Harry Potter author, who began publishing her crime novels under the name Robert Galbraith in 2013, has faced claims that she took her pen name from the psychiatrist.
However, Rowling’s rep told Metro.co.uk: ‘JK Rowling wasn’t aware of Robert Galbraith Heath when choosing the pseudonym for her crime novels.‘Any assertion that there is a connection is unfounded and untrue.’In a Q&A on the original Robert Galbraith website, Rowling also revealed that the name was partly inspired by Robert F Kennedy.She said: ‘I chose Robert because it is one of my favourite men’s names, because Robert F Kennedy is my hero and because, mercifully, I hadn’t used it for any of the characters in the Potter series or The Casual Vacancy. ‘Galbraith came about for.
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