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Greene

American  
[green] / grin /

noun

  1. Graham, 1904–91, English novelist and journalist.

  2. Nathanael, 1742–86, American Revolutionary general.

  3. Robert, 1558–92, English dramatist and poet.


Greene British  
/ ɡriːn /

noun

  1. Graham. 1904–91, English novelist and dramatist; his works include the novels Brighton Rock (1938), The Power and the Glory (1940), The End of the Affair (1951), and Our Man in Havana (1958), and the film script The Third Man (1949)

  2. Robert. ?1558–92, English poet, dramatist, and prose writer, noted for his autobiographical tract A Groatsworth of Wit bought with a Million of Repentance (1592), which contains an attack on Shakespeare

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Alongside Mandell, the play also starred 89-year-old James Greene and Charlotte Rae, 90.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Year: 2018 Compiled by: Nick Greene Of note: The English football star is now considering a career in American football.

From Slate ● Oct. 7, 2026

Lesley Greene and her husband started it by casually playing music on their porch.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

He also worked for Marjorie Taylor Greene, a former Republican congresswoman who fell out with Trump and became a fierce critic before resigning from office.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

The next day I fully understood what Mr. Greene meant when he said things were going to change.

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos

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