Word: pseudonyms
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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Janet Wheeler is a pseudonym for a member of the class of '70 who asked not to be identified in this article...
Jack Higgins (The Eagle Has Landed) is a pseudonym of Harry Patterson (The Valhalla Exchange). Both names have become synonyms for popular thrillers, and Solo will not do the Higgins/Patterson reputation any harm. The trouble this time starts with a handsome Greek named John Mikali, who is not only a veteran of the French Foreign Legion but a world-famous pianist as well. Grieving over the death of his grandfather at the hands of the Greek junta, Mikali efficiently assassinates the colonel responsible and discovers that he has a genuine aptitude for this kind of work. He also...
...frail a genre is more style than substance, and Siegel's trooper-boot direction flattens out the laugh lines and bits of business until they have all the charm of an airport runway. Gelbart was smart enough to remove his name from the credits (hence the screenwriter pseudonym). Reynolds was not so lucky...