Situated at its center, on the southern shore of Groom Lake, is a large military airfield.

Although the facilities at the range are managed by the 99th Air Base Wing at Nellis Air Force Base, the Groom facility appears to be run as an adjunct of the Air Materiel Command Air Force Flight Test Center ( AFFTC ) at Edwards Air Force Base in the Mojave Desert, around southwest of Groom, and as such the base is known as Air Force Flight Test Center ( Detachment 3 ).

Capra directed two films at Paramount Pictures starring Bing Crosby, Riding High ( 1950 ) and Here Comes the Groom ( 1951 ).

Describing House's 1967 appearance at the De Montfort Hall in Leicester, England, Bob Groom wrote in Blues World magazine:

He was made a " Groom of the Chamber " of the Pope, which gave him status at court and an additional income, and also a knight of the Papal Order of the Golden Spur.

In the controversial claims of Bob Lazar, he states that during his employment at the mysterious S-4 facility in Nevada, he briefly witnessed an Aurora flight while aboard a bus near Groom Lake.

Groom Lake with Papoose Lake noticeable at the lower right

The U-2 was tested at Groom Lake in the Nevada desert.

The crashed alien saucer was taken to a secret base called " Never Never Land " ( inspired by Groom Lake in Area 51, nicknamed in real-life as " Dreamland ") in the Nevada Desert where it was reverse-engineered ( similar to Bob Lazar's story about his job at the S-4 base ).

Most of the original U-2 spy planes flown out of Groom Lake were built at a secret factory in Oildale disguised as a tire factory, just west of Meadows Field Airport on Norris Road.

Groom is located at ( 35. 203112 ,-101. 106710 ).

There is a 19-story cross located next to Interstate 40 ( formerly U. S. Route 66 ) at Groom.

Colonel Groom ’ s son, Harrison Groom established a camp at the edge of a little lake just west of the present town of White Deer.

Cross Canadian Ragweed's song " 42 Miles ", off their album Highway 377, tells the story of the band's breaking down in Groom, Texas, and interacting with Keith Barkley at Keith's Auto in Groom.

With Lady Marlborough's advancements as Groom of the Stole, Mistress of the Robes, and Keeper of the Privy Purse, the Marlboroughs, now at the height of their powers with the Queen, enjoyed a joint annual income of over £ 60, 000, and unrivalled influence at court.

He was christened on 14 September 1763 at St James's, by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Secker — his godparents were his great-uncle the Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg ( for whom the Earl Gower, Lord Chamberlain, stood proxy ), his uncle the Duke of York ( for whom the Earl of Huntingdon, Groom of the Stole, stood proxy ) and his great-aunt the Princess Amelia.

The finish was a three-way photo at the wire between runner-up Funny Cide, the winner Offlee Wild, and The Lady's Groom.

Maw was first seen being played in 1511 and the earliest written rules of 1576, the incomplete " Groom Porter's lawes at Mawe ," may have originated from Scotland.

In 1992, they signed their first record deal, and after adding vocalist Damian Wilson to the group alongside guitarists Karl Groom and Nick Midson, bassist Jon Jeary and drummer Tony Grinham, produced their first recording, " Intervention ," which was released on a Dutch progressive rock compilation album.

Calhoun was suspended in 1958 for receiving gifts on " Bride and Groom ," a television game show, and seemed to be past his prime for the 1960 Summer Olympics.

" Further, " the mere word of the Gentleman of the Privy Chamber was sufficient evidence in itself of the king's will ," and the Groom of the Stool bore " the indefinable charisma of the monarchy.

In 1558, the male domination of royal private quarters came to an end, and Kat Ashley was appointed First Lady of the Bedchamber by Elizabeth I of England, a position that put her " in charge of the bedchamber ," a duty formerly performed by the Groom of the Stool.

Apart from his political career he was also Lord Lieutenant of Rutland between 1826 and 1867 and of Northamptonshire between 1842 and 1867 and Groom of the Stole to the Prince Consort between 1841 and 1846.

* 6 November – Sir Littleton Groom ( born 1867 ), politician

A one off " Fremantle supergroup " named The Roundhouse formed in 2010 consisting of Dom Mariani ( The Stems ), Greg Hitchcock ( You Am I, The Kryptonics ), Felicity Groom, Steve Gibson ( The Kill Devil Hills ) and Sophie Elton ( The Jam Tarts, Nansing Quartet ).

She worked with such directors as Alfred Hitchcock on Stage Fright ( 1950 ), Frank Capra on Here Comes the Groom ( 1951 ) and Michael Curtiz on The Story of Will Rogers ( 1952 ).

Prince Edward was baptised on 30 November 1767 ; his godparents were The Hereditary Prince of Brunswick-Lüneburg ( his paternal uncle by marriage, for whom The Earl of Hertford, Lord Chamberlain, stood proxy ), Duke Charles of Mecklenburg-Strelitz ( his maternal uncle, for whom The Earl of Huntingdon, Groom of the Stole, stood proxy ), The Hereditary Princess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel ( his paternal aunt, who was represented by a proxy ) and The Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel ( his twice-paternal great-aunt, for whom The Duchess of Argyll, Lady of the Bedchamber to The Queen, stood proxy ).

* Groom ( horses ), a person responsible for the feeding and care of horses

His godparents were The Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg ( his paternal first cousin once-removed, for whom The Earl of Hertford, Lord Chamberlain, stood proxy ), Duke George Augustus of Mecklenburg ( his maternal uncle, for whom The Earl of Bristol, Groom of the Stole, stood proxy ) and Princess Charles of Hesse-Cassel ( his first cousin once-removed, for whom The Viscountess Weymouth, Lady of the Bedchamber to The Queen, stood proxy ).

Four Speakers have been former government ministers ( Watt, Groom, Cameron and Sinclair ), one a former Parliamentary Secretary ( Martin ), and one ( Snedden ) both a former minister and a former Leader of the Opposition.

* Simon Groom ( born 1950 ), the DJ and former Blue Peter presenter

Recalled from Turin for the duration of the Seven Years ’ War ( 1755 – 63 ), Rochford resumed his career as a courtier, appointed by George II as First Lord of the Bedchamber and Groom of the Stole, highly prestigious posts.

Young has worked on various projects with Clive Nolan ( Pendragon, Arena, Shadowland ), Doane Perry ( Jethro Tull ), Peter Banks ( Yes ), Karl Groom ( Threshold ), Bobby Kimball ( Toto ) etc.

He was a nephew of John de Sausmarez ( 1706-1774 ) of Sausmarez Manor and the elder brother of General Sir Thomas Saumarez ( 1760-1845 ), Equerry and Groom of the Chamber to the Duke of Kent, and afterwards Commander-in-Chief of New Brunswick.

During the 1940s she appeared alongside some of the most popular male stars of the day, including Errol Flynn in Gentleman Jim ( 1942 ), Fredric March in The Adventures of Mark Twain ( 1944 ) and San Antonio ( 1945 ) ( in which she sang a special version of the popular ballad " Some Sunday Morning "), Humphrey Bogart in Conflict ( 1945 ) and The Two Mrs. Carrolls ( 1947 ), Cary Grant in a sanitized, fictionalized version of the life of Cole and Linda Porter in Night and Day ( 1946 ), and Bing Crosby in Here Comes the Groom ( 1951 ).

Abercorn held several positions after acceding to that title: Groom of the Stole ( 1886 – 1891 ), Chairman of the British South Africa Company, and announced Edward VII's accession to the throne in 1901 to several countries as a Special Envoy.

This means that the four people present at the Altar are the religious attendant ( such as a Priest ), the Bride, Groom and Best Man.

* Hon Littleton Groom, MP: Honorary Minister ( to 16 November 1917 ), Vice-President of the Executive Council ( 16 November 1917 to 27 March 1918 ), Minister for Works and Railways ( from 27 March 1918 )

* D. B. Waterson, ' Groom, William Henry ( 1833-1901 )', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 4, MUP, 1972, pp 304 – 305.

There is a fine second act, as an example, one in which Samuel Groom, as Dillon, has an opportunity to blaze away in one impassioned passage after another.

Though the name Area 51 is used in official Central Intelligence Agency ( CIA ) documentation, other names used for the facility include Dreamland, Paradise Ranch, Home Base, Watertown Strip, Groom Lake, and most recently Homey Airport.

The government explicitly concedes ( in various court filings and government directives ) that the USAF has an " operating location " near Groom Lake, but does not provide any further information.

The base does not appear on public U. S. government maps ; the USGS topographic map for the area only shows the long-disused Groom Mine.

The official aeronautical navigation charts for the area show Groom Lake but omit the airport facilities.

Similarly the National Atlas page showing federal lands in Nevada does not distinguish between the Groom block and other parts of the Nellis range.

Although officially declassified, the original film taken by U. S. Corona spy satellite in the 1960s has been altered prior to declassification ; in answer to freedom of information queries, the government responds that these exposures ( which map to Groom and the entire NAFR ) appear to have been destroyed .< ref >

Randy Groom, now President of Groom Aviation LLC, was President from 2003 to 2007, when Raytheon sold Raytheon Aircraft to Hawker Beechcraft.

Historian Mark Stoyle suggests that she was probably taught Cornish by William Killigrew, Groom of the Privy Chamber and later Chamberlain of the Exchequer.

* 1872 – Kathleen Clarice Groom, English writer ( d. 1954 )

Johnson won 33 games while teammate Bob Groom added another 24 wins to help the Senators finish the season in second place.

In the case of Forrest Gump, the screenplay by Eric Roth had more proverbs than the novel by Winston Groom, but for The Harder They Come, the reverse is true, where the novel derived from the movie by Michael Thelwell has many more proverbs than the movie.

* Bridegroom or Groom: A man who is about to be married.

He appointed Pitt a Groom of the Bedchamber as a reward.

* March 11 – Kathleen Clarice Groom, British writer ( d. 1954 )

The Duchess of Marlborough was appointed Groom of the Stole, Mistress of the Robes, and Keeper of the Privy Purse.

In February 1994 former resident of Rachel, Nevada, and Area 51 enthusiast, Chuck Clark claims to have filmed the Aurora taking off from the Groom Lake facility.

Groom Lake is a salt flat in Nevada used for runways of the Nellis Bombing Range Test Site airport ( KXTA ) on the north of the Area 51 USAF military installation.