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Recent Examples of pen name
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pen name
Noun
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Dickens had taken a nom de plume in the tradition of journalists and periodical writers, but there was no need to conceal his identity.—
Kirsty McHugh,
Literary Hub,
20 June 2025
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Ludwig is the nom de plume of John Taylor, played by David Mitchell.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Another woman, who testified under the pseudonym Mia, also took the stand.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
2 July 2025
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Directed by Starsky & Hutch alum Paul Michael Glaser, the 1987 film is a (very) loose adaptation of Stephen King's book of the same name, published in 1982 under the pseudonym Richard Bachman.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
1 July 2025
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“Pen name.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pen%20name. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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