Bates
Americannoun
noun
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Sir Alan ( Arthur ). 1934–2003, British film and stage actor. His films include A Kind of Loving (1962), Women in Love (1969), The Go-Between (1971), and The Cherry Orchard (1999)
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H ( erbert ) E ( rnest ). 1905–74, English writer of short stories and novels, which include The Darling Buds of May (1958), A Moment in Time (1964), and The Triple Echo (1970)
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Bates was appointed by then-Mayor Eric Garcetti in 2014 and reappointed by Garcetti five years later.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Tony Bates had an advantage as he began the AI transformation at Genesys.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
That personal connection, combined with Los Angeles's place at the heart of American cinema, made it the ideal home for the project, executive director Tracey Bates told AFP.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
“This is someone who, actually, I think, loves me,” says Bates, 41, of Los Angeles.
From Slate ● Aug. 22, 2026
To Bates, that “no credit” was the equivalent of a zero, because Gary never had made up the homework by the time he was transferred out of the class.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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