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Hobson

American  
[hob-suhn] / ˈhɒb sən /

noun

  1. Laura Z(ametkin) 1900–86, U.S. novelist.

  2. Richmond Pearson 1870–1937, U.S. naval officer and politician.


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After a rousing performance by a white-robe clad vocal collective co-founded by Pharrell Williams, Lucas’ wife Mellody Hobson noted that, “George kept saying, ‘Will this person come?

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

“I said, ‘They will all come,’” Hobson said as the crowd laughed during opening remarks on a raised platform in the museum’s grand lobby.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

The promise came after years of rejected proposals and litigation frustrated Lucas’ efforts to create a museum for the art he and his wife, Mellody Hobson, had collected.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

But the museum cofounded by director George Lucas and Mellody Hobson is finally opening, in a building designed by Ma Yansong of MAD.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Hobson, they tell me you've taken your boy away from the national school.

From Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. by James Parton

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