents were Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain, famous for financing Christopher Columbus’ journeys to the New World. At age 38, she married her cousin’s son, Philip of Spain, nine years her junior, just two days after their first meeting. Because Philip did not speak English, they communicated in a mixture of Spanish, French, and Latin. The Queen became known as Bloody Mary when she ordered the execution of hundreds of Protestants for their faith during her reign. Mary I died after five years as the queen at age 42, most likely from uterine cancer. • Bloody Mary’s cousin was Mary, Queen of Scots, who became a queen when she was only six days old. She was a widow by age 18, when her husband, King Francis II of France perished from an ear infection at 16. At 26, Mary was imprisoned for treason, having been involved in a plot to assassinate her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I, Bloody Mary’s successor. Elizabeth kept her cousin imprisoned for 18 years before signing her execution warrant. • Mary Higgins Clark has written more than 50 novels, and every one has been a best seller and remains in print. Her first novel, written in 1975 is in its 75th printing. She started writing when she was widowed at a young age, left with five children to care for. On the day Mary’s husband passed away, she had just been offered a job writing script for a four-minute radio segment. When her motherin-law discovered that her son had suffered a fatal heart attack, she herself was stricken and died on the spot. Mary Higgins Clark lost them both on the same day. Her most recent novel was released in December, 2014, when she was 87 years old.

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