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Caine

[keyn]

noun

  1. (Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.



Caine

/ keɪn /

noun

  1. Sir Michael. real name Maurice Micklewhite . born 1933, British film actor. His films include The Ipcress File (1965), Get Carter (1971), Educating Rita (1983), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), and The Cider House Rules (1999).

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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For a glimpse of what professional active-duty senior U.S. officers, those with longtime combat experience, think of this attitude, look at the pained expression of Gen. Dan Caine, the widely respected chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, while Hegseth goes on his rant.

From Slate

His roommate at that time was the young actor Michael Caine, and the pair made friends with Peter O’Toole, quickly becoming enmeshed in the good-looking, fast-moving London party scene of the 1960s.

On one occasion, he found himself in a touring production of The Long and the Short and the Tall alongside another budding actor named Michael Caine, with whom he would later share a flat.

From BBC

His flatmate, Michael Caine, took the role instead and it launched his career.

From BBC

Back on Day 1 of her “Hacks” journey, Einbinder arrived on set knowing so little about making a TV show that her go-to source for the ins and outs of hitting a mark was Michael Caine’s legendary how-to handbook, “Acting in Film.”

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