The

Man in the Moon In many cultures, several pareidolic images of a human face, head or body are recognized in the disc of the full moon; they are generally known as the Man in the Moon. The images are based on the appearance of the dark areas (known as lunar mar ...

is a shape resembling a human face or figure perceived in the Moon. Man in the Moon or The Man in the Moon may also refer to:

Film and television

* ''Man in the Moon'' (film), a 1960 British comedy starring Kenneth More * ''The Man in the Moon'' (1991 film), an American film starring Reese Witherspoon * ''The Man in the Moon'', a 2011 short film directed by

William Joyce William Brooke Joyce (24 April 1906 – 3 January 1946), nicknamed Lord Haw-Haw, was an American-born fascist and Nazi propaganda broadcaster during the Second World War. After moving from New York to Ireland and subsequently to England, J ...

* ''The Man in the Moon'' (''Pontiac Star Parade''), a 1960 American television special

Literature

* ''

The Man in the Moone ''The Man in the Moone'' is a book by the English Divine (noun), divine and Church of England bishop Francis Godwin (1562–1633), describing a "voyage of utopian discovery". Long considered to be one of his early works, it is now generally tho ...

'', a 1638 novel by Francis Godwin * ''The Man in the Moon'' (novel), a 2002 novel by James Blaylock * '' Endymion, the Man in the Moon'', an Elizabethan play by John Lyly * ''The Man in the Moon'', a 2011 picture book by

* ''The Man in the Moone'', a poem by

Michael Drayton Michael Drayton (1563 – 23 December 1631) was an English poet who came to prominence in the Elizabethan era. He died on 23 December 1631 in London. Early life Drayton was born at Hartshill, near Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England. Almost nothin ...

* "Mon in the Mone", a medieval English poem from the

Harley Lyrics The Harley Lyrics is the usual name for a collection of lyrics in Middle English, Anglo Norman (Middle French), and Latin found in Harley MS 2253, a manuscript dated ca. 1340 in the British Library's Harleian Collection. The lyrics contain "both ...

Music

* ''The Man in the Moon'' (musical), 1899 Broadway musical * ''Man in the Moon'' (L.A. Guns album), or the title song (2001) * ''Man in the Moon'' (Nektar album), or the title song (1980) *

Man in the Moon (Jonathan Edwards album) Jonathan Edwards (born July 28, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter and musician best known for his 1971 hit single " Sunshine". Early years Jonathan Edwards was born John Evan Edwards on July 28, 1946 in Aitkin, Minnesota. At the age of s ...

* "Man in the Moon", a song by Daniel Amos from the 1981 album ''

Horrendous Disc ''Horrendous Disc'' is the third studio album by Christian rock band Daniel Amos. Originally recorded in 1978 for Maranatha! Music, it was not released until 1981 when it was issued by Larry Norman's Solid Rock Records, weeks before the release o ...

'' * "Man in the Moon", a 2003 song by

Fragma Fragma are a German vocal trance music group, originally comprising three producers. The group was successful in the early 2000s when they released several singles that charted successfully across Europe, especially the United Kingdom and Irel ...

* "The Man in the Moon", a 1941 song by Glenn Miller * "Man in the Moon", a 1989 song by

Titiyo Titiyo Yambalu Felicia Jah (born 23 July 1967) is a Swedish singer and songwriter who has won four Grammis. Biography Early life Titiyo was born in Stockholm, Sweden, to Ahmadu Jah, a Sierra Leonean drummer, and Maylen Bergström. She is the ha ...

* "Man in the Moon", a song by Voice of the Beehive from the 1998 album ''

Let It Bee ''Let It Bee'' is the debut album by alternative rock band Voice of the Beehive. Released in 1988 on London Records, the album earned positive reviews from music critics and was a success on U.S. college radio stations. In the UK, the album rea ...

'' * "Man in the Moon", a song by Yes from the 1997 album '' Open Your Eyes''

Other uses

* Man in the Moon (event), a 2013 Fourth of July celebration produced by talk-radio personality Glenn Beck * "The Man in the Moon", a 1950 episode of the radio program ''Dimension X'' * The Man in the Moon, a pseudonym of

Daniel Defoe Daniel Defoe (; born Daniel Foe; – 24 April 1731) was an English writer, trader, journalist, pamphleteer and spy. He is most famous for his novel ''Robinson Crusoe'', published in 1719, which is claimed to be second only to the Bible in its ...

* ''The Man in the Moon'', a 1920s American children's radio show on WABC in Newark, New Jersey

Film and television

Literature

Music

Other uses

See also