Anya Taylor-Joy: Becoming a scream queen: …Obama in the Netflix film Barry (2016). She was nonetheless soon branded as a “scream queen” thanks in part to The Witch and to roles in M. Night Shyamalan’s sequels to his 2000 thriller Unbreakable, Split (2016) and Glass (2019). In those sequels, Taylor-Joy assumed the role of Casey, a…

Barry, port town, Vale of Glamorgan county, historic county of Glamorgan (Morgannwg), southern Wales. It is situated on the Bristol Channel, just west of where the channel is met by the mouth of the River Severn estuary, and is the administrative centre of Vale of Glamorgan county. Barry has

Two years before he challenged Lyndon B. Johnson in the 1964 U.S. presidential election, Senator Barry Goldwater engaged in a debate with a fellow senator, Jacob K. Javits, in the pages of The Great Ideas Today, a Britannica publication.“Does America’s best hope for the future lie in political

Stanley Kubrick: Films of the 1970s of Stanley Kubrick: …passed in the preparation of Barry Lyndon (1975), which Kubrick adapted himself from William Makepeace Thackeray’s novel of the same name. Ryan O’Neal starred as the title character, an 18th-century Irish rogue. Kubrick’s obsessive insistence on filming with natural lighting of the period (including scenes illuminated only by candles) necessitated…

Barry Lyndon, historical novel by William Makepeace Thackeray, first published in Fraser’s Magazine in 1844 as The Luck of Barry Lyndon: A Romance of the Last Century. The book was published in two volumes in 1852–53, and it was revised (“with admissions”) as The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq. in

Miami: The contemporary city: …Miami (1925) in Coral Gables, Barry University (1940) in Miami Shores, St. Thomas University (1961), Florida Memorial College (1879), International Fine Arts College (1965), Miami-Dade Community College (1960), and Florida International University (1972), the site of the National Hurricane Center operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Jackson

Rick Barry: …also played professional basketball, including Brent, who was a member of two championship-winning San Antonio Spurs teams, making the Barrys the second father-son duo to capture NBA titles (preceded by Matt Guokas, Sr., and Matt Guokas, Jr., and followed by Bill Walton and Luke Walton). Barry was inducted into the…

Dave Barry is an American humorist and author best known for a popular humor column he wrote for The Miami Herald from 1983 to 2005. Barry’s column was syndicated to more than 500 newspapers in the United States and abroad. Barry is the author, coauthor, or contributing author of dozens of

Dave Barry is an American humorist and author best known for a popular humor column he wrote for The Miami Herald from 1983 to 2005. Barry’s column was syndicated to more than 500 newspapers in the United States and abroad. Barry is the author, coauthor, or contributing author of dozens of

James Barry was an Irish-born artist whose major work, The Progress of Human Culture, is a series of six monumental paintings of historical and allegorical subjects done for the Great Room of the Royal Society of Arts, London. Largely a self-taught artist, Barry in 1763 attracted the patronage of

James Miranda Barry was an Irish doctor who served as a medical inspector for the British armed forces in the mid-19th century. Barry was well known as a champion and fierce advocate of public health and sanitation. His legacy endured, however, partly because of the posthumous revelation that Barry

Jeanne Bécu, countess du Barry was the last of the mistresses of the French king Louis XV (reigned 1715–74). Although she exercised little political influence at the French court, her unpopularity contributed to the decline of the prestige of the crown in the early 1770s. She was born Marie-Jeanne

The Brill Building: Assembly-Line Pop: Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich, and Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman were to rock and roll what Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart and George and Ira Gershwin were to Tin Pan Alley. The difference was that the writers of Brill Building pop understood the teenage…

John Barry was an American naval officer who won significant maritime victories during the American Revolution (1775–83). Because he trained so many young officers who later became celebrated in the nation’s history, he was often called the “Father of the Navy.” A merchant shipmaster out of

John Barry British composer who provided the musical scores for more than 100 motion pictures and television programs, notably 11 movies featuring Ian Fleming’s iconic spy James Bond—From Russia with Love (1963), Goldfinger (1964), Thunderball (1965), You Only Live Twice (1967), On Her Majesty’s

Lynda Barry is an American cartoonist and author known for her syndicated weekly comic strip Ernie Pook’s Comeek (1979–2008) and the graphic novels The Good Times Are Killing Me (1988) and What It Is (2008). Barry was born to a father of Irish and Norwegian descent who worked as a butcher and a

Lynda Barry is an American cartoonist and author known for her syndicated weekly comic strip Ernie Pook’s Comeek (1979–2008) and the graphic novels The Good Times Are Killing Me (1988) and What It Is (2008). Barry was born to a father of Irish and Norwegian descent who worked as a butcher and a

Jeanne Bécu, countess du Barry was the last of the mistresses of the French king Louis XV (reigned 1715–74). Although she exercised little political influence at the French court, her unpopularity contributed to the decline of the prestige of the crown in the early 1770s. She was born Marie-Jeanne

Marion Barry was an American civil rights activist and politician who served four terms as mayor of Washington, D.C. Barry received a bachelor’s degree from LeMoyne College (1958) and a master’s degree from Fisk University (1960). He was a founding member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating

Marion Barry was an American civil rights activist and politician who served four terms as mayor of Washington, D.C. Barry received a bachelor’s degree from LeMoyne College (1958) and a master’s degree from Fisk University (1960). He was a founding member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating

dress: Rebellion: …not allowed to become doctors, Miranda Barry dressed as a man and obtained a degree in medicine at the University of Edinburgh. She then became an army surgeon and ended her career as inspector general of military hospitals in Canada in 1857, after serving in the Crimean War.

Philip Barry was an American dramatist best known for his comedies of life and manners among the socially privileged. Barry was educated at Yale and in 1919 entered George Pierce Baker’s Workshop 47 at Harvard. His A Punch for Judy was produced by the workshop in 1920. You and I, also written while

ballad: Theories: …forward by the American collector Phillips Barry (1880–1937) and the scholar G.H. Gerould (1877–1953), the ballad is conceded to be an individual composition originally. This fact is considered of little importance because the singer is not expressing himself individually, but serving as the deputy of the public voice, and because…

Rick Barry is an American professional basketball player who was one of the most prolific scorers and accurate free throw shooters in the sport’s history. In his 14 seasons playing in both the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the American Basketball Association (ABA), he was a first-team

Rick Barry is an American professional basketball player who was one of the most prolific scorers and accurate free throw shooters in the sport’s history. In his 14 seasons playing in both the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the American Basketball Association (ABA), he was a first-team

Sir Charles Barry was one of the architects of the Gothic Revival in England and chief architect of the British Houses of Parliament. The son of a stationer, Barry was articled to a firm of surveyors and architects until 1817, when he set out on a three-year tour of France, Greece, Italy, Egypt,

Barrymore family, U.S. theatrical family. Maurice Barrymore (orig. Herbert Blythe; 1847/49–1905) made his stage debut in London before moving to New York City (1875), where he adopted Barrymore as his stage name. He joined Augustin Daly’s company and in 1876 married Georgiana Drew, of the

Drew Barrymore is an American actress, producer, and director who transitioned from child star to leading lady and is especially known for her work in romantic comedies. (Read Martin Scorsese’s Britannica essay on film preservation.) Barrymore comes from a long line of famous actors, most notably

Drew Barrymore is an American actress, producer, and director who transitioned from child star to leading lady and is especially known for her work in romantic comedies. (Read Martin Scorsese’s Britannica essay on film preservation.) Barrymore comes from a long line of famous actors, most notably

Ethel Barrymore was an American stage and film actress whose distinctive style, voice, and wit made her the “first lady” of the American theatre. The daughter of the actors Maurice and Georgiana Drew Barrymore, Ethel made her professional debut in New York City in 1894 in a company headed by her

Georgiana Barrymore was an actress and, with Maurice Barrymore, founder of the famous stage and screen family Barrymore, which occupied a preeminent position in American theatre in the first half of the 20th century. Georgiana Drew was the daughter of John Drew and Louisa Lane Drew, both

John Barrymore was an American actor, called “The Great Profile,” who is remembered both for his film and stage roles as a debonair leading man and for his interpretations of William Shakespeare’s Richard III and Hamlet. (See Barrymore reading from Henry VI, Part 3.) John was born into a theatrical

Lionel Barrymore was an American stage, film, and radio actor who forged a career as one of the most important character actors of the early 20th century. Perhaps the least flamboyant member of the Barrymore acting family, he was best known to modern audiences for his performance as Mr. Potter in

Maurice Barrymore was an Indian-born British actor and sometime playwright. He was the founder—with his wife, Georgiana Barrymore—of the renowned Barrymore theatrical family. Herbert Blythe’s father was a surveyor for the British East India Company, and the boy was sent back to England for

prisoner’s base, children’s game in which players of one team seek to tag and imprison players of the other team who venture out of their home territory, or base. Under the name of barres, this game is mentioned in 14th-century French writings and may have been one of the most popular games in

Lucy Terry: …only surviving work, the poem “Bars Fight” (1746), is the earliest existing poem by an African American. It was transmitted orally for more than 100 years, first appearing in print in 1855. Consisting of 28 lines in irregular iambic tetrameter, the poem commemorates white settlers who were killed in an…

Raj Kapoor: R.K. Films: …house’s first hit film was Barsaat (1949; “Rain”). A still from the film of Kapoor holding Nargis in his arms was adopted as the studio’s official logo and remains instantly recognizable even today.

Bordeaux wine: Sauternes and Barsac: The natural sweet wines, fruity with enduring rich flavour, of this district are usually considered among the world’s finest. To achieve their quality the grapes are left until overripe on the vines before harvesting, thus producing the ripeness known as pourriture noble, which leaves…

Mamluk: The Mamluk dynasty: Under the rule of Sultan Barsbay (1422–38) internal stability was restored briefly and Mamluk glory resuscitated by the conquest of Cyprus in 1426. Yet the increasingly higher taxes demanded to finance such ventures enlarged the Mamluks’ financial difficulties. The final economic blow fell with the Portuguese assault on trade in…

Björn Engholm: …the staff of the winner, Uwe Barschel. Although Barschel denied knowledge of any dirty tricks, he resigned in October 1987 and about a week later died under mysterious circumstances. During a subsequent investigation, Engholm claimed that he was unaware of the source of the smears until after the election. Late…

Emilio Pucci, marquis di Barsento was an Italian fashion designer and politician. Pucci, who came from a wealthy, aristocratic Florentine family, was educated for a diplomatic career. He earned a Ph.D. in social science but entered the Italian air force in 1941 and remained in the service after the

Barsetshire novels, a series of six connected novels by Anthony Trollope set in the fictional west England county of Barset. Trollope prided himself on the scope and detail with which he imagined the geography, history, and social structure of his fictional county. Nevertheless, character

Barṣīṣā, in Islāmic legend, an ascetic who succumbed to the devil’s temptations and denied God. Barṣīṣā, a saintly recluse, is given care of a sick woman by her three brothers, who are going on a journey. At the devil’s suggestion Barṣīṣā seduces the woman. When he discovers that she has conceived,

Confederation of Bar, league of Polish nobles and gentry that was formed to defend the liberties of the nobility within the Roman Catholic Church and the independence of Poland from Russian encroachment. Its activities precipitated a civil war, foreign intervention, and the First Partition of

ancient Iran: Zoroastrianism: …carried in his hand the barsman (barsom), or bundle of sacred grass. His mouth was covered to prevent the sacred fire from being polluted by his breath. The practice of animal sacrifice, abhorred by the modern followers of Zoroaster, is attested for the Sāsānian period at least as late as…

ancient Iran: Zoroastrianism: …carried in his hand the barsman (barsom), or bundle of sacred grass. His mouth was covered to prevent the sacred fire from being polluted by his breath. The practice of animal sacrifice, abhorred by the modern followers of Zoroaster, is attested for the Sāsānian period at least as late as…

harness racing: Early history.: From his stallion Barss came the Orlov trotter that became the foundation of Russian trotting stock.

bacillus: In addition, strains of B. amyloliquefaciens bacteria, which occur in association with certain plants, are known to synthesize several different antibiotic substances, including bacillaene, macrolactin, and difficidin. These substances serve to protect the host plant from infection by fungi or other bacteria and have been studied for their usefulness…

stool: …was the development of the barstool, a high stool (with or without arms and back) usually fixed to a central post and used in bars and cocktail lounges.

Barstovian Stage, uppermost major division of the Miocene Epoch (23 million to 5.3 million years ago) in North America. The Barstovian Stage follows the Hemingfordian Stage and precedes the Clarendonian Stage of the Pliocene Epoch. It was named for exposures studied near Barstow, Calif. The

Barstow, city, San Bernardino county, south-central California, U.S. Located in the Mojave Desert, the city lies at a junction of pioneer trails. It was founded in 1880 during a silver-mining rush and was first called Fishpond and then Waterman Junction. It was renamed in 1886 to honor William

Stan Barstow was an English novelist who was noted for his unsentimental depiction of working-class life. Barstow grew up in a working-class environment and held a job in the engineering industry until 1962, when the enormous success of his first book, A Kind of Loving (1960; film 1962; stage play

Stan Barstow was an English novelist who was noted for his unsentimental depiction of working-class life. Barstow grew up in a working-class environment and held a job in the engineering industry until 1962, when the enormous success of his first book, A Kind of Loving (1960; film 1962; stage play

Leonid Maksimovich Leonov: …epic first novel, Barsuki (The Badgers), which he followed with Vor (1927; The Thief), a pessimistic tale set in the Moscow criminal underworld.

Nestorianism: Under the influence of Barsumas, the metropolitan of Nisibis, the Persian Church acknowledged Theodore of Mopsuestia, the chief Nestorian theological authority, as guardian of right faith, in February 486. This position was reaffirmed under the patriarch Babai (497–502), and since that time the church has been Nestorian.

San Francisco: Transportation: …interurban rapid-transit system known as BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit), which began operating in 1972. With service between San Francisco and surrounding communities through an underwater tube more than 3.6 miles (5.8 km) long, BART was the first system of its sort—part subway and part elevated—to be built in half…

Saint Bartholomew’s Hospital, oldest hospital in London. It lies just southeast of the Central Markets in the Smithfield area of the City of London. It was founded in 1123 by the Augustinian monk Rahere, who also founded the adjacent priory (the surviving part of which is now the church of Saint

Jean Bart was a French privateer and naval officer, renowned for his skillful and daring achievements in the wars of Louis XIV. Descended from a family of fishermen and privateers, Bart entered naval service first under the Dutch admiral Michiel de Ruyter, but when war broke out between the French

Lily Bart, fictional character, a beautiful impoverished woman in Edith Wharton’s novel The House of Mirth (1905). Tenuously associated with the upper-class New York society of the turn of the century, Lily is an orphan with no money of her own, and she lives by the values she has been taught since

Guillaume de Salluste, seigneur du Bartas was the author of La Semaine (1578), an influential poem about the creation of the world. Though he tried to avoid participating in the Wars of Religion, du Bartas was an ardent Huguenot and a trusted counsellor of Henry of Navarre. His aim was to use the

Johann Christoph, baron von Bartenstein was an Austrian statesman and trusted counsellor of Emperor Charles VI. He created the political system that was based upon the Pragmatic Sanction; it was intended to guarantee the peaceful accession of Charles VI’s daughter Maria Theresa to the entire

barter, the direct exchange of goods or services—without an intervening medium of exchange or money—either according to established rates of exchange or by bargaining. It is considered the oldest form of commerce. Barter is common among traditional societies, particularly in those communities with

Beaufort Sea: …mouth—Herschel (7 sq mi) and Barter (5 sq mi). Very small islands and banks are found in the Mackenzie River Delta.

Virginia: Cultural life: The Barter Theatre was founded by actor Robert Porterfield in 1933 in the tiny southwestern town of Abingdon; its original charge for admission was produce, handicrafts, or whatever the prospective viewer could afford. Dozens of art galleries are located throughout Virginia. There are several ballet companies,…

Max Ophüls: …were Die verkaufte Braut (1932; The Bartered Bride), regarded as one of the best film adaptations of an opera, and Liebelei (1932; “Love Affair”), a bittersweet love story set in Vienna. Both films included several of Ophüls’s trademark elements: lavish settings fitted with ornate and glistening decor, elaborate camera movement,…

Heinrich Barth was a German geographer and one of the great explorers of Africa. Educated in the classics at the University of Berlin, Barth was a competent linguist who was fluent in French, Spanish, Italian, English, and Arabic. He traveled the Mediterranean coastal areas that are now part of

Jean Bart was a French privateer and naval officer, renowned for his skillful and daring achievements in the wars of Louis XIV. Descended from a family of fishermen and privateers, Bart entered naval service first under the Dutch admiral Michiel de Ruyter, but when war broke out between the French

John Barth was an American writer best known for novels that combine philosophical depth and complexity with biting satire and boisterous, frequently bawdy humor. Much of Barth’s writing was concerned with the seeming impossibility of choosing the right action in a world that has no absolute

John Barth was an American writer best known for novels that combine philosophical depth and complexity with biting satire and boisterous, frequently bawdy humor. Much of Barth’s writing was concerned with the seeming impossibility of choosing the right action in a world that has no absolute

Karl Barth was one of the most influential Protestant theologians of the 20th century who radically changed Protestant thought in his emphasis of the “wholly otherness of God.” Barth recovered the centrality of the doctrine of the Trinity within the dynamic and rational structure of Christian

Paul Barth was a German philosopher and sociologist who considered society as an organization in which progress is determined by the power of ideas. Barth was professor of philosophy and education in Leipzig from 1897. His Philosophy of History of Hegel and the Hegelians (1896) and his broad

Richmond Barthé was an American sculptor who was a vital participant in the Harlem Renaissance. Barthé was born to parents of African, French, and Native American descent. At age 23 he went to Chicago, where he studied art at the Art Institute of Chicago from 1924 to 1928. He began as a painter

Richmond Barthé was an American sculptor who was a vital participant in the Harlem Renaissance. Barthé was born to parents of African, French, and Native American descent. At age 23 he went to Chicago, where he studied art at the Art Institute of Chicago from 1924 to 1928. He began as a painter

Jean-Jacques Barthélemy was a French archaeologist and author whose novel about ancient Greece was one of the most widely read books in 19th-century France. Barthélemy studied theology with the Jesuits and became an abbé, but, feeling that he lacked a religious vocation, he went to Paris, where he

Jules Barthélemy-Saint-Hilaire was a French politician, journalist, and scholar. Barthélemy-Saint-Hilaire worked briefly for the Ministry of Finance (1825–28) before becoming a journalist. In 1838 he became professor of ancient philosophy at the Collège de France. Following the Revolution of 1848,

Donald Barthelme was an American short-story writer known for his modernist “collages,” which are marked by technical experimentation and a kind of melancholy gaiety. A one-time journalist, Barthelme was managing editor of Location, an art and literature review, and director (1961–62) of the

Frederick Barthelme is an American writer of short stories and novels featuring characters who are shaped by the impersonal suburban environments in which they live. Barthelme’s father was an architect and his mother a teacher. Several of his brothers also became writers, most notably Donald

Lodovico de Varthema was an intrepid Italian traveler and adventurer whose account of his Middle Eastern and Asiatic wanderings was widely circulated throughout Europe and earned him high fame in his own lifetime. He made significant discoveries (especially in Arabia) and made many valuable

Roland Barthes was a French essayist and social and literary critic whose writings on semiotics, the formal study of symbols and signs pioneered by Ferdinand de Saussure, helped establish structuralism and the New Criticism as leading intellectual movements. Barthes studied at the University of

Vasily Vladimirovich Bartold was a Russian anthropologist who made valuable contributions to the study of the social and cultural history of Islam and of the Tajik Iranians and literate Turkic peoples of Central Asia. Bartold joined the faculty of the University of St. Petersburg in 1901 and for

Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi was a French sculptor of the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor. Bartholdi trained to be an architect in Alsace and Paris and then studied painting with Ary Scheffer and sculpture with Antoine Etex and Jean François Soitoux. He toured the Middle East in 1856 with

animal reproductive system: Accessory glands: …males, the most prominent being Bartholin’s glands and prostates. Bartholin’s (bulbovestibular) glands are homologues of the bulbourethral glands of males. One pair usually opens into the urinogenital sinus or, in primates, into a shallow vestibule at the opening of the vagina. Prostates develop as buds from the urethra in many…

Caspar Berthelsen Bartholin was a Danish physician and theologian who wrote one of the most widely read Renaissance manuals of anatomy. At the University of Padua (1608–10) Bartholin conducted anatomical studies under the famed Italian anatomist Hieronymus Fabricius ab Aquapendente. These formed

Erasmus Bartholin was a Danish physician, mathematician, and physicist who discovered the optical phenomenon of double refraction. While professor of medicine (1657–98) at the University of Copenhagen, Bartholin observed that images seen through Icelandic feldspar (calcite) were doubled and that,

Thomas Bartholin was a Danish anatomist and mathematician who was first to describe fully the entire human lymphatic system (1652). He and his elder brother, Erasmus Bartholin, were the sons of the eminent anatomist Caspar Bartholin. A student of the Dutch school of anatomists, Bartholin supported

Caspar Berthelsen Bartholin was a Danish physician and theologian who wrote one of the most widely read Renaissance manuals of anatomy. At the University of Padua (1608–10) Bartholin conducted anatomical studies under the famed Italian anatomist Hieronymus Fabricius ab Aquapendente. These formed

Erasmus Bartholin was a Danish physician, mathematician, and physicist who discovered the optical phenomenon of double refraction. While professor of medicine (1657–98) at the University of Copenhagen, Bartholin observed that images seen through Icelandic feldspar (calcite) were doubled and that,

Thomas Bartholin was a Danish anatomist and mathematician who was first to describe fully the entire human lymphatic system (1652). He and his elder brother, Erasmus Bartholin, were the sons of the eminent anatomist Caspar Bartholin. A student of the Dutch school of anatomists, Bartholin supported

Bartholomaeus Anglicus was a Franciscan encyclopaedist who was long famous for his encyclopaedia, De proprietatibus rerum (“On the Properties of Things”). Bartholomaeus lectured in divinity at the University of Paris and became a Franciscan about 1225. Though primarily interested in Scripture and

Königssee, lake, in Bavaria Land (state), southern Germany. It lies just south of the town of Berchtesgaden, in a deep cut that is surrounded by sheer limestone mountains, within the Berchtesgaden National Park. Königssee is one of the most picturesque lakes in the Berchtesgadener Alps. It is 5

Albert Bartholomé was a sculptor whose works, particularly his funerary art, made him one of the best known of modern French sculptors. Bartholomé began his career as a painter, studying briefly at the Académie des Beaux-Arts. Wanting to prepare a monument to his dead wife, he turned to sculpture

Albert Bartholomé was a sculptor whose works, particularly his funerary art, made him one of the best known of modern French sculptors. Bartholomé began his career as a painter, studying briefly at the Académie des Beaux-Arts. Wanting to prepare a monument to his dead wife, he turned to sculpture

Seven Holy Founders: John Bonagiunta, Benedict dell’Antella, Bartholomew Amidei, Gerard Sostegni, and Ricoverus Uguccione. Formally Ordo Fratrum Servorum Sanctae Mariae (“Order of Friar Servants of St. Mary”), the order is a Roman Catholic congregation of mendicant friars dedicated to apostolic work.

Ben Jonson: His plays and achievement: …favour: Volpone, The Alchemist, and Bartholomew Fair especially have been staged with striking success.

Bartholomew I has served as the 270th ecumenical patriarch and archbishop of Constantinople within the Eastern Orthodox Church since 1991. An influential religious leader of worldwide repute, he is known not only for his stewardship of Eastern Orthodoxy but also for his efforts toward

Bartholomaeus Anglicus was a Franciscan encyclopaedist who was long famous for his encyclopaedia, De proprietatibus rerum (“On the Properties of Things”). Bartholomaeus lectured in divinity at the University of Paris and became a Franciscan about 1225. Though primarily interested in Scripture and

Fats Domino: …in 1949 was discovered by Dave Bartholomew—the bandleader, songwriter, and record producer who helped bring New Orleans’s J&M Studio to prominence and who became Domino’s exclusive arranger. Domino’s first recording, “The Fat Man” (1950), became the first of a series of rhythm-and-blues hits that sold 500,000 to 1,000,000 copies. His…

Freddie Bartholomew was a child actor who epitomized Hollywood’s vision of a proper little English boy in such Depression-era films as Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936) and Captains Courageous (1937). Bartholomew was reared by his aunt, Millicent Bartholomew, who found small stage and screen roles for

Freddie Bartholomew was a child actor who epitomized Hollywood’s vision of a proper little English boy in such Depression-era films as Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936) and Captains Courageous (1937). Bartholomew was reared by his aunt, Millicent Bartholomew, who found small stage and screen roles for

history of publishing: Great Britain: … was revived by its editor, Harry Bartholomew, to become a true working-class paper with a radical political voice, although the winning of new readers—circulation eventually topped four million—was mostly due to the shameless use of the techniques of yellow journalism.