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Angela Holmes
Angela Mary Holmes (10 July 1950 - 3 November 2000) was a British fashion designer and performer. Biography Holmes was born in Darlington and grew up with three siblings on her parents' Yorkshire farm. She started drawing models and dresses at age 13 following the death of her mother. Angela started a market stall in the early 1970s to sell her designs alongside her partner Keith and younger brother Jonathan. They acquired a shop unit in 1973, opening the first Droopy & Browns on Stonegate, York. The business was steadily built over following years until, in 1997, Angela had eight Droopy & Browns shops including in St Martin's Lane, London and Edinburgh. Holmes has been described as a cult figure. A BBC podcast describes Holmes' style as "maximalist and hedonistic, inspired by historical and theatrical themes". Droopy & Browns, through Angela's design lead, made mid-market clothing in small runs which drew on historical fashions, even if they were not currently fashionable trend ...
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Darlington
Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. It lies on the River Skerne, west of Middlesbrough and south of Durham. Darlington had a population of 107,800 at the 2021 Census, making it a "large town" and one of the largest settlements in North East England. The town is linked to London, Leeds, York, Newcastle and Edinburgh by the East Coast Main Line and the A1. History Darnton Darlington started as an Anglo-Saxon settlement. The name derives from the Anglo-Saxon ''Dearthington'', which seemingly meant 'the settlement of Deornoth's people' but, by Norman times, the name had changed to Derlinton. During the 17th and 18th centuries, the town was usually known by the name of ''Darnton''. Darlington has a historic market area in the town centre. St Cuthbert's Church, built in 1183, is one of the most important early English churches in the north of England and is Grade I listed. The oldest church in Darlington is St Andrew's Chur ...
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Droopy & Browns
Droopy is an animated character from the golden age of American animation. He is an anthropomorphic white Basset Hound with a droopy face. He was created in 1943 by Tex Avery for theatrical cartoon shorts produced by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio. Essentially the polar opposite of Avery's other MGM character, the loud and wacky Screwy Squirrel, Droopy moves slowly and lethargically, speaks in a jowly monotone voice, and—though hardly an imposing character—is shrewd enough to outwit his enemies. When finally roused to anger, often by a bad guy laughing heartily at him, Droopy is capable of beating adversaries many times his size with a comical thrashing. The character first appeared, nameless, in Avery's 1943 cartoon ''Dumb-Hounded''. Though he was not called "Droopy" onscreen until his fifth cartoon, ''Señor Droopy'' (1949), the character was already named "Droopy" in model sheets for his first cartoon. He was officially first labeled "Happy Hound", a name used in th ...
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