Halleck

American  

[hal-ik, -uhk] / ˈhæl ɪk, -ək /

noun

1. Fitz-Green 1790–1867, U.S. poet.

2. Henry Wager 1815–72, Union general in the U.S. Civil War and writer on military subjects.

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Example Sentences

Last month it performed as a Pentecostal garage-punk quintet, playing a live score to DeeDee Halleck’s 1980 documentary “Bronx Baptism” at BAM’s Unseen Nuyorican Pictures event as part of the Solange-curated “Eldorado Ballroom” series.

From New York Times

“I think style is a much bigger component of this particular wave of houseplant enthusiasm,” said Leslie F. Halleck, a professional horticulturist and consultant.

From New York Times

This extended beyond simple decisions like the choice to cut Gurney Halleck's baliset jam; one notable absence was Feyd-Rautha, Baron Harkonnen's nephew, who becomes a major antagonist in the back half of the book.

From Salon

Jason Momoa does justice to swordmaster Duncan Idaho, one of the book's most popular characters alongside Gurney Halleck, well-played by Josh Brolin.

From Salon

Josh Brolin, who plays the warrior-minstrel Gurney Halleck in the movie, took a lifelong “Dune”-fan friend to a screening in New York, and at the end of the movie the friend started screaming: “That was it! That was it! That’s what I saw! That’s what I saw when I was a kid!”

From New York Times