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Gluck

American  
[glook] / glʊk /

noun

  1. Alma Reba FiersohnMme. Efrem Zimbalist, 1884–1938, U.S. operatic soprano, born in Romania.

  2. Christoph Willibald von 1714–87, German operatic composer.

  3. Louise, 1943–2023, U.S. poet: Nobel Prize in Literature 2020.


Gluck British  
/ ɡlʊk /

noun

  1. Christoph Willibald von (ˈkrɪstɔf ˈvɪlibalt fɔn). 1714–87, German composer, esp of operas, including Orfeo ed Euridice (1762) and Alceste (1767)

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I realize I’m probably giving Gluck and screenwriter Travis Braun too much credit when I say these are the kinds of questions they wanted viewers to ask.

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026

Gluck first heard about “Theo” last summer from a retired editor friend who’d read it with her book club.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

At 38 years old, Jonathan Gluck was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer—and told he might have as little as 18 months to live.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026

The Weisenbergs’ attorneys, Benjamin Gluck and Vicki Podberesky, had previously denied all wrongdoing by their clients.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2025

They were guarded by a sixteen-year-old German named Werner Gluck.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut

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