Not so famous


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Did you know that David Bowie was not born with that name? He was born David Robert Jones. Would he have achieved fame and fortune had he kept his original name?

Here is a list of names with a clue. Can you guess how they are better known by?
  1. Allen Konigsberg swapped his wife for his adopted daughter.
  2. Camille Javal was an icon but now devotes much of her life to animals.
  3. Cherilyn Sarkisian was part of a double-act and accepted her Oscar in a revealing dress.
  4. Caryn Johnson's most famous roles are that of a psychic and a nun.
  5. Reginald Dwight was made a Sir after singing at a famous friend's funeral.
  6. Edith Gassion was nicknamed "the little sparrow".
  7. Richard Starkey was part of the Fab 4.
  8. Frances Gumm dreamt about a land over the rainbow.
  9. Maurice Mickelwhite started his career in the 60s and is the butler of Batman.
  10. Thomas Woodward's "It's not unsual" was a hit over 40 years ago.
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