Talk:Lillian Eichler Watson

Concerns
Hey, @Aeichler1! This is such an interesting person! I've got some concerns about sourcing which I'd like to address. None of the blogs count as reliable sources, so we're going to need to replace them with one of the reliable sources or some other RS for the content sourced to any of them. As this is a family member of yours, you're likely to know exactly where we can find certain information. When you've had a chance to see which sources I've tagged, come back in here and we can discuss. valereee (talk) 13:10, 3 February 2022 (UTC)

Eichler-Watson vs. Eichler Watson
Do we know which is correct? valereee (talk) 18:46, 3 February 2022 (UTC) Eichler Watson — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aeichler1 (talk • contribs) 03:54, 21 February 2022 (UTC)


 * I'm accepting this as correct simply because this seems to be a family member and we have no source that seems to confirm the opposite. valereee (talk) 16:55, 14 May 2022 (UTC)

Early life
Eichler-Watson was born in the East Harlem section of New York on April 3, 1902, to Hungarian immigrants Ignatz Eichler (1862–1935) and Sally Pincus Eichler (1879–1938). She had a brother, Alfred, seven years younger. Ignatz made hand-rolled cigars and the family lived over his factory and store.

When she was 18, she didn't have enough money to go to college, so she attended night school, and through a family friend, obtained a job interview with the Manhattan advertising agency Ruthrauff & Ryan in 1919. She was told that they didn't hire women or Jews, but after looking at her portfolio, offered her a job as a copywriter.

Personal life
Eichler married Tobias F. Watson in 1928 and had two children. In 1941, she and Watson built a 20-room Tudor-styled house in Jackson Heights, Queens, across the street from the hospital he had founded, Physicians Hospital. The house later changed hands several tiimes and was declared a landmark, but was finally demolished by New York City in 2011 after unsuccessful efforts to save it. Eichler-Watson died in a Los Angeles nursing home on June 25, 1979 at age 77.

Eichler-Watson was a first cousin of mid-century modern home developer Joseph Eichler and aunt of theatrical producer and talent manager Alan Eichler.

valereee (talk) 18:35, 7 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi @valereee: I promoted the DYK nomination, but am not able to find the source for the exact date of birth (realized this after promoting). This should be reliable enough for 1902, but not 'April 3, 1902'. This shows 1901. – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 13:54, 15 March 2022 (UTC)