Butterworth
Britishnoun
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George . 1885–1916, British composer, noted for his interest in folk song and his settings of Housman's poems
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Nick . born 1946, English writer and illustrator of children's books, many of which feature Percy, the animal-loving park keeper
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NFL instant replay pooh-bah Mark Butterworth later explained the ruling thusly:
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025
Butterworth may be the most acclaimed English dramatist of his generation.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2024
“The Hills of California,” the latest darkly comedic drama from the acclaimed English playwright Jez Butterworth, will transfer to Broadway this fall after a well-received five-month run in London.
From New York Times • Jun. 4, 2024
In the escape immortalised in the classic film The Great Escape, Butterworth helped hide the soil from the tunnels in the camp theatre.
From BBC • Feb. 5, 2024
Let him know the books he handles so that he can talk with schoolgirls about Sophie May and Virginia Townsend, and with boys about Henty and Brooks and Knox and Butterworth.
From The Library and Society Reprints of Papers and Addresses by Bostwick, Arthur Elmore
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