Bullitt
Americannoun
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To Kill a Mockingbird, which Foote adapted from Harper Lee's novel, was the actor's first film role and led to appearances in such films as The Chase, Bullitt and True Grit.
From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026
In San Francisco: Police detective Frank Bullitt, played by Steve McQueen, pursues assassins who killed a mob witness he is assigned to protect in an epic 10-minute, 53-second car chase scene in “Bullitt.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026
“We’ve been their biggest advocates and they threw us under the bus,” said Jerry Summers, a former executive with Jim Beam and the judge-executive for Bullitt County, essentially the county mayor.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 7, 2023
In Kentucky, it’s evident just 20 miles south of downtown Louisville, in Bullitt County.
From Washington Post • Apr. 23, 2023
Major Bullitt, commanding Sixth Kentucky, held them back for a while, but their numbers and the dash with which they came told, and they forced him to rapid retreat.
From History of Morgan's Cavalry by Duke, Basil Wilson
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