Wendy Barrie Wendy Barrie Wendy Barrie (born Marguerite Wendy Jenkins, 18 April 1912 – 2 February 1978) was a British-American film and television actress. Barrie was born in Hong Kong to English parents. Her father was a successful lawyer and King's Counsel, F.C. Jenkins. She received her education at a convent school in England and a finishing school in Switzerland. While still in her teens, she began pursuing a career as an actress, helped by her red-gold hair and blue eyes. She adopted the stage name Wendy Barrie in honour of "Peter Pan" author J.M. Barrie, who was her godfather. She began
Wendy Orent the plague germ. This collaboration led her to developing her own theories about the emergence of the Black Death in Europe, which she discussed in her own book, "Plague: The Mysterious Past and Terrifying Future of the World's Most Dangerous Disease". Orent was also involved in a controversial debate about the possibility of an H5N1 (bird flu) epidemic. According to Orent, there was no legitimate basis to assume that any large-scale epidemic would ensue as a result of the H5N1 virus. Wendy Orent Wendy Orent is an American anthropologist and author with special interest in pandemics. She is a freelance