Although 'Nanboku TSURUYA' was the professional name of Kabuki actor, a playwright Hyozo KATSU succeeded to the name because he married Okichi, a daughter of Nanboku TSURUYA III.
作家の勝俵藏が歌舞伎役者の名跡である「鶴屋南北」を襲名したのは、妻・お吉が歌舞伎役者の三代目鶴屋南北の娘だったから。