In praise of … stage names | Editorial

The fortunate are born with the right name, such as Marlon Brando or Elvis Presley. Others need the magic of a makeoverThe 1967 song San Francisco might have been a hit no matter who sang it. But Scott McKenzie, who has died aged 73, also sounded like just the right kind of name for the singer of the old flower-power anthem. Had his record been issued under McKenzie's real name, Philip Blondheim, success might have been harder. Entertainers – even some Guardian journalists – adopt new profes...

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