Talk:Mary Cecelia Allen

Need birth date
She attended "Williamsburg High School" (Massachusetts), just north of Northampton, MA, and is listed in The Tattler (1971). -- Valjean (talk) (PING me) 01:24, 19 March 2023 (UTC)

She met author William L. Shirer "when he was 82 and she 26". Shirer was born in 1904, so was 82 in about 1986. That would mean she was born about 1960. That also means she was 16 when she graduated from the U of MA in 1976. That doesn't seem right. We need better confirmation. -- Valjean (talk) (PING me) 01:34, 19 March 2023 (UTC)

The CNN article we use says this: "back in 1953, when I was an infant". The article opens with her three years old. That gives a birthdate of about 1950, which would also fit better with her graduation from the U of MA at about 26, but being in high school when she was about 21. She was in the 1971 Tattler. -- Valjean (talk) (PING me) 03:08, 19 March 2023 (UTC)