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unusual facts about valet



Aleksei Volkov

Aleksei Andreyevich Volkov (1859–1929), valet at the court of the Russian czar Nicholas II

Alexander Osmerkin

There his circle included such names as poet Osip Mandelstam, writers Osip Brik and Viktor Shklovsky, as well as his fellow artists from the "Bubnovy Valet" group.

Alf Charles

He was born in Trinidad and first came to England with the 1933 West Indies cricket team as valet to the star player Learie Constantine.

Antoine Nompar de Caumont

Another fellow-prisoner, from communication with whom he was supposed to be rigorously excluded, was Eustache Dauger (see The Man in the Iron Mask), who occasionally served as valet to Fouquet.

Barbara von Krüdener

On June 5, 1801, accordingly, she arrived at the Protestant parsonage of Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, accompanied by her daughter Juliette, her stepdaughter Sophie and a Russian valet.

Bastian Pagez

The 19th-century historian Agnes Strickland considered his court role as equivalent to the English Master of the Revels; in England he was Mary's chamber valet and designed her embroidery patterns.

Charles Gordone

His acting credits included Brother Jerro in "The Trials of Brother Jerro Bohem," Hickey in "Of Mice and Men," and The Valet in Jean Genet's The Blacks (1961–1966) alongside of James Earl Jones, Maya Angelou, Cicely Tyson, and many other Black actors who went on to change Hollywood.

Clery

Jean-Baptiste Cléry (1759–18??), the personal valet to King Louis XVI

Elizabeth Miklosi

In 2006, Miklosi performed in the short-lived MTV wrestling series Wrestling Society X under the ring name Lizzy Valentine as a valet and girlfriend for Matt Sydal as a heel.

Febo Moniz

Fidalgo, he fulfilled offices in the Paço and was Semilher do Corpo or Semilher de Corpus and a valet of King Sebastian of Portugal and his Major Chamberlain and Gentleman of his Chamber.

Giovanni Angelo Canini

The work, however, was completed by his brother Marcantonio with the assistance of Jean Picard and Valet.

Hogarth's Servants

Ronald Paulson believes the servants featured could be a coachman, valet, page, housekeeper and two housemaids.

Jean de Beaumetz

Jean de Beaumetz is recorded to have been "painter and valet" to Philip the Hardy, for whom he painted numerous works, and decorated, among other chapels, that of the Castle of Argilli, in Burgundy.

Jean-Baptiste Cléry

Cléry became valet to the Count of Provence (future Louis XVIII) and gave him his journal detailing the events of the revolution.

Kel Mitchell

Additionally, he also made an appearance in the 2004 Kanye West music video All Falls Down as a luggage collecting valet.

King, Queen, Knave

It was published as Король, дама, валет (Korol', dama, valet) in Russian in October of that year; the novel was translated into English by the author's son Dmitri Nabokov (with significant changes made by the author) in 1968, forty years after its Russian debut.

Kristina Laum

According to the storyline, Raven used her to replace Beulah McGillicutty, his former girlfriend and valet, who had announced that she was pregnant with Tommy Dreamer's child on January 7 at ECW's House Party pay-per-view event.

Look to the Lady

It is the third novel featuring the mysterious Albert Campion, accompanied once more by his butler/valet/bodyguard Magersfontein Lugg.

Lord Flashheart

The bride stolen by Flashheart is Kate (known as Bob, played by Gabrielle Glaister), who spends most of the episode posing as a man to earn money as Blackadder's valet.

Louis Constant Wairy

Louis Constant Wairy (1778–1845) was valet to the French emperor, Napoléon.

Louis Joseph Marchand

Louis-Joseph-Narcisse Marchand (born Paris, March 28, 1791, died Trouville, June 19, 1876) was Napoleon Bonaparte's valet and the nominated liquidator of his succession.

Mystery Mile

Following his first, supporting appearance in The Crime at Black Dudley (1929), it is the first of many novels starring the mysterious Albert Campion, and introduces his butler/valet/bodyguard Magersfontein Lugg.

Nancy Sullivan

Nancy Benoit (1964–2007), formerly Sullivan, professional wrestling valet and manager

Newgate novel

The publication of Catherine coincided with the serialization of Ainsworth's novel, but it was the murder in 1840 of Lord William Russell by his valet, Benjamin Courvoisier, that spurred the authorities to act.

Passport to Suez

There, he and his valet, Llewellyn Jameson (Eric Blore), are met by his old friend, nightclub owner Johnny Booth (Sheldon Leonard).

Pierre Valet

Pierre Valet (1575-1650) of Orléans was a French botanical artist, engraver and embroidery designer.

Roux de Marsilly

His valet is thought to be Daugert, one of the strongest candidates to be the Man in the Iron Mask.

The Auteurs

The Polish band Lenny Valentino took its name from The Auteurs' song on their album Now I'm a Cowboy and the Minneapolis based band, Valet, took its name from the song "Valet Parking" from New Wave.

Valet Girls

The party is sabotaged by members of a competing valet company (played by Steve Lyon, Randy Vasquez, and Stuart Fratkin) and the girls are blamed and fired.


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