- Culkin, Home Alone star (8)
I believe the answer is:
macaulay
(Other definitions for macaulay that I've seen before include "Thomas Babington -, Lays of Ancient Rome poet" , "Thomas Babington --, English historian/poet" , "Lays of Ancient Rome author" , "Thomas Babington -, nineteenth century politician, historian" , "-- Bennett; -- Ayckbourn" .)