Why Wednesday Addams Name?
When the Characters Were Adapted to the 1964 Television Series, Charles Addams Gave Her the Name "Wednesday", Based on the Well-Known Nursery Rhyme Line...
When the characters were adapted to the 1964 television series, Charles Addams gave her the name "Wednesday", based on the well-known nursery rhyme line, "Wednesday's child is full of woe". The idea for the name was supplied by the actress and poet Joan Blake, an acquaintance of Addams.
Why is Wednesday Addams named Wednesday?
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Addams, by the way, didn't name any of the Addams Family characters until they were developed for television in the 1960s. He named Wednesday after the nursery rhyme “Monday's Child,” which includes the line “Wednesday's child is full of woe.”
What was Wednesday Addams real name?
Lisa Loring (born Lisa Ann DeCinces; February 16, 1958) is an American actress. She is best known for having played Wednesday Addams at 6 years old on the 1964–1966 sitcom The Addams Family.