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Why do they call him Indiana Jones?

The character was originally named Indiana Smith, after an Alaskan Malamute called Indiana that Lucas owned in the 1970s and on which he based the Star Wars character Chewbacca. Spielberg disliked the name Smith, and Lucas casually suggested Jones as an alternative.



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I Speak Many Languages Henry Jones taught Indy everything he knows, including the mastery of over 27 languages.

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