Kilroy
a fictitious American male, created by American troops who left the inscription Kilroy was here on walls, property, etc., all over the world in the years during and after World War II.
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Hughes replied the following day, only acknowledging what Manchester wrote about Kilroy.
How a Volunteer Helped Get the City Into Its Biggest Real Estate Debacle | Lisa Halverstadt | January 29, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoIn a review of The Temporary Gentleman for The Guardian, Claire Kilroy called Barry “an artist of the highest order.”
Sebastian Barry, Ireland’s Greatest Living Writer, Speaks for the Voiceless | Allen Barra | May 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHarold and Kilroy, a giant, raucous man who now works as an "executive casino host," go back a long way.
The Stacks: Harold Conrad Was Many Things, But He Was Never, Ever Dull | Mark Jacobson | March 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWe went over to the Riviera coffee shop and talked with Gene Kilroy.
The Stacks: Harold Conrad Was Many Things, But He Was Never, Ever Dull | Mark Jacobson | March 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt is not the present, however, that Kilroy presents, but the future.
“I know more about nostalgia than anyone my age should,” Kilroy Dondi Vance says.
The butler brought the water, and told Beth that Mr. and Mrs. Kilroy had not come in.
The Beth Book | Sarah GrandThe next time he saw Mrs. Kilroy, he described this encounter with Dr. Maclure.
The Beth Book | Sarah Grand"I am afraid I have taken you by surprise," Mrs. Kilroy began rather nervously.
The Beth Book | Sarah Grand"That kind of man spends most of his time in cultivating acquaintances," said Mr. Kilroy.
The Beth Book | Sarah GrandBut the next moment she stiffened with astonishment, for the lady who entered was Mrs. Kilroy of Ilverthorpe.
The Beth Book | Sarah Grand
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