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Catherine Johnson (born 14 October 1957) [1] is a British playwright, producing works for stage and television. She is best known for her book for the ABBA -inspired musical Mamma Mia! and screenplay for the musical's film adaptation. The film became the highest-grossing British picture of all time in the UK, [2] and the biggest selling UK DVD ...
Creola Katherine Johnson (née Coleman; August 26, 1918 – February 24, 2020) was an American mathematician whose calculations of orbital mechanics as a NASA employee were critical to the success of the first and subsequent U.S. crewed spaceflights. [1][2] During her 33-year career at NASA and its predecessor, she earned a reputation for ...
May 2, 2024 · The show wasn’t booked into the Prince Edward Theatre for a long time but we hung on and stayed. Mamma Mia! recently celebrated its 25th anniversary with a special performance. The musical has been seen by more than 70 million people worldwide in 16 different languages.
20 Questions With…Catherine Johnson. Writer Catherine Johnson – who penned the book for smash musical Mamma Mia! & now returns to her playwriting roots with Little Baby Nothing at the Bush – mulls over lucky song titles, Bill Murray & the schizoid nature of writing. Last month, Mamma Mia! celebrated its fourth birthday at the West End’s ...
- Katherine Johnson graduated from college at age 18. Johnson’s gift for numbers allowed her to accelerate through her education. Born Katherine Coleman in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, on August 26, 1918, she enrolled directly into the second grade when she reached school age, and by age 10 she was ready for high school.
- Katherine Johnson was one of the first Black students integrated into West Virginia’s graduate schools. Johnson had plans to continue her education even further.
- Katherine Johnson was rejected by NASA the first time she applied. In the mid-1950s, NASA (then known as the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, or NACA) was looking into sending people to space for the first time—a task that required crunching a lot of numbers.
- Katherine Johnson helped send John Glenn into orbit. Astronaut John Glenn’s three orbits around Earth in 1962 marked a pivotal moment in the Space Race between the U.S. and Russia.
Feb 24, 2020 · Born in 1918 in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., Johnson’s love for mathematics was inherent, an inclination she had from birth. At a young age, she was ready and anxious to go to school. She could vividly remember watching her older siblings go to school and wishing so much that she could go with them.
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Catherine Johnson (born 14 October 1957) [1] is a British playwright, producing works for stage and television. She is best known for her book for the ABBA -inspired musical Mamma Mia! and screenplay for the musical's film adaptation. The film became the highest-grossing British picture of all time in the UK, [2] and the biggest selling UK DVD ...
