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Macready

American  
[muhk-ree-dee, muh-kree-] / məkˈri di, məˈkri- /

noun

  1. William Charles, 1793–1873, English actor.


Macready British  
/ məˈkriːdɪ /

noun

  1. William Charles. 1793–1873, English actor and theatre manager

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The actor went on to star in The Woman In Black and Lunch With Marlene, and his one-man show Macready! played in 65 countries.

From BBC

These supporters famously came to his defense when Forrest developed a feud with the famous English actor William Charles Macready, shouting down Macready’s attempt to perform at the Astor Place Opera House in 1849.

From Slate

The publicly posted rules for Spice DAO’s contest were extraordinarily vague; the team only confirmed that entrants would even receive story credit after Macready asked about it.

From The Verge

Fledgling freelance writer Tyler Macready, whose pitch Ordained won third place, had joined the DAO’s Discord to dunk on its members and then been won over.

From The Verge

Tuesday, during his sentencing hearing in Multnomah County Circuit Court, Montgomery apologized to the family of Charlene Hauth, 60, and Robin Macready, 59 — sisters who died from injuries suffered in the crash.

From Seattle Times