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04/11/12 06:16 PM
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Rog gave me an idea from his puzzle.  As you know, many celebrities change their given names in order to be more bankable (and pronounceable) in show biz or politics. Can you identify the following celebs from their birth names? These are any notable celebs from the past 70+ years, mostly Hollywood. -1. Archibald Leach -2. Ramon Estevez -3. Leslie Lynch King, Jr. -4. Natalie Hershlag -5. Frances Gumm -6. Diane Hall -7. Mel Kaminsky -8. Bernie Schwartz -9. Margaret Mary Emily Anne Hyra -10. Demetria Gene Guynes -11. Lucille LeSueur -12. Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. -13. Norma Jean Mortensen -14. Shelton Jackson Lee -15. Krishna Banji -16. Eric Marlon Bishop -17. Marion Morrison -18. Issur Danielovitch Demsky -19. Maurice Micklewhite -20. Elias Bates Hints 3. An American President who was never elected. 14. He has a TV channel named after him. 20. R&B musician with trademark rectangular guitar.
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Re: Also Known As
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04/12/12 10:52 AM
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Excellent answers all!  BTW, Michael Keaton's real name was Michael Douglas. To avoid the obvious confusion, he took Diane Keaton's last name.
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04/13/12 08:14 AM
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You are correct!
(Some of the celebs' names do contain part of the birth names)
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04/14/12 06:41 AM
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9. Meg Ryan 
"It's not what you have in your life but who you have in your life that counts."  I'm not getting old....just 'Marvelously Mature'!
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04/14/12 11:01 AM
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You are so right! Good solves.
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Re: Also Known As/Hints
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04/15/12 12:57 PM
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True! His mother divorced his alcoholic father shortly after Gerry Ford's birth, and later married Gerald R Ford, Sr. Gerry's name was changed to his step-father's, though he was never formally adopted.
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