MacLeish
noun
Archibald, 1892–1982, U.S. poet and dramatist.
MacLeish
American
[mak-leesh, muh-kleesh]
/ mækˈliʃ, məˈkliʃ /
noun
Macleish
British
/ məˈkliːʃ /
noun
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Massachusetts attorney Eric MacLeish, who represents several of Buono’s alleged victims, said it was an institutional oversight that there was no background check, or at least a simple Google search.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 24, 2021
Archibald MacLeish, the three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and author of the Tony Award-winning play “J.B.,” which reimagined the Book of Job, would write the book.
From New York Times ● Nov. 3, 2020
Eight Flyers score at least one goal, led by Don Saleski and Rick MacLeish, who each have two.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2020
Among other previously unpublished letters in the forthcoming Volume 5 is one dated 7 October 1932 to Archibald MacLeish, a poet and friend.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 29, 2020
Welles appeared two days later in Houseman's office, eager to formally audition for the part in front of the playwright, Archibald MacLeish.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
The filmmakers point to the lawyer Eric Macleish, portrayed in the film by Billy Crudup.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 11, 2015
Out of the verse of Poet Archibald Macleish and the theatrical verve of Director Elia Kazan, a businessman's Job comes excitingly alive.
From Time Magazine Archive
Accompanied by Mrs. Graves, my son Francis and a friend, Dr. A. C. Macleish, we left Alhambra, June seventh of this year at seven o'clock a. m.
From Out of Doors—California and Oregon by Graves, J. A.
On our return from this short excursion, Francis, Dr. Macleish and Harry, taking their lunch with them, walked up to the top of the Yosemite Falls.
From Out of Doors—California and Oregon by Graves, J. A.
Two of the younger members of our party, my son Francis and Harry Graves, our chauffeur, made the trip while Dr. Macleish and I awaited their return on the summit.
From Out of Doors—California and Oregon by Graves, J. A.
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