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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".
William John Posedel (August 2, 1906 – November 28, 1989), nicknamed "Barnacle Bill", [1] was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Brooklyn Dodgers and Boston Bees/Braves in 1938–1941 and in 1946.
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]
English: Miniature golf course at Barnacle Bill's Amusements, 1968 Route 35 North, Ortley Beach, New Jersey, United States on the Jersey Shore. Date 7 July 2021, 07:43:55
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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: August 25 Rudy Zamora Seymour Kneitel: A Bimbo and Betty cartoon, featuring them in the (named) roles of Barnacle Bill and Nancy Lee. Uncredited animator: Grim Natwick; 9 Swing You Sinners! September 22 Ted Sears Willard Bowsky A Bimbo cartoon (though he is still unnamed). Includes caricature of Jewish comedian Max Davidson.