Marion may refer to:

People[link]

Surname

• Francis Marion, the "Swamp Fox", American Revolutionary War general
• J. Paul Marion, Canadian politician
• Jean-Luc Marion, a continental philosopher
• Marty Marion, American baseball player, nicknamed "Mr. Shortstop"
• Paul Marion (actor), American actor
• Paul Marion (politician), a French Communist journalist who served as a minister in the Vichy regime government
• Shawn Marion, an American basketball player

Given name (male)

• Marion Barry (Marion Shepilov Barry, Jr.), former mayor of Washington, D.C.
• Marion Barber (disambiguation)
• Marion Cox, former NASCAR car owner
• Marion Motley, a Hall of Fame American football player
• Pat Robertson (Marion Gordon Robertson), televangelist
• Mike Rounds (Marion Michael Rounds), Governor of South Dakota
• Marion Spielmann, journalist and art critic
• John Wayne, born Marion Robert Morrison, an American film actor

Given name (female)

• Marion Bartoli, French tennis player
• Marion Cotillard, French actress
• Marion Cunningham (author), American cookbook author
• Marion Jones, American sprinter
• Marion Lüttge, German athlete
• Marion Raven, Norwegian singer, best known as one part of the band M2M
• Marion Ross, American actress

Fictional characters

• Marion Tweedy, maiden name of Molly Bloom in James Joyce's Ulysses (novel)
• Marion Cunningham, of the television show Happy Days
• Marion, from the movie Raiders of the Lost Ark
• Marion Moseby, a character on the television show The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and the spin-off series The Suite Life on Deck
• Marion, Harriet's rival in Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh

Places[link]

Australia

• Marion, South Australia, suburb of Adelaide
  • City of Marion, Local Government Area
• Marion Bay, South Australia
• Marion Bay, Tasmania
  • Marion Bay Important Bird Area
• Westfield Marion, a shopping centre in the Adelaide suburb of Oaklands Park
• Marion Downs Sanctuary, Western Australia

Cyprus

• Marion, Cyprus, an ancient city-state

South Africa

• Marion Island, one of the Prince Edward Islands

United States

• Marion, Alabama
  • Marion Courthouse Square Historic District, Marion, Alabama, listed on the NRHP in Alabama
  • West Marion Historic District, Marion, Alabama, listed on the NRHP in Alabama
• Marion, Arkansas
• Marion, Connecticut
  • Marion Historic District (Cheshire and Southington, Connecticut), listed on the NRHP in Connecticut
• Marion, Illinois
• Marion, Indiana
  • Marion Downtown Commercial Historic District, Marion, Indiana, listed on the NRHP in Indiana
• Marion, Iowa
• Marion, Kansas
  • Marion High School (Kansas)
  • Marion Reservoir
  • Marion County Park and Lake
• Marion, Kentucky
• Marion, Louisiana
• Marion, Massachusetts
• Marion Station, Maryland, often referred to as just "Marion"
• Marion, Michigan
• Marion, Mississippi
• Marion, Montana
• Marion, Jersey City, New Jersey
• Marion, New York
• Marion, North Carolina
• Marion, North Dakota
• Marion, Ohio, the largest US city named Marion
• Marion, Oregon
• Marion, Pennsylvania
• Marion Center, Pennsylvania
• Marion, South Carolina
  • Marion Historic District (Marion, South Carolina), listed on the NRHP in South Carolina
  • Marion Street Area Historic District, Rock Hill, South Carolina, listed on the NRHP in South Carolina
• Marion, South Dakota
• Marion, Texas
• Marion, Utah
• Marion, Virginia
  • Marion Historic District (Marion, Virginia), listed on the NRHP in Virginia
• Marion, Grant County, Wisconsin, a town
• Marion, Juneau County, Wisconsin, a town
• Marion, Wisconsin, a city
• Marion, Waushara County, Wisconsin, a town

Other uses[link]

• Marion (band), an indie rock band
• United States Penitentiary, Marion, former SuperMax prison charged with Human Rights violations
• Marion (ship), a schooner that went missing off St. Pierre and Miquelon in 1915
• Marion Power Shovel, best known for building the crawler-transporters used to move launch vehicles at the Kennedy Space Center
• Marion (or Marian), a typical name for the shepherdess character in the pastourelle genre of Old French lyric poetry

See also[link]

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Shawn Marion

No. 0 – Dallas Mavericks
Small forward / Power forward
Personal information
Born	(1978-05-07) May 7, 1978 (age 34) Waukegan, Illinois
Nationality	American
High school	Clarksville HS (Clarksville, Tennessee)
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	228 lb (103 kg)
Career information
College	Vincennes (1996-1998) UNLV (1998–1999)
NBA Draft	1999 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9th overall
Selected by the Phoenix Suns
Pro career	1999–present
Career history
1999–2008	Phoenix Suns
2008–2009	Miami Heat
2009	Toronto Raptors
2009–present	Dallas Mavericks
Career highlights and awards
NBA Champion (2011) 4× NBA All-Star (2003, 2005–2007) 2× All-NBA Third Team (2005–2006) NBA All-Rookie Second Team (2000) NJCAA Male Student Athlete of the Year (1998)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Shawn Dwayne Marion (born May 7, 1978) is an American professional basketball player currently with the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association. Born in Waukegan, Illinois, Marion attended high school in Clarksville, Tennessee. Before transferring to the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, Marion attended the junior college Vincennes University for two years. In 1999, the Phoenix Suns drafted Marion, who was the ninth overall pick and would remain with the Suns until midway through the 2007-2008 season. The Suns traded Marion to the Miami Heat, and Marion joined the Toronto Raptors for the 2008-2009 season. Marion joined the Dallas Mavericks in 2009 and was the team's starting small forward when the Mavericks won the NBA Championship in June, 2011.

Nicknamed "The Matrix" by TNT analyst Kenny Smith during the pre-season of his rookie year for his seemingly bionic athleticism,^[1] he is widely regarded as one of the most versatile players in the league thanks to his athleticism and ability to play and defend many positions.^[1]

Early life[link]

Marion was born in Waukegan, Illinois and played high school basketball in Clarksville, Tennessee at Clarksville High School, where he was a teammate of future NBA player Trenton Hassell of the New Jersey Nets.^[2]

After high school he played collegiate basketball at Vincennes University, a junior college in Indiana, for two years before transferring to the University of Nevada-Las Vegas in 1998.^[3] In his second year with Vincennes, Marion played 36 games and averaged each game 23.5 points and 13.1 rebounds.^[4] He was also the 1998 NJCAA Male Student Athlete of the Year.^[5]

NBA career[link]

Phoenix Suns[link]

Shawn Marion played for the Phoenix Suns.

Marion was selected by the Suns in the first round and ninth overall in the 1999 NBA Draft. Showing explosive scoring potential and double-digit rebounding ability by his sophomore season, he was selected to the Western Conference All-Star team for the first time in 2002–03 season. In 2004 he was selected to the US Olympic men's basketball team.

In 2005, Marion was named a reserve on the Western Conference All-Star Team and selected to the 2004–05 All-NBA Third Team. That year he became the first player since David Robinson in 1991–92 to average in the top five in rebounding and steals since the league began tracking steals in 1973, a feat he repeated in 2005–06. During the 2005 All-Star Weekend, Marion teamed up with WNBA Rookie of the Year Diana Taurasi of the Phoenix Mercury, and Suns legend Dan Majerle in the RadioShack Shooting Stars to run away with the title. Marion was also selected as a Western Conference reserve on the 2006 All-Star team, and the 2007 All-Star team.

The 2005–06 NBA season was perhaps the best season of his career. He was the only player in the NBA ranked in the top 20 in points, rebounds, steals, blocks, field goal percentage and minutes. He finished the season leading the Suns in points per game (21.8), rebounds per game (11.8), blocks per game (1.7), and steals per game (2.0). Marion also ranked 3rd in efficiency.^[6] He helped fill in the void left by star Amar'e Stoudemire, who missed nearly the entire season due to injury. Marion also earned a spot in the NBA All-Star Game for the third time.

During the 2006–07 season, only Marion and superstar Kevin Garnett ranked in the top 40 in points per game, rebounds per game, field goal percentage, blocks per game, steals per game, and minutes per game.^[7] He was named to his fourth NBA All-Star Team and collected 18 points, eight rebounds, four assists and two steals in 22 minutes in his hometown of Las Vegas at the 2007 contest.

Following a summer filled with rumors and trade speculation involving possible deals with the Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers, and Utah Jazz, Marion requested a move. Citing the rumors and a refusal on the part of Phoenix management to negotiate a contract extension, Marion called his relationship with the Suns a "bad marriage", and stated in September 2007 it was time for him to leave Phoenix.^[8] By the start of the season, though, Marion continued to play well for the Suns.

Miami Heat[link]

On February 6, 2008, the Phoenix Suns traded Shawn Marion and teammate, Marcus Banks, to the Miami Heat for center Shaquille O'Neal. His last basket with the Heat was a game-winning dunk against the Chicago Bulls.^[9]

Toronto Raptors[link]

On February 13, 2009, Marion was traded to the Toronto Raptors along with Marcus Banks and cash considerations for Jermaine O'Neal, Jamario Moon and a future conditional draft pick.^[10]

Dallas Mavericks[link]

On July 9, 2009, Marion signed a five-year $39 million contract and was immediately traded to the Dallas Mavericks as part of a four-team swap among Raptors, Mavericks, Memphis Grizzlies and Orlando Magic.^[11] He won the first championship of his career in the 2010–2011 season when the Dallas Mavericks beat the Miami Heat 4–2 in the 2011 NBA Finals.

On April 13, 2011, Marion became the fifth man to compile 1,500 steals and 1,000 blocks in the NBA. He joined Hakeem Olajuwon, Karl Malone, Kevin Garnett and Julius Erving in the exclusive club.^[12]

International competition[link]

Medal record
Men’s basketball
Competitor for  United States
Summer Olympics
Bronze	2004 Athens	National team
Goodwill Games
Gold	2001 Brisbane	National team

Marion played for the senior United States National Basketball Team in the 2002 FIBA World Championship and the 2004 Athens Olympics. He was named to the 2006 USA men's senior national team but he was forced to withdraw before the tournament began due to a knee injury. The squad finished third in the 2006 FIBA World Championship without him. He has earned 22 total international caps for the United States.

NBA career statistics[link]

Regular season[link]

Playoffs[link]

See also[link]

• List of National Basketball Association career rebounding leaders
• List of National Basketball Association career steals leaders

References[link]

External links[link]

• Shawn Marion on Twitter
• Shawn Marion at NBA.com
• Shawn Marion at Basketball-Reference.com
• UNLV Runnin' Rebels profile
• The Official Website of Shawn Marion

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Marion Raven
Background information
Birth name	Marion Elise Ravn
Born	(1984-05-25) 25 May 1984 (age 28)
Origin	Lørenskog, Norway
Genres	Rock, Pop-Rock, Alternative, Post Grunge, Adult Alternative
Occupations	Singer, songwriter, Actress, Musician, Performer, Presenter.
Years active	1999-present
Labels	Current: Playroom Music, Previous: Eleven Seven EMI Records, Atlantic Records, Warner Music
Associated acts	M2M
Website	Official Website
Notable instruments
Vocals, Electric Guitar, Piano, Acoustic Guitar, Drums, Percussion, Keyboards

Marion Elise Ravn (anglicised as Raven, born 25 May 1984 in Lørenskog, Norway) is a Norwegian singer-songwriter, and former child actress. She was one-half of the now defunct pop duo M2M, along with Marit Larsen. Raven was later marketed as a pop rock artist with the release of her solo debut album, Here I Am. In 2006, Raven was signed to the indie record label, Eleven Seven, and released the Heads Will Roll EP, as well as her European/U.S debut and second album overall, Set Me Free, in 2007. In August 2011, Raven announced she had began writing new material for her next album.

Early life[link]

Marion Raven was born Marion Elise Ravn on 25 May 1984 in Lørenskog, Norway, to her father, H. Ravn, and mother, R. Medhus. She has an older brother and two younger sisters.^[1] Her surname is of Norse origin, with Ravn meaning Raven, which she adopted as her stage name Marion Raven as well as her trademark raven logo. Raven enjoyed singing from a young age, sometimes writing lyrics for the songs she sang. Raven joined the gospel choir in a local church at the age of 5. At age 7, she went on to be part of the St. Laurentsius choir, which has many historical links in Lørenskog. By the time she was 8, Raven began playing the piano and attended ballet lessons, as well as performing ballet on stage. In 1993, she acted in the musical "Sound Of Music", produced by Norwegian Broadway. She recorded a children's musical titled, "Vettene Vinner" (Vettene Wins), with the musical group, "Vettene", meaning "small trolls that protect nature", and was part of the group's record "Vettene på gamlespor" (Vettene On Old Tracks). At age 10, Raven acted in stage productions of Bugsy Malone and The Wizard of Oz, and by the time Raven turned 11, both plays were on Norwegian Broadway. At a later date Raven had a part as one of the children in Shakespear's, Othello.

[edit] M2M and international success

In 1995, Raven's father arranged for her to make a demo in a studio in Oslo, together with her childhood friend, Marit Larsen. The duo got a record deal with EMI Norway and formed M2M. A year later, they produced children album titled, "Marit og Marion synger kjente barnesanger" which means "Marit and Marion Sing Well-Known Children Songs". M2M was nominated for the Norwegian Grammy, Spellemannprisen, the following year.

In 1998, M2M started recording pop demos in English and struck a record deal with Atlantic Records after auditioning with Raven on the keyboard and Larsen, the guitar. The two collaborated with many songwriters from around the world and produced their multi-platinum debut album, Shades of Purple, that was released in 2000, with the lead single, "Don't Say You Love Me" featuring on the soundtrack of the first Pokémon movie. The song was co-produced by Jimmy Bralower and Peter Zizzo (Celine Dion), and mixed by Tom Lord-Alge. It debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 72, selling 39,000 units in a week, according to SoundScan.^[2] Their second album, The Big Room, which was recorded in a studio in Bearsville in Woodstock, New York, was released in 2002. After world tours to promote The Big Room ended, M2M joined Jewel on her world tour as an opening act but barely a month into the tour, concerts involving them were abruptly cancelled. Rumours circulated that there were plans for Raven's solo career. M2M later disbanded in September 2002 due to the lack of sales of the The Big Room in the U.S. (Hence, the line in their song The Day You Went Away where the exact time was mentioned: September 22, (2002) 9:25 AM)

Raven was offered a million dollar recording contract^[3] with Atlantic Records and has lost contact with Larsen since she carried on with her solo career.^{[citation needed]} Raven wrote and recorded, "We Are W.I.T.C.H.", the theme song of the television series W.I.T.C.H (an adaptation of the comic book series of the same name). She co-wrote "Pointless Relationship" that was the lead single of Australian singer, Tammin Sursok's debut album, 'Whatever Will Be'. She also collaborated on the track "That Day", a song released by Norwegian pop singer, Maria Arredondo, from Arredondo's 2004 follow-up album Not Going Under.

Solo career[link]

[edit] 2005: Here I Am

Upon signing her deal with Atlantic Records, Marion Raven set about recording her debut album, and worked with Swedish songwriters/producers Max Martin and Rami, as well as Canadian singer-songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk and her husband Raine Maida from 2003 to 2005. Initially, the record company was not confident of Raven's switch to a more rock image and a darker, more personal style of songwriting.^[4] Raven had to fight to record her kind of music, rock music with a pop element. The resulting 14-track list, including 2 bonus tracks, cultivated a more manufactured rock/pop sound and was titled Here I Am. The album saw Raven's transformation from the candy-pop music of M2M to a more angsty, rock-oriented singer, and was released in Scandinavia, Japan, and Southeast Asia.

Internal debate at Atlantic Records and news that the record company was being bought over by Warner Music led to delays for the various international releases of Here I Am, which were part of her million dollar contract. The album was finally released in Raven's home country, Norway, on 10 August 2005 debuting at #6, alongside Sweden. It was well received in Asia, with over 135,000 copies sold in 3 months upon release.^[5]

[edit] 2006-07: Set Me Free

In early 2006, it was announced that Raven quit her contract with Atlantic Records due to "artistic differences". Raven later confirmed that she was now signed to indie label Eleven Seven Music, which was created by her management 10th Street Entertainment, and that she was ready to record her U.S debut album and second studio album overall.

World Idol winner Kurt Nilsen and Raven performing "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" at Tusenfryd amusement park in StatoilHydro on August 22, 2007.

Raven later performed a duet with rock musician Meat Loaf on a cover of the song "It's All Coming Back to Me Now", released as the lead single from Loaf's tenth studio album Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose in October 2006. The track peaked at #1 in Norway and reached the top ten in Germany and the United Kingdom respectably.^[6] Raven later joined Loaf on an extensive tour through Canada and the United States in February 2007.^[7]

Raven later confirmed that her new album would contain new and old tracks from her Norwegian debut as well as re-recorded tracks such as "Heads Will Roll", which received the help of American musician Nikki Sixx and was released as an EP in October 2006.^[8] Prior to the release of Raven's second studio album Set Me Free in March 2007, she toured around The Netherlands, Germany and the United Kingdom to help promote it. Raven later embarked on another promotional tour across the UK and performed in British schools. Later between later July and August, she became a supporting act on American singer-songwriter Pink's I'm Not Dead Tour in Germany.^[9] The album was later released in June 2007 and sprawled two singles; "Falling Away" and a re-release of her previous single "Break You" from her Norwegian debut album.

[edit] 2008-present: Nevermore

In 2008, Raven made a cameo appearance in the music video for the song "Saints of Los Angeles" by American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe, and later began writing material for her third studio album, later titled Nevermore, before recording in 2009. Raven stated that the album would lean more towards the genre of piano rock, before releasing the lead single "Flesh & Bone" in September 2010, which was received poorly by Norwegian music critics, while the second single "Found Someone" received more positive reviews and peaked at #4 on the Norwegian iTunes chart.^[10]

In the same year, Raven became a panelist judge on the Norwegian version of the talent show The X Factor, which delayed the release of her new album several times. In late 2011, Raven announced that she didn't work together well with fellow songwriters and producers of the album, nor did she agree with its sound, and stated that she was again beginning to write new material for the upcoming release. In March 2012, Raven released the first single from the re-recorded album "Colors Turn to Grey" and stated that she is "hoping" to publish the new album sometime in 2012.

Other projects[link]

Raven has written several songs for other artists including:

• "Completely In Love" for Norwegian pop-rock singer Tommy Michaelsen's album Completely In Love
• "That Day" for Norwegian pop singer Maria Arredondo's album, Not Going Under.
• "Pointless Relationship" for Australian singer Tammin Sursok's album, Whatever Will Be.
• "Jack" for British singer Pixie Lott's debut album, Turn It Up.
• "We Are W.I.T.C.H" for French TV Serie W.I.T.C.H.

Her song In Spite Of Me included on her debut album Here I Am were covered by Swedish pop singer Erik Grönwall for his album Somewhere Between a Rock and a Hard Place.

In 2011, she also voiced the role of Rapunzel in the Norwegian dub of Tangled [1].

Discography[link]

Studio albums[link]

1. Here I Am (2005)
2. Set Me Free (2007)

Extended plays[link]

1. Heads Will Roll EP (2006)

Singles[link]

• "End of Me" (2005)
• "Break You" (2005)
• "Here I Am" (2005)
• "Little By Little" (Asia Only) (2005)
• "Heads Will Roll" (2006)
• "It's All Coming Back To Me Now" Meat Loaf Featuring Marion Raven (2006)
• "Falling Away" (2007)
• "Flesh and Bone" (2010)
• "Found Someone" (2010)
• "Colors Turn to Grey" (2012)

Awards and nominations[link]

• In 2005 Raven was nominated for the Nordic Music Award with her album 'Here I Am' held in Norway.

• Raven was nominated for the "Best Norwegian Act" at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2005.^[11]

Tours[link]

Charity appearances[link]

• Raven performed in the President Star Charity Concert in Singapore while on tour in mid-late 2005.
• Raven performed at the Norwegian Salvation Army, Lillestrøm Charity Concert and the Pink ribbon Show in Oslo, Norway in late 2005.
• Raven performed in Mainz-Kastel, Reduit for the UNICEF benefit show to raise funds to support Africa in September 2007.
• Raven performed alongside 2006 winner of Idol Norway, Aleksander Denstad With, at the Norwegian "Idol Gives Back" show in December 2007.

Instruments[link]

Raven frequently plays the guitar and piano, which she learnt at ages 16 and 8 respectively. She uses a Gibson Elvis Dove acoustic guitar, customized with two raven symbols, and a Korg SP250 Digital Piano.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Marion Raven Official Site
• Marion Raven 2U Website
• Marion Raven at MySpace

Marion Jones

Guard
College	North Carolina
Draft	33rd overall, 2003 Phoenix Mercury
WNBA Teams
Tulsa Shock (2010–2011)

Marion Jones

Personal information
Born	(1975-10-12) 12 October 1975 (age 36) Los Angeles, California, United States
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Track and Field
Event(s)	100 meters, 200 meters, long jump
Medal record Competitor for  United States Women's athletics Summer Olympic Games Disqualified 2000 Sydney 100 m Disqualified 2000 Sydney 200 m Disqualified 2000 Sydney 4x400 m Relay Disqualified 2000 Sydney 4x100 m Relay Disqualified 2000 Sydney Long Jump World Championships Disqualified 2001 Edmonton 200 m Gold 1999 Seville 100 m Gold 1997 Athens 100 m Gold 1997 Athens 4x100 m Relay Disqualified 2001 Edmonton 100 m Bronze 1999 Seville Long Jump Continental Cup Gold 1998 Johannesburg 100 m Gold 1998 Johannesburg 200 m Goodwill Games Gold 1998 Uniondale 100 m Gold 1998 Uniondale 200 m Gold 2001 Brisbane 100 m

Marion Lois Jones (born October 12, 1975), also known as Marion Jones-Thompson, is a former world champion track and field athlete, and a former professional basketball player for Tulsa Shock in the WNBA. She won five medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, but forfeited all medals and prizes dating back to September 2000 after her October 2007 admission that she took performance-enhancing drugs as far back as the 2000 Summer Olympics, and that she had lied about it to a grand jury investigating performance-enhancer creations by Victor Conte and the Bay Area Laboratory Co-operative (a.k.a. BALCO).^[1][2]

At the time of her admission and subsequent guilty plea, Marion Jones was one of the most famous people to be linked to the BALCO scandal.^[3] Forty-one days later, Major League Baseball player Barry Bonds was indicted on one count of obstruction of justice and four counts of perjury linked to his own testimony before the BALCO grand jury in December 2003.^[4]