Almost nothing is said of Charles' spectacular victories, the central theme being the heroic loyalty of the Swedish people to their idolized king in misfortune and defeat.

Bardot was idolized by young John Lennon and Paul McCartney.

Wills acknowledged that he idolized Miller.

While Brooks's musical style placed him squarely within the boundaries of country music, he was strongly influenced by the 1970s singer-songwriter movement, especially the works of James Taylor ( whom he idolized and named his first child after ) and Dan Fogelberg.

He also made an appearance in 1973 on a short-lived variety show hosted by Bill Cosby, who idolized Groucho.

The Nazi state idolized Hitler as its Führer ( leader ), putting all powers in his hands.

Author Jim Bishop wrote that Booth " developed into an outrageous scene stealer, but he played his parts with such heightened enthusiasm that the audiences idolized him.

He is said to have been a demanding person, and disliked any direct publicity about his personality and did not wish to be idolized.

These were guys I had idolized for years.

Lasse Virén idolized Nurmi and was scheduled to meet him for the first time on the day that Nurmi died.

They long were idolized, but historians in recent decades have become much more critical, especially regarding Disraeli.

Savage was idolized by the working classes, and his portrait hung on the walls of many houses around the country.

His early influences included blues and R & B singers Little Richard, Solomon Burke, Jackie Wilson and Brook Benton, as well as Elvis Presley, whom Jones idolized and with whom he would later become good friends.

This major figure in The Fountainhead epitomized the " second-hander " who – in stark opposition to the uncompromising and innovative hero of the novel, Howard Roark, and exemplified in real life by Frank Lloyd Wright, whom Rand idolized – adapts the classicist and historicist Old World architectural styles to the new American medium of the skyscraper, and then goes on to adopt modernism as soon as this becomes safely fashionable.

Since the 9th century, Widukind had been idolized as a mythical hero.

In spite of his association with the St. Louis Cardinals, Jack grew up a Boston Red Sox fan and idolized Jimmie Foxx.

Three artists he idolized, Ingres, Delacroix, and Daumier, were especially well represented in his collection.

Cassidy, like Flynn and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. idolized Barrymore.

The Flash of Earth-D, Tanaka Rei, was a Japanese man who idolized Barry Allen, whose stories only existed in comic books.

Irm Hermann idolized him, but Fassbinder tormented and tortured her for over a decade.

Xenophon, who idolized Sparta and its king, Agesilaus, avoids mentioning Epaminondas wherever possible and does not even note his presence at the Battle of Leuctra.

A teen idol is a celebrity who is widely idolized by teenagers ; he or she is often young but not necessarily teenaged.

" He idolized his brother and wished to imitate his actions, learning to play guitar and piano at the same time Tim did.

Over the years Howe became good friends with Gretzky, who had idolized Howe as a young player, and who would later break many of Howe's scoring records and milestones.

He is a smart yet troubled teenager who has idolized his brother and adopted his racist beliefs.

Steve Jobs, when he was considering returning to be Apple's CEO, called Grove, who was someone he " idolized ," for his personal advice.

Suzuki idolized his teacher, who was a strong disciplinarian.

In the series, Nigel is a supporting character, but in the film Rugrats Go Wild, Nigel plays a much larger role as he is idolized by Tommy Pickles ( who usually refers to him as " Mr. Strawberry ").

She is also apparently idolized by much of the navy, best illustrated by the reaction of Captain Arragi who is in charge of the escort for the Nadesico crew shuttle when it heads for the moon.

* Enzo Matrix – Dot's younger brother who idolized Bob as a hero, later grows up to become the renegade simply known as Matrix.

In the DVD documentary about the making of the film, production designer Rusty Smith revealed that he believed no accurate representation of the exact shade of green existed until someone in the Yankees organization said that director Billy Crystal, a diehard New York Yankees fan who idolized Mickey Mantle, had a wooden seat from the old stadium.

Carranza remained a Liberal who idolized Benito Juárez.

He is also popular among musicians ; Erving was idolized by American rapper Dr. Dre, who even rapped using the alias " Dr. J " for a short time.

Among Godowsky's admirers were such distinguished pianists as Vladimir de Pachmann and Sergei Rachmaninoff, who, according to Godowsky's daughter Dagmar, idolized her father's music and performances.

Linden grew up watching the Tigers and idolized Lanny McDonald, who played in Medicine Hat before he joined the NHL.

Pearson, who already had some suspicion about the idolized leader, realizes the man is stalling for time, and gives warning.

Holmes, who had idolized Dallas Cowboys ' running back Tony Dorsett growing up, developed his own elusive running style while playing street football with the children in his neighborhood.

The one exception was Opus the Penguin, who idolized him and tagged along with him like a younger brother.

" Ich weiß, es wird einmal ein Wunder gescheh ' n " was the song on which New Wave singer Nina Hagen ( who grew up in the German Democratic Republic ( GDR ) and as a child had idolized Leander ) based her 1983 hit " Zarah ".

Janet also specialized in barbershop or counter-harmony, taught her by her Dad ( who performed during the big band era as one of a quartet with his own three brothers ), and the girls idolized Patti Page's multi-track vocal sound, feeling they achieved something close to her smooth blend in their Dot recording of " Stars Fell On Alabama.

Sgt Mike Strank's squad idolized him, and many men since who served alongside him have stated he had a way of setting them at ease, making them feel that he could help them survive the war.