Why the character name change on IMDB?
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — The Manchurian Candidate
Jaynrand — 12 years ago(June 12, 2013 06:20 AM)
Mrs. Iselin's first name is NOT mentioned in the novel and was never mentioned in this version of the film.
Why has IMDB let someone change the character name to add the name "Eleanor" which was invented for the remake? -
melnar1 — 10 years ago(December 15, 2015 11:51 AM)
Mrs. Iselin's first name WAS most definitely mentioned in Richard Condon's novel, and I quote:
The unquestionable fact was that Eleanor Shaws marriage to John Iselin was a scandal and the questions that aroused curiosity must have been an insufferable torment in the mind of young Raymond as his awakening consciousness absorbed the details which kept filtering fresh drops of bitterness into his memory.