Talk:Patrick Dennis

Typical
Again, we find typical Wikipedia assertions that a person was not heterosexual. Yet, there is no proof and the person himself made no admission or statement regarding this topic. "On December 30, 1948, Dennis married Louise Stickney, with whom he had two children. Throughout his life, he struggled with his bisexuality, at one point becoming a well-known participant in Greenwich Village's gay scene." Sentences like these abound throughout Wikipedia. If challenged, the challenger is made out to be criminally wrong.Lestrade (talk) 22:31, 20 November 2008 (UTC)Lestrade


 * I'd have removed it if I hadn't found sourcing here.. The entire article is certainly troublesome because it lacks inline cites and contains only one reference, "Uncle Mame." Stetsonharry (talk) 06:19, 26 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Here are some more sources that may help, you, Stetsonharry ---


 * The Advocate, 21 November 2000, "Remember his Mame" - a one-page book review that includes some personal information on Tanner, mentioning how Tanner submitted to shock therapy, while institutionalized, in an attempt to reconcile his love for his family and his burgeoning attraction to men:
 * http://books.google.com/books?id=62MEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA112&dq=Uncle+Mame&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Qk-2UoaXLrOmsQSO4YCoDg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Uncle%20Mame&f=false


 * Out, October 2000, "Uncle Mame" - an article about Tanner's life post Auntie Mame, both at home and his NYC social life:
 * http://books.google.com/books?id=1WIEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA72&dq=Uncle+Mame&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Qk-2UoaXLrOmsQSO4YCoDg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Uncle%20Mame&f=false


 * Preview version of the play, "Auntie Mame", by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee:
 * http://books.google.com/books?id=Zq3jAdfWUQYC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Uncle+Mame&hl=en&sa=X&ei=g2e2Uv3uJ5WksQSuuIDYAw&ved=0CCwQ6AEwADgK#v=onepage&q=Uncle%20Mame&f=false


 * Broken link - "Illinois, Cook County Birth Certificates, 1878-1922, Name: Edward Everett Tanner". There's no image of the certificate currently available. Unfortunately, the availability of images on this site can change over time as agreements with the supplying agencies change, access to some data is limited only to Church members, or the data is shuffled as the site evolves. This is a link to a truncated transcript of the data: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N773-FYW


 * Thank you for your time, Wordreader (talk) 04:50, 22 December 2013 (UTC)

Ray Kroc is not the "founder" of McDonald's
Ray Kroc was a blender salesman who flew across the country to investigate why McDonald's restaurant was buying so many blenders. He liked the company, so he bought the right to franchise it. McDonald's existed well before Ray Kroc ever heard of it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.100.129.69 (talk) 19:53, 2 August 2010 (UTC)


 * The commenter above, 76.100.129.69, is correct as other Wikipedia articles attest.


 * Ray Kroc = "Raymond Albert "Ray" Kroc (October 5, 1902 – January 14, 1984) was an American businessman. He joined McDonald's in 1954 and built it into the most successful fast food operation in the world."


 * List of ambulance drivers during World War I = "Ray Kroc - American entrepreneur of McDonald's Corporation fame, he trained to become an ambulance driver, though the war ended before he saw action."


 * Thank you, Wordreader (talk) 01:15, 4 February 2013 (UTC)

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Patrick Dennis vs Edward Everett Tanner
I don't have a dog in this fight one way or the other, but I thought that usual Wiki protocol would have had the article refer to him by his real name?

I know his creative work is clearly known under pseudonyms, but there are also other aspects of his life discussed in the article....? 2603:8001:2A00:7428:E990:167A:CBE9:C6FD (talk) 04:05, 19 July 2022 (UTC)


 * I agree, and will rewrite the article thus. Jhlechner (talk) 16:42, 23 May 2023 (UTC)