deacon
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“Tone poem” is an overused term in cinema, but the humbling “Time and Water,” graced with a playful, atmospheric Dan Deacon score, earns that distinction.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
I had the, yes, the pleasure of playing directly against fellow Hall members such as Deacon Jones, Buck Buchanon, Bobby Bell and Claude Humphrey, and a slew of other notable defensive linemen.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
"We're a bit proud – not sinfully proud, but proud," Deacon Mannings said.
From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025
The Rams’ famed defensive line of the 1960s, which featured ends Deacon Jones and Lamar Lundy and tackles Merlin Olsen and Rosey Grier, terrorized opposing quarterbacks.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2025
“Turner,” said Deacon Hurd, “we’re more grieved than we can say about your father. But this is a closed meeting of the church.”
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
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