Black-eyed Susan
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Black-eyed Susan may refer to one of several things:
Flowers
In theatre and film
In music
Flowers
- Rudbeckia hirtaRudbeckia hirtaRudbeckia hirta, the Black-eyed Susan, with the other common names of: Brown-eyed Susan, Brown Betty, Brown Daisy , Gloriosa Daisy, Golden Jerusalem, Poorland Daisy, Yellow Daisy, and Yellow Ox-eye Daisy. It is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae...
, a member of the sunflower tribe of the large family Asteraceae - A number of other members of the genus RudbeckiaRudbeckiaRudbeckia is a plant genus of 23 species in the family Asteraceae. The species are commonly called coneflowers and black-eyed-susans; all are native to North America and many species are cultivated in gardens for their showy yellow or gold flower heads.The species are herbaceous, mostly perennial...
- Hibiscus trionum in the family Malvaceae
- The Black-eyed Susan vine, Thunbergia alataThunbergia alataThunbergia alata, commonly called Black-eyed Susan vine, is a herbaceous perennial climbing plant species in the Acanthaceae family. It is native to Eastern Africa, and has been naturalized in other parts of the world...
, in the family Acanthaceae - Some members of the Australian plant genus Tetratheca, particularly Tetratheca hirsutaTetratheca hirsutaTetratheca hirsuta, commonly known as Black-eyed Susan, is a small shrub in the family Elaeocarpaceae. Endemic to the south-west of Western Australia, it is not related to other plants known as Black-eyed Susan around the world.-Appearance:...
, a member of the Elaeocarpaceae family
In theatre and film
- Black-Eyed SusanBlack-Eyed SusanBlack-Eyed Susan; or, All in the Downs is a comic play in three acts by Douglas Jerrold. The story concerns a sailor, William, who returns to England from the Napoleonic Wars and finds that his wife Susan is being harassed by her crooked landlord uncle and later by his drunken, dastardly captain,...
; or, All in the Downs, an 1829 play by Douglas William Jerrold - Black-Eyed Susan (film)Black-Eyed Susan (film)Black-Eyed Susan was a 1913 British silent comedy drama film directed by Percy Nash. It was an adaptation of the 1829 play Black-Eyed Susan by Douglas Jerrold....
, a 1913 film adaptation directed by Percy Nash - Black-Eyed Susan (aka Susan Carlson), the actress credited for the role of Clara in Ironweed (film)Ironweed (film)Ironweed is a 1987 film directed by Argentine-born Brazilian Héctor Babenco.The picture is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same title by William Kennedy and concerns the relationship of a homeless couple: Francis, an alcoholic, and Helen, a terminally ill woman during the Great...
In music
- "Black-eyed Susan" or "All in the Downs", an iconic song by John GayJohn GayJohn Gay was an English poet and dramatist and member of the Scriblerus Club. He is best remembered for The Beggar's Opera , set to music by Johann Christoph Pepusch...
(1685–1732) - "Blackeyed Susan", a song by The Triffids from The Black Swan (The Triffids album)The Black Swan (The Triffids album)The Black Swan is an album by The Triffids, released in April 1989 and reached No. 59 on the Australian Album Charts. The album was originally conceived as a double album....
- The Blackeyed SusansThe Blackeyed SusansThe Blackeyed Susans are an Australian rock band, formed in Perth in 1989, based in Melbourne since 1992.-Perth 1989-1990:The original line-up consisted of David McComb on vocals and guitar, Alsy MacDonald on drums , Phil Kakulas on bass guitar , Rob Snarski on vocals and guitar, and...
, an Australian band, named after the Triffids song - "Black-eyed Susan", a Morrissey song released as a B-Side to "Sunny" (Morrissey song)Sunny (Morrissey song)"Sunny" is a song by Morrissey, released as a single in December 1995. It was released by EMI to try and cash in on Morrissey's Southpaw Grammar album that had been released that year by RCA and consisted of three songs that Morrissey had recorded while under contract to EMI."Sunny" had initially...
and later on My Early Burglary Years - "Black Eyed Susan", a Paul Westerberg song from his album 14 Songs14 Songs14 Songs is the first official solo album from Paul Westerberg, former leader of The Replacements. In many ways, it's his second solo album, given that the final Replacements album, All Shook Down, was heavily packed with session musicians and marginalized the other three band members.The album...