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PracTz · 02-12-2012, 03:49 PM

Though there will undoubtably be a media circus trainwreck over her death on February 11th, I think it should be mentioned that the late Miss Houston's mother Cissy named her after Whitney Blake who'd played a maid's gorgeous employer back in the day.

I wonder if the late Miss Blake ever knew that Miss Houston was named for her and, if so, what she thought because, within Miss Blake's lifetime, Miss Houston became far more famous than she or even her own daughter Meredith Baxter!

P.S. I never heard of anyone naming their son 'Don' after Mr. DeFore due to admiring his work on this show!

Zoneboy · 02-12-2012, 03:56 PM

Do you have any proof that she was in fact named after Whitney Blake? There's nothing on her Wiki page that supports this claim but of course that doesn't mean anything.

PracTz · 02-12-2012, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Zoneboy

Do you have any proof that she was in fact named after Whitney Blake? There's nothing on her Wiki page that supports this claim but of course that doesn't mean anything.

IIRC, either Cissy or the recently deceased entertainer herself admitted this in an interview. I can't pinpoint said interview but that's what I recall. Wiki doesn't know everything.

For what it's worth, the IMDB pages for both Miss Blake and Miss Houston claim Miss Houston being the former's namesake.

Zoneboy · 02-12-2012, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by PracTz

For what it's worth, the IMDB pages for both Miss Blake and Miss Houston claim Miss Houston being the former's namesake.

IMDb is about as unreliable as Wiki.

Hazel Anyday · 02-14-2012, 03:46 PM

As long as we're making up stuff, did you know Don Draper (Mad Men) was named after Don Defore? As was Don's McNeil, O'Connor, & Rumsfeld!

old grouch · 02-15-2012, 10:22 AM

I have heard the story about Whitney Houston being named after Whitney Blake, too, but I don't know if it's true or not. It could be. Lots of parents name their kids for actors or characters that are popular at the time.

Leslie Eckhardt · 02-15-2012, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by old grouch

I have heard the story about Whitney Houston being named after Whitney Blake, too, but I don't know if it's true or not. It could be. Lots of parents name their kids for actors or characters that are popular at the time.

I also have heard this, but if it's true, it's probably because her mother just liked the name, not because she was a rabid Whitney Blake fan. As for me, when I was a little boy, I thought Whitney was primarily a boy's name. (This coming from a boy named Leslie!)

02-12-2012, 03:49 PM	#1
PracTz Forum Regular Member Join Date: Jul 14, 2002 Posts: 521	Hazel's Boss's Namesake Recalled Though there will undoubtably be a media circus trainwreck over her death on February 11th, I think it should be mentioned that the late Miss Houston's mother Cissy named her after Whitney Blake who'd played a maid's gorgeous employer back in the day. I wonder if the late Miss Blake ever knew that Miss Houston was named for her and, if so, what she thought because, within Miss Blake's lifetime, Miss Houston became far more famous than she or even her own daughter Meredith Baxter! P.S. I never heard of anyone naming their son 'Don' after Mr. DeFore due to admiring his work on this show!

02-12-2012, 03:56 PM	#2
Zoneboy Moderator Forum Veteran R.I.P. STEVE FORREST 1925-2013 Join Date: Jul 13, 2003 Location: Carthage, NC Posts: 22,571	Do you have any proof that she was in fact named after Whitney Blake? There's nothing on her Wiki page that supports this claim but of course that doesn't mean anything. __________________ *"It's the way things are. A big tree falls and a new one grows right out of the same ground. Old animals die and young ones take their places. Even people step aside when it's time."* (R.G. Armstrong as the Contractor in The Twilight Zone episode "Nothing in the Dark")

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Hazel Anyday Forum Regular Member Join Date: Apr 12, 2002 Posts: 515	As long as we're making up stuff, did you know Don Draper (Mad Men) was named after Don Defore? As was Don's McNeil, O'Connor, & Rumsfeld! __________________ Haaazeelll!!

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02-15-2012, 10:22 AM	#6
old grouch Senior Member Member Join Date: May 13, 2010 Location: montana Posts: 1,848	I have heard the story about Whitney Houston being named after Whitney Blake, too, but I don't know if it's true or not. It could be. Lots of parents name their kids for actors or characters that are popular at the time.