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John Pertwee or Jon Pertwee?
The late English actor was named John upon his birth in 1919, but apparently always acted under the name Jon. Or so I just learned, I swear I always remember him being credited as John Pertwee, never Jon. And I loved his tenure as the Third Doctor, so its not like I haven't watched his work before.
In any case, Jon is usually an abbreviation of Jonathon, while John is a stand-alone name. Actors obviously sometimes have stage names, but what would be the point of using Jon when one's legal name is John?
Does anyone else always remember him being John Pertwee rather than Jon Pertwee?
The late English actor was named John upon his birth in 1919, but apparently always acted under the name Jon. Or so I just learned, I swear I always remember him being credited as John Pertwee, never Jon. And I loved his tenure as the Third Doctor, so its not like I haven't watched his work before.
In any case, Jon is usually an abbreviation of Jonathon, while John is a stand-alone name. Actors obviously sometimes have stage names, but what would be the point of using Jon when one's legal name is John?
Does anyone else always remember him being John Pertwee rather than Jon Pertwee?