6-410: Ratigan is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: William Ratigan (1910–1984), American author Dylan Ratigan (1972–present), American television show host The Dylan Ratigan Show , broadcast on MSNBC Fictional characters Professor Ratigan , a character from the children's book Basil of Baker Street who appears as
12-815: The country. In recognition of his writing, he was appointed a Member at Large to the Advisory Council on Naval Affairs, and also served as a consultant to the Smithsonian Institution on the technical development of Great Lakes sailing vessels. Ratigan made his home in Charlevoix, Michigan for much of his life, where he operated a small used bookstore in a fish shanty called The Dockside Press . In his latter years, he would spend winters in Dunedin, Florida . Ratigan's home in Charlevoix
18-447: The main antagonist in the animated Disney film The Great Mouse Detective See also [ edit ] Rattigan All pages with titles beginning with Ratigan All pages with titles containing Ratigan [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Ratigan . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding
24-547: The person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ratigan&oldid=1059295616 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles William Ratigan William Ratigan (1910–1984) was an American writer, journalist, historian, and novelist who wrote mainly about Great Lakes history, culture, and folklore (specifically maritime history). Ratigan
30-629: Was born in Detroit, Michigan to a Great Lakes steamboat engineer who had been sailing on the Lakes since the age of 12. He attended the University of Detroit from 1931 to 1933, and graduated from the University of Tennessee Chattanooga in 1935. He would later go back to school and receive his M.A. in 1961 and his Ph.D. in 1963, both from Michigan State University . During World War II , Ratigan
36-607: Was employed by the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) to cover the Pacific Theatre, serving as NBC news director and supervisor of war correspondents and commentators in the Pacific Theatre of Operations. He would go on to be named "Best All-Around Newsman in the World" by Radio Life Magazine. In conjunction with his journalism work, he would also frequently teach and lecture at universities around
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