I found a fan's internet site on me in which he got almost everything
wrong, including I'd changed my name. I was born Benjamin Elton. My
father's family were German Jews who adopted British nationality after
the War and my uncle, who served in the British Army, changed his name,
under Army instructions, from the Jewish Eronberg to Elton because he
wanted the same initials. My father said, "Bugger it, I want to be an
Elton too", and changed from Ludwig Eronberg to Lewis Elton. That's the
story, not something you pick up on a fan site that comes with
so-called "fame".
