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Leacock

American  
[lee-kok] / ˈli kɒk /

noun

  1. Stephen (Butler), 1869–1944, Canadian humorist and economist.


Leacock British  
/ ˈliːkɒk /

noun

  1. Stephen Butler. 1869–1944, Canadian humorist and economist: his comic works include Literary Lapses (1910) and Frenzied Fiction (1917)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"He wrote for eight hours almost every day," his friend Victoria Leacock once recalled.

From BBC Nov. 20, 2021

My favorite early-20th-century humor writer was Stephen Leacock, a joyful misanthrope who found much to lampoon in human behavior, particularly the overheated prose in Victorian drama.

From Washington Post Sep. 21, 2021

For that, look to the films of Robert Drew, who, along with associates like Richard Leacock and D.A.

From New York Times Jun. 25, 2020

In the late 1950s, Pennebaker formed the production company Drew Associates with the director Richard Leacock and the former Life magazine editor Robert Drew.

From The Guardian Aug. 4, 2019

On careful search of the files, no definite information in regard to Leacock has been forthcoming.

From The Fall of British Tyranny American Liberty Triumphant by Moses, Montrose Jonas

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