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2. www.imdb.com › name › nm0746949William Roy - Biography - IMDb

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   Actor: The Corn Is Green. Not a well remembered child film actor, William Roy is better remembered as a pianist, accompanist, songwriter, singer and musical director. During the last several decades Roy prepared renowned cabaret shows for nightclub stars, notably the luminous Julie Wilson.

   • Birth Date: May 24, 1928

   • Death Date: September 2, 2003

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4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › William_RoyWilliam Roy - Wikipedia

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   Major-General William Roy FRS FSA FRSE (4 May 1726 – 1 July 1790) was a Scottish military engineer, surveyor, and antiquarian. He was an innovator who applied new scientific discoveries and newly emerging technologies to the accurate geodetic mapping of Great Britain.

5. www.nytimes.com › 2003/09/06 › artsWilliam Roy, 75, a Songwriter And Music Director in Cabaret

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   William Roy, a pianist, songwriter, singer, musical director and actor, died on Tuesday in West Palm Beach, Fla. He was 75. The cause was respiratory failure after a series of small...

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   • The survey of Scotland. The survey linking Britain and France. Major-General William Roy FRS FSA FRSE (4 May 1726 – 1 July 1790) was a Scottish military engineer, surveyor, and antiquarian. He was an innovator who applied new scientific discoveries and newly emerging technologies to the accurate geodetic mapping of Great Britain.

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   Where was William Roy born?

   • There is a monument to William Roy at the location of his birthplace on Milton Road near Carluke. It is signposted from the junction of Lanark Road and Cartland Avenue. The monument is in the form of a Hotine pillar, a type of trig point.

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   Who was William Roy FRS FSA FRSE?

   • Major-General William Roy FRS FSA FRSE (4 May 1726 – 1 July 1790) was a Scottish military engineer, surveyor, and antiquarian. He was an innovator who applied new scientific discoveries and newly emerging technologies to the accurate geodetic mapping of Great Britain. His masterpiece is usually referred to as Roy's Map of Scotland.

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   What was the Roy map?

   • The Roy Map was part of a broader strategy to open up the Highlands, in parallel with the construction of an extensive road network, connecting newly built forts and repaired military strongholds.

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7. en.kinorium.com › name › 560391William Roy - actor - biography, photo, best movies and TV shows

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   Sep 2, 2003 · actor. 75 years biography, photo, best movies and TV shows, news, birthday and age, Date of Death. «Young Daniel Boone» (1950), «Joe Palooka in The Counterpunch» (1949), «Arch of Triumph» (1948), «That Hagen Girl» (1947), «It Happened in Brooklyn» (1947)...

   • Gender: Male
   • Place Of Birth: Jacksonville, Florida, USA

   • Occupation: Actor
   • Career: 1941 — 1950

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   William Roy - This Little Rose. ROW.NATS.2020. 2 subscribers. Subscribed. 16. 1.9K views 4 years ago. ...more. Save up to $32 on YouTube TV.

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9. maps.nls.uk › roy › backgroundBackground to the Survey and William Roy - Roy Military ...

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   Born at Miltonhead, near Carluke, William Roy (1726-1790) was the son of an estate factor and attended the grammar school at Lanark. Little is known of how he acquired his mapping expertise, though some historians have speculated that he worked for the Post Office in Edinburgh as a surveyor of roads, as well as for the Board of Ordnance as a ...

10. www.tandfonline.com › doi › fullWilliam Roy: still an enigmatic figure in Scots cartography

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    Feb 20, 2023 · William Roy was the son of a Lanarkshire estate factor, born into a locally influential and solidly Presbyterian family. Through contacts with the powerful Dundas family, his career path took him away from Clydesdale to make a significant contribution to the improvement and accuracy of the mapping of Great Britain.