Fred Dalton Thompson (born Freddie Dalton ThompsonMatthews, Joe. [http://articles.latimes.com/2007/sep/06/nation/na-thompson6 “An in-law-made man”], Los Angeles Times (2007-09-06): “Thompson stopped using the name Freddie in his professional dealings and became Fred.” on August 19, 1942) is an Ameri[Wikipedia]