Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Above the Limit
Did some digging, detective work, expansion, and sourcing. Remember that old coot who played Dorothy's Uncle Henry in the original ''The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)|The Wizard of Oz'' in 1939? That was actor Charles Grapewin and this, when he was 30 years old, was his very first film EVER. He was in vaudeville at the time, and returned to it... not making another film until 1929. I have not so far found it in (history of film?) college curricula (yet), nor have I found any 1900 news articles about it (likely impossible), but I have found it historically archived in a number of places... and well... the Library of Congress kind of seems like a reliable source and is shows (as do other sources) it "selected for preservation in a national archive"... so that should meet .  But not to wait on that one thought... in , under "Other evidence of notability, there's 1) "''The film represents a unique accomplishment in cinema, is a milestone in the development of film art, or contributes significantly to the development of a national cinema''"... well, in 1900 the United States did not have a national cinema, so this film might be seen as one of the milestones in the development of US film... and then there's 2) "''The film features significant involvement (ie. one of the most important roles in the making of the film) by a notable person and is a major part of his/her career''"... this was Grapewin's debut film. He is the only one credited (as best I can find) as being in the film, so his contribution was the most important in the film's making, as a notable person, and as the very beginning of his film career. So... pick one or pick all three as I offer this little bit of notable history to Wikipedia
— User:MichaelQSchmidt, 06:23, 20 February 2009 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:GNG||WP:NF (Wikipedia:Notability)