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Donald Larsson <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 14 Oct 1994 10:18:09 -0600
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Cal Pryluck writes:
"The idea of hiding behind a generic name such as Alan Smithee  is part
of a long theatrical tradition where actors doubling in roles (or hiding
their responsibility) adopted the name George Spelvin.  This practice
has been traced back as early as 1886 in the United States.  In the way
of these things, I'd be surprised if there aren't similar anonymous
names used other countries."
 
Is that why the star of THE DEVIL IN MISS JONES, which had a flurry of
respectability in the '70s, was known as Georgina Spelvin?
 
--Don Larsson, Mankato State U., MN

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