Pretender (disambiguation)

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Pretender or Pretenders may refer to:

• A Pretender, the claimant to an abolished throne. Specifically, the term is commonly used for two notable claimants to the English throne:
  • James Francis Edward Stuart - "The Old Pretender"
  • Charles Edward Stuart - "The Young Pretender"
• The Pretender (album), an album and song by Jackson Browne
• The Pretenders, a rock music group
• The Pretender (TV series), a television show formerly on the NBC network plus two television movies on TNT
  • The Pretender 2001
  • The Pretender: Island of the Haunted
• Pretenders (TV series), a 1972 British television series set in 1685 starring Frederick Jaeger, only 13 episodes.
• Pretender (novel), a 2006 science fiction novel in the Foreigner Universe of C. J. Cherryh
• Numerous films have had the title The Pretender
  • The Pretender (1987 movie)
  • The Pretender (1947 movie)
  • The Pretender (1918 movie)
  • The Pretender (1916 movie)
  • The Pretender (1913 movie)
• "The Pretender: A Story of the Latin Quarter" by Robert W. Service
• "Pretenders" were a subline of the "Transformers" toyline.
• Pretenders are aspiring gods seeking absolute leadership in Dominions game series.

Additionally, The Great Pretender is the title of two different songs:

• "The Great Pretender" by Buck Ram, which was recorded and frequently performed by The Platters (lyrics).
• "The Great Pretender", written and recorded by Brian Eno on his album Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy).