REFUSE TO CHANGE NAMES
Name trouble is bothering 19-year-old newcomer Patricia Plunkett. Th,e English studio, . ^Ealing,, signed Patricia.'after febeih^ .heT 'lti "Pin-up Girl" on the stage — and Pat herself is the daughter of an Australian World War I veteran who worked at Australia House in T ondon until his death. Ealing., nowfwants -jftatriciaC to change her na-pie before going into "It Always Raihs on Sunday." The
studio says that "Plunkett is no name for a film star." Pat's reply was that "Plunkett is a good Irish name that has been in the family for generations, and I am not changing it!" Australian star John McCallum, also at Ealing, is also refusing to change his name to suit the publicity staff.
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Chronicle (Levin), 22 March 1947, Page 6
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