Calloway
Americannoun
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The cast includes William Warfield, Leontyne Price and Cab Calloway, who at one point is shown scat-singing in a Vienna tavern, a born entertainer caught in a wonderfully loose, lithe and swinging performance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026
Sweeney is currently starring as Millie Calloway in The Housemaid, which is based on the 2022 novel of the same name by Freida McFadden.
From BBC • Dec. 25, 2025
Arthur Calloway, co-vice-chair of the Civilian Oversight Commission, asked at the October meeting whether the sheriff’s department could be trusted to investigate inmate claims against its own employees.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2025
Florida-based influencers like Caroline Calloway, Jacqueline Goldrich and Morgan Roos have gone viral for ignoring local Florida hurricane evacuation ordinances, choosing to hunker down in their homes.
From Salon • Oct. 10, 2024
The door banged open and Herman E. Calloway stood there huffing and puffing like the big bad wolf, only with his belly it looked like he’d already eaten the three little pigs.
From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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