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* Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue ( 1954 )
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Mama didn't know what to do -- whether to tell on Rob Roy or not -- since she had the ear of Mrs. Coolidge more than the other maids.
But she was afraid the First Lady would not understand, because Rob Roy was a perfect angel with the First Family.
Every day, when the President took his nap, Rob Roy would stretch out on the window seat near him, like a perfect gentleman, and stare thoughtfully out the window, or he would take a little nap himself.
Rob Roy was well aware of the importance of this mission, and he would walk in front of the President, looking neither to the right nor to the left.
They would all lie around on the rug during the meal, a very pretty sight as Rob Roy, Prudence, and Calamity Jane were all snow-white.
His uncle, George Lauder, whom he referred to as " Dod ", introduced him to the writings of Robert Burns and historical Scottish heroes such as Robert the Bruce, William Wallace, and Rob Roy.
Aberfoyle Golf Club was built in 1860 and is located just south of town near the Rob Roy restaurant.
The concept of cruising for pleasure was popularized in the nineteenth century, by several widely read authors and books: John MacGregor, 1866, A Thousand Miles in a Rob Roy Canoe ; Robert Louis Stevenson, 1877, An Inland Voyage ; and Nathaniel H. Bishop, 1879, Four Months in a Sneakbox.
Famous authors of the city include Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes, Muriel Spark, author of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, James Hogg, author of The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner, Ian Rankin, author of the Inspector Rebus series of crime thrillers, J. K. Rowling, the author of Harry Potter, who began her first book in an Edinburgh coffee shop, Adam Smith, economist, born in Kirkcaldy, and author of The Wealth of Nations, Sir Walter Scott, the author of famous titles such as Rob Roy, Ivanhoe and Heart of Midlothian, Robert Louis Stevenson, creator of Treasure Island, Kidnapped and The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Irvine Welsh, author of Trainspotting.
Movies filmed in or near Fort William include Being Human, Braveheart, Highlander, Restless Natives, Harry Potter and Rob Roy.
Scott treats similar themes to some of his earlier novels, like Rob Roy and The Heart of Midlothian, examining the conflict between heroic ideals and modern society.
The drink was named in honor of the premiere of Rob Roy, an operetta by composer Reginald De Koven and lyricist Harry B. Smith loosely based upon Scottish folk hero Robert Roy MacGregor.
The Rob Roy is similar to a Manhattan but is made exclusively with Scotch whisky, while the Manhattan is traditionally made with rye and today commonly made with bourbon or Canadian whisky.
The standard Rob Roy is the sweet version, made with sweet vermouth, so there is no need to specify a sweet Rob Roy when ordering.
Rob and Highland
He appeared in three movies for the Disney Corporation, The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men ( 1952 ), The Sword and the Rose ( 1953 ) and Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue ( 1953 ).
Before disappearing with Dougal, Rob tells Frank to meet him in his Highland home and suggests that Bailie Jarvie should accompany him to collect his gold.
Despite these criticisms, the team responsible for the film was reassembled for another film Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue.
It is often used as an overnight stop for hikers on the West Highland Way, and forms the western end of the Rob Roy Way.
; Gordon Quid ( voiced by Rob Paulsen ): Gordon is a brave member of the Highland Quid clan and acts like he's from Scotland despite the fact that he is not.
The whisky was named after a character in Sir Walter Scott's renowned novel Rob Roy-a magistrate who tackled a sword-wielding Highland clansman in an inn at Clachan of Aberfoyle, setting fire to his kilt with a red-hot poker.
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After World War II he settled in Australia from 1950, making his mark with the satirical poem Rob the Robber ( 1954 ).
Roy and Highland
* In 1988 musician Roy Orbison played his last show in Highland Heights, two days prior to his death.
Capitol Hill is also responsible for half of Seattle's 12 steepest street grades: 21 % on E. Roy Street between 25th and 26th Avenues E. ( eastern slope ), 19 % on E. Boston Street between Harvard Avenue E. and Broadway E. ( western slope ) and on E. Ward Street between 25th and 26th Avenues E. ( eastern slope ), and 18 % on E. Highland Drive between 24th and 25th Avenues E. ( eastern slope ), on E. Lee Street between 24th and 25th Avenues E. ( eastern slope ), and on E. Roy Street between Melrose and Bellevue Avenues E. ( western slope ).
Launched at St. Paul's Highland Fest in 1995, Circus Juventas has since performed in venues including the Science Museum of Minnesota, Target Center, the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, the Mall of America, Roy Wilkins Auditorium, and the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.
McDonald attended Roy High School in Roy, New Mexico, his freshman year, then moved to Albuquerque, where he graduated from Highland High School.
Roy and Rogue
His novels were adapted for a number of films, among them Odds Against Tomorrow ( 1959 ), a noir tale of three losers, The Big Heat ( 1953 ), starring Glenn Ford as a cop that will do anything to get his man, and Rogue Cop ( 1954 ), a film noir directed by Roy Rowland.
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She appeared in several high-profile films from the 1950s to 1970s, including The Hucksters ( 1947 ), Show Boat ( 1951 ), The Snows of Kilimanjaro ( 1952 ), The Barefoot Contessa ( 1954 ), Bhowani Junction ( 1956 ), On the Beach ( 1959 ), Seven Days in May ( 1964 ), The Night of the Iguana ( 1964 ), The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean ( 1972 ), Earthquake ( 1974 ), and The Cassandra Crossing ( 1976 ).
The British Decca recording engineers Arthur Haddy, Roy Wallace and Kenneth Wilkinson developed in 1954 the famous Decca tree, a stereo microphone recording system for big orchestras.
In the Motion Picture Herald Top Ten Money-Making Western Stars poll Autry was listed every year from 1936 to 1942 and 1946 to 1954 ( he was serving in the US Army Air Corps 1943 – 45 ), holding first place 1937 to 1942, and second place ( after Roy Rogers ) 1947 to 1954.
Famous alumni of Pomona College include Walt Disney Company Executive Roy E. Disney ( 1951 ), writer, actor, and musician Kris Kristofferson ( 1954 ), Civil Rights activist and NAACP chairman Myrlie Evers ( 1968 ), and New York Times executive editor Bill Keller ( 1970 ), and six-time Grammy Winning conductor Robert Shaw ( 1938 ), as well as several Academy Award-winning screenwriters.
They had three children: Julia Elizabeth ( born May 4, 1953 ), Emily Anne ( born October 18, 1954 ; died 1979 ), and Dave Roy ( born July 26, 1958 ).
* Andrews, Roy Chapman Beyond Adventure: The Lives of Three Explorers, Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1954.
Lee Roy Selmon ( October 20, 1954 – September 4, 2011 ) was a Hall of Fame NFL football defensive lineman.
Manabendra Nath Roy () ( 1887 – 1954 ), born Narendra Nath Bhattacharya and popularly known as M. N. Roy, was an Indian nationalist revolutionary and an internationally known radical activist and political theorist.
In 1954, the black Welshman Roy Francis became the first black professional coach in any British team sport, when he coached Hull.
On July 5, 1954, Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, chief minister of West Bengal and founder – president of the institute inaugurated the first business management course in India.
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