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*[[Arthur Spooner]], character on the television show ''The King of Queens'' played by Jerry Stiller |
*[[Arthur Spooner]], character on the television show ''The King of Queens'' played by Jerry Stiller |
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*Del Spooner, detective in the hollywood adaptation/conglomeration of Isaac Asimov's collection of stories represented as "[[I, Robot]]" |
*Del Spooner, detective in the hollywood adaptation/conglomeration of Isaac Asimov's collection of stories represented as "[[I, Robot]]" |
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* [[Spooner (band)]], rock band from the late 1970s / early 1980s; included guitarist Duke Erikson and drummer Butch Vig, who were later part of Garbage |
* [[Spooner (band)]], rock band from the late 1970s / early 1980s; included guitarist [[Duke Erikson]] and drummer [[Butch Vig]], who were later part of the band [[Garbage (band)|Garbage]] |
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*Spooner Street, where the Griffins live in the cartoon series [[Family Guy]] |
*Spooner Street, where the Griffins live in the cartoon series [[Family Guy]] |
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*[[Spooner (film)]], a 2009 US movie directed by Drake Doremus |
*[[Spooner (film)]], a 2009 US movie directed by Drake Doremus |
Revision as of 22:01, 20 March 2011
Spooner is an English surname of either Anglo-Saxon or Anglo-Danish origin (Spøner), which can refer to certain people or places:
- People
- Ernest John Spooner (1887-1942), Rear-Admiral Malaya, commander of UK Naval forces in Singapore
- Henry J. Spooner, Rhode Island Congressman
- John C. Spooner, U.S. Senator from Wisconsin
- Karl Spooner, Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher
- Lysander Spooner, American individualist anarchist
- Nicky Spooner, English footballer
- Reggie Spooner, English cricketer
- Richard Spooner (equestrian), American show jumping rider
- Richard T. Spooner, former United States Marine Corps officer
- Richard Spooner (MP), (1783–1864), MP and ecclesiastical writer
- Dick Spooner, cricketer
- William Archibald Spooner, English clergyman and scholar, after whom spoonerisms are named
- Bill Spooner (politician), Australian politician
- The Spooners of Porthmadog, railway engineers
- Places
- Spooner (village), Wisconsin, USA
- Spooner (town), Wisconsin, USA
- Spooner Row, Norfolk, England
- Spooner Township, Minnesota, USA
- Popular Culture
- Bert Spooner, character on the television show Are You Being Served? played by Mike Berry
- Arthur Spooner, character on the television show The King of Queens played by Jerry Stiller
- Del Spooner, detective in the hollywood adaptation/conglomeration of Isaac Asimov's collection of stories represented as "I, Robot"
- Spooner (band), rock band from the late 1970s / early 1980s; included guitarist Duke Erikson and drummer Butch Vig, who were later part of the band Garbage
- Spooner Street, where the Griffins live in the cartoon series Family Guy
- Spooner (film), a 2009 US movie directed by Drake Doremus
- Spooner (film), a 1989 US movie starring Robert Urich