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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TJP" data-source="post: 387638" data-attributes="member: 5151">How can Priscilla Beaulieu Presley's name not be a double barreled last name?  I'm not entirely familiar with U.S. laws concerning names, but is it seriously possible to change a birth name (if it's not dropped after marriage) to a middle name?  Wouldn't it  — if kept —  technically always be the first part of a double barreled surname, regardless if it's hyphenated or not?As for the alphabetical order, Lorimar used that in a number of shows although the company had actually preferred an order of "importance" (if you will).   Lorimar usually had stipulations in the talents' contracts that the order was at the production company's discretion.However, some ensembles  — whether it be the actors or their agents / managers —  were more quarrelsome than others, constantly fighting for a better position in the main titles, so the Lorimar bosses put a stop to those fights by simply sorting such ensemble casts alphabetically.  There were other shows where less envious and aggressive talent was involved, so their main title credits were arranged the way the producers actually wanted them to be.  Both the "Dallas" and "Knots Landing" casts and / or talent's agents, from day one, were notorious for causing trouble over everyone's position in the main title, so they simply avoided any further conflict.</blockquote>