Roots Quiz: Guess the performer

In this issue's Roots, Paul Jones notes that genealogists have their work cut out for them if ancestors have adopted new spellings of their names, or have changed them entirely.

However, if your ancestor is a performer, those changes are well-documented.

How many of the following can you match with their stage names?

Gladys Marie Smith
Monte Halparin
Michael A. Fox (yes, "A")
David Henry Thomsett
Louis Weingarten
Eilleen Regina Edwards
Roberta Joan Anderson

Quiz Answers:

Gladys Marie Smith › Mary Pickford
Monte Halparin › Monty Hall
Michael A. Fox › Michael J. Fox (sorry, trick question)
David Henry Thomsett › David Clayton-Thomas
Louis Weingarten › Johnny Wayne
Eilleen Regina Edwards › Shania Twain
Roberta Joan Anderson › Joni Mitchell

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