Talk:Chips Rafferty

How'd he get the name Rafferty?
The article says he was born with the name John Goffage, and got his nickname "Chips" as a boy. Nothing is said about where he got the name "Rafferty". I assume it's a stage name, but the article doesn't say. Eastcote (talk) 16:30, 1 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Also why is his wife called 'Quentin'? Surely this is never used as a girl's name? Spiderone  21:38, 1 June 2012 (UTC)


 * Not often, admittedly. But have you not heard of Quentin Bryce, since 2008 the first woman Governor-General of Australia?  --  ♬  Jack of Oz  ♬  [your turn]  21:46, 1 June 2012 (UTC)

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How’d he get the name Chips?
There must be a story for why “Chips”.

Lots of Google finds say he got it at school. None (I can see) say why.

Real name, John Goffage; took his screen name when his first film role in 1938 called for an Irishman. It was his improvement on the producer's suggestion of Slabs O'Flaherty. 

Chauvel changed his [Chips’] name to the more larrikin-sounding Rafferty and promoted him as a new star. 

MBG02 (talk) 09:56, 31 January 2022 (UTC)