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Mary, Queen of Scots (8 December 1542 – 8 February 1587), also known as Mary Stuart [2] or Mary I of Scotland, [3] was Queen of Scotland from 14 December 1542 until her forced abdication in 1567. The only surviving legitimate child of James V of Scotland , Mary was six days old when her father died and she inherited the throne.
The first person to win twice in this category was Joseph L. Mankiewicz, who won the award in two consecutive years, 1949 and 1950.Others to win twice in this category include George Seaton, Robert Bolt (who also won in consecutive years), Francis Ford Coppola, Mario Puzo, Alvin Sargent, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Michael Wilson, Alexander Payne and Christopher Hampton.
David Magee (born 1962) is an American screenwriter who was nominated for a 2004 Academy Award and a Golden Globe for Finding Neverland. Along with Simon Beaufoy , he wrote the screenplay for Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day starring Frances McDormand and Amy Adams , which was released in 2008 .
In Our Time is a radio discussion programme exploring a wide variety of historical, scientific, cultural, religious and philosophical topics, broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in the United Kingdom since 1998 and hosted by Melvyn Bragg.
Queen Alexandra: Television film, BBC: David Copperfield: Betsey Trotwood: Miniseries – 2 episodes 2003 My House in Umbria: Emily Delahunty Television film, HBO: 2007 Capturing Mary: Mary Gilbert 2010–16 Downton Abbey: Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham: Series – 52 episodes 2014: National Theatre Live: 50 Years On Stage: Mrs Sullen
Mary as the Queen of Heaven in Dante's Divine Comedy. Illustration by Gustave Doré. The Regina Caeli ("Queen of Heaven") is an anthem of the Catholic Church which replaces the Angelus during Eastertide, the fifty days from Easter Sunday to Pentecost Sunday. [24] It is named for its opening words in Latin. Of unknown authorship, the anthem has ...
The belief in Mary as Queen of Heaven obtained the papal sanction of Pope Pius XII in his encyclical Ad Caeli Reginam (English: 'Queenship of Mary in Heaven') of October 11, 1954. [ 1 ] The Roman Catholic Church celebrates the feast every August 22, in place of the former octave day of the Assumption of Mary in 1969, a change made by Pope Paul VI .