Neill
Britishnoun
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A ( lexander ) S ( utherland ). 1883–1973, Scottish educationalist and writer, who put his progressive educational theories into practice at Summerhill school (founded 1921)
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Sam . born 1947, New Zealand film and television actor; his work includes the television series Reilly, Ace of Spies , (1983) and the films My Brilliant Career (1979), Dead Calm (1989), Jurassic Park (1993), and The Piano (1993)
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"It's been this open debate for a century," said Neill Wallis, curator of Florida archaeology, bioarchaeology and the Ceramic Technology Laboratory at the Florida Museum of Natural History.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
The 1979 movie version, a landmark of the Aussie New Wave, established the careers of director Gillian Armstrong, actress Judy Davis and the recently departed New Zealander Sam Neill.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Midway through his season with the Owls, Charles was handed the Northern Ireland armband by O'Neill just 10 days after his 21st birthday, the youngest player to captain the country since Terry Neill in 1963.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Colin Neill, chief executive of Hospitality Ulster, said "truly there will be a legacy from this".
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
For Ozma of Oz, Mr. Neill made forty-one full page colored pictures, twenty-two half pages in color, and more than fifty text illustrations, besides special end-sheets and other decorations.
From The Patchwork Girl of Oz by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum
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