Mary Ann Bevan (20 December 1874–26 December 1933) — born Mary Ann Webster — was named as "the ugliest woman in the world" in the early 20th century after developing acromegaly.
Famous quotes containing the words mary ann, ann and/or bevan:
“Gossip is a sort of smoke that comes from the dirty tobacco-pipes of those who diffuse it: it proves nothing but the bad taste of the smoker.”
—George Eliot [Mary Ann (or Marian)
“Death is the king of this world: ‘tis his park
Where he breeds life to feed him. Cries of pain
Are music for his banquet”
—George Eliot [Mary Ann (or Marian)
“We know what happens to people who stay in the middle of the road. They get run over.”
—Aneurin Bevan (1897–1960)