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Why did Morgan Freeman in ("The Shawshank Redemption") say he was called his nickname?
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- DJCLv 51 year agoFavorite Answer
He said it was because he was Irish, and because his character's real name was Ellis Boyd Redding, thus the nickname Red.
- ?Lv 71 year ago
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.
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