Talk:Charles Nelson Reilly

message: Is there any particular reason why the category "GLBT persons" or whatever it is for gays and lesbians isn't listed here?  It's no secret that he's gay.  I will add it unless there's some criterion for inclusion that I'm not aware of.  Moncrief 02:34, Feb 26, 2005 (UTC)
::Honestly, I thought it was just part of his television personality.  After all, just because a guy is idiosyncratic doesn't necessarily make him gay!  Also, what's with the blanket category GLBT?  I'd say a transsexual is distinctly different from a homosexual, and that one is not synonymous with the other. --M.Neko 01:23, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: GLBT persons category

message: I don't understand why including the date of Reilly's death is considered "vandalism". This article is incomplete otherwise. Segan3900 19:48, 27 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Because of problems in the past, adding a death date requires a published source as a citation. The early edits adding the date did not include a source. Jokestress 03:34, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Even with a source, death dates are problematic. As of early Monday morning, the New York Times and CNN don't agree on date of death (25th and 27th, respectively). Accordingly, I'm not changing the article until the story develops and more sources can bear out one of the two as accurate. —C.Fred (talk) 06:42, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: We note the discrepancy in cases like this rather than pick one. Generally, the AP (via CNN) is less likely to be reliable, especially when there is no byline. Jokestress 07:52, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Actually, the AP is now reporting May 25, quoting Reilly's in the New York Times obit.  CNN is still running the uncorrected AP piece on their website.  --Rrburke(talk) 13:16, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Death

message: Moving this here for discussion:
:Ironically, a direct allusion to his sexual orientation was made in an early episode of Match Game.  Reilly joked that he was an expert in maritime terminology because he "once rode the Staten Island Ferry."  An off-camera panelist (presumably Richard Dawson) blurted out, "I thought you were the Staten Island Fairy."  The comment was left in the show though many thought it was in poor taste.
Setting aside the unsourced last sentence, I don't know if this is necessary in an encyclopedia article. Thoughts? Jokestress 03:45, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Match Game quip by Dawson 

message: I have classified this article as a start for the Bio project similar to its LGBT rating. It needs more sourcing. Capitalistroadster 06:31, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Start classification

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thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:1977regularsrayburnshot.jpg

message: I would hope there is a slightly better photo, if anyone has energy please see what's available. Benjiboi 17:42, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Better lead photo? 

message: I don't know if this is worthy of inclusion, so I thought I should post it here for feedback.  There is a song by the dead milkmen entitled "Serrated Edge" CNR features prominently, even equating him with Jesus.  The lyrics are posted here: http://www.geocities.com/dmtabs/lyrics/biglizardinmybackyard.txt  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.151.235.142 (talk) 04:27, 15 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Popular References 

message: I am not sure of the provenance of this.  Reilly's experience at the Hartford Circus Fire, and subsequent lifelong refusal to sit in an audiences is properly noted.  On Match Game he sat in the upper corner because of this aversion to sitting in crowds.  He felt more comfortable there than in the front row or between people.    Randall Bart    Talk   19:24, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: The more dominant reason he sat "in the corner" was simply that the show positioned its male panelists in alternation with females, giving the males the two end positions on the upper tier, and lower tier center. That last was occupied by Richard Dawson since before CNR's debut, leaving ends of the upper tier as the only options. There could've been any number of reasons for choosing the "far end" for him; a likely one would simply be that the other seat was used for male "guests", and producers wanted such guests to have the more "prominent" location. 2601:545:8202:4EA5:ACA7:C9D4:83E7:6799 (talk) 17:53, 9 April 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  In the corner on Match Game 

message: I'm seeing a number of random sites that make the claim that he was in the 1973 Charlotte's Web, but I can't anything concrete as to what role he played.  The relationship is not currently listed on imdb's entries for any of the Charlotte's Web adaptations.  Without seeing a screenshot of the film credits, it makes me wonder if it isn't a perpetuated mistake. -Verdatum (talk) 22:25, 5 May 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Charlotte's Web 

message: In the infobox, it states "Partner(s)	Patrick Hughes III (1980–2007; his death)". Unfortunately, due to a failing of the English language, "his death" is ambiguous in this case (Both Charles and Patrick could be described by "his"). Is there a practical alternative?--173.58.199.176 (talk) 20:54, 24 November 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  "his death" ambiguity 

message: I think Mr. Reilly's work as an Opera Director is understated here. That is a major function for an individual.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:306:CF99:2080:9036:4B4:7D3:EE02 (talk) 03:55, 24 August 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Occupation 

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message: The article currently states that after surviving the Hartford Circus Fire, "... he never sat in an audience again throughout the remainder of his life. Because of the event's trauma, he rarely attended theater, stating that the large crowds reminded him of what happened that day." (Emphasis added.) Never, or rarely? --Metropolitan90 (talk) 05:53, 22 March 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rarely or never? 

message: The article goes on a bit too long about his toupee, making it sound like a loosely held secret. Reilly appeared in several productions in the 1960s without it. In fact he was bald on screen for the entire run of The Ghost and Mrs. Muir except for scenes in which his character attempted to wear a toupee and was comically foiled by the captain. It should be more clearly indicated that he affected the toupee in the late 60s and abandoned it in the 90s, but that it was never really a secret that he was bald. Canonblack (talk) 17:05, 26 August 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Reilly does not appear to be "bald" in photos from The Ghost and Mrs. Muir.  He has a receding hairline -- yes.  But that is not the same as bald or even balding.   He does not even have the typical "ring" hair of later years.  Chesspride 216.144.161.51 (talk) 19:13, 31 May 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Toupee issue