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"born 1983 or 1984"[edit]

This should be improved, obviously. --95.34.0.131 (talk) 07:56, 19 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Born in 1982[edit]

Her published age has been a bit inconsistent. Several sources in 2011 said she was 27, indicating she was born in 1983 [1][2][3][4], while several published this year say she is 29, or born in 1982. [5] [6] [7] (With The Washington Post inconsistently stating she was 27 in 2011 and 29 this year.) Obviously they both can't be right. Given that she graduated from high school in 2000 [8] 1982 seems more likely.--Shivertimbers433 (talk) 20:12, 30 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Numerous sources report she was a 17 year old freshman in college [9][10] The New York Times states clearly that she was 27 this time in 2011 making her 28 in 2012. She was valedictorian in college. I'm guessing she graduated a year early from high school. That's why she was a 17 year old freshman. Almost all sources list her as being born in 1983 except IMDB. I trust the New York Times. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Finalfantasyairplane (talk • contribs) 17:46, 31 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I gave numerous reliable sources that state she is currently 29, so no, "Almost all sources" definitely do not list her being born in 1983. Her birthday is in August so depending on when their academic year begins she could have been born in 1982 and been a 17 year old freshman. Also doing a public records search for her gives her DOB as 8-7-1982. [11] --Shivertimbers433 (talk) 20:00, 31 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]
What numerous sites did you give? Almost all of those are from after the IMDB page listed her age as 29, which I believe is incorrect. I cite here The New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/26/magazine/how-to-succeed-in-hollywood-despite-being-beautiful.html), W Magazine http://www.wmagazine.com/celebrities/2011/04/actress_brit_marling,
The IMDB page, which is not a verifiable source has said she is 29 and so media outlets are now using that. Usually they check a license or passport. I trust the New York Times.
And no, she cannot be a 17 year old freshman in the Spring of 2001 and still be born in 1982. I see repeated references to the 17 year old freshman comment. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Finalfantasyairplane (talk • contribs) 20:22, 7 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
In the links I posted right above my previous post. Elle and the Washington Post are also reliable sources, and both state she is currently 29. Another interview with her states, "During an interview with me, Marling, 29..." If I recall correctly IMDB has only had a birthdate for her for about a month, and two of those sources were published more than a month ago; also claiming that they use IMDB as a source is purely speculative. Also neither of your sources for her being a 17 year old freshman give a timeframe, academic years can start as early as June or July.--Shivertimbers433 (talk) 10:06, 8 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
You are right that academic years can start in the summer. However the references I make are about her meeting Mike Cahill, which was in the Spring of 2001, where he describes her as a 17-year old freshman. I also discussed with a writer who says that her age is being confused because of her graduating year from high school. However, she did graduate from college in 2005, which more closely matches 1983. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Finalfantasyairplane (talk • contribs) 17:01, 4 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I changed it to both years in the article for now. But more importantly is there actually any proper source verifying the day of birth (Aug 7) or was that simply taken from the IMDB (not being an acceptable source for biographic information)?--Kmhkmh (talk) 23:55, 17 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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issue with reference #8[edit]

the article referenced in number 8 has a spelling error in the title ("Otherwordly") that is triggering Wikipedia:Typo Team/moss to mark it as incorrect. Unable to add the [sic] tag since it's incompatible with the citation style. Any ideas on how to fix this? I'm not sure. Cinnamingirl (talk) 05:35, 29 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Incorrect photo description?[edit]

Why does the description of the photo say "Morgan Marling", the name of her sister? Should that be corrected? DevilsPepper (talk) 01:59, 5 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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