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Beatty

[bee-tee, bey-tee]

noun

  1. David 1st Earl of the North Sea and of Brooksby, 1871–1936, British admiral.

  2. (Henry) Warren, born 1937, U.S. actor.



Beatty

/ ˈbiːtɪ /

noun

  1. David , 1st Earl Beatty. 1871–1936, British admiral of the fleet in World War I

  2. Warren , full name Henry Warren Beatty. Born 1937, US film actor and director: his films include Bonnie and Clyde (1967), Heaven Can Wait (1978), Reds (1981, also directed), Bugsy (1991), and Bulworth (1998, also wrote and directed)

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David Beatty, a former neighbor of Wall’s, recounted similar feelings.

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Beatty is a devout Catholic who attends Mass multiple times a week.

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Since the clearing, Beatty has been sleeping outside without shelter.

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Beatty abandoned his tent and is now sleeping outside, like Padgett.

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Warren Beatty was reluctant to play another outlaw so soon after “Bonnie and Clyde.”

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