The Hyphen with a Name

A Final Word on "So" Reading The Hyphen with a Name 1 minute Next Comma Basics 1

...Ray Charles-inspired arrangement...
...Ray Charles-inspired and -motivated arrangement...

...John Andrews-led department...
...John Andrews-led and -directed committee...

When the proper name has a "suffix," it should be hyphenated to the last name. If there are two of them, "hang" a hyphen in front of the second one also to show it goes with the name.

Happy punctuating!

Margie