IMDb and Macaulay Culkin.

Today, I noted something quite sad, on IMDb, the Internet Movie Database. On their front page, at http://www.imdb.com/ they are mourning John Hughes, the maker of films about teenage life. Now, he wasn't so old, at 59, so his passing is quite sad...but that isn't what I thought sad about their front page. Something else is.

John Hughes made the film "Home Alone", with Macaulay Culkin. It was his greatest hit. So, naturally IMDb have referred to Macaulay Culkin on their front page. However, unconsciously, they have shown very clearly that things are not what they once were, for Macaulay Culkin. You see, IMDb, the most important source of film and tv information on Earth...doesn't know how to SPELL Macaulay Culkin. They have spelt his name, at the time of writing (for they might correct it when I blog post this), Macauley Culkin...that is right: MacaulEy Culkin.

This should be a sobering moment for Mr. Culkin, for it shows that not even the staff of IMDb, who spend their lives immersed in all things filmic, remember him as once he was known. They don't even know how to spell his name anymore.

In a way, this is odd. It is odd because we still know how to spell such antique names as Greta Garbo...yet, Macaulay Culkin is being forgotten even by the people whose very job and existence require them to remember.

I checked up on Mr. Culkin, and noted that he has begun to work again...though only in low profile TV shows. It seems that this is not enough to revive his memory in the minds of those who should know him best (apart from his family and friends). It is known that he has been attempting to build an adult acting career for many years, but with relatively modest impact. So, it seems clear that he would rather be famous, than forgotten (otherwise why is he seeking to revive his acting career?)

It just goes to show that, no matter how much a star a child becomes, that can all be forgotten once they transition to adulthood. They even forget how to spell their names!

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IMDB is the Internet Movie Database for film and tv professionals.If you would like to look at my IMDb listing for which another fifteen credits are to be uploaded, (which will probably take several months before they are accepted) please go to: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3438598/ As I write, the listing is new and brief - however, by the time you read this it might have a dozen or a score of credits...so please do take a look. My son, Ainan Celeste Cawley, also has an IMDb listing. His is found at: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3305973/ My wife, Syahidah Osman Cawley, has a listing as well. Hers is found at: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3463926/

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