Beatty
Americannoun
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David 1st Earl of the North Sea and of Brooksby, 1871–1936, British admiral.
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(Henry) Warren, born 1937, U.S. actor.
noun
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David , 1st Earl Beatty. 1871–1936, British admiral of the fleet in World War I
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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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One of six siblings, Beatty was born into the Mormon Church, an experience he says he’s “still sort of untangling” 10 years after he came out as gay.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, who first sued to get the president’s name removed from the center, has filed another motion to force the tarp’s removal.
From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2026
“I don’t even know how to answer that,” Beatty says with a little laugh.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
Lawyers for Beatty told the judge the center had plenty of time to comply with the order or file an appeal and described the request to pause Cooper’s ruling as a frivolous, last-minute gambit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
Beatty took a full minute to settle himself in and think back for what he wanted to say.
From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury
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