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Batman Park

The park was home to Ron Robertson-Swann's Vault sculpture, commonly nicknamed the "Yellow Peril", which was relocated several times throughout the 1980s and 90s.

Swann: A Mystery

The novel served as the basis of a 1996 feature film, Swann, directed by Anna Benson Gyles and starring Miranda Richardson, Brenda Fricker, Sean McCann, Michael Ontkean and John Neville.


Art Swann

Art Swann is the Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 8th district, encompassing Maryville, and parts of Blount County and Sevier County.

Bettye Swann

Her last public performance as Bettye Swann was in 2013, live in Cleethorpes.

Billionaire Boys Club

Hunt was the basis for Philip Swann, a character in the Law & Order Season 4 episode "American Dream," which was subsequently adapted into the Law & Order: UK episode, "Unsafe".

Bob Freville

The films exhibited were The Prophet of Lake Erie, a short directed by Jake McGee and The Irish Car Bomb, Neyman's follow-up to The Slasher which starred McGee as "Vegas Lou," a ruthless hitman, and Freville as "Drex Swann," a sawed-off Caucasian pimp.

Brittany Swann

One month prior to Swann winning her title, Smith won the Miss Tennessee USA 2007 title, and thus both competed against each other at the Miss USA 2007 pageant.

Buddy Swan

Paul Benjamin "Buddy" Swan (October 24, 1929 – March 21, 1993) (also credited as Buddy Swann) was an American child actor, best known for playing the title character of the 1941 film Citizen Kane as an eight-year-old boy.

Calgary-Mountain View

Swann was re-elected to his second term in 2008 and became Leader of the Liberals after Kevin Taft resigned.

Darryl Swann

After graduating from Shaker Heights High School in 1983, Swann acquired his Liberal Arts degree from UCLA in Westwood, California.

Donald Trescowthick

Prior to being sold to CGU Insurance, Swann Insurance was Australia's largest privately owned general insurer.

Edward Swann

On May 21, 1921, Swann married in Salisbury, Chariton County, Missouri, Margaret W. Geisinger, a great-niece of Commodore David Geisinger.

Swann was elected as a Democrat to the 57th United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Amos J. Cummings and served from December 1, 1902, to March 3, 1903.

Swann was buried at the St. Peter's Episcopal Cemetery in Fernandina Beach, Nassau County, Florida.

Edward Swann (March 10, 1862 Madison, Madison County, Florida – September 19, 1945 Sewall's Point, Martin County, Florida) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Elcom Credit Union

It has several agreements with organisations that offer benefits to its members such as those with Allianz, Swann Insurance, Auto Advantage, Bridges Finance, Travelex, Citibank and the National Australia Bank as well as other benefits to those with a 'Masters Account' that is available to those over 55.

Forests of the Night

Nohar is hired by what appears to be a "frank" (a coinage by Swann for genetically engineered humans, a shortening of Frankenstein) to investigate the murder of a conservative anti-moreau political figure.

Francis Swann

Francis Swann (July 16, 1913, Maryland - August 27, 1983, Fairfax, California) was a playwright and novelist, and a film and television writer.

Fredro Starr discography

Esoteric, Ill Bill, Godilla, Fredro Starr (of Onyx), Sicknature, Punchline, Reks, Thirstin Howl the 3rd, Planetary (of Outerspace, Virtuoso, Maylay Sparks, Swann, Sav Killz, M-Dot & Reef The Lost Cauze - Snowgoons Dynasty

Graham Leonard

Leonard was the brother-in-law to the late academic Michael Swann (Lord Swann of Coln St Denys) and Hugh Swann, cabinet maker to Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, having married their sister, Priscilla Swann, in 1943.

Ingo Swann

Both Geller and Swann were tested by two experimenters, Russell Targ and Harold Puthoff, who concluded that they did indeed have unique skills.

Jack Ham

Ham was blessed with tremendous quickness — according to Steelers coach Chuck Noll and teammate Andy Russell he was the "fastest Steeler for the first ten yards, including wide receivers and running backs", this was on a team which included John Stallworth, Lynn Swann and Frank Lewis.

Jehu Grant

With the assistance of Joshua Swann, his freedom was purchased from that master and in return he agreed to work for Swann for a certain time.

Karen Woodbury Gallery

Del Kathryn Barton, Cathy Blanchflower, Robert Boynes, Jane Burton, Michael Cusack, Michael Doolan, McLean Edwards, Kate Ellis, Marie Hagerty, Titania Henderson, Sam Jinks, Locust Jones, Elisabeth Kruger, Rhys Lee, Fiona Lowry, Magda Matwiejew, eX de Medici, Lara Merrett, Jonathan Nichols, Simon Obarzanek, Derek O'Connor, John Pule, Lisa Roet, Kate Rohde, Alex Spremberg, Heather B. Swann, Monika Tichacek and Philip Wolfhagen.

Miles Gibson

Kingdom Swann was adapted by David Nobbs as the feature-length comedy drama Gentlemen's Relish for BBC TV, starring Billy Connolly, Sarah Lancashire and Douglas Henshall (2001).

Morris A. Mechanic Theatre

Mechanic died while the building was under construction and the opening gala on January 16, 1967 was presided-over by his widow, actress Elaine Swann, Mayor Theodore McKeldin and Eugene M. Feinblatt, chairman of the Baltimore Urban Renewal and Housing Agency.

Naomi Battrick

Battrick's first television appearance was in a guest role on The Bill as Miranda Roscoe, following which she won the part of 15 year-old band member Toyah Swann in the 2009 CBBC show My Almost Famous Family, starring alongside Dominique Moore and Rakie Ayola.

Norwich Company of Comedians

The White Swann Inn, near St Peter Mancroft Church, was the company's permanent home from 1731–1757 and soon became known as the White Swan Playhouse.

Ofa Swann

Swann is noted for remaining loyal to the NLUP after Kenneth Zinck, the only other NLUP candidate elected to Parliament, defied orders from the party and joined the Cabinet as Minister of Labour.

On the Buses

The format of On the Buses was sold to American television, where it was remade by NBC as Lotsa Luck, starring Dom DeLuise as Stanley Belmont with Kathleen Freeman as Iris Belmont, his mum, Wynn Irwin as Arthur Swann, Beverly Sanders as Olive Swann and Jack Knight as Bummy Pfitzer, his best friend.

Pat Lowther

Lowther's life and death have served to inspire a number of works, including her daughter Christine Lowther’s first poetry collection, New Power (1999), and the novels Swann: A Mystery (1987) by Carol Shields and Furry Creek by Keith Harrison (1999).

Pedro Swann

Swann played the role of Juan Vasquez in the 1999 film "For the Love of the Game" starring Kevin Costner.

Perry County, Pennsylvania

In 2006, Lynn Swann received 9,998 votes (69%) to 4,477 votes (31%) for Ed Rendell, making it Swann's strongest county in his defeat.

Polly Swann

Teamed with Helen Glover in the women's coxless pair under the tutelage of Robin Williams, Swann completed a clean sweep of three victories at the World Rowing Cup, winning gold at Penrith Lakes, Australia in March; Eton Dorney, London in June; and Lucerne Rotsee in July.

Rudolf Schottlaender

With his translation of the first part of A la recherche du temps perdu, which was published by Verlag Die Schmiede under the title of Der Weg zu Swann, he was the first German translator of Marcel Proust.

Scott Borthwick

He was subsequently called up to the England test squad (alongside James Tredwell) in time for the 4th Ashes test as a replacement for Swann.

Sidney Swann

Swan was born at Sulby, Lezayre, Isle of Man, the son of Sydney Swann, a rower and clergyman who took his family to Japan where he was a missionary.

Swann moved to Nairobi as Archdeacon in 1926-27, to Egypt in the same position in 1928, and returned to England in 1933, where he became vicar of Leighton Buzzard.

The Ikettes

Janice Singleton (Hughes) left the Ikettes to lead groups on A&M (The Secrets: lead vocals on A&M recording by Diane Rutherford-Swann) and Verve (The Unit Plus), then teamed with Ikette Maxine Smith (Green) on world tours with Leo Sayer, Martha Reeves, Boz Scaggs, and Joe Cocker, among others.

The Road Goes Ever On

The third edition, published in 1993, added music for "Lúthien Tinúviel" from The Silmarillion, which had earlier appeared in The Songs of Donald Swann: Volume I.

The Seven Lamps of Architecture

He projected the transforming experience onto the narrator of Du côté de chez Swann, who describes himself as a boy reading the piece in the garden at Combray.

WJCW

WJCW airs a local morning show entitled Thinking Out Loud with hosts Dave Hogan and Carl Swann, as well as Geraldo Rivera, The Rush Limbaugh Show, The Sean Hannity Show, Mark Levin, Dennis Miller, Jim Bohannon, and others.


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