Calpurnia
Americannoun
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Before “Happy Birthday” and “Fire From the Hip,” Wolfhard released a total of two records and an EP, plus a whole bunch of singles, with his previous bands, Calpurnia and the Aubreys.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
“I believe in being respectful,” Atticus tells Calpurnia.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 23, 2022
Sorkin’s script — which cuts the undergrowth of minor characters and enhances others, particularly the maid Calpurnia and Tom Robinson, the man falsely accused of rape — was the thing that really grabbed Kinnear.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 3, 2021
And the story’s most prominent black characters — Calpurnia and Tom Robinson — are allowed more opportunity in the play to voice their frustrations about racial injustice.
From New York Times ● Feb. 26, 2020
He saluted me with the glass and said, “To your good health, Calpurnia, my companion in sailing uncharted waters.”
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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