Trivia: Pen Names
In my entry about book titles that would make good band names, I included The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles and pointed out that the author, "Julie Edwards," is actually famed actress Julie Andrews. What I didn't know is that Julie Andrews is married to director Blake Edwards — hence her choice of pen name.
How did I find this out? Through a comment left by user Erik. (See? We really do read your comments, so keep 'em coming!)
Following Erik's lead, I've got some more pen name trivia for you. Match the pen name to the real author name, below. (HINT: For one of these pairs, you'll definitely be more familiar with the real name than the pen name!)
Pen Names
1. Lewis Carroll
2. Dr. Seuss
3. A. M. Barnard
4. Lemony Snicket
5. Mark Twain
Real Author Names
A. Daniel Handler
B. Samuel Clemens
C. Theodor Geisel
D. Louisa May Alcott
E. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson
Leave a comment with your guesses, and I'll reveal the answers next week!
— Karen, STACKS Staffer
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Comment #4 | Posted by: Karen, STACKS Staffer on April 03, 2009 at 05:34 PM
Lewis Carroll=Charles Lutwidge Dodgson
Dr. Seuss=Theodor Geisel
AM Barnard=Louisa May Alcott
Lemony Snicket=David Handler
Mark Twain=Samuel Clemens
Comment #5 | Posted by: lucca4 on April 03, 2009 at 07:35 PM
Theodor Geisel is Dr. Seuss.
Samuel Clemens is Mark Twain.
Those are the only ones I know of.
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Comment #6 | Posted by: Aly on April 03, 2009 at 10:46 PM
Mark Twain- Samuel Clements
That's the only one I know!
Comment #7 | Posted by: Hope111 on April 04, 2009 at 04:27 AM
Daniel Handler!!!!! Wow! Daniel Handler you did a good job picking out a pen name.
Lemony Snicket.
Comment #8 | Posted by: whitelily on April 04, 2009 at 09:48 PM
That is just a cool name Lemony Snicket.
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Comment #10 | Posted by: lunaalexi on April 10, 2009 at 01:32 PM
george sand is a pen name
Comment #11 | Posted by: kati on October 03, 2009 at 06:29 PM
have u herd ov pseudonymous bosch? soem people say his reel name is edie bilmann
Comment #12 | Posted by: celeste on October 10, 2009 at 09:34 AM