[KS] Fwd: Question

[gkl1 at columbia.edu]

Does anyone know what were the Korean names of Ahn Changho's three
sons?  Philip and Philson look like anglicized forms of a tollimja
combination. For those not sure, <tollimja> (or the Hanmun synonym
<hangnyOlcha>) is a term for the generation marker often found in
Korean names. In a common variation of this marker, one character
of the given name will be the same for all brothers and cousins,
etc. in the same generation from a common ancestor. The "Phil"
looks like such a form.  Does it stand for <P'il>?  But then what
about Ralph.  One wonders if that is a changed name, and that there
is an original with Phil- in it.

Gari Ledyard

Quoting Thomas duvernay <bluelake at handong.edu>:

>
> Michael,
>
> Here is from a website dedicated to Philip Ahn:
>
> http://www.philipahn.com/odds.html
>
> "The Other Phil Ahn
>   The estimable Internet Movie Database (http://us.imdb.com) is a
> treasure
> trove of information about films and filmmakers. But if you ask
> it for
> Philip Ahn's filmography, you'll be told that he is sometimes
> credited as
> Philson Ahn. Don't believe it.
>
>   Philson Ahn was Philip Ahn's younger brother and had a brief
> film career,
> mostly in the late 1930s, before deciding to study engineering.
> Perhaps his
> most often seen performances were as Prince Tallen in the
> twelve-episode
> serial Buck Rogers with Larry (Buster) Crabbe. His other screen
> appearances
> included small roles in The Good Earth (1937), Disputed Passage
> (1939),
> Panama Patrol (1939), Barricade (1939), and Island of Lost Men
> (1939).
> Perhaps the confusion arises because Philip also appeared in
> these same
> films. Philson Ahn died in May 2001.
>
>   Ralph Ahn, the youngest of the three brothers, is also a film
> and
> television actor. He appeared in a least one film with Philip,
> Confessions
> of an Opium Eater (1962). You can check his other credits in the
> Internet
> Movie Database."
>
>   T
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "michael Robinson" <robime at indiana.edu>
> To: "Korean Studies Discussion List" <Koreanstudies at koreaweb.ws>
> Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 1:04 PM
> Subject: Re: [KS] Fwd: Question
>
>
> >
> > Thomas:
> >
> > re: The Ahn's acting careers (?)  aren't  Philson and Philip
> one in the
> > same.  I thought there were only two boys in the family Philip
> and Ralph.
> >
> > MRobinson
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Thomas duvernay" <bluelake at handong.edu>
> > To: "Korean Studies Discussion List"
> <Koreanstudies at koreaweb.ws>
> > Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 4:19 PM
> > Subject: Re: [KS] Fwd: Question
> >
> >
> >>
> >> He could have been, as his acting career goes back to 1935 ("A
> Scream in
> >> the Night").  He had a brother, Philson, with an uncredited
> early role in
> >> "The Good Earth" (1937).  You can find their bios on the
> Internet Movie
> >> Database (IMDB):
> >>
> >> http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0014217/ (Philip's)
> >>
> >> If you dig around on IMDB, you can find scores of people of
> both Korean
> >> ancestry and/or Korean birth.
> >>
> >> Thomas
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> -- Original Message -----
> >> From: "michael Robinson" <robime at indiana.edu>
> >> To: "Korean Studies Discussion List"
> <Koreanstudies at koreaweb.ws>
> >> Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2005 12:16 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [KS] Fwd: Question
> >>
> >>
> >>>
> >>> probably Philip Ahn, eldest son of Ahn Ch'angho as an Asian
> heavy in a
> >>> replayed 1940s B film on TV.
> >>>
> >>> MRobinson
> >>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>> From: "joy kim" <joykim at usc.edu>
> >>> To: <Koreanstudies at koreaweb.ws>
> >>> Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2005 1:27 PM
> >>> Subject: [KS] Fwd: Question
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> Dear List members,
> >>>>
> >>>> Can anyone answer this question?
> >>>>
> >>>> Joy Kim
> >>>> Curator, Korean Heritage Library
> http://www.usc.edu/isd/korean
> >>>> University of Southern California
> >>>> University Park
> >>>> Los Angeles, CA90089-0154
> >>>> Tel: 213-740-2329 / Fax: 213-740-7437
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
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