Anglophile
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An Anglophile is a person who is fond of English culture and England in general. Its antonym is Anglophobe.<ref>WordWeb dictionary definition of Anglophilia.</ref>
The term is often used in particular for people all over the world (in America especially in New England, New York, and elsewhere along the northern East Coast of the United States) who ostensibly base their business, political, or social practices on like of or admiration for English models. Marvel Comics (who are based in New York and have strong ties to the United Kingdom) are an example of this.[citation needed]
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Examples of anglophiles include:
- Philanthropist Paul Getty, who became a British citizen
- Brothers Ron & Russell Mael of the band Sparks
- Madonna
- Courtney Love
- Johnny Depp, a fan of The Fast Show
- Science fiction/horror writer H.P. Lovecraft
- Australian born UK citizen Germaine Greer
- The modernist poet and essayist T.S. Eliot, who became a British citizen
- American born writer Henry James, who became a British citizen
- Director/actor/screenwriter Quentin Tarantino
- Travel writer Bill Bryson
- Stanley Kubrick, who lived in England for many years
- Kevin Spacey, now living in London
- Tori Amos
- Gwyneth Paltrow (married to English musician Chris Martin)
- Gwen Stefani (married to English musician Gavin Rossdale)
- Daryl Palumbo, lead singer of Head Automatica
- American band The Killers were accused of sounding too British on their first album Hot Fuss after saying that one of their influences was British band Oasis
Anglophiles will often use British spellings of words, such as "colour" and "realise," rather than the American "color" and "realize."
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