Groucho's Fact Hunt


Hitler was never a usual family name, it was invented by the local parish of Adolf's father to cover up his (the father) being born out of wedlock. The father had his surname changed from Schicklgruber (his mother's name) to something resembling the family name of the suspected father (Adolf's grandfather), which was Hiedler.

Either intentionally or through drunken incompetence the parish official crossed out "Schicklgruber" and replaced it with "Hitler" (rather than "Hiedler" ). Thus Adolf's father became known as Alois Hitler. "Hitler" wasn't a known or used family name before this clerical intervention.

The subsequent Hitler family tree doesn't have any significant children who could have continued the name, many remained childless, or if female married into a different family name.

This is why you never hear of anyone being called "Hitler". It was a made-up one-off name to begin with.
According to Cilla, on a radio phone in quiz on Radio Mersey in the 80's, a contestant, when asked what Hitler's first name was, replied "Was it Heil?".
 


The Candyman was based on a Clive Barker book, The Forbidden, which was set in his native Liverpool.
In 1970's Liverpool, Clive Barker and a small group of friends from college made two short films, unseen by the general public until now. "Salome" (1973) and "The Forbidden" (1978) feature early footage of Barker, who also did most of the special effects, and Doug Bradley, who went on to fame as Pinhead in the "Hellraiser" films.
 

Welcome

Join Grand Old Team to get involved in the Everton discussion. Signing up is quick, easy, and completely free.

Shop

Back
Top