The name Monroe contest!

[fernly]

Hey Leslie,
I was thinking...Annie said she didn't invent any names, just looked in newspapers, etc....Monroe's a grocer, probably belongs to the local Chamber of Commerce...googled Wyoming Chamber of Commerce...got Lander's C of C, which includes Riverton.  There're a lot of names, (unusual sounding and not), whether for Monroe or any future characters.
A few that caught my eye - Birkle, Brace, Trautman....
http://www.landerchamber.org/memberlist.aspx

[David]

Birkle?    That's perfect!    Definately quirky enough!

[Brown Eyes]

Wow, fernly, that's very resourceful!  Are there any clues from inside Monroe's grocery store in the film? Any signs or anything that might provide a clue?  I've never thought about this problem before.  I'll think about it tonight when I watch the movie again.

[dmmb_Mandy]

How about 'Lanford'; Monroe Lanford. I like it.

http://www.wildlifeart.org/Collections/ArtistBio.cfm?tArtistid=253&tUrl=ArtistBioMain.cfm&UrlName=Artist%20Biographies

(I googled: Wyoming Monroe)

[Jeff Wrangler]

Well, so what's the verdict after all the input?

"Fisk" sounds awfully New England to me, MaineWriter. 

If it isn't too late, I'll put in my two cents for something like "Dunlap."

Monroe Dunlap.

Hmm, if you don't use that one, maybe I will, as I may have a need to give him a name.

Or, I like to make little plays off the story. In the AP original, the grocer's name is Bill, as in "I'm goin' a yell for Bill!" at Thanksgiving. How about something like Monroe Bilson, or Billings, or Billups?

Hmm, maybe I ought a use one a those!

[Ellemeno]

In the short story, his first name is Bill:

"I'm goin a yell for Bill."   

[MaineWriter]

Hmmmm, liking Billings, with Jeff's rationale...

Monroe & Alma Billings

that might work...

[David]

Billings?    No, that has a "Montana" sound to it.   At least Dunlap is boring like the character Monroe. 

[Jeff Wrangler]

At least Dunlap is boring like the character Monroe. 

Thank you, David! That's exactly what I was getting at!