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Up-and-coming auteur Whit Stillman, 42, may be making a name for himself, but it's awfully close to that of long-popular country singer Slim Whitman, 70. EW % caught up with the two (Whit is actually the slimmer one, and Slim is pretty witty) to find out just what's in a celebrity name: EW: Do people mistake you for each other? Whit: Everyone does-though in name only. Slim: I've been mistaken for everyone over the past 45 years. I used to always get mistaken for Montana Slim because I sounded a lot like him when I yodeled. But if anybody mistakes me for Whit Stillman, that's okay with me.
EW: How did you get your name? Whit: I was born John Whitney Stillman. Slim: The record company hated my real name-Otis Dewey Whitman-so while I was out fishing one day, they put the name Slim on my first album.
EW: Do you see your careers converging in the future? Slim: Well, Whit could put me in one of his movies. Whit: I've always admired Slim Whitman's work.
EW: How do you think you two could collaborate? Slim: I'd love to do a duet with Whit. Whit: I look forward to doing a Western with Slim. -Lois Alter Mark EW: Do you see your careers converging in the future? Slim: Well, Whit could put me in one of his movies. And I'd love to do a duet with Whit. Whit: I look forward to collaborating with Slim on a western. I've always admired his work. -Lois Alter Mark.
