Walter
Americannoun
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Bruno Bruno Schlesinger, 1876–1962, German opera and symphony conductor, in U.S. after 1939.
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Thomas Ustick 1804–87, U.S. architect.
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a male given name.
noun
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Bruno (ˈbruːno), real name Bruno Walter Schlesinger. 1876–1962, US conductor, born in Germany: famous for his performances of Haydn, Mozart, and Mahler
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John . 1739–1812, English publisher; founded The Daily Universal Register (1785), which in 1788 became The Times
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Walter’s company has denied wrongdoing, and neither Walter nor his businesses have been charged with a crime.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
US actor RJ Mitte, best known for his role as Walter 'Flynn' White Jr in Breaking Bad, has died aged 34.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Edgeworth was the most commercially successful novelist of her era until Walter Scott.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
RJ Mitte was best known for playing Walter White's defiant son on the Emmy-winning drama Breaking Bad.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
“Dad, you’re all mixed up. That didn’t happen to Henry. That was Hugh’s old friend Walter Ballantine.”
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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