Whitehill is a family surname, appearing both in literature and in historical references.
People surnamed Whitehill
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Cat Whitehill
Catherine Reddick Whitehill (born Catherine Anne Reddick; February 10, 1982) is an American retired professional soccer defender, who was also an assistant coach of the Boston Breakers in the NWSL. Whitehill last played for the Boston Breakers ...
, American soccer player
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Clarence Eugene Whitehill
Clarence Eugene Whitehill (November 5, 1871 - December 19, 1932) was a leading American bass-baritone who sang at the Metropolitan Opera from 1915 to 1932. He sang on both sides of the Atlantic and is remembered for his association with the musi ...
(1871–1932), American opera singer
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Robert Whitehill, American poet
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Robert Whitehill (Pennsylvania politician)
Robert Whitehill (July 21, 1738 – April 8, 1813) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
Robert Whitehill (brother of John Whitehill, uncle of James Whitehill, and great-great-grandfather of John Crain Kunkel ...
, US Representative from Pennsylvania
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Walter Muir Whitehill
Walter Muir Whitehill (1905 – 1978) was an American writer, historian, medievalist, and the Director and Librarian of the Boston Athenaeum from 1946 to 1973.Current biography yearbook H.W. Wilson Company - 1961 "The only child of the Reverend Wal ...
, American author, historian and medievalist
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Lolly Whitehill
''Orange Is the New Black'' is an American comedy-drama series, created by Jenji Kohan and airing on Netflix. Set in the fictional Litchfield Correctional Facility, a women's Federal prison, it has featured a diverse ensemble of recurring or min ...
, fictional character in ''Orange is the New Black''
Whitehills in literature
As fictional family, the Whitehills are featured in the short stories of Brazilian writer
Rita Maria Felix da Silva.
The first reference to them was Lord Douglas Whitehill in "
San Juan Romero". The complete list of Whitehills and where they appeared is listed below:
‹› Lord Douglas Whitehill in "
San Juan Romero".
‹› Walter and Edgar Whitehill in "O Tesouro de Omalura" (The Treasure of Omalura)
‹› Adam Whitehill, a
vampire
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in "Adam e Sarah" (Adam and Sarah)
‹› Agnes Whitehill in "Uma Epifania para Agnes" (Epiphany For Agnes)
‹› Quentin Whitehill, a scientists in "Seria Melhor..." (It would be better...)
‹› Peter Whitehill in "O Contrário da Sorte" (Contrary of the Luck)
‹› Lucius Whitehill, a businessman/
gangster
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collector cited in
epilogue
An epilogue or epilog (from Greek ἐπίλογος ''epílogos'', "conclusion" from ἐπί ''epi'', "in addition" and λόγος ''logos'', "word") is a piece of writing at the end of a work of literature, usually used to bring closure to the w ...
of "Khen-Zur"
‹› Kate Whitehill, the rough
agent
Agent may refer to:
Espionage, investigation, and law
*, spies or intelligence officers
* Law of agency, laws involving a person authorized to act on behalf of another
** Agent of record, a person with a contractual agreement with an insuranc ...
first appeared in "Quando Kate Visitou Debby em Julho" (When Kate Visited Debby in July). Kate and her partner (Ken McSmith)then returned in "Jogo de Facas" (A Game of Knives), "Cacos de Porcelana" (Porcelain Shards) and "O Legado do Demônio de Barro" (The Legacy of the Clay Demon), all three short stories written by Daniel Folador Rossi, a Brazilian writer and a friend of Rita Maria Felix da Silva.
Generally in these
tale
Tale may refer to:
* Narrative, or story, a report of real or imaginary connected events
* TAL effector (TALE), a type of DNA binding protein
* Tale, Albania, a resort town
* Tale, Iran, a village
* Tale, Maharashtra, a village in Ratnagiri distri ...
s, the Whitehills are shown involved at substantial problems. There is a tendency of the readers to consider them as an "evil family" while other ones state is just "bad
luck
Luck is the phenomenon and belief that defines the experience of improbable events, especially improbably positive or negative ones. The naturalistic interpretation is that positive and negative events may happen at any time, both due to rand ...
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The fictional Whitehills originated from London.
There is also a reference to a Whitehill (Victoria?) in
Bram Stoker
Abraham Stoker (8 November 1847 – 20 April 1912) was an Irish author who is celebrated for his 1897 Gothic horror novel '' Dracula''. During his lifetime, he was better known as the personal assistant of actor Sir Henry Irving and busine ...
's ''
Dracula
''Dracula'' is a novel by Bram Stoker, published in 1897. As an epistolary novel, the narrative is related through letters, diary entries, and newspaper articles. It has no single protagonist, but opens with solicitor Jonathan Harker taking ...
''.
Whitehills in Media
David Whitehill
David Whitehill is an Australian TV personality, former Cleo Bachelor of the Year (2001) and dolphin trainer for Sea World on the Gold Coast.
Career
Whitehill has hosted and appeared on a variety of TV shows from 2002, including '' Hot Sour ...
is an Australian TV presenter/producer and ocean conservationist: http://www.davidwhitehill.com/
Another Whitehill in sports history – Earl Whitehill https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/whiteea01.shtml
Whitehills in History
The Whitehills are also a real family originating in the 15th century in
Calais
Calais ( , , traditionally , ) is a port city in the Pas-de-Calais department, of which it is a subprefecture. Although Calais is by far the largest city in Pas-de-Calais, the department's prefecture is its third-largest city of Arras. Th ...
and later appearing in
Scotland
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. The Whitehills emigrated to the United States in the mid 18th century. A James Whitehill fought in the Revolutionary war against the British.
Camphill, Pennsylvania was originally called Whitehill, but changed its name during the
American Civil War
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states th ...
in respect to a group of soldiers who had camped there.
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