Calloway
Americannoun
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The cast includes William Warfield, Leontyne Price and Cab Calloway, who at one point is shown scat-singing in a Vienna tavern, a born entertainer caught in a wonderfully loose, lithe and swinging performance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026
Sweeney is currently starring as Millie Calloway in The Housemaid, which is based on the 2022 novel of the same name by Freida McFadden.
From BBC • Dec. 25, 2025
Florida-based influencers like Caroline Calloway, Jacqueline Goldrich and Morgan Roos have gone viral for ignoring local Florida hurricane evacuation ordinances, choosing to hunker down in their homes.
From Salon • Oct. 10, 2024
Calloway has seen gentrification change other neighborhoods in South L.A., leaving fewer worshipers in church pews.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 1, 2024
I got to ride with the band while Mr. Jimmy and Herman E. Calloway and the instruments were riding in the Packard.
From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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