I used the name Jane Roe because I didn't want my personal name to be involved in it.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I was named after my mother's maiden name.
I really didn't want to have my name on the center, because it just seemed like it was too much of a personal thing.
When I first came along in the business, they didn't really like the idea of my name being Raquel.
I used the pen name because I knew I wanted to write better novels under my own name someday.
I was the Jane Roe of Roe vs. Wade, but Jane Roe has been laid to rest.
And I can't think of a reason I'd ever use a pseudonym, as I wouldn't want to publish something that I didn't like enough to put my name on it.
My name at birth was Carol Joan Klein. It would take me five decades to appreciate my surname and the history that came with it. Along the way, I would add an 'e' to Carol and acquire several more surnames.
I wanted to make a name for myself.
I wanted to take on my full name, which was sort of a crazy thing to do considering that we're in Hollywood.
I was named Margaret Yvonne. 'Margaret' because my mother was very fond of one of the derivatives of the name. She was fascinated at the time by the movie star Baby Peggy, and I suppose she wanted a Baby Peggy of her own.