tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post4730934108546686663..comments2023-11-03T11:37:13.579-04:00Comments on Something Old, Nothing New: What's In a Comedian's Name?Jaime J. Weinmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15128500411119962998noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-51088592766487885232007-05-14T18:05:00.000-04:002007-05-14T18:05:00.000-04:00Didn't Stan, Ollie, Charlie Chase and other Hal Ro...Didn't Stan, Ollie, Charlie Chase and other Hal Roach comics begin using their real names as a sort of copyright-protection (with the reasoning that others can steal characters, but not real names)?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-88290112953285177602007-04-22T00:32:00.000-04:002007-04-22T00:32:00.000-04:00In ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET THE MUMMY, Lou forgets t...In ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET THE MUMMY, Lou forgets they're supposed to be in character and calls his co-star Bud through most of the second half of the picture.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-79206790925566398372007-04-20T11:13:00.000-04:002007-04-20T11:13:00.000-04:00Just in general I think film character's names are...Just in general I think film character's names are less important than in, say, novels. I know when I am discussing a film I tend to use the actor's name as a proxy for the character's name, because in many cases I just don't remember the character's name. It also explains how something like the maid calling James Stewart "Mr. Stewart" goes by unnoticed by more viewers, and apparently the editor as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-71528358567800882912007-04-20T09:21:00.000-04:002007-04-20T09:21:00.000-04:00I remember Abbott's name famously being "Chick", n...I remember Abbott's name famously being "Chick", not "Chuck". The IMDb says he played two Chicks and one Chuck, so I suppose it's all which movie you're remembering!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-84972662901361475642007-04-20T07:44:00.000-04:002007-04-20T07:44:00.000-04:00The silent comedians (Keaton, Chaplin, Lloyd) all ...The silent comedians (Keaton, Chaplin, Lloyd) all used generic names that described their characters when they made silent shorts (due to the fact they didn't typically write out formal screenplays, but for the most part put them together piecemeal as they filmed). When they moved into features, Lloyd & Chaplin kept their characters (Harold and the Tramp) while Keaton always took a new name for each feature. Once Chaplin & Lloyd moved into talkies, though, they usually took the new character's name.<BR/><BR/>I think Stan and Ollie, coming out of the silent tradition, simply followed suit. They continued making shorts into the sound era, so they kept their names. The two times (that come to mind) that they changed names were in films based on operettas: Fra Diavalo (Stanlio and Ollio) and The Rogue Song.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-61292254417581432992007-04-19T23:23:00.000-04:002007-04-19T23:23:00.000-04:00Harold Lloyd is another example. He usually used t...Harold Lloyd is another example. He usually used the name "Harold".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-22397122124697778152007-04-19T19:09:00.000-04:002007-04-19T19:09:00.000-04:00Hey pallie Jamie, you point is well taken....but i...Hey pallie Jamie, you point is well taken....but it makes for a fun little Dinoguessin' Dinogame. Never was, never will be anyone as cool as the King of Cool.dino martin petershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05160265680867057779noreply@blogger.com