Her fame started in the movies. It was Cecil B. deMille, that gave this shooting star her name on a Paramount movie set. DeMille said, "I see you as a Sally." "Ok and the last name?"she replied. His eyes started glancing around the room when he spotted a Rand-McNally World Atlas. "That's it!" "My God, not Sally McNally!" she said. DeMille replided "No, Sally Rand." That is how she got her name.