Mary Parent (born 1968) is an American film producer, and former studio executive.In February 2011, she co-founded Disruption Entertainment, a company with a first-look deal at Paramount Pictures. She was formerly the Chairperson of Metro Goldwyn Mayer's Worldwide Motion Picture Group. She was a former President of Production for Universal Studios. ...

Mary Howitt (12 March 1799 – 30 January 1888) was an English poet, the author of the famous poem The Spider and the Fly.She translated several tales by Hans Christian Andersen.Some of her works were written in conjunction with her husband, William Howitt.Many, in verse and prose, were intended for young people.