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    James Charles Burnett (1815—1854) a.k.a. "John" was a surveyor and explorer in New South Wales (including Queensland), Australia. He was the head of the...
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  • philosopher and deist James Charles Burnett (1815–1854), surveyor and explorer in New South Wales, Australia Sir James Burnett, 13th Baronet (1880–1953)...
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    Charles Burnett (/bɜːrˈnɛt/; born April 13, 1944) is an American film director, film producer, writer, editor, actor, photographer, and cinematographer...
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    The Burnett River is a river in the Wide Bay–Burnett and Central Queensland regions of Queensland, Australia. The Burnett River rises in the Burnett Range...
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  • taken "pains of a scholar" in compiling her biography. James Compton-Burnett's father, Charles, was an itinerant farm labourer – among other places at...
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  • (physician) (1638–1704), physician to Charles II, James II, William and Mary, and Queen Anne Sir Thomas Burnett, 1st Baronet (died 1653), feudal baron...
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  • Anne Valliant Burnett Tandy (née Burnett, formerly Waggoner, formerly Hall, formerly Windfohr; October 15, 1900 – January 1, 1980) was an American heiress...
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    Erasmus Darwin. Charles Darwin read the works of his grandfather Erasmus and later developed the ideas into a scientific theory. James Burnett was born in...
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    the Name and Arms of Burnett is James Comyn Amherst Burnett of Leys.[citation needed] It remains uncertain if the name of Burnett is of Saxon or Norman...
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    Burnett County, New South Wales is one of the 141 cadastral divisions of New South Wales. Burnett County was named in honour of James Charles Burnett...
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  • stepfather became Charles D. Tandy, the founder of the Tandy Corporation. Her maternal great-grandfather, Captain Samuel Burk Burnett, was a rancher. Known...
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    Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles Stuart Burnett, KCB, CBE, DSO (3 April 1882 – 9 April 1945) was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force during the first...
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    Carol Creighton Burnett (born April 26, 1933) is an American comedian, actress, and singer. Her comedy-variety series, The Carol Burnett Show, which originally...
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  • The Annihilation of Fish (category Films directed by Charles Burnett (director))
    Fish is a 1999 American romance film directed by Charles Burnett and starring Lynn Redgrave, James Earl Jones and Margot Kidder. A woman (Lynn Redgrave)...
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    Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett (24 November 1849 – 29 October 1924) was a British-American novelist and playwright. She is best known for the three children's...
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  • The Carol Burnett Show is an American variety/sketch comedy television show that originally ran on CBS from September 11, 1967, to March 29, 1978, for...
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    Queen Street. It is Brisbane's oldest laneway and is named after James Charles Burnett, one of Queensland's earliest surveyors. During the penal colony...
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  • General Burnett may refer to: Charles Burnett (British Army officer) (1843–1915), British Army general Charles Burnett (RAF officer) (1882–1945), Royal...
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  • Leo Burnett (October 21, 1891 – June 7, 1971) was an American advertising executive and the founder of Leo Burnett Company, Inc. He was responsible for...
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  • Anger is a 1990 American black comedy film written and directed by Charles Burnett, and starring Danny Glover. In 2017, the film was selected for preservation...
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    Alexander James Amherst Burnett of Leys (born 30 July 1973) is a Scottish Conservative Party politician who has served as the Member of the Scottish Parliament...
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  • Charles Hiram Burnett (1847 – January 9, 1916) was an American politician and commission merchant who was the first Treasurer of the City of Seattle 1869-1872...
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    Charles Harris Burnett (24 June 1875 – 7 January 1947) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party. Born on his parents' farm at Fordell near Wanganui...
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    Gayndah area began in 1847 by explorer Thomas Archer and Surveyor James Charles Burnett (1815–1854). The first European settlers arrived in 1848, and the...
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  • The Glass Shield (category Films directed by Charles Burnett (director))
    Shield is a 1994 American crime drama film co-written and directed by Charles Burnett. It stars Michael Boatman and Lori Petty as rookie Deputy Sheriffs...
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  • Killer of Sheep (category Films directed by Charles Burnett (director))
    written, produced, and directed by Charles Burnett. Shot primarily in 1972 and 1973, it was originally submitted by Burnett to the UCLA School of Film in 1977...
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  • Charles John Burnett (6 November 1940 – 23 February 2024) was a Scottish antiquarian and officer of arms. Burnett was born on 6 November 1940 and educated...
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    Carol Burnett is an American comedian and actress known for her performances in film, television and theater. Note: Made-for-TV movies are listed in the...
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    town was emerging, and surveyor James Charles Burnett made an initial survey of the town of Warwick in March 1848. Burnett undertook further survey work...
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    was used to establish the Mary Couts Burnett Library at the university. Mary Couts was born July 1856, to James R. Couts in Lawrence County, Arkansas...
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