Irving (redirected from Irving, Sir Henry)

Ir·ving  (ûrvng)

A town of northeast Texas, an industrial suburb of Dallas. Population: 196,000.

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Irving, Sir Henry 1838-1905.

British Shakespearean actor whose productions, particularly those at London's Lyceum Theatre, won him the first knighthood awarded to a member of his profession (1895).

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Irving, John Born 1942.

American writer. His darkly humorous novels include The World According to Garp (1978) and The Cider House Rules (1985).

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Irving, Washington 1783-1859.

American writer remembered for the stories "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," contained in The Sketch Book (1819-1820).

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Irving [ˈɜːvɪŋ]

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1. (Biographies / Irving, Sir Henry (1838-1905) M, English, THEATRE: actor, THEATRE: theatre manager) Sir Henry. real name John Henry Brodribb. 1838-1905, English actor and manager of the Lyceum Theatre in London (1878-1902)

2. (Biographies / Irving, Washington (1783-1859) M, US, WRITING: essayist, WRITING: short-story writer) Washington. 1783-1859, US essayist and short-story writer, noted for The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon (1820), which contains the stories Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

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Noun	1.	Irving - United States writer remembered for his stories (1783-1859) Washington Irving
	2.	Irving - United States writer of darkly humorous novels (born in 1942) John Irving