I. Sul‧li‧van, Ed /ˈsʌləvən, ˈsʌlɪvən, ed/
(1902–74) a US entertainer who had his own television programme called The Ed Sullivan Show, which started in 1948 and continued until 1971. He invited many unknown musicians and comedians on his show, which helped many of them to become famous, and the Beatles and the Rolling Stones first appeared in the US on his show.

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II. Sullivan, John L
(1858–1918) a US boxer who was the last bare-knuckle world HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION although he wore BOXING GLOVEs when he lost his title to James J Corbett in 1892. He was known as the Boston Strong Boy, and often said, ‘I can lick any man in the house’, which meant he thought he could beat anyone who wanted to fight him.

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III. Sullivan, Louis Henry
(1856–1924) a US architect who worked in Chicago and built some of the first skyscrapers (=very tall buildings), such as the Wainwright Building in St Louis

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IV. Sullivan, Sir Arthur
(1842–1900) a British composer known especially for working with W.S. Gilbert to write humorous operettas (=plays with songs) ⇒ Gilbert and Sullivan

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