<sod>'''The Thin White Duke''' was [[David Bowie]]'s 1976 [[persona]] and character, primarily identified with his album ''[[Station to Station]]'' (released that year) and mentioned by name in the [[Station to Station (song)|title track]], although the 'Duke' persona had begun to be adopted during the ''[[Young Americans (album)|Young Americans]]'' tour and promotion. The persona's look and character are somewhat based on Thomas Jerome Newton, the titular humanoid alien played by Bowie in the 1976 film ''[[The Man Who Fell to Earth]]''.<eod>
<sod>'''The Thin White Duke''' was [[David Bowie]]'s 1976 [[persona]] and character, primarily identified with his album ''[[Station to Station]]'' (released that year) and mentioned by name in the [[Station to Station (song)|title track]], although Bowie had begun to adopt the 'Duke' persona during the ''[[Young Americans (album)|Young Americans]]'' tour and promotion. The persona's look and character are somewhat based on Thomas Jerome Newton, the titular humanoid alien played by Bowie in the 1976 film ''[[The Man Who Fell to Earth]]''.<eod>