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Have you ever wondered who celebrities were Before they became who they are? Each one attained fame just by changing his name And became a world-renowned star. Some of my favs I have listed below, Some, or all, of whom you, too, may know. None of them current, but they lit up the past, Neither were they the first, And they won't be the last. I hope you'll enjoy my pseudonym game*, To make it more challenging, I have jumbled the names: William Sydney Porter…better known as… Doris Mary Anne Kappelhoff…bka… Marion Robert Morrison…bka… Leonard Franklin Slye…bka… Norma Jean Mortenson…bka… Roy Harold Scherer, Jr….bka… Mary Ann Evans…bka… Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin de Francueil…bka… Frances Ethel Gumm…bka… Archibald Alec Leach…bka… 1. Marilyn Monroe 2. George Eliot 3. Georges Sand 4. Rock Hudson 5. O. Henry 6. Judy Garland 7. Cary Grant 8. Roy Rogers 9. Doris Day 10. John Wayne *Give yourself a (virtual) gold star for every one you get right.

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Date: 2/24/2024 4:00:00 PM
Sigh. I only get one star. Marilyn Monroe. And I probably only knew that one bc of the awesome Elton John song Candle in the wind
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Jim Slaughter
Date: 2/25/2024 9:10:00 AM
Well, Tom, one gold star is better than nada. Thanks for playing the game.
Date: 2/24/2024 11:08:00 AM
I got four stars! Do I fit into this list of celebrities? :)
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Jim Slaughter
Date: 2/25/2024 9:09:00 AM
Way to go, S O!
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Silent One
Date: 2/24/2024 2:24:00 PM
Marlyn Monroe, Judy Garland, Doris Day and John Wayne
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Jim Slaughter
Date: 2/24/2024 2:21:00 PM
Well done, S O. Which ones were they?

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