Jeff Greenfield strongly denies his parents were so

poor they couldn't afford to give him a middle name.

He says his birth name, bestowed upon him when he

was born on June 10, 1943, is Jeff Mutt Greenfield.

"My father was very fond of the Bud Fisher Mutt & Jeff

comic strip," Greenfield says. "But he always favored the

little guy, so that's why my first name is Jeff and my

middle name is Mutt."