previous            A–Z            next        Joan Letitia LaCock Pseudonym:        Joanne Dru Some real names are awkward or ugly or have undesirable connotations. So people change it – to something euphonious and mellifluous. In this case actress, Joan Letitia LaCock (1922–1996). She was anxious to avoid a name smacking of impropriety; this prompted to make her name as Joanne Dru. Sources: Room, A. (1981), ‘Names for a Living’, Naming Names, p.14 ‘Joanne Dru’, Wikipedia, retrieved 18 September 2013 previous            A–Z            next