Motley (disambiguation)
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Motley
is the traditional costume of the court jester. The word can also refer to the following:
Motley
Motley refers to the traditional costume of the court jester, or the harlequin character in commedia dell'arte. The latter wears a patchwork of red, green and blue diamonds that is still a fashion motif....
is the traditional costume of the court jester. The word can also refer to the following:
People
- Archibald MotleyArchibald MotleyArchibald John Motley, Junior was an African-American painter. He studied painting at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago during the 1910s, graduating in 1918...
, American painter - Constance Baker MotleyConstance Baker MotleyConstance Baker Motley was an African American civil rights activist, lawyer, judge, state senator, and President of Manhattan, New York City.-Early Life and Academics:...
, American judge - Darryl MotleyDarryl MotleyDarryl DeWayne Motley is a former Major League Baseball outfielder who played six seasons for the Kansas City Royals and Atlanta Braves between and . In his MLB career, Motley played in 413 games, hit 44 home runs, 324 hits, 159 RBIs, and batted .243...
, American baseball player - Eric MotleyEric MotleyDr Eric Lamar Motley Was born near Montgomery, AL, USA in 1972. He currently serves as Vice President of the Aspen Institute as well as the Managing Director of the Henry Crown Fellows Program...
, American bureaucrat - Fannie E. MotleyFannie E. MotleyFannie Ernestine Motley was raised in Monroeville, Alabama. She enrolled in college shortly after the 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education decision. Years before George Wallace attempted to block integration of the University of Alabama, Motley was ready to become the first black student to graduate...
- Geof MotleyGeof MotleyGeof Motley OAM was an Australian Rules Football player and coach who played for SANFL side Port Adelaide. Motley was born near Alberton Oval, the home ground of the Port Adelaide Football Club, and grew up supporting Port Adelaide....
, Australian football player - James MotleyJames MotleyJames Motley was a Yorkshireman closely associated with South Wales and Borneo.Born in Leeds and educated in York and St John's College, Cambridge he spent at least some of his youth in South Wales where his father, a woolstapler, had investments in iron, coal, and tin works, being an early...
, English engineer and naturalist - John Lothrop MotleyJohn Lothrop MotleyJohn Lothrop Motley was an American historian and diplomat.-Biography:...
, American historian - Marion MotleyMarion MotleyMarion Motley was a professional football player, a fullback for the Cleveland Browns, and briefly for the Pittsburgh Steelers.-Early years:...
, American football player - Peter MotleyPeter MotleyPeter Motley is a former professional Australian rules footballer, playing for Sturt Football Club in the South Australian National Football League and Carlton Football Club in the Victorian Football League....
, football player - Ronald Motley, American trial attorney
Places
In the United States:- Motley, MinnesotaMotley, MinnesotaAs of the census of 2000, there were 585 people, 258 households, and 167 families residing in the city. The population density was 442.7 people per square mile . There were 270 housing units at an average density of 204.3 per square mile...
- Motley Township, Morrison County, Minnesota
- Motley County, Texas
Other uses
- Motley's CrewMotley's CrewMotley's Crew was an American newspaper comic strip by Ben Templeton and Tom Forman with satirical social commentary.With readership spread among 250 newspapers in the United States alone, the comic strip acquired a highly devoted but relatively small group of fans during its 23 years of operation...
, classic comic strip - Mötley CrüeMötley CrüeMötley Crüe is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1981. The group was founded by bass guitarist Nikki Sixx and drummer Tommy Lee, who were later joined by lead guitarist Mick Mars and lead singer Vince Neil...
, American glam metal band- Mötley RecordsMötley RecordsMötley Records is the current record label for the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe. Albums the company has made with Mötley Crüe include Saints of Los Angeles, Red, White and Crüe, Generation Swine, and New Tattoo as well as all the original albums that have been remastered. The record company is the...
, record label
- Mötley Records
- Motley Theatre Design GroupMotley Theatre Design GroupMotley was the name of the theatre design firm made up of three English designers, sisters Margaret Harris and Sophie Harris , and Elizabeth Montgomery Wilmot . The name derives from the word 'Motley' as used by Shakespeare...
aka Motley, a company founded by Margaret HarrisMargaret HarrisMargaret Frances Harris was an English theatre and opera costume and scenic designer.-Early years:Harris was born in Hayes, Kent, the fourth child and second daughter of William Birkbeck Harris, a Lloyds Insurance clerk, and his wife Kathleen Marion, née Carey...
, Sophia Harris and Elizabeth MontgomeryElizabeth Montgomery WilmotElizabeth Montgomery Wilmot was an English award winning theatre and opera costume and scenic designer.-Biography:...
who designed costumes and sets for theatre, musicals, opera, dance and film, from 1932 to 1976 - Motley Theatre Design CourseMotley Theatre Design CourseMotley Theatre Design Course is a one-year independent theatre design course in London. It was founded at Sadler's Wells Opera in 1966.- Sadler's Wells Opera & English National Opera:...
aka Motley, a theatre design school founded by Margaret HarrisMargaret HarrisMargaret Frances Harris was an English theatre and opera costume and scenic designer.-Early years:Harris was born in Hayes, Kent, the fourth child and second daughter of William Birkbeck Harris, a Lloyds Insurance clerk, and his wife Kathleen Marion, née Carey...
in 1966 at Sadler's Wells Opera. - The Motley Fool, commercial website