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Robert Dyer

Dyer married Elizabeth Bartlett, daughter of Josiah and Sarah Ann (Hughes) Bartlett, on 15 April 1845, at St. Andrew-by-the-Wardrobe, in London.


A Life of Her Own

Other sources claimed he was dismissed at the request of Turner and director George Cukor following an argument between the two stars (supposedly Corey, after an inadvertent wardrobe delay by Turner, made a remark that Barbara Stanwyck, whose husband Robert Taylor was reportedly having an affair with Turner, wouldn't have kept everyone waiting; Turner then demanded a casting change).

American Inventor

6-In-1 Convertible Brassiere: A convertible brassiere that accommodates the full wardrobe of small frame women with a "C" cup or above.

Amy Ridenour

Ridenour has come under fire for allegedly using the NCPPR as a clearinghouse for clients of convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff to pay for a luxurious golf trip to St. Andrew's in Scotland, attended by congressman Tom DeLay and others.

Bassewitz

Count Henning Friedrich von Bassewitz (1680–1749), on Prebberede manor etc., Imperial Privy Councillor of the Russian Empire and of the Holy Roman Empire, President of the Privy Council and Chief Court Marshall of the Duchy of Holstein-Gottorp, President of the Privy Council of the Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, recipient of the Order of St. Andrew

Brain Scan Studios

Brain Scan's first published material was the three issue mini-series Touch of Death, followed by Civil Wardrobe from Rich Johnston, the horror one-shot Fiendish Fables and the six issues series One Last Song.

C. J. McCoy

McCoy got his start as a football coach at the Sewanee Military Academy, a preparatory school affiliated with the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee.

Capsule wardrobe

The concept of a capsule wardrobe was popularised by American designer Donna Karan in 1985, when she released her "7 Easy Pieces" collection.

Captain Action

Captain Action was an action figure created in 1966, equipped with a wardrobe of costumes allowing him to become Superman, Batman, Spider-Man, Captain America, Aquaman, the Phantom, The Lone Ranger (and Tonto), Flash Gordon, Buck Rogers, Sgt. Fury, Steve Canyon, and the Green Hornet.

Carluke

Car or Caer tells us that it is a height or strong position and Luke suggests that it may be dedicated to the saint of that name, however there is evidence that the earliest church was dedicated to St. Andrew, and 'Luke' is more likely to derive from the commonly revered pre-Christian deity Lugus.

Cathryn Harrison

She also appeared as Major Tom Cadman's wife in the ITV series Soldier Soldier, and played wardrobe assistant Irenie in the film version of Ronald Harwood's The Dresser.

Charles Douglas Moffatt

From his debut with St. Andrew's from 1891 until his retirement in 1901, Moffatt played all the football seasons consecutively.

Claudette Lali

After moving back to New York, she worked as a model for Elite Model Management before becoming a wardrobe stylist for Britney Spears.

Digory Kirke

Eventually the apple grows into a peculiar tree, and blows down in a storm at the end of the book, many years later; not having the heart to turn it into firewood, Digory has it crafted into the wardrobe which becomes the portal to Narnia in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.

Dirty Pair Flash

She then lived in what was a life-sized dollhouse, which included an extensive wardrobe (one of the outfits in that wardrobe, incidentally, was the gold and red uniform that Yuri of the original Dirty Pair wore).

Eric Boateng

He attended high school at St. Andrew's School in Middletown, Delaware.

Ficquelmont Palace

As a sign of his appreciation for Ficquelmont's work, Emperor Nicholas I awarded him the Orders of St. Andrew, St. Alexander Nevsky, St. Vladimir and St. Anna.

Game Show Moments Gone Bananas

Other wardrobe malfunctions involved a contestant on Family Feud, Gary Burghoff on Tattletales, Playboy Playmate Tawnni Cable on Family Feud, and a contestant on The Price is Right.

Gilda

The film was noted for cinematographer Rudolph Mate's lush photography, costume designer Jean Louis' wardrobe for Hayworth (particularly for the dance numbers), and choreographer Jack Cole's staging of "Put the Blame on Mame" and "Amado Mio", sung by Anita Ellis.

Herb Tarlek

Herb's widowed father, Herbert R. Tarlek Sr. (Bert Parks) was himself a traveling salesman, with a similar wardrobe and outlook on life to that of Herb.

Holcombe, Somerset

The old Church of St. Andrew has late Saxon-early Norman origins and was rebuilt in the 16th century.

Hougoumont

Roberts, Andrew; Waterloo: Napoleon's Last Gamble, 2005, London: HarperCollins Publishers, ISBN 0-00-719075-1

Isabel Bassett

She served as the Progressive Conservative Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for St. Andrew—St. Patrick for the next four years.

John Alexander Douglas McCurdy

He was schooled at St. Andrew's College in Aurora, Ontario and graduated from the University of Toronto in mechanical engineering in 1906, where he had been a member of The Kappa Alpha Society along with his friend Frederick W. Baldwin.

Kirk Varnedoe

He studied at St. Andrew's School and Williams College, where he was a member of the Kappa Alpha Society.

Lucy Pevensie

She is the youngest of the four Pevensie children, and the first to find the Wardrobe entrance to Narnia in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.

Lush For Life

When he’s not running the business and writing, he enjoys playing golf at St. Andrew’s in Scotland, and supervising the development of his family’s winery, Ross-Munro Vineyards, in South Africa.

Of James Dog

The royal "wardrobe" was a store of the Queen's possessions bearing little resemblance to a modern wardrobe.

Old St. Andrew's

Old St Andrew's Church, Kingsbury, a closed church in the Kingsbury area of Greater London

Order of St. Andrew

The colour of the sash differs from the colour of the Imperial era, and resembles the shade of the sash of the British Order of the Garter.

He witnessed first hand the awards ceremonies for England's Order of the Garter and Austria's Order of the Golden Fleece and noticed the loyalty and pride of the awardees.

During the monarchy, recipients of the Order of St. Andrew also automatically received the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky, the Order of the White Eagle, the Order of St. Anne first class, and the Order St. Stanislaus first class.

Pilot Point High School

In 2007 he won the U.S. Amateur Public Links championship and was the inaugural winner of the Mark H. McCormack Medal by The Royal and Ancient Golf Club at St. Andrew's for the amateur player.

Pre-dreadnought battleship

Gardiner, Robert and Lambert, Andrew Steam, Steel and Shellfire: The Steam Warship, 1815–1905.

Royal Wardrobe

The Royal Wardrobe (also known as the "Great Wardrobe") was a building located on what is now Queen Victoria Street in the City of London, near Blackfriars.

Samuel Pepys records that a party of children sang to Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich when he was appointed as Master of the Royal Wardrobe during the Restoration but he was unmoved, the orphans were evicted, and the Wardrobe resumed its usual function.

Secession Hall

St. Andrew's Hall, also known as Secession Hall, a public building in Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Shauna Kavanagh

She attended school at Loretto College Foxrork, and later attended St. Andrews College in Booterstown, Dublin.

St. Andrew's Day

As the patron saint of Barbados, Saint Andrew is celebrated in a number of Barbadian symbols including the cross formation of the Barbadian Coat of Arms, and the country's national honours system which styles persons as Knights or Dames of St. Andrew.

St. Andrew's First Aid

The St Andrew's National Headquarters is based at Cowcaddens in Glasgow.

St. Andrew's United Church

Westminster Presbyterian was the first established on the site in 1891, it merged with Grosvenor Street Presbyterian in 1921 when the latter church's building was demolished as part of a plan to extend Bay Street.

St. Andrew's Uniting Church, Brisbane

However, the railways required the land for extensions to Brisbane's central railway station.

Stephen Scandrett

Born about 1631, he was a son of the yeoman of the wardrobe of Charles I.

Tamara Karsavina

In the film, A Portrait of Giselle, Karsavina recalls a "wardrobe malfunction": during one performance her shoulder straps fell and she accidentally exposed herself.

The Delicate Delinquent

Hyer's wardrobe was created by longtime Paramount costumer designer Edith Head.

Toronto Sound

Bands typically presented full shows complete with choreography a la James Brown & the Famous Flames, and a matching wardrobe (cf. Mandala).

Transcendental Meditation

Skolnick, Andrew "Maharishi Ayur-Veda: Guru's Marketing Scheme Promises the World Eternal 'Perfect Health'!", JAMA 1991;266:1741–1750,October 2, 1991.

Victor Amadeus of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym

The following year, Victor Amadeus took an active part in the capture of the towns of Căuşeni, Akkerman and Bender, and was rewarded for his distinction with the Orders of St. Alexander Nevsky and St. Andrew

William Andrew

William E. Andrew, chancellor of the University of Prince Edward Island, Canada.


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