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Samuel L. Clemens is better known by his pen name “Mark Twain.”
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In an odd coincidence, The Long Walk actually represents the first of two King novels that were released under his Richard Bachman pen name that have been adapted into films this fall, and both are about dystopian contests.
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James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025
Photographs of Eric Blair, whose pen name was George Orwell, from his Metropolitan Police file, c.1940.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025
Her project about the fearless detective, who was authored by multiple writers under one pen name, was all but over.
—Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 25 July 2025
Her father, Jonathan Fast—an author in his own right—is the son of Spartacus writer Howard Fast (often known by his pen name, E. V. Cunningham), who inspired the 1960 eponymous film, starring Kirk Douglas.
—Air Mail, 7 June 2025
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James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025
Photographs of Eric Blair, whose pen name was George Orwell, from his Metropolitan Police file, c.1940.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025
Her project about the fearless detective, who was authored by multiple writers under one pen name, was all but over.
—Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 25 July 2025
Her father, Jonathan Fast—an author in his own right—is the son of Spartacus writer Howard Fast (often known by his pen name, E. V. Cunningham), who inspired the 1960 eponymous film, starring Kirk Douglas.
—Air Mail, 7 June 2025
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“Pen name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pen%20name. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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