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Carleton College Notable Alumni/ Faculties?
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<p>Hey fellow Carls, I was recently curious to know more about the notable alumni/ faculties of the Carleton College, so I did some searching over the internet. But when I checked the most common website (Wikipedia), I was really disappointed to see very few notable people associated with Carleton compared to that of other similar LACs. I also checked the articles of many other similar colleges (Williams, Amherst, Middlebury, Swarthmore, Haverford) in Wikipedia, and all of them seem to have a very long list of notable people. In fact, all of them had a separate article (whose link was provided in the main article) that exclusively listed the name of notable alumni/ faculty associated with that particular college, while Carleton had relatively very few people crammed in the main article of the college.</p>
<p>Since my information is based solely on the Wikipedia article, I think the list provided by th
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Robert Osborne
American film historian and actor (1932–2017)
For other people named Robert Osborne, see Robert Osborne (disambiguation).
Robert Jolin Osborne (; May 3, 1932 – March 6, 2017) was an American film historian, author, actor and the primary television host for the premium cable channel Turner Classic Movies (TCM) for over twenty years. Prior to hosting at TCM, Osborne had been a host on The Movie Channel. He had also worked as a news columnist for The Hollywood Reporter. Osborne wrote the official history of the Academy Awards, with the first edition published in 1988.
Early life
[edit]Osborne was born on May 3, 1932, in Colfax, Washington. His parents were Robert Eugene Osborne, a public school teacher, and Hazel Ida (née Jolin).[1] In 1941, Osborne's fascination with Hollywood began when his mother purchased for him the August edition of Modern Screen magazine featuring Lana Turner; inside, there was an advertisement for Kiss the Boys Goodby
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Osborne (name)
Osborne, along with Osbourne, Osbern, Osborn and Usborne, is an English name cognate with, and possibly influenced bygd the Old NorseÁsbjørn. The English Os (see Ós) and the Norse Ás (see Aesir) mean God, while bjørn means bear in Norse.[1]
Sberna and Sberno are the Sicilian-Norman utgåva of the name Osborne-Osbern, (Norman invasion of Sicily and south of Italy, 11th–12th century).[citation needed]
People with the surname Osborne
[edit]- Aaron Osborne (1947–1995), American modern dancer and teacher
- Adam Osborne (1939–2003), computer pioneer
- Alexandra Osborne (born 1995), Australian tennis player
- Anders Osborne (born 1966), American singer-songwriter
- Barrie M. Osborne, (born 1944), American film producer
- Bertín Osborne (1953–2024), Spanish singer
- Bertrand Osborne (1935–2018), Chief Minister of Montserrat
- Betty Osborne (1952–1971), Canadian murder victim
- Bill Osborne (born 1955), New Zealand rugby union player