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George Manville Fenn was a British novelist. He was born in 1831 and died in 1909. He became a teacher and later turned to literature. He contributed short sketches to All the Year Round, Chambers's Journal, and Once a Week (of which he became proprietor), and also to the Star newspaper. In 1867 he published Hollowdell Grange, a story for boys, which was followed by a long series of tales and novels, many of them boys' stories. They include Bent, not Broken (1867); The Parson o' Dumford; Eli's Children; The New Mistress; Double Cunning; The Master of the Ceremonies; The Man with a Shadow; A Double Knot; The Mynns Mystery; King of the Castle; In an Alpine Valley; Bluejackets; High Play. A number of his tales were specially written for Christmas. His boys' books include: In the King's Name, Nat the Naturalist, Bunyip Land, Menhardoc, Patience Wins, Brownsmith's Boy, Commodore Junk, The Crystal Hunters, The Grand Chaco, Bluejackets, Fire Island, etc. George Fenn also produced, either alone or in collaboration, several works for the stage.
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Nat Adderley (Nathaniel Adderley) was an American musician. He was born in 1932 at Tampa, Florida and died in 2000 of diabetes. A popular jazz musician, he is best known as a cornet player playing with various bands, including the Lionel Hampton band from 1954 to 1955.
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Nat Fleischer was an American boxing reporter and historian. He was born in 1887 and died in 1972. He founded The Ring magazine in 1922 and the Annual Ring Record Book in 1942.
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Nat Turner was an American insurgent. He was born about 1800 and died in 1831. A negro slave, he was the instigator of the Southampton insurrection in Virginia in 1831. He believed himself to be divinly chosen to free his people. At an appointed time he set out with his followers from house to house to kill all the white persons. Fifty-five were killed before the insurgents were dispersed. After hiding for a time Nat Turner was captured and hanged.
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Nat King Cole (real name Nathaniel Adams Cole) was an American musician and actor. He was born in 1919 at Montgomery, Alabama and died in 1965. The son of a Baptist minister he started playing the organ in his father's church before becoming a jazz pianist and singer during the 1930's and in 1943 started acting in films and in 1956 became the first Black American to host his own television show.
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Nat Pendleton was an American actor. He was born in 1895 and died in 1967.
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NAT is an abbreviation for North Atlantic Tracks
Nat is an abbreviation for National
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UNICEF is an abbreviation for United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (now United Nat. Child. Fund)
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Nat King Cole is London Cockney rhyming slang for unemployed (dole).
Nat King Cole is London Cockney rhyming slang for a mole.
Nat King Cole is London Cockney rhyming slang for a bread roll.
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