Talk:Rex Harrison

message: I revert the changes made by . Some of them are quite obviously wrong (e.g. the movie Cleopatra is from 1963, not 1953), and none of the changes were explained (neither here nor in an edit summary) so I had to drop my assumption of good faith. --Aleph4 09:43, 3 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Vandalism

message: I'm intrigued - in what capacity did he serve in the Royal Air Force during the war?  I would not have thought he would stand the remotest chance of getting in (even to a ground-based position) if he was blind in one eye? --Ndaisley 13:01, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Blindness 

message: I've removed the content about Harrison's alleged bisexuality for the umpteenth time because the wording is far too ambiguous and, until the morning, unsourced. The source given this go round didn't even have a page number for verification. Aside from the obvious problems of verifiability, the wording is horrid. Who widely believed Harrison was bisexual? Everyone? Left handed people? Who? Until the wording can be fixed and the content can be properly sourced, the content needs to stay out. Additionally, I think building a consensus towards its inclusion might be in order. If one source made this claim, I think we're giving undue weight to the claim in general. Pinkadelica Say it... 14:09, 25 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I see no benefit whatsoever from what the IP has tried to insert. It certainly offers nothing in the way of information. So a biographer wrote that he might be bisexual, it then goes on to say that his friends doubted the claim. That casts doubt upon it at all. It was barely sourced, not supported and amounts to gossip. We aren't in the business of repeating gossip here and I have major issues with its inclusion. The rewording made it even worse, still with no corroboration besides the gossip of one writer. I'd suggest a consensus determine it to be unworthy of inclusion. Wildhartlivie (talk) 17:00, 25 May 2009 (UTC)

text: I agree.  One badly written comment from one vaguely cited source does not fill me with confidence, especially when it's not even stating that he was bisexual, only that someone (who?) had suggested it and Harrison's friends had denied it.     I'm also bothered by the fact that claims against dead celebrities are a dime a dozen and there are vague statements made about numerous dead actors from Rex Harrison to....  Lassie.   The fact that a claim is made does not make it relevant.     Finally, I'm especially concerned about the IP making the edit who has an IP address and editing style very similar to a banned user.  Rossrs (talk) 22:21, 25 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Normally, when it comes to the alleged sexuality of historical figures, the threshold for inclusion is WP:WELLKNOWN speculation from numerous sources. As in a few thousand or so hits on a simple google search. The Bookkeeper (of the Occult) 23:23, 25 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I've found nothing to support the claim anywhere which is why I initially removed it. I think it's safe to say that it should remain out of the article. One source that can't even be verified isn't enough. Thanks for the input guys! Pinkadelica Say it... 02:53, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

text: Seems that the source was far from definitive on this. In any case, I'd like to see more than one source for this. There is a tendency to overemphasize salacious material in articles on movie stars, and it has become a serious problem. In this instance I'm a tad more inclined to consider the allegations because this book was well received and apparently was not the usual tablod tittle-tattle tell-all biography. Still, such allegations need to be well sourced, preferably with multiple sources. The lack of citation of specific page numbers is also unacceptable.  Stetsonharry (talk) 20:26, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

text: Please provide the page number or numbers from the book in that case. Then it can be determined by consensus of editors on this page whether it is notable and reliable enough for inclusion or whether it is simply sensationalistic speculation. Wildhartlivie (talk) 20:30, 26 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Not sure we've even reached that threshold, based on the IP's description of the contents of the book. It seems inconclusive. I would not favor saying something to the effect that some friends said he "probably" was bisexual and others not. Better to leave it out completely. Stetsonharry (talk) 20:35, 26 May 2009 (UTC)

text: Aside from the fact that a simple thing like a page number is not forthcoming, it's worded very ambiguously.  "Widely believed" (by whom?) and then it was denied by some of his friends but others (who?) said he probably (so they're guessing?) was bisexual...   The book may well have been well received/well regarded, and I don't have a problem with that.  There must be numerous events related in the book that deal with Harrison's career, and our article could certainly do with some beefing up in that regard.   Why is it that the only thing drawn from the book is a vague rumour of bisexuality  when so much more could be said?  That suggests to me that the main objective is to include the rumour and the book is being cited as an excuse for inclusion, rather than a justification.  That makes me question the weighting it is given in the book - for all we know it could be one sentence.    Rossrs (talk) 21:47, 26 May 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: His autobiography may also be a good source for fleshing out this article. By the way, for what it's worth, in The Lavender Screen he is called "antigay." See page 80. Stetsonharry (talk) 13:13, 27 May 2009 (UTC)

text: There is no consensus to add this material.  Several editors have objected, so before you add this to the article again, you need to gain consensus.  Rossrs (talk) 12:59, 30 June 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Note that one IP editor with a very similar IP address has already been blocked for being a sockpuppet of a (registered) user who was blocked. I'm assuming good faith, despite my concerns, but just in case the IP is who I fear it might be it's probably worth reminding everyone that using sock puppets to evade a block will most likely result in this and other articles being protected, the original account having its block extended, and possibly a range-block to block all IPs likely to be used by the sock master. DHCP is great, but it's not magic. Cheers, TFOWRThis flag once was red 13:07, 30 June 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I expressed a similar concern regarding the similarity of the IP near the beginning of this section discussion, and I think that while maintaining an assumption of good faith, each editor is aware.  It's all very familiar.    :-)  Rossrs (talk) 13:26, 30 June 2009 (UTC)

text: I think the time to semiprotect has arrived. Stetsonharry (talk) 17:15, 30 June 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Can't argue with that. Cheers, TFOWRThis flag once was red 17:18, 30 June 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Undoubtedly. Wildhartlivie (talk) 19:46, 30 June 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I've requested temporary semi-protection for the article. If this starts up again (and I've no doubt it will), I'll request the page be locked indefinitely. We've all been quite patient and it's safe to say that every bit of good faith is gone at this point. Pinkadelica♣ 19:48, 30 June 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Good faith could have been displayed by this anon with an effort to improve this article, which is currently quite lacking in substance, but I never seriously expected that to happen.  I'm sure "the book" contains many useful facts that could benefit the article,  but obviously none as useful as the vague claim that he may or may not have been bisexual.   Patience and good faith completely gone now.  If it stays semiprotected forever, I won't mind a bit. Rossrs (talk) 09:50, 1 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: It all comes down to notability, anyway. There are sources for many claims, but that doesn't mean we should add all claims to an article. Is Rex Harrison's alleged bisexuality notable? If so, and it can be cited, then by all means add it to the article. If not, then don't. I think this is where the IP went wrong - "it can be cited, therefore must be added" isn't a correct stance. Cheers, TFOWRThis flag once was red 10:30, 1 July 2009 (UTC)

text: Consensus is already clear that the content does not belong in the article, page number or not. The only reason the page number issue was brought up is because it's quite clear you were deliberately leaving it out. If you don't have the source right in front of your face, there's no reason in the world why you should be citing. Regardless, the quacking around here is deafening. As fun as this game is for you, the rest of us who have dealt with you before don't find your years-old games of sockpuppetry and POV pushing amusing. Pinkadelica♣ 20:00, 1 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Alleged bisexuality 

message: A now banned sock puppet attempted several times to insert content about Harrison being blind in one eye. It was reverted twice for lack of sourcing and once more with unsupported speculation about his sexuality due to unsourced concerns. It wasn't taken up further because the person was banned. However, the vision content was returned today with sourcing, which is fine. However, the concern I didn't address at the time of the first additions is how that is pertinent in regard to his notability and career. It is sort of stuck in there in a bit of non-sequitur addition to the personal life section after the text about the death of his wives and the next section which details the women he married. It has no context in there. It does say that it caused difficulty with one stage appearance but has no detail whatsoever. If it was a factor in the career, it should probably be there with context, but as it is, it only seems to be a bit of an odd placement of a trivial fact that has no home. Just expressing a concern. Wildhartlivie (talk) 21:53, 28 June 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm certainly opposed to the sexuality reference. On the sight, evidently the sock took it out of IMDB, but I found a reference in Harrison's autobiography, describing how he was mostly blind in the eye since childhood. I tend to think that's a rather important, if little known, handicap, somewhat akin to Peter Falk's though not as well known. Now, I agree the placement is awkward, and I don't feel that strongly about the subject generally, so I think it would be nice to find a place for that fact if we can.Stetsonharry (talk) 00:03, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I've moved it to the "Early life" section. The chronology isn't exact, but it's as close as it can get. Pinkadelica♣ 00:10, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes, I was about to say (edit conflict) that I thought that was a very good move. Stetsonharry (talk) 00:12, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: That works for me, I mostly was commenting (now) on it was kind of sticking out like a sore thumb (eye, whatever...). Wildhartlivie (talk) 01:39, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: It did. I can understand your wariness because of the tendency of people to throw in all kinds of poorly sourced muck into articles on film actors. Stetsonharry (talk) 15:56, 29 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sight 

message: He won ... international superstardom (and a second Tony Award) for his Henry Higgins in the musical My Fair Lady, in which he appeared opposite a young Julie Andrews
* Did he really achieve "international superstardom" for his appearances in the 1956 Broadway play My Fair Lady?  I'd have said this status came only after the release of the 1964 film My Fair Lady.
He was best known for his portrayal of Professor Henry Higgins with Audrey Hepburn in the musical My Fair Lady, based on the George Bernard Shaw play Pygmalion, especially after he reprised the role in the 1964 film version, for which he won a Best Actor Oscar. The 1956 cast album set sales records at the time.
* That reads as if he and Audrey Hepburn appeared on stage in the play, and then reprised their roles for the film.  I can’t see any evidence she ever appeared on stage as Eliza Dolittle.  That was Julie Andrews, who was widely tipped to get the nod for the film version, but it went to Audrey Hepburn instead.   This text appears in a section called "In film", yet it talks about the 1956 cast album, which was about the cast of the Broadway play, which was 8 years before the film came out.
* Quite a mess, really.  --  Jack of Oz  ... speak! ...  20:33, 26 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: ''My Fair Lady'' issues

message: three dimensional. Please help me round out the first and second paragraphs in the lead with more summary of the body. Maybe someday, if we are like ten-thousand monkeys, we can add a third. Luke 19 Verse 27 (talk) 06:57, 26 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  The lead needs to be like a character, 

message: I note that Harrison did not perform in a play written by Shakespeare, as far as his filmography in wikipedia goes.  Is this correct?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stonnman (talk • contribs) 06:14, 18 July 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Shakespeare 

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