I think you can tell a lot about a writer’s style by what names he picks for his/her characters, things and places.
Philip K. Dick:
- Ragle Gumm
- The Reegs and The Lilistars
- Joe Chip
- Wilbur Mercer
- Substance D
- Horselover Fat
Jonathan Lethem
- Conrad Metcalf
- The Archbuilders
- Everett Moon
- Lionel Essrog
- Mingus Rude
Stan Lee
- Mister Fantastic
- Professor X
- Doctor Doom
- General Thunderbolt Ross
Dan Clowes
- Enid Coleslaw
- David Boring
- Lloyd Llewelyn
Marx Bros. Writers
- Rufus T. Firefly
- Captain Jeffrey T. Spaulding
- Professor Quincy Adams Wagstaff
- Otis B. Driftwood
A beginning improv group
- Jenkins
- Johnson
- Timmy
- Honey
Quentin Tarantino
- Elle Driver
- Jules Winnfield
- Mr. Pink
- Max Cherry
On my iTunes now:
Child Star by The Unicorns from "Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone?"
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Jun 29th, 2006 at 1:56 pm
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Jun 29th, 2006 at 3:25 pm
As a fan of both Quentin Tarantino and Elmore Leonard I am compelled to point out that Max Cherry was actually a name created by Leonard in his novel Rum Punch. This was later adapted by Tarantino into the woefully underrated film Jackie Brown.
Some other exceptional Elmore Leonard names include Mr. Majestyk, Virgil Royal, Richie Nix and Chili Palmer.
Jun 29th, 2006 at 4:00 pm
That is a fair point, Christopher. I will amend that… later!
Jun 30th, 2006 at 12:43 am
Charles Dickens is pretty good at this.
George Lucas, lately, sucks.
Jul 1st, 2006 at 12:04 pm
I agree what Christopher says about Jackie Brown. Speaking of which, Will, won’t you drop me a line sometime? I’m your old friend from freshman year at UCONN, if you don’t recognize the name…