Valentine, Jimmy

Valentine, Jimmy

a romanticized burglar. [Am. Lit: Alias Jimmy Valentine, Espy, 337]
See: Thievery
Allusions—Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Devoted mum of Valentine, Jimmy, Brendan, Kieran and Andrew, a dear motherin-law, loving grandma and great-grandma.
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The ones that left memories for me were Slim Whitman, Lonnie Donegan, Johnny Ray, Dickie Valentine, Jimmy Clitheroe and Yana." Derek Thompson, of Whickham, writes: "My dad was Lance Thompson, assistant to the manager, Stanley Mayo, during the 1950s.
Empire memories; Theatre star broke reader's heart
But under the leadership of Valentine, Jimmy Ledgard, Ally Naughton and Gerry Helme, they silenced the 30,000 crowd to triumph 16-12.
Golden jubilee of historic triumph

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