Sills — This interesting surname of English origin is a patronymic from either the Medieval given name Sill, itself being a shortened form of either the Latin given name Silvester, a derivative of silva meaning wood , or from the Latin personal name… … Surnames reference
Sills — noun United States operatic soprano (born in 1929) • Syn: ↑Beverly Sills, ↑Belle Miriam Silverman • Instance Hypernyms: ↑soprano * * * plural of sill present third singular of sill * * * … Useful english dictionary
SILLS, BEVERLY — (née Belle Silverman; 1929– ), U.S. soprano singer. Born in New York City, Sills made her first public appearance as Bubbles, becoming a child radio star at the age of three; at six she was singing coloratura soprano arias on Major Bowes Capital… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Sills,Beverly — Sills (sĭlz), Beverly. Originally Belle Silverman. Born 1929. American operatic soprano and manager who joined the New York City Opera in 1953 and was its general director from 1980 to 1989. * * * … Universalium
Sills Cummis & Gross — Infobox Law Firm firm name = Sills Cummis Gross P.C. firm logo = headquarters = num offices = 3 num attorneys = Approximately 165 num employees = practice areas = Full Service, Corporate Law key people = Steven E. Gross, Chairman of the Firm; R.… … Wikipedia
Sills, Beverly — orig. Belle Silverman born May 25, 1929, New York, N.Y., U.S. U.S. soprano. She sang on radio as a child and made her operatic debut in 1946. From 1955 she sang with the New York City Opera. After gaining attention for her coloratura performance… … Universalium
Sills, Paul — ▪ 2009 American theatre director and teacher born Nov. 18, 1927, Chicago, Ill. died June 2, 2008, Baileys Harbor, Wis. established improvisational comedy and cofounded (1959) The Second City theatre company in Chicago. His improvisation… … Universalium
Sills, David L. — ▪ American sociologist in full David Lawrence Sills born Aug. 24, 1920, New York, N.Y., U.S. American sociologist known for his studies of organizational goals in voluntary associations. Sills received his Ph.D. from Columbia… … Universalium
Sills — /silz/, n. Beverly (Belle Silverman), born 1929, U.S. coloratura soprano and opera administrator. * * * … Universalium
Sills — Sịlls, Beverly, eigentlich Belle Silvermann [ sɪlvəmæn], amerikanische Sängerin (Koloratursopran), * New York 25. 5. 1929; debütierte 1947 in Philadelphia (Pa.) und sang u. a. an der New York City Opera, der Mailänder Scala und 1975 erstmals… … Universal-Lexikon