Talk:Alexander Woollcott

Review of "I'll Say She Is"
Surely Woollcott's role in the Marx Brother's making movies has been slightly overstated. Woollcott reviewed I'll Say She is in 1924 - the Marx Brother's didn't make their first movie - The Cocoanuts - until 1929. His review certainly helped relaunch the teams career, and he often claimed credit for "discovering" them afterwards. I'll rework that little section. -Harlsbottom 03:42, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

great radio hoax
I removed The Great Radio Hoax of 1935 link from the article since the article doesn't say anything about Woolcott's role in the hoax. It may be worth adding to the article. However, someone has systematically been spamming links about a "walking tour" throughout Algonquin-related articles and I've been cleaning those up along with other excess links. 67.117.130.181 03:15, 6 December 2006 (UTC)


 * Please don't remove so many links. -Will Beback · † · 23:16, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

Shubert Theatres
I removed the below sentence. I have not come across this info, and there is no reference cited. And they can't spell Shubert either.

As a result he sued the Schubert theater organization for violation of the New York Civil Rights Act, but lost in the state's highest court in 1916 on the ground that only discrimination on the basis of race, creed, or color was unlawful.

Anyone agree? --K72ndst 03:06, 29 January 2007 (UTC)


 * I agree with the reomvel of this unsourced information. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Will Beback (talk • contribs) 04:11, 29 January 2007 (UTC).

Algonquin Round Table proposal at WikiProject Council/Proposals, please vote!

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Wow, a project of depth, thought and lasting impact! Most cool, I'm in! Chris 06:09, 8 September 2007 (UTC)
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Related to Woollcott
To the great nephew or great niece of Woollcott's who posted on 27 Aug 2009: please contact me. I lead walking tours at the Algonquin Hotel. Thanks! -- K72ndst (talk) 23:30, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

A minor comment: Just wanted to mention that if anyone is interested, Alfred Hitchcock references 'While Rome Burns' as where he got the idea for the film The Lady Vanishes (1938). He says this as part of his introduction to episode 'Into Thin Air' (S01E05) of Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV series 1955-62. I wasn't sure where to, or if I should, add this comment on the main page.

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Quotations section
It is only *your* opinion that it is too long or whatever. I had nothing at all to do with putting it in, but I think it's fine just as it is. A.W. was a noted character and wit whom I've read about for 60 years now in various sources. Most of them *describe* A.W. and *mention* his tenchant wit, but do *not* give many examples of it. So what's wrong with having a number of them here? In the article about Ted Williams the baseball player, for instance, there are many examples (numbers) illustrating his hitting skills. Why shouldn't it be the same here? Hayford Peirce (talk) 18:10, 28 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Because this isn't the place for a compilation of quotes; that's what Wikiquote is for. Nikkimaria (talk) 23:25, 28 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Okay, you win. No wonder Larry Sanger left WP to start a better one. Too bad it didn't work out, however. Hayford Peirce (talk) 01:22, 29 June 2020 (UTC)

Mumps does not cause impotence
This is a common misconception. Mumps in adolescence may cause infertility, not impotence. The article should be changed to reflect this. 2603:6081:7C40:3F:A8A7:8BF0:5A8B:EF3B (talk) 15:31, 6 December 2023 (UTC)

William Woollcott Marx
William Woollcott Marx was not named after my great uncle Aleck, but after Aleck’s brother, my grandfather, William Warren Woollcott. Billy Woollcott was not a media personality, he worked for his father in law, but he was generally beloved (unlike his brother, his charm was not paradoxical.) Harpo would visit Billy when his tours passed through Baltimore. 73.149.63.96 (talk) 20:38, 11 June 2024 (UTC)