Laura
Encyclopedia
Places
Australia- Laura, QueenslandLaura, QueenslandLaura is a small town north of Lakeland in Cook Shire, Cape York Peninsula in northern Queensland, Australia. It is on the only road north towards the tip of the peninsula, and is the centre for the largest collection of prehistoric rock art in the world. It also forms the northern apex of the...
, a town - Laura River (Queensland)Laura River (Queensland)The Laura River is a river in Cook Shire in the Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland, Australia. It starts north of Mount Murray and flows north-west on the eastern side of the Great Dividing Range, shadowed by the Peninsular Development Road from nearby Lakeland...
, its river - Laura, South AustraliaLaura, South AustraliaLaura is a rural town in the Mid North - Southern Flinders Ranges region of South Australia, 12 km north of Gladstone on the Main North Road and 40 km east of Port Pirie....
Canada
Marshall Islands
- Laura, Marshall IslandsLaura, Marshall IslandsLaura is an island town in the Marshall Islands. It is located in the west of Majuro Atoll. At approximately 10 feet above sea level, Laura has the highest elevation of any islands in the Majuro Atoll. Marshall Islands International Airport is located on the island of Laura. A road connects the...
, an island town in the Majuro Atoll of the Marshall Islands
Poland
- Laura, Silesian VoivodeshipLaura, Silesian VoivodeshipLaura is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Toszek, within Gliwice County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately west of Toszek, north-west of Gliwice, and north-west of the regional capital Katowice.-References:...
, a village in the administrative district of Gmina Toszek, within Gliwice County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland
Ukraine; Romania
- Laura RiverLaura RiverThe Laura River or Sicova River is a tributary of the Suceava River. Its source is located in Ukraine. The river then crosses the border into Romania, joining the Suceava River near the village of Vicovu de Jos.-References:...
United States
- Laura, IllinoisLaura, IllinoisLaura is an unincorporated community in Peoria County, Illinois, United States. Laura is located along a railroad line east of Williamsfield. Laura has a post office with ZIP code 61451....
- Laura, KentuckyLaura, KentuckyLaura is an unincorporated community in Martin County, Kentucky, Kentucky, United States. It is located at and at an elevation of 676 feet . The zip code is 41250.-References:...
, a city - Laura, OhioLaura, OhioLaura is a village in Miami County, Ohio, United States. The population was 487 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Laura is located at ....
, a small village
Films
- Laura (1944 film)Laura (1944 film)Laura is a 1944 American film noir directed by Otto Preminger. It stars Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews and Clifton Webb. The screenplay by Jay Dratler, Samuel Hoffenstein, and Elizabeth Reinhardt is based on the 1943 novel of the same title by Vera Caspary....
, an American film noir directed by Otto Preminger and starring Gene Tierney - Laura (1979 film), a French romantic drama film written and directed by photographer David Hamilton
- Laura (1987 film) (Laura Laura, del cielo llega la noche), a Spanish film
Music
Songs- "Laura" (1945 song)Laura (1945 song)"Laura" is a 1945 popular song composed by David Raksin, with lyrics written by Johnny Mercer from the 1944 movie starring Gene Tierney and Dana Andrews. It has since become a jazz standard with over four hundred known recordings.Some of the best known versions are by Billy Eckstine, Charlie...
, a song by David RaksinDavid RaksinDavid Raksin was an American composer born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. With over 100 film scores and 300 television scores to his credit, he became known as the "Grandfather of Film Music." One of his earliest film assignments was as assistant to Charlie Chaplin in the composition of the score...
and Johnny MercerJohnny MercerJohn Herndon "Johnny" Mercer was an American lyricist, songwriter and singer. He is best known as a lyricist, but he also composed music. He was also a popular singer who recorded his own songs as well as those written by others...
adapted from the 1944 film's theme - "Laura" is a 1987 song from the British band "Fields of the NephilimFields of the NephilimFields of the Nephilim are an English gothic rock band formed in Stevenage, Hertfordshire in 1984. The original line-up consisted of vocalist Carl McCoy, saxophonist Gary Whisker, Tony Pettitt on bass, guitarist Paul Wright and drummer Alexander "Nod" Wright...
" - "Laura," a parody of the 1945 song performed by Spike Jones and His Other Orchestra
- "Laura" (Scissor Sisters song), the first charting single by American alternative band Scissor Sisters in 2003
- "Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got)", a 1976 song by Kenny RogersKenny RogersKenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers is an American singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur...
- "Laura non c'è", a song by the Italian singer NekNekNek Minute is a popular contemporary Italian singer-songwriter....
in 1997 - "Laura", a song performed by Billy Joel on his album The Nylon CurtainThe Nylon CurtainThe Nylon Curtain is the eighth studio album by Billy Joel. It was released by Columbia Records on September 23, 1982 and produced by Phil Ramone....
- "Laura", a song by the Celtic-Punk band Flogging MollyFlogging MollyFlogging Molly is a seven-piece Irish-descendant band from Los Angeles, California, that is currently signed to their own record label, Borstal Beat Records.-Early years:...
- "Laura", a song by the British shoegazing band LushLush (band)Lush were an English alternative rock band, formed in 1987 and disbanded in 1998. They were one of the first bands to attract the "shoegazing" label...
- "Laura", a song by the tejano band MazzMazzMazz is a Grammy Award–winning Tejano band originating from south Texas. They were formed in Brownsville, TX, by singer/guitarists Jimmy González and Joe López, and emerged as one of the most innovative bands in their genre after adding synthesizer to combine traditional Mexican music and popular...
- "Laura", a 1986 song composed by Jean-Jacques GoldmanJean-Jacques GoldmanJean-Jacques Goldman is a Grammy Awards-winning French singer-songwriter. He is hugely popular in the French-speaking world, and since 2003 was the second-highest-grossing French living pop singer, after Johnny Hallyday.- Biography :...
- "Laura's Dream", a song by Ástor PiazzollaÁstor PiazzollaÁstor Pantaleón Piazzolla was an Argentine tango composer and bandoneón player. His oeuvre revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style termed nuevo tango, incorporating elements from jazz and classical music...
from the album The New Tango - "Think of LauraThink of Laura"Think of Laura" is the title of a popular song by the American Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Christopher Cross. Released as a single in late 1983 from Cross' second studio album, Another Page, "Think of Laura" became the singer's fourth single to reach the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100...
", a song by the American singer/songwriter Christopher Cross in 1983 - "Tell Laura I Love HerTell Laura I Love Her"Tell Laura I Love Her," a teenage tragedy song written by Jeff Barry and Ben Raleigh, was an American Top Ten popular music hit for singer Ray Peterson in 1960 on RCA Victor Records, reaching #7 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart...
", a song by Ricky Valance in 1960 - "Laura", a song by Jimmy NailJimmy NailJames Bradford "Jimmy" Nail is an English singer-songwriter, actor, musician, film producer, film score composer and television writer....
in 1992 - "Laura", a song by Nick HeywardNick HeywardNick Heyward is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known for being the frontman of the early 1980s band Haircut One Hundred, and also had a briefly successful solo career after he left the band in 1983.-Haircut One Hundred:Nick Heyward formed Haircut One Hundred after the...
from Haircut 100 in 1985 - "Laura Laurent", a song by indie rock group Bright Eyes (band)
- "Landlocked Blues", another song referencing Laura, by Bright Eyes (band)
- "Laura", a song by indie rock group Girls (band)Girls (band)Girls is an indie rock band from San Francisco, California. Made up of two key members, Christopher Owens who is the main writer and Chet "JR" White who plays bass and produces. The band's lead singer, Christopher Owens, is a former member of the Children of God cult...
Albums
- Laura (Laura Pausini album)Laura (Laura Pausini album)Laura is the second studio album by Italian singer Laura Pausini, released by CGD Records in 1994. It has sold three million copies in the world.-Track listing:-Charts:-Year-end charts:-Certifications:...
, 1994 studio album by Italian singer–songwriter Laura Pausini - Laura (Menudo album)
- Laura, a 2004 album by Troy GregoryTroy GregoryTroy Gregory is a singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, filmmaker and solo artist. He is best-known for his work with The Dirtbombs, Prong, and The Witches.-Chronology:...
Bands
- Laura (band)Laura (band)Laura is a post-rock band from Melbourne, Australia.-History:Laura formed in 2001 and released their debut EP - Photographs... in 2002. Although it received positive reviews on the whole, it failed to gain the band a significant following...
, an Australian post-rock band - Oh LauraOh LauraOh Laura, formerly known as Laura, is a Swedish Indie-pop band from Stockholm consisting of Frida Öhrn on vocals, Jocke Olovsson and Jörgen Kjellgren on guitars, Rikard Lidhamn on bass and Magnus Olsson on drums. The band's debut record, A Song Inside My Head, A Demon In My Bed, was released on May...
, a Swedish indie band formerly known as Laura
Other
- Laura or LavraLavraIn Orthodox Christianity and certain other Eastern Christian communities Lavra or Laura originally meant a cluster of cells or caves for hermits, with a church and sometimes a refectory at the center...
(Greek: Λαύρα, Cyrillic: Лавра), a cluster of cells or caves used by hermits - Laura (clothing retailer), a chain of Canadian women's fashions
- Laura (novel)Laura (novel)Laura is a detective novel by Vera Caspary. It is her best known work, and was adapted into a popular film in 1944, with Gene Tierney in the title role.-Publication history:...
, detective novel by Vera Caspary - 467 Laura467 Laura467 Laura is Main-belt asteroid discovered on January 9, 1901 by Max Wolf at Heidelberg.- External links :*...
, an asteroid - Škoda Laura, a small family car
- Aichi E11AAichi E11AThe Aichi E11A was an Imperial Japanese Navy flying boat used during the first year of World War II for maritime patrol duties. The Allied reporting name for the type was "Laura"; the Japanese Navy designation was "Type 98 Reconnaissance Seaplane". The Type 98 was quite similar to the earlier E10A...
Imperial Japanese Navy flying boat code-named "Laura" by the allies - Laura (Giorgione)Laura (Giorgione)Laura, formerly sometimes known as Portrait of a Young Bride is a painting by the Italian Renaissance master Giorgione, c. 1506. It is in the Kunsthistorisches Museum of Vienna, Austria.Like Giorgione's other works, it is unsigned...
, a painting by the Italian Renaissance master Giorgione, a number of steamships with this name - Laura, muse of PetrarchPetrarchFrancesco Petrarca , known in English as Petrarch, was an Italian scholar, poet and one of the earliest humanists. Petrarch is often called the "Father of Humanism"...
's poetry
Television
- "Laura" is a seventh season episode of the television show Magnum, P.I.Magnum, P.I.Magnum, P.I. is an American television series starring Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum, a private investigator living on Oahu, Hawaii. The series ran from 1980 to 1988 in first-run broadcast on the American CBS television network....
, guest starring Frank Sinatra.
See also
- Lauren (disambiguation)
- Laureano (disambiguation)
- Lora (disambiguation)