Why did Morgan Freeman in ("The Shawshank Redemption") say he was called his nickname?
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He said it was because he was Irish, and because his character's real name was Ellis Boyd Redding, thus the nickname Red.
William
Red...because he's Irish.
FWIW, the book stated the same and was supposed to be an actual Irishman.
Morgan did a good job in the film.