Sunday, January 11, 2009

Spangler

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Spangler: Name of candy and actor.

I picked up a box of candy with the name Spangler on it. That struck me because the only time I had ever heard that word was as the first name of an actor. His full name was Spangler Arlington Brugh. He was a movie star in the days when names like Frances Gumm were changed to names like Judy Garland so as to sound more normal to the audience. Spangler's name was changed to Robert Taylor.

Curious, I did a search on the word Spangler. I discovered that it is the name of a candy manufacturer. I had already figured that out. Arlington is the national cemetery and a city in Texas. Brugh is a name, rare.
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