Mary Ann
I'm sort of surprised by the number of people in the reviews who ask, "Why was Hackman named Mary Ann?" He ran a company which, for marketing reasons, had been given the artificially homespun name of MARY ANN'S MEATS (like "Dolly Madison" or "Betty Crocker"). For this reason, Hackman's character, as the boss of this firm, picked up the nickname "Mary Ann". I never got the impression the man's real name was Mary Ann. His nickname came from the company, not vice versa.
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