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2 unusual facts about Walter D. O'Hearn


Walter D. O'Hearn

A versatile writer and editor, he wrote book reviews for The New York Times, did analytical reporting from the United Nations and produced whimsical pieces about two denizens of Montreal's Point St. Charles – Mrs. Harrigan and Mrs. Mulcahy – discussing the vital issues of the day, which were published in the Montreal Star and later issued in book form.

O'Hearn served in the Royal Canadian Navy during World War II, and a year after his discharge in 1945 was sent to New York as resident correspondent of the Montreal Star.


3192 A'Hearn

In 1986, it was named after the astronomer Michael A'Hearn for his contributions to the field of cometary science.

7×57mm Mauser

This made it popular in Africa, where it was used on animals up to and including elephants, for which it was particularly favoured by noted ivory hunter W. D. M. Bell, who shot 1,011 elephants using a 7×57mm rifle, when most ivory hunters were using larger-caliber rifles.

Alex Hearn

After winning a scholarship to enable him to go to Charterhouse School, Godalming, Hearn went onto to study Classics (Literae Humaniores) at New College, Oxford University where he majored in Hellenistic culture and Ancient Athenian Democracy.

Bowie – The Video Collection

Nicholas Pegg, The Complete David Bowie, Page 528, Reynolds & Hearn Ltd, 2004, ISBN 1-903111-73-0

Boys' Reformatory

David Durand as 'Knuckles' Malone, a hardened teenage criminal and a member of Hearn’s gang

Bunny Hearn

At a game in London, Hearn explained the various grips pitchers used on the ball to King George V.

Canterbury Cathedral

Monks of the priory have included Æthelric I, Æthelric II, Walter d'Eynsham, Reginald fitz Jocelin (admitted as a confrater shortly before his death), Nigel de Longchamps and Ernulf.

Crystal Japan

Pegg, Nicholas, The Complete David Bowie, Reynolds & Hearn Ltd, 2000, ISBN 978-1-903111-14-7

Dracula: Prince of Darkness

The screening was preceded by a guest introduction by Marcus Hearn and a guest reading from Bram Stoker's Dracula by actor Stephen Tompkinson.

Frank Fulco

The Hudson and O'Hearn victories were attributed that year in part to the coattails of GOP gubernatorial nominee Charlton Lyons of Shreveport.

Hearn Generating Station

On June 21, 2010, architecture firm Behnisch Architekten presented a proposal for converting the Hearn site into a three-pad arena.

In June 1987, Ontario Progressive Conservative Party (PC) energy critic Philip Andrewes pushed the governing Liberal government to have the Hearn re-opened as a "non-polluting" natural gas power plant.

Initial Advantage

Initial Advantage was founded by David Tranen and Aaron O'Hearn while in school at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts.

It Must Be Magic

Rick James, Diedra Joseph, Glenn Carl Leonard, Jackie Ruffin, Jill D. Jones, Melvin Franklin, Mickey Boyce Hearn, Otis Williams, Julia Waters, Maxine Waters, Pattie Brooks, Anthony Brockert, Christopher Anthony Boehme, Diedra Joseph, Dwayne Wedlan, Ginny Pallante, Grayland Taylor, Ray Townsend - Backing Vocals

Kevin Hearn and Thin Buckle

Hearn's first solo album was 1997's Mothball Mint, which he was able to release with funds earned from touring with Barenaked Ladies since 1995.

Lafcadio Hearn

Lafcadio was baptized Patricio Lefcadio Hearn in the Greek Orthodox Church.

Hearn relocated to Dublin, Ireland, at the age of two years, where he was brought up in the suburb of Rathmines.

Mark Valera

Mark Valera (previously Mark van Krevel) (born 24 April 1979) was convicted in 2000 of the gruesome murders of David O'Hearn and Frank Arkell at Wollongong, New South Wales.

Martin Lee Stephenson

He also worked within the folk music, neo-folk and World music genres with notable musicians Kuljit Bhamra, Faye Rochelle, Stefan Hannigan, Michael Garrick, Ben Clark {sine}, Ray Hearn,Henry Thomas, Nick Beggs, Chi2, Eduardo,Gary Crosby, Saskia Tomkins and Nigel Eaton.

Michael A'Hearn

In 1986, Asteroid 3192 was named after A'Hearn to honor his contributions to cometary science.

Michael Louis Hearn

Michael Louis Hearn (1866 – 1 May 1931) was Irish Nationalist Member of Parliament for South County Dublin, 1917-18.

Michael O'Hearn

He has appeared in the movies Barbarian, Keeper of Time, and had a minor supporting role in Death Becomes Her, as well as starred as Clark Kent/Superman in the popular Sandy Collora fan film World's Finest (opposite Clark Bartram as Batman).

New Zealand Sculling Championship

On 26 March 1882 another race was held at Wellington for the Championship with Hearn rowing Charles A. Messenger from Victoria for a £100 a side.

South Sea Woman

Ginger tells how she, broke and stranded, met O'Hearn and his friend, Marine Private First Class Davy White (Chuck Connors), in Shanghai two weeks before the attack on Pearl Harbor.

U.S. Marine Master Gunnery Sergeant James O'Hearn (Burt Lancaster) is being tried at the San Diego Marine base for desertion, theft, scandalous conduct and destruction of property in time of war.

Tales of the Otori

A movie adaption of Across the Nightingale Floor is being planned, and Lian Hearn has confirmed that a script is in progress, being written by David Henry Hwang.

The Great Meadow

The story of The Great Meadow written by Elizabeth Madox Roberts is similar in theme to that of Drums Along the Mohawk by Walter D. Edmonds and made into a 1939 film titled Drums Along the Mohawk by John Ford.

Tom Devanney

Devanney and his Perfect Strangers producing colleagues (Shari Hearn, Bob Keyes) went on to produce the Fox sitcom Shaky Ground, which ran during the 1992-93 season and starred Matt Frewer, Robin Riker and Jennifer Love Hewitt.

Tony Hearn

Hearn became the General Secretary of the ABS in 1984, and took it into a merger with the National Association of Theatrical and Kine Employees, which formed the Broadcasting and Entertainment Trades Alliance (BETA).

Toronto municipal election, 1947

Mayor Robert Hood Saunders faced only fringe candidates: Frank O'Hearn, who would go on to found the New Capitalist Party, and Trotskyist Murray Dowson.

Up the Hill Backwards

Pegg, Nicholas, The Complete David Bowie, Reynolds & Hearn Ltd, 2000, ISBN 1-903111-14-5

Walter D. Edmonds

One of them, Drums Along the Mohawk (1936), was successfully adapted as a Technicolor feature film in 1939, directed by John Ford and starring Henry Fonda and Claudette Colbert.

Walter D. McIndoe

McIndoe was elected as a Republican to represent Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district in the Thirty-seventh Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Luther Hanchett (January 26, 1863–March 3, 1863).

He was reelected to the Thirty-eighth and Thirty-ninth Congresses this time as the representative of Wisconsin's newly created 6th district serving from March 4, 1863 to March 3, 1867.

Walter D. Scott

WD Scott was named after Walter Scott and his wife, Dorothy (later Lady Scott).

Australia converted to decimal currency on 14 February 1966 and most Australians alive at the time can remember the theme song to the advertising teaching about the conversion, which was sung to the tune of "Click Go the Shears".

Sir Walter D. Scott, AC, CMG founded Australia's first management consultancy firm, WD Scott and was active in its leadership until his death in 1981.

Walter D'Aincourt

His surname is said to have had its origin in the village of Aincourt in Normandy on the River Seine between Mantes and Magny.

Walter's first son, William, died young, while in fosterage at the court of King William II "Rufus", and was buried in Lincoln Cathedral, but his other son Ralph lived to become the second Baron Deincourt; his third son was named Walter.

Walter Hall

Walter D'Arcy Hall (1891–1980), soldier and British Member of Parliament

Yuki-onna

In Tales from the Darkside: The Movie, a 1990 American horror anthology film, it features the story, Lover's Vow, which is based on Lafcadio Hearn's Yuki Onna story.


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