Researching Molly Shepard
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 852 people with the Shepard surname? In that year Shepard was ranked number 2731 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Molly means "Form of MARY. bitter" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Molly Shepard on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Molly Shepard and the Shepard Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 552 people with the Shepard surname in the UK? Shepard is now ranked number 3519 for popularity in the UK. |
Shepard Genealogy Databases
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Some Famous People called Molly Shepard
Molly Louise Shepard
Molly Louise Shepard is a published dramatic author, Off-Off-Broadway playwright, and produced screenwriter. She received her B.A. in theatre from the University of Texas at Dallas.
Shepard's two-act Southern Gothic piece, Tabula Rasa, was produced by the Judith Shakespeare Company at the Phil Bosakowski Theatre in New York City. An excerpt from her short play, Dog, was published internationally in Best Men's Monologues of 1998. Her screenplay of that same piece won a grant from the Irving Community Television Network, went to the USA Film Festival, and was featured on PBS Dallas. Shepard's work also has been produced in Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, Texas, and New Orleans, Louisiana.
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