Talk:Jerry Maren

message: This page might need protection, the only link to his "death" is a link to someone's facebook on a wikipedia blacklisted website. I have the feeling if he really DID die two days ago then it would have been picked up by the media by now. - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 04:11, 1 March 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree with the chances but now the examiner has backtracked their story of his death claim. - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 12:38, 1 March 2016 (UTC)

text: Locking the page was not necessary. Really. He's not Ronald Reagan.
63.92.241.249 (talk) 03:23, 25 March 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: These are living people we are talking about, if you want more info please read WP:BLP. - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 13:08, 21 March 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Death rumors

message: Maren is not the only person from the film to survive. Shep Houghton is still alive and is NOT one of the child munchkins still alive. He was born on June 4, 1914 in Salt Lake City, Utah and was 25 years old at the time of the movie's release. Please change this. The last time I checked, 25 is considered an adult and is the age for most people to have their brain development completed. Anyways, he played and Ozmite/Lollipop Guard. He retired in 1976.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 2605:6001:E790:5800:6507:69A7:5F85:45E9 (talk) 20:44, 25 March 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Shep Houghton 

message: Change 2604:2000:14C3:446:4126:77E4:2A55:D94C (talk) 18:38, 6 June 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. LittlePuppers (talk) 18:51, 6 June 2018 (UTC)

text: Done L293D (☎ • ✎) 15:34, 8 June 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 6 June 2018 

message: I suggest we change "- 30 May 2018" to "May 2018" as there is no source to suggest that exact date. Walle637 (talk) 20:51, 6 June 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Already done — IVORK Discuss 22:42, 6 June 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 6 June 2018 

message: IGNORE MY PREVIOUS REQUEST. I would like to request that X be changed to Y.
X: "- 30 May 2018"
Y: "- 24 May 2018"
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/06/arts/jerry-maren-dead-wizard-of-oz-munchkin.html Walle637 (talk) 20:54, 6 June 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Already done — IVORK Discuss 22:42, 6 June 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 6 June 2018 

message: The end of this article says other living cast members cannot be considered munchkins because they are dwarfs and not "midgets". Not only is this inaccurate according to the cited NYTs article (they were children  of average size), but the term "midget" is an offensive slur.  See exact text below.
"A small number of anonymous female extras are also reported to survive; as they were technically dwarves and not midgets, they are not counted as Munchkins.[1]" 107.242.117.11 (talk) 01:12, 7 June 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: modified the statement to refer to the extras as children, which is correct. Thank you for highlighting this issue. AlexEng(TALK) 22:12, 7 June 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 7 June 2018 

message: change the last surviving to one of the last surviving
Joan Kenmore, 86, is a surviving munchkin and a resident of Dana Point, CA
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0447815/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t60 107.77.208.80 (talk) 20:57, 7 June 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Kenmore would have been eight years old at the time of the release, and therefore qualifies as one of the child extras hired to fill out the cast, rather than an original Munchkin actor. See the bottom of the page. AlexEng(TALK) 22:14, 7 June 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 7 June 2018 

message: http://www.latimes.com/sns-bc-us--obit-last-munchkin-20180606-story.html  This article along with others say Maren was born in 1919. BTW what is so controversial about this article that it is extended confirmed protection? Vaalpak (talk) 23:23, 7 June 2018 (UTC)
replies: text:  @Vaalpak -- Thanks for the info. Some sources cite 1919 (, ), most 1920. If he is buried and not cremated his gravestone will tell, I guess. There are other sources but are paywalled (like ancestry.com) which are not universally accepted here. So I think we should leave it as it is for now, but others may disagree. Apparently the death certificate gives his age as 98. (As far as the extended protection, not sure why, either.) Quis separabit? 03:23, 8 June 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Wrong age

message: Jerry Maren was actually born on January 24, 1919, not 1920. He was 99. SOURCE: https://www.apnews.com/5f15a042d5ca43609b19dd3e796f8aff/Last-surviving-'Wizard-of-Oz,'-munchkin-Jerry-Maren-dies Walle637 (talk) 15:05, 8 June 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Done L293D (☎ • ✎) 15:34, 8 June 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 8 June 2018 

message: (Reject this.) Walle637 (talk) 20:26, 8 June 2018 (UTC)
replies: text: Done L293D (☎ • ✎) 15:34, 8 June 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 8 June 2018