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| A.J. Burnett |
Allan James Burnett (born January 3, 1977 in North Little Rock, Arkansas) is a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who plays for the Florida Marlins. He bats and throws right-handed. (references) |
| Burnett County Government Center |
The Burnett County Government Center houses the majority of local county governmental services for Burnett County, Wisconsin. It is located in the Town of Meenon. (references) |
| Burnett Guffey |
American cinematographer Burnett Guffey (May 26, 1905 - May 30, 1983) was born in Del Rio, Tennessee, USA. The Academy Award-winning lensman began as an assistant cameraman in the early 1920 while still a teenager. Guffey was hired as a Director of Photography for Columbia Pictures in 1944. He won Academy Awards for From Here to Eternity (1953) and Bonnie and Clyde (1967) while working for Warner Brothers. Some of his notable films include All the King's Men (1949), In a Lonely Place (1950), and The Great White Hope (1970). Guffey worked with Alfred Hitchcock on Foreign Correspondent (1940) and with director John Ford. (references) |
| Burnett Highway |
The Burnett Highway is an inland rural highway located in Queensland, Australia. The highway runs generally north - south, from its junction with the Bruce Highway, just south of Rockhampton to Nanango. Length is approximately 570 kilometres. The highway takes its name from the Burnett River, which it crosses a number of times. (references) |
| Burnett River |
Burnett River is a river in central Queensland, Australia that flows into the Pacific close to Bundaberg. The region is largely given over to growing sugar cane. (references) |
| Carol Burnett |
Carol Creighton Burnett (born April 26, 1933) was one of the most successful female comedians on American television, thanks largely to her variety show that ran on CBS from 1967 through 1978. (references) |
| Charles Burnett |
Charles Burnett (born April 13, 1944, Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA) is a MacArthur Award-winning American filmmaker, educated at the University of California, Los Angeles. (references) |
| Edward Burnett Tylor |
Sir Edward Burnett Tylor (October 2 1832-January 2 1917), the English anthropologist, was born at Camberwell, London, the son of Joseph Tylor and Harriet Skipper. Alfred Tylor, the geologist, was an elder brother. (references) |
| Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett |
United States writer (born in England) remembered for her novels for children (1849-1924). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Frances Hodgson Burnett |
United States writer (born in England) remembered for her novels for children (1849-1924). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Garrett Burnett |
Garrett Burnett (born September 23, 1975 in Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada) is a left winger currently (2005) with the Dallas Stars of the NHL. (references) |
| Gilbert Thomas Burnett |
Gilbert Thomas Burnett (1800 - 1835) was a British botanist. (references) |
| Grantsburg, Burnett County, Wisconsin |
Grantsburg is a town located in Burnett County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 967. The Village of Grantsburg is located within the town. (references) |
| Harry Burnett Lumsden |
Lieutenant-General Sir Harry Burnett "Joe" Lumsden (November 12, 1821 - August 12, 1896) was a British military officer active in India. (references) |
| Jamie Burnett |
Jamie Burnett is a professional snooker player and the first snooker player to achieve a break of greater than 147 in a professional match. He scored a 148 break against Leo Fernandez in October 2004, during qualifying for the UK Championship. This was possible as the break started with a free ball. (references) |
| John Burnett |
John Patrick Burnett (born September 19, 1945) is a Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom, and was Member of Parliament for Torridge and West Devon until he stepped down at the 2005 general election. He has been a commando with the Royal Marines, a lawyer, and a cattle-breeder. (references) |
| John Burnett Parkin |
John Burnett Parkin B.Arch, (June 26, 1911 in Toronto, Ontario- August 17, 1975 in Los Angeles, California) was a Canadian architect. (references) |
| Kevin Burnett |
Kevin Burnett (born December 24, 1982) is an American football player who is currently a linebacker for the National Football League's Dallas Cowboys. (references) |
| Leo Burnett |
Leo Burnett (October 21, 1891 - June 7, 1971) was an advertising executive famous for creating such icons as the Jolly Green Giant, the Marlboro Man, the Pillsbury Doughboy and Tony the Tiger. Born in St. Johns, Michigan, he studied journalism at the University of Michigan. (references) |
| Leo Burnett Worldwide |
Leo Burnett Worldwide, generally referred to simply as Leo Burnett, is the organization overseeing all the regionally based advertising agencies in the family of advertising agencies created by ad man Leo Burnett. (references) |
| Matthias Burnett Tallmadge |
Matthias Burnett Tallmadge (March 1, 1774-October 1, 1819) was a lawyer, statesman and jurist from New York. (references) |
| Paul Burnett |
Paul Burnett (born 1943) is a British radio disc jockey, who began his radio career while in the Royal Air Force in the Persian Gulf in 1964. In 1966 he joined offshore radio station Radio 270, broadcasting from off Scarborough and aiming at Yorkshire. After the banning of the offshore stations he moved in 1967 to Manx Radio on the Isle of Man, but he soon joined Radio Luxembourg, where he hosted the chart show and discovered many recordings, which had been thought lost, of William Joyce's propaganda broadcasts to Britain, made from the Luxembourg stations during the Nazi occupation of the Grand Duchy. (references) |
| Peter Burnett |
Peter Hardeman Burnett (November 15, 1807-May 17, 1895) was California's first Governor, serving from December 29, 1849 to January 9, 1851. He had previously served (during December 1849) as California's territorial and military governor. (references) |
| Robert Burnett David Morier |
Robert Burnett David Morier (1826-1893), British diplomatist, was born at Paris on the 31st of March 1826. (references) |
| Siren, Burnett County, Wisconsin |
Siren is a town located in Burnett County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 873. The Village of Siren is located within the town. (references) |
| Thomas Burnett Swann |
Thomas Burnett Swann (October 12 1928 - May 5 1976) was an American poet, critic and fantasy author. (references) |
| William Burnett |
Sir William Burnett, M.D., KCB (1779-February 16, 1861) was a British physician who served as Physician-General of the British Navy after June 9, 1832. Although the title was later changed to 'Director-General of the Medical Department of the Navy' , he held that post until his retirement in 1855. In 1835 Burnett was also named as physician to King William IV. (references) |
| William R. Burnett |
William Ripley Burnett (November 25, 1899 - April 25, 1982), often credited as W. R. Burnett, was an American novelist and screenwriter. (references) |
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