Kemble
Americannoun
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Frances Anne or Fanny Mrs. Butler, 1809–93, English actress and author.
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her uncle John Philip, 1757–1823, English actor.
noun
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Frances Anne, known as Fanny. 1809–93, English actress, in the US from 1832
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her uncle, John Philip . 1757–1823, English actor and theatrical manager
Example Sentences
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The 52-year-old said she believed the case was stolen during a train journey on Friday from London Paddington to Kemble in Gloucestershire.
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026
It was the 2009 closure of the Kemble piano factory near Bletchley that inspired him to open his own workshop.
From BBC • Aug. 25, 2025
Macquarie sold to Kemble, which is now the ultimate owner of Thames Water.
From BBC • May 17, 2024
Last week, Kemble shareholders halted a £500m down-payment on that promised cash injection when regulator Ofwat rejected plans to raise customer bills by 40% above inflation over the next five years.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2024
That beautiful water, sung by Sigourney, Sedgwick, and Fanny Kemble, stretches its bays three miles among the hills to the southward and mirrors its own wooded margins and the farther mountains.
From Literary Shrines The Haunts of Some Famous American Authors by Wolfe, Theodore F. (Theodore Frelinghuysen)
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