Botticelli - April 2024

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E.

  1. fictional
  2. first name starts with E
  3. male
  4. created since 1950
  5. created by Americans
  6. not main character
  7. character is American, as far as we know
  8. from prose
  9. first name does not start with ED
  10. Caucasian
  11. not from a novel
  12. created before 1980
  13. not an antagonist
  14. only appears in one work, as far as I know
  15. not a particularly common first name
  16. not from a short story
  17. created after 1965
  18. not from genre fiction (mystery, science fiction, western, fantasy, &c.)
  19. work has had significant recognition, but has not won a major award
    19a. from a movie
  20. from a musical or comedy movie
  21. first name starts with Ea-Em
  22. created after 1972
  23. last name starts with A-M

Tawk amongst yourselves, then please ask all earned “Are you Firstname Lastname?” questions by noon EDST Friday.

282

So a guy from a musical or comedy movie from source material created 1973-1979 (maybe a play?), by an American author or authors. First name Ea-Em (but not Ed), last name A-M.
First name not particularly common. Not the protagonist nor the antagonist. Caucasian.
Not from a genre piece.

If it’s a play Neil Simon was really busy in the 70’s. So was Tom Stoppard, but he’s not American.

Time to think…

283

This guess stretches “not main character”, but here goes:

Are you Elwood Blues?

284

I am not.

285

Emmett, Elmo, Ellery, Eccles, Eames,…

Not comin’ up with much.

286

Elmer, Elvis, Einar, Emerson…

287

I keep thinking someone from Animal House (based on a National Lampoon article), but no one fits.

288

Are you Elliott from E.T.?

289

I am not.

But DLR was on the right track. I am

Emil Faber

Namesake and founder of Faber College in Animal House, seen at 0:17 here. Knowledge is good!

290

Well, Animal House is on my list of movies I should’ve seen but never got around to. So, I don’t know Emil.

291

I saw it when was first released but not since then.

292

And for a while I was thinking “Eric Stratton - rush chairman - damn glad to meet you” but of course the last name initial was wrong.

I’ve seen the movie, and the opening, but the namesake of Faber College never really sank in.

293

Hope you will! It’s a lot of fun.

Shall I go again?

294

Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?

295

Uh… I guess that’s a “No.” Who’d like to go next, and start a thread for May?

296

Except DLR was quoting Animal House, which indicates they saw it, in which case EH goes again.

If not, then it reverts back to the previous host, which was SCAdian.

297

(Yes, I’ve seen it, and if I’d remembered to ask if the character actually appears in-story I might’ve gotten the answer.)

298

So, yes, go again EH!

299

DLR might have seen the movie but not remembered Faber himself, but OK, thanks!

Next round: Botticelli - May 2024

300

You should probably start a new thread [edit: never mind, I see one has been started].