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Alice Arnold (born 1962) is a British broadcaster and journalist. She was a newsreader and continuity announcer on BBC Radio 4 for more than twenty years until the end of December 2012. She currently works for Bauer Media Audio UK hosting on Mellow Magic .
Alice Arnold (broadcaster) (born 1962), British broadcaster and journalist Alice Arnold (mayor) (1881–1955), British socialist, the first female mayor of Coventry Alice Arnold Crawford (1850–1874), American poet
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Alice Arnold (19 January 1881 – 1955) was a socialist and trade unionist in Coventry. She was one of the first women on the city council , serving for 36 years, and became the first female mayor of the city in 1937.
Alice Arnold Crawford (née, Arnold; February 10, 1850 – September 1874) was a 19th-century American author of poetry and short stories.She furnished articles in prose and verse for the leading publications of the day.
Alice is a form of the Old French name Alis (older Alais), short form of Adelais, which is derived from the Old High German Adalhaidis (see Adelaide), from the Proto-Germanic words *aþala-, meaning "noble" and *haidu-, meaning "appearance; kind" (compare German Adel "nobility", edel "noble", nominalizing suffix -heit "-hood"), hence "of noble character or rank, of nobility". [1]
The first professional stage adaptation of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, the musical Alice in Wonderland, a Dream Play for Children, in two acts, debuted on 23 December 1886 at the Prince of Wales Theatre in London, England, and continued until 18 March 1887, to good reviews; [1] [2] it starred Phoebe Carlo as Alice. [2]
Recalling her work on the Alice Comedies, Davis said, "It was a great time – full of fun, adventure, and 'let's pretend.' I adored and idolized Walt, as any child would. He would direct me in a large manner with great sweeping gestures. One of my favorite pictures was Alice's Wild West Show. I was always the kid with the curls, but I was ...