"gay" redux

[Joel S. Berson]

At 10/29/2012 06:57 PM, Jeff Prucher wrote:
>"Gay" is The Falcon's first name; the title of the original story
>was apparently "Gay Falcon". As to what Michael Arlen was thinking
>by giving him such a name, I leave the speculating to the
>speculators.
>(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Falcon_%28literary_character%29)
>Is this another of those formerly male names that have become
>primarily female?

Ah -- you see what I miss when I do not watch thoroughly.  I do
believe "The Gay Falcon" movie was the first for The Falcon, as
indicated by Wikipedia.  He did say, "Call me Gay".

Joel

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