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Lead section[edit]

Something's wrong with the lead. I gave out reasons to tag the lead section. Cleanup is needed. Maybe condense by eliminating unnecessary, trivial details and uncited allegations? --George Ho (talk) 00:36, 21 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I've given it a go. Gareth E Kegg (talk) 01:57, 21 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I found out that someone changed the lede in December 2013. At least it's cleaned up with revised writing. --George Ho (talk) 02:58, 21 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Ledes can be uncited was what I was told. Such a hugely famous performer is not ok with a tiny lede. This needs to be discussed because it appears there is a ownership issue with this article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.20.189.147 (talk) 06:09, 4 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Why rewriting the whole lead? Are you saying that the current lead balances weight more than the previous lead? --George Ho (talk) 08:05, 13 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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For future generations, there should be a last name pronunciation. It isn't pronounced as it looks. It is Li'-ber ach"-ee. That is liber as in liberty, and ach-ee as similar to the American Indian tribe name Apache but with a short 'a' sound like when the doctor tells you to say 'ahh". Also like Ahh-Cheeze. -- Steve -- (talk) 04:12, 1 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Piano[edit]

Under Early Career - 4th paragraph there is a reference to a winter storm destroying pianos and the date is February 2015. Is that correct or should it be an earlier date?96.241.62.253 (talk) 14:49, 23 February 2015 (UTC)Renee Woodard[reply]

The content is correct, just badly placed and actually trivia. I've removed it. Thank you for alerting us to it. -- WV ● ✉ ✓ 15:38, 23 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

child prodigy[edit]

He's not listed as a child prodigy in the list of music child prodigies — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.10.85.185 (talk) 07:37, 26 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Pronunciation of his name[edit]

Since it wouldn't be immediately apparent to everybody, I strongly suggest that the pronunciation of his stage name - perhaps even his whole name? - be given in IPA and English phonetics (Libber-AH-chay), so that people aren't tempted to make it rhyme with 'in your face'! I see that in several other language versions of the article the IPA pronunciation is given.213.127.210.95 (talk) 16:02, 2 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

He didn't say "Liber-ah-chay", but "Liber-ah-chee". Incorrect in Italian, but Liberace was from Wisconsin.64.231.8.210 (talk) 19:50, 19 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

"Religion" section[edit]

The article has several well-referenced mentions of Liberace's Roman Catholic faith...and a one-sentence section saying he's an early Lavey Satanist. Can we have some consistency please?64.231.8.210 (talk) 19:53, 19 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah I'm confused about that too. I think the Satanist part was a joke from whoever put it on there. TimeLord15 (talk) 11:39, 25 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Nevermind. I found a bunch of other websites thst said that too. TimeLord15 (talk) 11:41, 25 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

L with stroke (ł) in Władziu needs a citation[edit]

The use of the L with stroke (ł) in Władziu needs citations from English sources. This letter is highly unusual in the U.S. and I can't find it used anywhere in books before the Wikipedia era. — AjaxSmack 00:59, 9 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

That is a Polish name and is how it is spelled. Well, kind of, considering that Władziu is a diminutive form of Władysław. I honestly doubt that his parents named him Władziu at birth13Sundin (talk) 00:17, 1 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Two siblings?[edit]

The article states he had "two siblings, a brother George, a violinist and sister Dora". The photo of his tomb clearly refers to brother George and wife Dora. It is unlikely that the brother marries a woman with the same name as his sister. Therefore it is more likely that Liberace had one sibling and a step-sister.203.80.61.102 (talk) 20:13, 12 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Strongly suggest removal[edit]

The following sentence:

"His New York City performance at Madison Square Garden in 1954, which earned him a record $138,000 (equivalent to $1,260,000 in 2017) for one performance, was more successful than the great triumph his idol Paderewski had made 20 years earlier.[22]"

ought to be removed, because it completely fails to say what it is talking about.

If the "great triumph" of Paderewski 20 years earlier is worth mentioning at all, then PLEASE just add a couple of words so that it makes sense.

Including a reference like [22] is no substitute for actually saying what you are talking about. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1700:E1C0:F340:F897:CBBF:8F17:8F03 (talk) 07:28, 10 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

"Return to the classics" sample[edit]

I think a paragraph about the relatively famous clip of him introducing "chopsticks" on the Liberace show (iirc) should be added, perhaps under legacy. - - 185.238.219.74 (talk) 04:42, 13 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]