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n. 1 One of the 52 playing cards from a standard pack as used for bridge and poker, with a picture of a queen, with a nominal value of 12, and with the hearts suit. 2 A woman who has gained the adoration of the public.
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The Queen of Hearts is a fictional character from the book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by the writer and mathematician Lewis Carroll, in which she appears as the primary antagonist. She is a foul-tempered monarch, that Carroll himself describes as "a blind fury", and who is quick to give death sentences at the slightest offense. Her most famous line, one which she states often, is " Off with their heads!"
The Queen is depicted as a character from an old goldfish bowl by Alice, yet somehow she is able to talk and is the ruler of the lands in the story, alongside the King of Hearts. She is often confused with the Red Queen from the sequel, Through the Looking-Glass, although the two are very different.
Queen of Hearts is the title of a country- pop song written by Hank DeVito, the pedal steel guitarist in Emmylou Harris' backing group The Hot Band, and introduced by Dave Edmunds on his 1979 album Repeat When Necessary: released as a single it reached number 11 in the UK that year. In 1997 a live version of "Queen of Hearts" was featured on the Dave Edmunds compilation album ''Rockin' ''.
Following an appearance of the 1980 Rodney Crowell album But What Will the Neighbors Think, on which the song's composer Hank DeVito played guitar, "Queen of Hearts" had its highest profile incarnation via its inclusion on the 1981 album Juice by Juice Newton who'd recall: "I did ["Queen of Hearts"] live for about a year...Then I brought it to [producer] Richard Landis when we started the Juice album. He wasn’t convinced at that point that it was a breakout song but I told him I think this is a real cool song...so we cut it." Newton's own favorite cut on the Juice album, "Queen of Hearts" was issued as the album's second single and would afford Newton her career record reaching #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks in September 1981, only behind " Endless Love" by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie. And while it was still at #2 Newton's "Queen of Hearts" was certified Gold for domestic sales of one million units.
"Queen of Hearts" also afforded Newton an international hit with Top Ten hit status in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa and Switzerland and more moderate success in Austria, Germany and the Netherlands. For her recording of the song, Juice Newton earned a 1982 Grammy nomination for Best Female Vocalist in the C&W category, "Queen of Hearts" having been a #14 C&W hit.
Newton re-recorded "Queen of Hearts" for her 1998 album The Trouble With Angels.
"Queen of Hearts" is featured prominently in Oliver Stone's 1986 film Salvador, as well as in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas in which it plays on the fictional radio station K-Rose. The song is also featured in the film Boogie Nights (1997).
The queen of hearts is a card in a standard deck of cards.
Queen of Hearts or The Queen of Hearts may refer to:
Queen of Hearts is a television play, written by Paula Milne, directed by Tim King, and produced by Brenda Reid. It was first shown BBC2 on Sunday 11 August 1985, and on repeated 28 August 1985.
Queen of Hearts is a 1936 British musical comedy film directed by Monty Banks and starring Gracie Fields, John Loder and Enid Stamp-Taylor. It was made at Ealing Studios.
Queen of Hearts, born Elizabeth Morphew is an electronic music artist from the UK.
"Queen of Hearts" ( Roud 3195) is a song sung by, among others, Joan Baez and Martin Carthy.
The lyrics are from a traditional song.
''To the Queen of Hearts is the Ace of Sorrow, '' ''He's here today and he's gone tomorrow. '' ''Young men are plenty but sweethearts few; '' ''If my love leave me, what shall I do? ''Queen of Hearts is a British comedy film directed by Jon Amiel in 1989.
"An epic tale of romance, revenge...and cappuccino". An Italian couple marry for love and elope to London. Four children later, they are running a café in the Italian Quarter. The story is told through the eyes of young Eddie Luca.
Critically acclaimed on release and something of a cult film in the US, Queen of Hearts is notable for being Tony Grisoni’s first screenplay and Jon Amiel’s first feature after The Singing Detective. It is one of the few films about the Italian community in Britain and featured a wonderful cast of veteran actors ( Vittorio Duse, Eileen Way) and new talent, including many extras from the Italian community.
US film critic Leonard Maltin called Queen of Hearts an "extraordinary and unusual film about an Italian couple who lead a pleasantly quixotic life in England running a family cafe. Tony Grisoni's screenplay embraces elements of romance,humor, melodrama, mysticism and fantasy in a heady mix. Remarkable first feature for director Amiel."
See also: Roger Ebert's review of the film
"Queen of Hearts" is the ninth episode of the second season of the American ABC fantasy/ drama television series Once Upon a Time, and the show's 31st episode overall, which aired on December 2, 2012. The episode served as the series' winter finale. An enhanced version with additional scenes and trivia aired March 31, 2013.
It was co-written by Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis, while being directed by Ralph Hemecker.
This episode centers around Captain Hook and Cora as they try to steal the compass from Emma Swan and her mother, while flashbacks show how Hook and Cora met. Also in Storybrooke, Regina and Mr. Gold try to stop anyone from coming out of the portal.
The episode was watched by 9 million viewers and was received positively by critics.
Usage examples of "queen of hearts".
Trumbull said Alice in Wonderland involved a deck of cards, and I do remember, from the Disney cartoon version more than from anything else, that the Queen of Hearts kept shouting 'Off with his head.
Ender had always gone over the bridge to the castle of the Queen of Hearts, where there were games enough for him.