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Fawcett may refer to: People * Fawcett (surname) Places * Fawcett, Alberta, a hamlet in Alberta, Canada Other uses *Fawcett City, a fictional DC Comics city *Fawcett Publications, an American publishing company **Fawcett Comics, a division of Fawcett Publications *Fawcett Society, an organisation in the United Kingdom that campaigns for women's rights *Fawcett Stadium Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, formerly Fawcett Stadium, is a football stadium and entertainment complex in Canton, Ohio. It is a major component of ''Hall of Fame Village'', located adjacent to the grounds of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The ...
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Fawcett (surname)
Fawcett is an English language, English surname. Notable people with the surname include: *A. Chase Fawcett (1863–1934), Canadian politician. *Benjamin Fawcett (1808–1893), English woodblock colour printer *Brian Fawcett (1944–2022), Canadian poet and novelist *Cesar Fawcett (born 1983), Colombian footballer *Charles Fawcett (historian), British historian *Charles Bungay Fawcett (1883–1952), British geographer *Charles Fernley Fawcett (1915–2008), U.S. soldier, actor, and co-founder of the International Medical Corps *Charlotte Johnson Wahl, Charlotte Fawcett (1942–2021), British artist, mother of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson *David Fawcett (born 1963), Australian politician *Edward Douglas Fawcett (1866-1960), English mountaineer, philosopher and novelist *Eric Fawcett (1927–2000), British-Canadian physicist *Farrah Fawcett (1947–2009), U.S. actress *Henry Fawcett (1833–1884), British economist and politician * James Farish Malcolm Fawcett (after 1918), Eng ...
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Fawcett, Alberta
Fawcett is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Westlock County. It is located on Highway 44, approximately northwest of Edmonton, and four kilometres east of Hubert Lake Wildland Provincial Park. The community has the name of a railroad officer. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Fawcett had a population of 60 living in 31 of its 36 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 82. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Fawcett had a population of 69 living in 31 of its 37 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 73. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016. Notable residents Fawcett is the hometown of professional hockey player and actor Ross Smith. Ross portrayed the character Barclay Donaldson in the 1977 movie Slap Shot. Casey Fawcett, the ...
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Fawcett City
This page list the locations in the DC Universe, the shared universe setting of DC Comics. Sites * the Arrowcave – The former base of operations of the Green Arrow and Speedy. * Avernus Cemetery – A burial ground located in Central City for the enemies of the Flash known as the Rogues; it is in a hidden location. * the Batcave – The headquarters of Batman. Located directly beneath Wayne Manor. * Burnside – A borough of Gotham City that is connected to Gotham by the Burnside Bridge. Burnside Heights is the trendy neighborhood in Burnside where ''The New 52'' version of Batgirl (Barbara Gordon) lives. * the Casanova Club – A nightclub owned by Alex Logue in Newcastle, England. It was there that a demon was summoned and John Constantine failed to save a young girl who was taken to Hell. * Crime Alley – The most dangerous area of Gotham City, where Thomas and Martha Wayne were killed by Joe Chill during a mugging. * the ''Daily Planet'' Building – The home office ...
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Fawcett Publications
Fawcett Publications was an American publishing company founded in 1919 in Robbinsdale, Minnesota by Wilford Hamilton "Captain Billy" Fawcett (1885–1940). It kicked off with the publication of the bawdy humor magazine ''Captain Billy's Whiz Bang'' and expanded into a magazine empire with the first issue of ''Mechanix Illustrated'' in the 1920s, followed by numerous titles including '' True Confessions'', ''Family Circle'', ''Woman's Day'', and ''True''. Fawcett Comics, which began operating in 1939, led to the introduction of Captain Marvel. The company became a publisher of paperbacks in 1950 with the opening of Gold Medal Books. In 1953, the company abandoned its roster of superhero comic characters in the wake of declining sales and a lawsuit for infringement by the Captain Marvel character on the copyright of the Action Comics character Superman, and ended its publication of comic books. It was purchased by CBS Publications in 1977 and subsequently underwent dismantling ...
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Fawcett Comics
Fawcett Comics, a division of Fawcett Publications, was one of several successful comic book publishers during the Golden Age of Comic Books in the 1940s. Its most popular character was Captain Marvel, the alter ego of radio reporter Billy Batson, who transformed into the hero whenever he said the magic word "Shazam!". Other characters published by Fawcett include Captain Video, Hopalong Cassidy, Ibis the Invincible, Bulletman and Bulletgirl, Spy Smasher, Captain Midnight, Phantom Eagle, Mister Scarlet and Pinky, Minute-Man, Commando Yank and Golden Arrow. Aside from the better known superhero books, Fawcett also published a short-lived line of horror comics during the early 1950s, a string of titles which included '' This Magazine Is Haunted'', ''Beware! Terror Tales'', ''Worlds of Fear'', ''Strange Suspense Stories,'' and ''Unknown World''. Other genres included teenage humor ''(Otis and Babs),'' cartoon animal ''(Hoppy the Marvel Bunny),'' romance ''(Sweethearts),'' war ' ...
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Fawcett Society
The Fawcett Society is a membership charity in the United Kingdom which campaigns for women's rights. The organisation dates back to 1866, when Millicent Garrett Fawcett dedicated her life to the peaceful campaign for women's suffrage. Originally named the London National Society for Women's Suffrage, and later as the London Society for Women's Suffrage, the organization was renamed The Fawcett Society in 1953. It is a charity registered with the Charity Commission and has a membership of around 3,000. Its supporters include Carrie Gracie, Emma Thompson, and Ophelia Lovibond. The organisation's vision is a society in which women and girls in all their diversity are equal and free to fulfil their potential, creating a stronger, happier, better future for all. Its key areas of campaign work include equal pay, equal power, tackling gender norms and stereotypes and defending women's rights. The Society publishes its own research and aims to bring together politicians, academics, ...
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