Wylie
Americannoun
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Elinor Elinor Morton Hoyt, 1885–1928, U.S. poet and novelist.
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Philip, 1902–71, U.S. novelist and critic.
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The deceased were identified as Judith and Wylie Sheldon, longtime members of the San Francisco art community who lived in the city’s Pacific Heights neighborhood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
But for Wylie, it was "the visual thing, the connection with fountains which I liked, not the goriness of it".
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026
The frenetic hospital drama — featuring an ensemble that includes Noah Wylie, Katherine LaNasa, Patrick Ball and Taylor Dearden — will once again highlight one dramatic shift in real time over its 15 weekly episodes.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 31, 2025
For decades, Wylie Dufresne worked at the cutting edge of haute cuisine, dreaming up high-concept dishes like deconstructed eggs Benedict or cubes of aerated foie gras.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025
Not far from Mr. and Mrs. Crane and Miss Wylie was a little bitty headstone that said “In Memory of Tweety, Jan. 4, 1894.”
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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