Talk:James Avery

message: News sources are reporting that he died on December 31, 2013.   108.14.255.165 (talk) 19:16, 1 January 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: I can verify that as well. Read here. 99.95.221.248 (talk) 14:19, 1 January 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, I am seeing this in several reliable sources. I think a correction will be in place soon.—John Cline (talk) 19:22, 1 January 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Further, it appears that the sources cited do not state 1 January 2014 as the date of death; rather, those Wikipedia editors are reading the date of the article and assuming that to be the date of death. Edits changing the date to 31 December 2013, however, seem to be hastily reverted to the revision showing 1 January 2014. 76.175.17.28 (talk) 19:34, 1 January 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Death 

message: He died on the 31st of December 2013, not on January 1st, 2014.
Adamdangerzone (talk) 19:34, 1 January 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 1 January 2014 

message: According to the current entry, James Avery died today on January 1st. But the article linked to the story does NOT state his actual date of passing. According to CNN.com, his publicist confirmed that he passed on Tuesday. Therefore the date of death is incorrect.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/01/showbiz/celebrity-news-gossip/james-avery-obit/
″Actor James Avery, who played the beloved Uncle Phil on the hit 1990s sitcom ′The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,′ died Tuesday, his publicist confirmed. He was 65.″
Djdaem0n (talk) 19:36, 1 January 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 1 January 2014 

message: Please change the date of death from January 1st, to December 31st.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/01/showbiz/celebrity-news-gossip/james-avery-obit/
″Actor James Avery, who played the beloved Uncle Phil on the hit 1990s sitcom ′The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,′ died Tuesday, his publicist confirmed. He was 65.″
Djdaem0n (talk) 19:37, 1 January 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: It is .—John Cline (talk) 19:39, 1 January 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 1 January 2014 

message: Sources seem to differ was he 65 or 67 years old?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.237.34.211 (talk) 20:13, 1 January 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: It appears he was 65. See here Gloss • talk 20:17, 1 January 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: That one says 68 now... Seems like an even balance so far of 67 and 65... – Connormah (talk) 20:24, 1 January 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: It said 65 a few minutes ago, weird. Gloss • talk 20:29, 1 January 2014 (UTC)

text: Probably best to wait for a LA Times, NY Times, or Washington Post obit to clear it up.. – Connormah (talk) 20:32, 1 January 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Actually, 1946 seems to be what most sources report now. I'd be in favour of a change.. – Connormah (talk) 20:41, 1 January 2014 (UTC)

text: 1945 also being reported... – Connormah (talk) 20:43, 1 January 2014 (UTC)

text: CNN reports his age as 68 as does the NY Daily News. But multiple sources still say he was 65, so it seems that no one really knows as of now.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.156.128.86 (talk) 21:49, 1 January 2014 (UTC)

text: 1948 is the correct year, after extensive search, i came across this from familysearch. We know his mother's names is Florence J Avery, his wife was Barbara Waters (has a son named Kevin Waters from a previous marriage) and after marrying Avery became Barbara Waters-Avery (ignore the missing dash) and we know that he has lived in New Jersey..this is probably the best source we have..--Stemoc (talk) 00:09, 3 January 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Year of Birth 

message: Is it possible to get an image uploaded for him? I think it'd be appropriate, since this article will be heavily viewed now..--Uwatch310 (talk) 23:39, 1 January 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Reply  - Can the image can be moved to commons, so that it can be used on other Wikimedia projects? --Jax 0677 (talk) 01:31, 2 January 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: . --Komischn (talk) 03:05, 2 January 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Thank you. 76.236.121.35 (talk) 07:01, 2 January 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Image

message: Change his birthday to 27 november 1948. (according to imdb)
S.suetens (talk) 07:32, 2 January 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: IMDb is not always a reliable source and better sources have been found with his correct birth year. 1945. Gloss • talk 07:35, 2 January 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 2 January 2014 

message: I believe that November 27, 1945 should be changed to November 27, 1948. Thank you.
I believe the following is reliable source for his age. It states his birth year as being 1948. It is not verified but I would say the publicist made a mistake when she said his age was 68. https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KT9X-5S7 79.97.208.89 (talk) 03:36, 3 January 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 2 January 2014 

message: With his recent death, there has a been a large surge of more recent coverage on him (albeight mostly from blogs, not so much news stations). If nothing else, the main people watching this article should prepare for that and/or look into them. He seems to be making quite a splash outside of the 'formal' news sources. 67.10.113.107 (talk) 23:34, 2 January 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Recent News (death)

message: I think his year of birth should be 1948. The following link  which gives information from United States Public Records gives his date of birth as 27 Nov 1948. 79.97.208.89 (talk) 08:30, 3 January 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 3 January 2014 

message: Jacklost (talk) 23:56, 3 January 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Reliable sources have confirmed his birth year to be 1945. Gloss • talk 00:28, 4 January 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 3 January 2014 

message: I think his year of birth should be 1948. The following link  which gives information from United States Public Records gives his date of birth as 27 Nov 1948. I would consider this to be the most reliable source. Before his death and before his publicist announced his age as 68 when he died sources online had his date of birth as 1948. I would say that the publicist has been in error. Also the following pdf  which shows details of an interview with him which shows his year of birth being 1948. 79.97.208.89 (talk) 08:30, 3 January 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: That first is absolutely not the most reliable source, because it is primary. We do not construct articles from primary sources, we allow secondary sources do interpret primary sources for us and then we write what they figured out. Regarding your interview, there are many many sources saying '45. There is no good reason at this point to usurp them all for a single interview that says '48. Someguy1221 (talk) 11:24, 4 January 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree, his publicist is not really a reliable source, people lie about their age, women make themselves younger, men makes themselves older..but again if you read the article, and quote "He served in the Vietnam War as a member of the U.S. Navy from 1968–1969, after graduating high school. It means that he was either 20 or 23 when he graduated high school, I'm not sure how it happens in USA, but an average human world over  graduates high school between the age of 18-20..we had a similar problem regarding Jessica Chastain's d.o.b, all the media sites were calling her 32 and one of this "primary" sources is what led to her d.o.b year being changed from 1981 to 1977..--Stemoc (talk) 23:19, 4 January 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 4 January 2014 

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message: The language in discussing Barbara Avery's occupation is unclear. It could be interpreted that she was Dean of Students at Loyola Marymount at the time of their marriage in 1988. However, according to her LinkedIn profile, she did not join the school until 1991.  2600:1700:152:3C0:75A4:680:5AB4:FC1 (talk) 03:56, 2 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Barbara Avery