Macaulay
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Dame Rose, c1885–1958, English poet and novelist.
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Thomas Babington 1st Baron, 1800–59, English historian, author, and statesman.
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Dame Rose. 1881–1958, British novelist. Her books include Dangerous Ages (1921) and The Towers of Trebizond (1956)
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Thomas Babington, 1st Baron. 1800–59, English historian, essayist, and statesman. His History of England from the Accession of James the Second (1848–61) is regarded as a classic of the Whig interpretation of history
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“I wish I was as cocksure of anything as Tom Macaulay is of everything.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
“Home Alone” star Macaulay Culkin has quietly sold his sprawling California estate for $14.25 million—one year after he opened up about his role as a “homebody dad” with longtime partner Brenda Song.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026
News of O’Hara’s death quickly sparked tributes from her co-stars and peers, including her “Home Alone” son Macaulay Culkin and longtime collaborator Eugene Levy.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026
O'Hara's on-screen son in holiday classics Home Alone and Home Alone 2: Lost In New York, Macaulay Culkin, also paid an emotional tribute on Instagram.
From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026
He had also sent his messengers, like Lars Porsena in Macaulay, to all the points of the compass to gather allies.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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