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The Baby Driver filmmaker co-wrote script with Michael Bacall based on the Stephen King novel that was published under his then pen name of Richard Bachman.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2024
When the adventure began, Hauser used a pen name—Max Valentin—so participants wouldn’t try to contact him.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Oct. 2024
Yung Pueblo is a pen name used by Diego Perez, who previously wrote Lighter: Let Go of the Past, Connect with the Present, and Expand the Future, which focuses on healing from the inside out.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024
Incidentally, the author’s pen name has its own lore: Conspiracy theorists believe Jamal T. Millwood is an alias used by slain rapper Tupac Shakur — who was signed by Death Row Records, a rival of Combs’ Bad Boy Records — who is also named in the book.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2024
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2024
When the adventure began, Hauser used a pen name—Max Valentin—so participants wouldn’t try to contact him.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Oct. 2024
Yung Pueblo is a pen name used by Diego Perez, who previously wrote Lighter: Let Go of the Past, Connect with the Present, and Expand the Future, which focuses on healing from the inside out.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024
Incidentally, the author’s pen name has its own lore: Conspiracy theorists believe Jamal T. Millwood is an alias used by slain rapper Tupac Shakur — who was signed by Death Row Records, a rival of Combs’ Bad Boy Records — who is also named in the book.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2024
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“Pen name.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pen%20name. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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