Espera De Corti, aka Iron Eyes Cody, the Italian-American Crying Indian From The 1971 Keep America Beautiful Public Service Announcement

Espera De Corti, aka Iron Eyes Cody, the Italian-American Crying Indian From The 1971 Keep America Beautiful Public Service Announcement

OK, OK, so "Iron Eyes Cody" wasn't his real name, so what? I always liked the practical attitude of B-movie critic Joe Bob Briggs with regard to names:

Q: Is Joe Bob Briggs your real name?
A: I wasn't born with it, but when I try to use any other name, I don't make as much money.

Comments

[Woody]

I had a brush with fame when he walked by me in the Atlanta airport many years ago. Maybe the money he earned helped to offset the tears.

[triticale]

Conway Twitty (real name Harold Lloyd Jenkins) had a similar attitude. I heard him tell a caller to a radio show he'd been Conway Twitty longer than she'd had her name.