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Samuel L. Clemens is better known by his pen name “Mark Twain.”
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The Hollywood Reporter can exclusively present the first trailer for the film about two sisters with a strong bond that is inspired by the novel of the same name by Janusz Korczak, also known under his pen name Henryk Goldszmit.
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2025
Raised in Villa Park, Calif., Smith chose to model her pen name after her two favorite fantasy writers, Lord of the Rings author J.R.R. Tolkien and The Chronicles of Narnia author C.S. Lewis.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Ludwig, which premieres on BritBox March 20, seeks to correct this, casting Mitchell as John Taylor, a reclusive puzzle-maker who lifts his pen name from a vinyl cover of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9.
—Anne Victoria Clark, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
Based on the classic Stephen King novel written under pen name Richard Bachman, The Running Man is set in an oppressive future where the government controls the media.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2025
Raised in Villa Park, Calif., Smith chose to model her pen name after her two favorite fantasy writers, Lord of the Rings author J.R.R. Tolkien and The Chronicles of Narnia author C.S. Lewis.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Ludwig, which premieres on BritBox March 20, seeks to correct this, casting Mitchell as John Taylor, a reclusive puzzle-maker who lifts his pen name from a vinyl cover of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9.
—Anne Victoria Clark, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
Based on the classic Stephen King novel written under pen name Richard Bachman, The Running Man is set in an oppressive future where the government controls the media.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Pen name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pen%20name. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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