Talk:Dawn French/Archive 1

Live 8

 * In 2005, Bob Geldoff invited people to leave the Live 8 concert in London immediately prior to French's introduction of Mariah Carey.

I have no idea what this means. Was it a joke? Was he having a dig at French? At Carey? Was it a mistake? Is it even true? It's too loaded a remark to leave in without any explanation. sjorford &rarr;&bull;&larr; 12:52, 11 August 2005 (UTC)


 * Ah, I think I've found it now - people had to leave to catch their trains home. It's irrelevant to this article, then. sjorford  #£@%&$?!  10:39, 9 September 2005 (UTC)

Declining the OBE
Why? Soo 00:20, 17 March 2006 (UTC)

Caistor Grammar School
Lists Dawn as a notable former student, but not mentioned in the article. Was she? Bedders 14:40, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

Free photo
I contacted her agent Maureen Vincent for verification of facts and free photo. --Zureks 07:56, 13 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Another request for these image sent out. --Zureks 19:03, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Permission granted! I got the images from http://www.oxford.anglican.org --Zureks 20:38, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks, we've been wanting a picture for ages for the article. Eagle Owl 17:04, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

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Greenpeace
I'm pretty certain that in the very early 1990s or late 1980s, Dawn French took part in an education/propaganda video for Greenpeace. She narrated a claymation earth (and had part of her face superimposed on it) as it morphed through various guises being deforested and polluted. I don't know if this has any relevance for the article ... I just stopped here as I am looking to see if the video is still available anywhere and google pointed me here. --Candy (talk) 17:12, 13 September 2008 (UTC)

How can she be English if born in Wales?
How can Dawn be an 'English' actress when she was born in Wales?? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.222.146.162 (talk) 06:39, 1 February 2014 (UTC)


 * It's not like the case where anyone born in the USA is an American citizen whether they like it or not. Wales, England, Scotland and Northern Ireland are not sovereign nations.  Citizens of the United Kingdom decide for themselves whether they're to be regarded as British or English or Scottish or Welsh or Irish or some combination thereof.  It has very little to do with where one happens to be born.  Her Mum might have been on a day trip to Bangor for all we know.


 * I've altered your header "Dawn", btw, as everything on this page is by definition about Dawn French, so "Dawn" tells us precisely nothing about the subject of this thread. --   Jack of Oz   [pleasantries]  07:02, 1 February 2014 (UTC)


 * So who decided she was English? I don't see a source there. Also, UK citizens don't get to decide if they're British or not – they just are, otherwise they're not citizens of the UK. The English / Scottish / Welsh / Northern Irish aspect is entirely arbitrary and should be sourced on British BLPs, or just left as 'British'. Bretonbanquet (talk) 17:51, 14 June 2014 (UTC)

Marriage break up
No reason given. Why?Fletcherbrian (talk) 11:44, 19 April 2015 (UTC)


 * Is it on the public record? Have you searched for it?  --   Jack of Oz   [pleasantries]  12:22, 19 April 2015 (UTC)

Yes I've looked. General comments like she could not tolerate Lenny's infidelity, but nothing specific.Fletcherbrian (talk) 16:13, 20 April 2015 (UTC)

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Her father 'committed suicide'
I think the language around suicide is now 'died by suicide' rather than 'committed suicide'. 77.103.9.135 (talk) 22:38, 27 October 2022 (UTC)

Impossible!
Under advertising it says "She later reprised the role for the 2022 M&S Christmas Advert" she can't of done as Christmas 2022 has not happened yet! 51.9.249.245 (talk) 13:46, 3 November 2022 (UTC)

Welsh?
Why is welsh down as nationality? Jord656 (talk) 21:35, 29 July 2023 (UTC)

Dawn French
Is actually a Welsh actress, not English. She was born in Holyhead, Anglesey, North Wales. 2A02:C7C:2D17:EC00:E1C7:2707:65B1:F0C7 (talk) 18:29, 11 October 2023 (UTC)


 * The article does not say English, it says British, which encompasses both England and Wales. Helper201 (talk) 19:24, 11 October 2023 (UTC)


 * It says British now, because I restored it a few minutes ago. Neither English nor Welsh really cover it, as she was born in Wales to English parents. Both English and Welsh can be questioned; British cannot. Bretonbanquet (talk) 19:32, 11 October 2023 (UTC)