Pen name accepted by publishers and/or the public. Such is the case of Peru's Clarinda, whose work was published in the early 17th century. More often, women have adopted masculine pen names. This was common in the 19th century, when women were beginning to make inroads into literature but, it was felt, would not be taken as seriously by readers as male authors. For example, Mary Ann Evans wrote under the pen name George Eliot; and Amandine Aurore Lucile Dupin, Baronne Dudevant, used the pseudonym George Sand. Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë published under the names Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell respectively.
Mary Ann Pascal Mary Ann Pascal Mary Ann Pascal (born February 4, 1958) is an American actress and business executive. She is known for her role as Samantha "Sam" Booke (later Waters) on the Showtime original comedy series "Brothers", and is currently Vice President of Player Development at Wynn Las Vegas. Pascal was born in New York City, spending her upbringing both there and in Florida. She broke into television in 1984, at first in guest roles on such series as "Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer" and "Hotel", and in a few made-for-TV movies before landing what is perhaps her best known role to