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In Bahia he picked up a talking parrot he named "Barnacle Bill". In 1901, Randall joined the Navy Auxiliary Service and assumed the position of third officer on the Ajax . His career progressed steadily, and he earned promotions to increasingly responsible roles.
William Bernard (fl. 1849+) was a 19th-century sailor, miner and resident of San Francisco, better known as the notorious "Barnacle Bill" of American yore whose fictional exploits are chronicled in the ribald drinking song "Barnacle Bill the Sailor" — itself adapted from "Bollocky Bill the Sailor", a traditional folk song originally titled "Abraham Brown".
Barnacle Bill (U.S. title: All at Sea) is a 1957 Ealing Studios comedy film directed by Charles Frend and starring Alec Guinness. [3] It was written by T. E. B. Clarke . Guinness plays an unsuccessful Royal Navy officer and six of his maritime ancestors.
Walter Newton Henry Harding (1883-1973) collected over 15,000 ballads from mostly 19th-century, with many 18th-century items. [6] Among them is an undated transcript of Abraham Brown The Sailor, noted as being to the tune of My Heart and Lute. [7]
Barnacle Bill may refer to: Barnacle Bill (theme tune), the theme tune of the BBC children's TV programme Blue Peter; William Bernard (sailor), subject of the song; Barnacle Bill (Martian rock), a 40-cm rock on Mars in Ares Vallis; Barnacle Bill, a Fleischer Studios animated short film; Barnacle Bill, a film starring Archie Pitt and Joan Gardner
Barnacle Bill Special – Train # 165 or 167 (Lounge Car) dep Camden 4:08 PM, arr Atlantic City 5:05 PM; The Cruiser - Train # 1025 (Sleeper as parlor) dep Philadelphia 4:25 PM, arr Atlantic City 5:50 PM; The Sea Hawk – Train # 1027 (Parlor Car) dep Philadelphia 6:50 PM, arr Atlantic City 8:10 PM
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Hue and Cry (1947) is generally considered to be the earliest of the cycle, and Barnacle Bill (1957) the last, [3] although some sources list Davy (1958) as the final Ealing comedy. [4] Many of the Ealing comedies are ranked among the greatest British films, and they also received international acclaim. [5] [6] [7] [8]