Talk:Lee Majors

Facts About His Adoption Missing
According to Biography.com, Majors didn't find out he had been adopted by relatives until his teenage years, when he found a bundle of newspaper clippings related to his parents' deaths. I also recall reading somewhere that he kept that a secret because he was afraid that his aunt and uncle wouldn't love him the same if they knew that he had discovered the truth. Is this a rumor, and therefore not included? Or is it being omitted for some other reason? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.5.235.228 (talk) 05:03, 25 May 2020 (UTC)

Terrible article

 * Though the complete biography of Majors which was recently posted was much appreciated, it needed a great deal of copyediting, some of which I have just done. It still needs a good polish and more than a few tweaks.  I'll work on it some more at another time if no one else steps up to the bat.  Sir Rhosis 19:51, 16 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Two years later, and I (and a couple other editors) are still trying to fix this article. A couple fans, God Bless 'em, for whom English seems to be a second language, continually fill this article with irrelevant asides and anecdotes about Lee's relationship with Richard Anderson, etc., etc.  Guys, a couple sentences will do.  This article is about Majors, not Anderson, not studio bosses, not about riding bikes for blind children (as noble as that may be).  We don't need long, long lists detailing his every hobby.  Again, a line or two will do.  I ask you, please, not to clutter up this article anymore.  Leave it as is, and work on editing and tightening it into an an article we can all be proud of.  Sir Rhosis (talk) 17:16, 17 August 2008 (UTC)


 * You're right. This article was filled with the most appalling, irrelevant, incomprehensible crap I've seen on Wikipedia. I've just tried to clean it up and taken loads of the junk out. How long that lasts for, who knows.79.66.117.111 (talk) 17:57, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

^^^Thank you, sir or madam. I've put the article on my watchlist and will act swiftly to keep it in good shape. I hope you will do the same. Best. Sir Rhosis (talk) 18:23, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

Birth name/adopted name
The article states that Majors was BORN Harvey Lee Yeary, Jr. Fine, no problem. Except, his father is listed as Carl Yeary. Yes, Major's parents both died soon after his birth, and he was adopted by his uncle Harvey Lee Yeary, Sr.

Is it not more likely that Harvey Lee Yeary, Jr. is Majors' ADOPTED name. You don't normally add a Jr. to the name of someone you are naming after your brother. So what is on his original 1939 fresh-from-the-maternity war birth certificate?

A guess on my part. He was named for his uncle Harvey. When he was adopted by Uncle Harvey, people informally began calling him "Junior" or "Harvey, Junior" to differentiate the two. So, perhaps, the "Jr" is not technically part of his true name. Sir Rhosis 07:55, 23 December 2006 (UTC)


 * I *think* (but am still looking for reliable sources) that you are right that he was probably named after his uncle Harvey, and people called him "Jr." (either before he was adopted, when he was simply around his uncle, to differentiate, or after he was adopted). http://www.netglimse.com/celebs/pages/lee_majors/index.shtml says his birth name was Harvey Lee Yeary II, not Jr., which would make sense if he was named after an uncle. Hananekosan (talk) 16:48, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

Brady Bunch cast?
Why is Majors categorized for the Brady Bunch? Stevie is the man! Talk • Work 04:38, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

Riding bikes and other tangents
I removed a long section which tried (I think) to detail Richard Anderson's invovlement in the 6 Mil revivial films. It went nowhere, said little about Majors except that he refused to ride a bike for blind kids in England... or something like that. Sir Rhosis 19:22, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

The Men From Shilo
Lee Majors was also Mr. Tate on the last season of the Virginian known as The Men From Shilo on NBC. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.183.215.65 (talk) 06:26, 11 November 2007 (UTC)

Still needs work and/lack of references is problematic
It's a shame that this article has been tagged as needing references for a long time and no references have ever been added. I stumbled upon this article in the course of looking into some other things and noticed this. Additionally, as has already been stated, the article could use some attention in many areas. I will do what I can to help out. I think we have to be really careful about the lack of references. Esp. in the "Health" section. Hananekosan (talk) 16:38, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

No mention of spousal abuse?
I find it shocking that there's not a single mention of his spousal abuse toward Farrah Fawcett in this article. It'd be a bit like having an article on Bobby Brown or Ike Turner without mentioning their abusive behavior. Anyone care to fix this? 68.50.224.118 (talk) 07:41, 24 November 2012 (UTC)


 * No mention on Farrah Fawcett's page either. Therefore I'm not sure it's an issue... However you can feel free to make an addition as you see fit. Ckruschke (talk) 20:28, 26 November 2012 (UTC)Ckruschke


 * Just thought I would mention that such an addition would require extremely reliable sources and cites. Sir Rhosis (talk) 02:22, 27 November 2012 (UTC)

Farrah Faucett really was a drug addict who abused majors sentimental and economically, he cared for her , as he could. When he was working out, she was entrusted to his former friend Ryan O'Neal another degenerate drug addict and then moved in together in treason, sticking all the money they could to Majors , however Lee majors always worried about his ex-wife and was eye on her as he could. The man who beat and abuse Farrah Fauccett was James Orr, lover of Farrah from 1997 to 1998 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 37.29.143.100 (talk • contribs)


 * Must say that I am leery about Talk Pages being used to advance uncited criminal allegations of any type. Will probably bring this to the attention of an Admin.  Sir Rhosis (talk) 19:08, 14 November 2015 (UTC)

Missing "Tour of Duty" role.
Majors played PVT. Thomas "Pop" Scarlett in the 1980s TV series. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Reynard61 (talk • contribs) 13:28, 18 November 2018 (UTC)

Reliable source for date of birth
Can anybody find a reliable source for his date of birth? The date I find most commonly online is April 23, 1939, but none of those come from what I'd call a reliable source. SchreiberBike &#124; ⌨ 20:30, 25 April 2022 (UTC)


 * April 23,1941 is the date in bio’s from the 1960’s and 1970’s 2603:8001:1B00:42B5:CD81:53BB:74C3:29A2 (talk) 18:09, 7 August 2023 (UTC)