24 August 2006, 02:58 PM
marygThe Fog Horn
Can anyone give me information on the use of the name McDunn in The Fog Horn. That is my maiden name and it's unique. I of course wonder whether Mr Bradbury met one of my relatives who may have inspired/repelled him.
24 August 2006, 08:53 PM
dandelionGee, I guess it is.
http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/board/an/surnames/Mc There's not a MacDunn here, either.
Of course, there is a MacDuff in Shakespeare's "MacBeth."
25 August 2006, 08:35 AM
marygDandelion: I appreciate the assistance, the name is spelled McDunn, not MacDunn. If that helps you any. The character in THE FOG HORN is named McDunn as well. Thanks.
05 October 2006, 07:04 PM
patraskWhen I was a boy I used to walk about a mile from my home in Santa Monica, CA down to the Sant Monica pier and fish off the very end of it, sitting on the top of a piling. When the fog would come rolling in suddenly, the fog horn on the end of the pier would start to bellow: Beeee Ohooooo. From this sound I am sure Ray took the inspiration for his story of the same name. You couldn't stay under that horn when it started to bellow, it was just too loud. I know I share this inspiration with Ray, having experienced that horn many times as I was growing up.
06 October 2006, 01:20 AM
philnicquote:
Originally posted by fjp451:
"Fog Horn" - LIVES!
Only if they found the fossils at 20,000 fathoms!