George Spelvin

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George Spelvin, Georgette Spelvin, and Georgina Spelvin are the traditional pseudonyms used in programs in American theater by actors who don't want to be credited or whose names would otherwise appear twice because they are playing more than one role in a production.

The name appeared on a cast list for the first time in 1886 in Karl the Peddler, a play by Charles A. Gardiner. "Georgina Spelvin" has fallen out of general use since it was adopted as a screen name by pornographic actress Dorothy May, who was credited by that name in The Devil in Miss Jones (1973) and her subsequent films.

The one-act play The Actor's Nightmare by Christopher Durang features a main character named George Spelvin.

The columnist Westbrook Pegler used this name in his writings; one of his books of collected columns is titled George Spelvin, American.

The 15th of November has been designated "George Spelvin Day". [1]

[edit] Related pseudonyms

• Alan Smithee
• Walter Plinge
• David Agnew

[edit] External links

• George Spelvin at the Internet Broadway Database
• Georgette Spelvin at the Internet Broadway Database
• George Spelvin at the Internet Movie Database