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| J. Pierpont Finch | |
| Posted by: andPeggy 09:08 pm EDT 04/19/20 | |
| In reply to: Hidden puns in character names? - 37Rubydog 01:47 pm EDT 04/19/20 | |
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| J. P. Morgan is John Pierpoint Morgan | |
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| re: J. Pierpont Finch | |
| Posted by: AlanScott 02:15 am EDT 04/20/20 | |
| In reply to: J. Pierpont Finch - andPeggy 09:08 pm EDT 04/19/20 | |
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| It's of note that while J. P. Morgan's middle name was spelled Pierpont, as you spelled it, that is not how the name of the character in the show is spelled in the show's script. In the script it is spelled Pierrepont. Playbills for the original production (and the tours and in London) listed him only as Finch. But when it comes to puns, the finch is a small bird, and Robert Morse was short and fairly slight, as were several, although not all, of the actors who played Finch in the various companies of the original. |
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| re: J. Pierpont Finch | |
| Posted by: Michael_Portantiere 05:26 pm EDT 04/20/20 | |
| In reply to: re: J. Pierpont Finch - AlanScott 02:15 am EDT 04/20/20 | |
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| "It's of note that while J. P. Morgan's middle name was spelled Pierpont, as you spelled it, that is not how the name of the character in the show is spelled in the show's script. In the script it is spelled Pierrepont." I noticed that when I directed a production of the show many years ago, and I've always wondered why the change. I can't imagine it was to avoid any legal problems, because the all-important last name is different anyway, but maybe they just wanted to be super careful on that front. |
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| re: J. Pierpont Finch | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 09:19 pm EDT 04/19/20 | |
| In reply to: J. Pierpont Finch - andPeggy 09:08 pm EDT 04/19/20 | |
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| And of course Hedy LaRue corresponds to Hedy Lamarr (which also becomes a joke in Blazing Saddles with Hedley Lamarr), and "Frump" is an apt name for Biggley's (another one) mess of a nephew. Also, the candidate for the advertising VP is named Benjamin Burton Daniel Ovington - or B.B.D.O. |
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