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Clint’s has been featured in media coverage over the years, and Cavanaugh was known for his colorful character and vivid stories.
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Chris Higgins
updated January 14, Kansas City Star, 14 Jan. 2026
An equally colorful character is Patrick McCollum.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 Dec. 2025
And then there was Eugene Landy, a colorful character by any measurement.
—Steve Marble, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
In 1940, the Duke of Windsor commissioned Cartier to create a flamingo brooch made of emeralds, rubies, sapphires, gold, diamonds and citrine that reflected his wife’s colorful character.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2025
The 40 mm case and bracelet have been finished in a military-grade titanium coating, creating a monochromatic that further accentuates the colorful character.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 17 Aug. 2024
Rebecca wants a colorful character for her book, and Josephine desperately wants to be that character.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2024
Boris Berezovsky was a colorful character and once powerful Russian businessman who fell out with the Kremlin and fled to England.
—Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN, 16 Feb. 2024
Parotte Ville founder George Parotte is himself a colorful character, passionate about introducing visitors to the 170 birds found at the sanctuary.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2023
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Chris Higgins
updated January 14, Kansas City Star, 14 Jan. 2026
An equally colorful character is Patrick McCollum.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 Dec. 2025
And then there was Eugene Landy, a colorful character by any measurement.
—Steve Marble, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2025
In 1940, the Duke of Windsor commissioned Cartier to create a flamingo brooch made of emeralds, rubies, sapphires, gold, diamonds and citrine that reflected his wife’s colorful character.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2025
The 40 mm case and bracelet have been finished in a military-grade titanium coating, creating a monochromatic that further accentuates the colorful character.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 17 Aug. 2024
Rebecca wants a colorful character for her book, and Josephine desperately wants to be that character.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2024
Boris Berezovsky was a colorful character and once powerful Russian businessman who fell out with the Kremlin and fled to England.
—Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN, 16 Feb. 2024
Parotte Ville founder George Parotte is himself a colorful character, passionate about introducing visitors to the 170 birds found at the sanctuary.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2023
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“Colorful character.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/colorful%20character. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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