Coming Soon to a Theatre Near You!
A double feature featuring two iconic actors of all-time.
At 7:30 p.m., Alfred Hitchcock’s masterpiece, “North by Northwest”, starring Archibald Alexander Leach. Followed by “Some Like it Hot”, featuring the likes of Norma Jean Baker at 9:30 p.m.
Can you guess who these famous actors really are?
Well, they really are Archibald and Norma Jean, but their stage names were Cary Grant and Marilyn Monroe. Shocked!!
Sometimes when one wants to become a celebrity, their given birth name might not fit the bill as Hollywood star power. Studio execs were powerful in the hay-day and if they said you need to change your name, you changed it, for the sake of selling. Their job was to sell and if Norma Jean doesn’t sell, say goodbye to your career. Or you can change it to the voluptuous Marilyn Monroe and wahlah, you have one of the most iconic actresses ever.
If your name was John Smith and there already was a John Smith, the movie star, you had to change your name to distinct yourself from him. And you need a name that flows, has glamour and sells. Does Archibald Leach sell? Is it glamorous? Does it flow? No, which is why we have one of the greatest actors of all-time – Cary Grant!
Cary Grant’s name was actually chosen by Paramount Pictures because at that time, he was using Cary Lockwood but it was too close to another actor working at that time, per Wikipedia. And he thought that the letters C and G were lucky with the success of Clark Gable and Gary Cooper. I did not know that.
Now I do! And that is what I have learned today.
Here are a few more examples of name changes in Hollywood. But for more, check out the link at the bottom.
John Wayne = Marion Morrison
Judy Garland = Frances Gumm
Rita Hayworth = Margarita Cansino
http://specials.msn.com/A-List/celebrity-name-changes.aspx?cp-documentid=23827203&imageindex=1&cp-searchtext=Celebrity%20name%20changes&FORM=MSNIIT
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stage_name
At 7:30 p.m., Alfred Hitchcock’s masterpiece, “North by Northwest”, starring Archibald Alexander Leach. Followed by “Some Like it Hot”, featuring the likes of Norma Jean Baker at 9:30 p.m.
Can you guess who these famous actors really are?
Well, they really are Archibald and Norma Jean, but their stage names were Cary Grant and Marilyn Monroe. Shocked!!
Sometimes when one wants to become a celebrity, their given birth name might not fit the bill as Hollywood star power. Studio execs were powerful in the hay-day and if they said you need to change your name, you changed it, for the sake of selling. Their job was to sell and if Norma Jean doesn’t sell, say goodbye to your career. Or you can change it to the voluptuous Marilyn Monroe and wahlah, you have one of the most iconic actresses ever.
If your name was John Smith and there already was a John Smith, the movie star, you had to change your name to distinct yourself from him. And you need a name that flows, has glamour and sells. Does Archibald Leach sell? Is it glamorous? Does it flow? No, which is why we have one of the greatest actors of all-time – Cary Grant!
Cary Grant’s name was actually chosen by Paramount Pictures because at that time, he was using Cary Lockwood but it was too close to another actor working at that time, per Wikipedia. And he thought that the letters C and G were lucky with the success of Clark Gable and Gary Cooper. I did not know that.
Now I do! And that is what I have learned today.
Here are a few more examples of name changes in Hollywood. But for more, check out the link at the bottom.
John Wayne = Marion Morrison
Judy Garland = Frances Gumm
Rita Hayworth = Margarita Cansino
http://specials.msn.com/A-List/celebrity-name-changes.aspx?cp-documentid=23827203&imageindex=1&cp-searchtext=Celebrity%20name%20changes&FORM=MSNIIT
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stage_name
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