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3 unusual facts about Burnett


Burnett, Minnesota

Burnett is an unincorporated community in Industrial Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.

Burnett, Somerset

Along with other lands in Somerset, it was reverted to William the Conqueror.

Burnett, Washington

The Burnett Store was the subject of a song written by Blaine Larsen and his friends entitled The Burnett Store Song, in which they extol the virtues of their favorite boyhood hangout.


1975 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship

Maryland scoring – Frank Urso 5, Mike Hynes 3, Roger Tuck 3, Bill Gould 2, Doug Radebaugh 2, Bert Caswell, Jim Burnett, Mike Ferrell, Tony Morgan, Brooks Sleeper

1976 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship

Maryland scoring – Frank Urso 2, John Lamon 2, Ed Mullen 2, Barry Mitchell, Lance Kohler, Bert Caswell, Bert Olsen, Jim Burnett, Greg Rumpf, Terry Kimball

A Simple Matter of Conviction

#"My Melancholy Baby" (Ernie Burnett, George Norton, W. E. Watson) - 5:16

Alexander Burnett of Leys

Having died in 1619, the completion of the Muchalls Castle work was carried out by Alexander Burnett's son, Sir Thomas Burnett, 1st Baronet.

Ally Burnett

Ally Burnett is an American pop and rock singer/songwriter best known for song placements on MTV shows such as 'Jersey Shore' and her theme song for 'The Seven'.

American Football League Rookies of the Year

Arkansas' Bobby Burnett had a combined total of 1,185 yards rushing and receiving at the halfback position, with over 12 yards per catch and 4 touchdowns on 34 receptions, and 766 yards on 187 rushes, with 4 rushing touchdowns.

Berkeley Moreton, 4th Earl of Ducie

On 1 October 1883, he became a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for the third time when he was elected (again) to the seat of Burnett, which he held until 12 May 1888.

Bristol Classic Boat Company

In 2008 the Pegasus, a traditional designed by Burnett Yacht Design based on the Bristol Channel Pilot Cutter, built for the Island Trust.

Chris Burnett Quartet

The Chris Burnett Quartet debuted with a performance on the main stage of the Roots Festival at Paola, Kansas in 2002.

David Mansfield

Since The Alpha Band broke up, Mansfield has continued to work as a musician in sessions for Dylan, Burnett, Johnny Cash, Nanci Griffith, Roger McGuinn, Sam Phillips, Mark Heard, The Roches, Edie Brickell, Spinal Tap, Lucinda Williams, Dwight Yoakam, Victoria Williams, Loudon Wainwright III, Chris Hillman and Herb Pedersen and others.

David Packard

Prompted by his daughters Nancy Packard Burnett and Julie Packard, in 1978 Dave and Lucile Packard created the Monterey Bay Aquarium Foundation.

Edward Baldwin Whitney

In 1883, with General Henry Lawrence Burnett, who was a member of that firm, he formed the firm of Burnett & Whitney.

Edward Burnett

Edward Burnett (March 16, 1849 – November 5, 1925) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.

Gail Parent

She also wrote episodes of The Smothers Brothers Show, The Carol Burnett Show, Rhoda, Steven Spielberg's Amazing Stories, Babes (of which she also served as series creator) and Finder of Lost Loves, and the musical variety special Sills and Burnett at the Met.

Herbert 'Cowboy' Coward

Former co-star Bill McKinney from Deliverance played the role of Victor Burnett.

Hollywood Arms

Burnett, determined that the play serve as a tribute to her late daughter's memory, brought it to the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, where it opened on April 9, 2002.

IBooks

The day before the iPad event, Terry McGraw, the CEO of McGraw-Hill, appeared to divulge information to Erin Burnett on CNBC about the upcoming iPad release.

Imperial Margarine

The commercials were spoofed in episodes of The Carol Burnett Show, Green Acres and Parker Lewis Can't Lose.

John L. Burnett

Burnett was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-sixth and to the ten succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1899, until his death.

John McVeagh Lumsden

He was born in Meerut, India, the son of Thomas Lumsden and Hay Burnett, both natives of Scotland, and was educated in Kent, England and Aberdeenshire.

John R. Montgomery

Montgomery worked at Burnett for 33 years, where he served as Executive Vice President, Executive Creative Director and handled accounts including McDonald’s (domestic and global), Minute Maid (Coca-Cola), Nintendo, Kellogg, Procter & Gamble, Allstate, 7-Up, Keebler, Green Giant, Miller Beers, United Airlines, Kraft Foods, Nestle and Samsonite.

Justin Burnett

Additionally, Burnett also worked with Walter Werzowa at Musikvergnuegen from 2000-2005 on many commercials, movie trailers and network branding projects.

Killer of Sheep

On January 21, 2008 (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day) Turner Classic Movies presented the world broadcast premiere of the movie as part of a night-long marathon of Burnett's movies.

Lucas Burnett

Burnett began his career at junior level in 2000–01 with the Beaver Valley Nitehawks in his native British Columbia.

Manukau Harbour

The harbour mouth is between the northern head ("Burnett Head" / "Ohaka Head") located at the southern end of the Waitakere Ranges and South Head at the end of the long Awhitu Peninsula reaching up from close to the mouth of the Waikato River.

Michele Pawk

In 2002, Pawk earned critical raves for her performance in Hollywood Arms, the Carrie HamiltonCarol Burnett play adapted from Burnett's memoir, One More Time.

Milestone Films

Milestone's recent releases include Charles Burnett's Killer of Sheep (www.killerofsheep.com) and Kent Mackenzie's The Exiles (www.exilesfilm.com).

Murdoch Burnett

The 1996 line-up featured not only Burnett, but also Margaret Atwood, Roch Carrier, Wayson Choy, Tomson Highway, Paul Quarrington and Sheri-D Wilson.

Napalm Brain

It showcased Owens' blues-on-acid guitar style, Burnett's melodic basslines, and Lyxzén's drumming, which bears strong resemblance to the stylings of John Bonham.

Outdoor Media Association

Contributors to OPEN include Stephen Banham of Letterbox Design, Adam Ferrier of Naked Communications, Sudeep Gohil of Droga5 and Micah Walker of The Monkeys, whilst the books foreword is by Todd Sampson of Leo Burnett Australia.

Pittman Center, Tennessee

Later that year, the Methodist Episcopal Church endorsed Burnett's plan at its annual meeting, and with the help of Reverend Eli Pittman of Elmira, New York, Burnett secured $15,000 for the project.

R. Burnett Miller

Robert Burnett Miller (born September 2, 1923) is a former mayor of Sacramento, California who co-founded, with Oakley Hall and Blair Fuller, the Squaw Valley Writer's Conference and was featured in Ken Burns' documentary The War.

Robert Sheaffer

Interviewed by the Toronto Sun Newspaper December 20, 2010, Sheaffer is asked by columnist Thane Burnett to debate UFO enthusiast Chris Rutkowski to "debate the known realities".

Royal Literary Fund

The Royal Literary Fund has given assistance to many distinguished writers over its history, including Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Samuel Rousseau, François-René de Chateaubriand, Thomas Love Peacock, James Hogg, Leigh Hunt, Thomas Hood, Richard Jefferies, Joseph Conrad, D. H. Lawrence, James Joyce, Ivy Compton-Burnett, Richard Ryan (biographer), Regina Maria Roche and Mervyn Peake.

St Patrick's College, Belfast

The local sporting scene has many connections to St Patrick’s College, with students including Olympic medallist Paddy Barnes and champion boxer Ryan Burnett, both likely to be selected to fight for Ireland at the forthcoming London 2012 Olympic Games.

Steven Soles

After the breakup of The Alpha Band, Soles released two solo albums, Promise in 1980, and 1982's Walk by Love, and went on to produce or perform on albums by Dylan, Burnett, The Washington Squares, Peter Case, Elvis Costello, Roger McGuinn, Don McLean, The Monkees, The 77s, Olivia Newton-John, Roy Orbison, Tonio K, Victoria Williams, Steve Scott and others.

The Color of Friendship

Piper Dellums (Shadia Simmons) is a black girl who lives in Washington, D.C. with her father, Congressman Ron Dellums (Carl Lumbly), an outspoken opponent of the South African apartheid system and the oppression of black South Africans, her mother Roscoe Dellums (Penny Johnson), and two younger twin brothers, Brandy (Anthony Burnett) and Erik (Erron Jackson).

The Talking Animals

#"The Strange Case of Frank Cash and the Morning Paper" (Burnett, Tonio K) – 5:25

Tilden, Nebraska

Tilden was incorporated as Burnett in 1885, but the U.S. Post Office officially changed the name of the village in 1887, after presidential candidate Samuel J. Tilden, due to confusion with Bennet, Nebraska.

Tom Spahn

Spahn was the longtime musical director and arranger for Eartha Kitt and has worked with musicians and composers including Edgar and Johnny Winter, John Pizzarelli, Carol Burnett, Frank Oz, Liza Minnelli, Galt McDermot, Gerome Ragni, James Rado, Don Sebesky, Don Pippin, Colin Romoff, Frank Loesser, Nancy LaMott, Eddie Fisher, and many others.

Trina Jeffrie

Jeffrie likens Cantaloupe to one of the former Carol Burnett characters in which Burnett plays an old meddling woman.

William Burnett House

William Burnett was a prominent Union Township resident in the middle of the 19th century: an 1850 publication recorded him as serving as a constable for the township and as a marshal for the village of Washington Court House.


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