Tag Archives: cinema

Lady Moira Shearer Kennedy

Posted on September 20, 2017 by Fannie Cranium

Welcome back funny names fans, please pardon my tardy Tuesday post, I have been juggling one to many balls this week. I dropped the balls on the floor and this one rolled behind my desk. Fortunately, one of the cats … Continue reading →

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The B’s Have It for Beulah Bondi

Posted on January 12, 2016 by Fannie Cranium

Beulah Bondi—an actress with the alliteration we love—grew up in Valparaiso, Indiana. A town chock full of funny name goodness, take Orville Redenbacher for instance. Arto covered him cleverly here. The stars aligned in Valparaiso with famous actors and popcorn … Continue reading →

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Groucho Marx: A funny man with a funny name, playing characters with even funnier names.

Posted on April 21, 2015 by Mark Sackler

“Those are my principles.  If you don’t like them, I have others.”–Groucho Marx Julius Henry “Groucho” Marx (October 2, 1890 – August 19, 1977) was not only one of the funniest men to ever live, he also played some of … Continue reading →

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Fan Bingbing – China’s Sweetheart

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Arto

Fan Bingbing (or Bingbing Fan, depending on your Chinese name transcription preferences) is a super popular Chinese film and TV actress, with a delightfully airy name. Just say it, “Fan Bingbing”. Quite fun, eh? Fan was ranked the number one most … Continue reading →

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Theodor Seuss Geisel a.k.a. Dr. Theophrastus Seuss, and a Merry Grinch Christmas Potpourri

Posted on December 24, 2014 by wdydfae

(A Holiday Reblog. Why? Because it’s easier than actually writing a BoFN post!) ***************************************************************************************************** In the good land of BoFN when Christmas drew near Folk were having . . . not quite universal good cheer. For in fact, there was … Continue reading →

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