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gumshoe

[guhm-shoo] / ˈgʌmˌʃu /


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Just don't tell Oklahoma singer-songwriter Samantha Crain, who's about to release her seventh album, Gumshoe.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2025

Born in the city in 1941 and educated at Cambridge, Frears worked in theatre and at the BBC before making his feature film debut with Gumshoe in 1971.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2023

In a sad irony, he was awarded the Gumshoe lifetime achievement award posthumously.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2020

He made his first film, Gumshoe, starring Albert Finney, in 1971.

From The Guardian • Aug. 14, 2010

"We'd better send Gumshoe Gus up, first," Sylvie suggested.

From The Cosmic Computer by Piper, H. Beam