Skylark (disambiguation)
Appearance
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Skylark is a genus of birds. It may also refer to particular species in that genus, such as the Eurasian skylark.
Aircraft
[edit]- Cessna 175 Skylark, an American aircraft design
- Dova DV-1 Skylark, a Czech ultralight aircraft
- Skylark (rocket), a British sounding rocket first launched in 1957 from Woomera, Australia
- Skylark (UAV), a miniature unmanned aerial vehicle developed by Elbit
- a series of gliders produced in Britain in the 1950s and 1960s:
- Robertson Skylark SRX-1 an STOL aircraft developed by Robertson Development Corp. in the mid-1950s.
- Vortech Skylark, an American helicopter design
Books
[edit]- Skylark (novel), the title of the sequel to Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan
- Skylark, the title of the English translation of the novel Pacsirta by the Hungarian author Dezső Kosztolányi
- Skylark (publisher), an imprint of Bantam Books
- Skylark (series), a series of 4 novels by E. E. Smith, which features a spaceship called Skylark
- To a Skylark, is a poem completed by Percy Bysshe Shelley in late June 1820
Film
[edit]- Dave Skylark, host of Skylark Tonight in the 2014 action-comedy The Interview, who was portrayed by James Franco
- Skylark (1934 film), a French comedy film starring Fernandel and Noël-Noël
- Skylark (1941 film), an American comedy film starring Claudette Colbert and Ray Milland
- Skylark (1993 film), starring Glenn Close and Christopher Walken, a sequel to Sarah, Plain and Tall
- Sky Larks, a 1934 Walter Lantz film starring Oswald the Lucky Rabbit
Music
[edit]- Skylark (US musician), a professional bass player and singer associated with the American band The Doobie Brothers
- Skylark (Canadian band), a Canadian pop music group best known for their 1973 hit song "Wildflower"
- Skylark (Italian band), an Italian power metal band
- "Skylark" (song), a 1942 jazz standard by Johnny Mercer (lyricist) and Hoagy Carmichael (composer)
- Skylark (Paul Desmond album), 1973
- Skylark (Shirley Scott album), 1991
- Skylark (George Cables album), 1996
Vehicles
[edit]- Buick Skylark, a model of American automobile (1953–1998)
- Hupp Skylark, a model of American automobile (1939–40)
Other
[edit]- Skylark Group, a North Indian poultry company
- Skylark, a 1929 aviation comic strip by Elmer Woggon.
- USS Skylark
- Skylark (radio station), a community radio station in Devon
- Noah and Nelly in... SkylArk, a series of short animated children's programmes
- Skylark, the current name for the fictional comic book character originally known as Lady Lark
- Team Skylark, a fictional all female French racing team on the animation series Immortal Grand Prix (or IGPX)
- The unofficial name of the Edward E. Smith Memorial Award
- Chip Skylark, a character in The Fairly OddParents
- Starlark, a Python-based configuration language used for monorepos that was formerly known as Skylark
See also
[edit]- Skylarking (disambiguation)
- Sky Larkin, a UK indie rock band
- "Alouette" (song), an 1879 children's song about plucking a skylark (alouette is the French word for skylark)
- Montreal Alouettes, a Canadian football team named after the bird and the song