Re: Actually...

Posted by graml from sdn-ar-001vannewP097.dialsprint.net on June 21, 2000 at 12:04:29:

In Reply to: Actually... posted by Goodsport on June 21, 2000 at 10:00:38:

... he almost did! His original name for the character was Indiana Smith, but Steven Spielberg then suggested that the name might cause confusion with those who remember a character played by Steve McQueen in the 1950's called Nevada Smith.

:     So then they decided to name the character Indiana Jones. :)

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: -G

I remember hearing the story of Indiana Smith years ago when YIJC came out, but I don't recall hearing about the confusion with the Steve McQueen (my idol) character Nevada Smith. I heard "Jones" was chosen because "Smith" was too common. But that never made sense to me; I've known more Joneses than Smiths. Of course, there's also the rumor that he was named Indiana because Spielberrg was a big fan of Warner Bros' Michigan J. Frog. But we all know that can't be right!
-graml
PS I think Indiana Rabinowitz would've worked better....

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• Re: Actually... Anejo Joe 13:02:42 6/21/2000 (1)
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