Have you ever stopped to wonder?

Why did James Earle Fraser go by James Earle Fraser and not just James Fraser?
Was it to avoid confusion with Canadian gold miner and Novia Scotia assemblyman James Fraser (1843 - 1937)?
Was it to avoid confusion with Canadian gold miner and Novia Scotia assemblyman James Fraser (1843 - 1937)?
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But now that you ask, I think he went by his full name because he thought it made him sound more distinguished.
Maybe it was an "artistic" styling. Same goes for Bela Lyon Pratt.
I've queried Fred Reed, who's an expert on JAF and Laura Gardin Fraser.
Rob
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It stuck,
bob
J. Fielding Smith, for example.
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Lance.
<< <i>No but I have spent numerous hours pondering about why actor James Earl Jones didn't just go by James Jones
he doesn't like kool aid.
would you want to be know as Jim Jones?
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<< <i>No but I have spent numerous hours pondering about why actor James Earl Jones didn't just go by James Jones
he doesn't like kool aid.
would you want to be know as Jim Jones? >>
about a year ago and that thought did occur and I was about to solve it but the
light turned green and the lady behind honked and I went
Steve
<< <i>No, never wondered about it. Still don't. Maybe he had brothers named James Fraser.
Lance. >>
You mean like Hi, I'm Larry and this my brother Darrel and this is my other brother Darrel?
<< <i>Why did James Earle Fraser go by James Earle Fraser and not just James Fraser?
Was it to avoid confusion with Canadian gold miner and Novia Scotia assemblyman James Fraser (1843 - 1937)? >>
Maybe he was just conceited. Never stopped to wonder it as I can usually walk and wonder at the same time.
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<< <i>No but I have spent numerous hours pondering about why actor James Earl Jones didn't just go by James Jones
he doesn't like kool aid.
would you want to be know as Jim Jones? >>
no jim jones university and the temple of doom. naw, never crossed my mind.
How about JFK? or John Fitzgerald Kennedy? or Jack Kennedy?, or John F. Kennedy?, but never just- John Kennedy?