Talk:Paul Douglas (actor)

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BetacommandBot (talk) 00:57, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Where was Paul in the 1940s?
The article states that the actor and his wife at the time lived in Budapest, Hungary, from 1942 until 1945. I highly suspect this information is erroneous. The US was already at war at this time and Hungary was on the other side. Living in Hollywood would be more reasonable. In fact, he was the last man to announce the Glenn Miller band in 1944 - I don't think Goebbels would have approved of an American propaganda broadcast within their territory. I would delete references to where he was living during this period.maclilus (talk) 21:13, 21 April 2012 (UTC)

Cause(s) of death
Was his death the result of smoking or obesity?173.72.111.239 (talk) 18:50, 24 June 2016 (UTC)Hans Wurst

Attended Yale? Really?
From the article: 'He attended Yale University and participated in dramatics as a student there.'

I see that the reference given for this statement is to the Iowa State Journal, an obituary. Why that exact paper I wonder? And not, for example, the Arizona Republic? Also, I think it's not true that he attended Yale. What would 'attended Yale' mean, anyways? I find the matter rather ambiguous whether he supposedly graduated or what? And of course, Paul Douglas made a minor dent as a professional football player, which isn't mentioned here at all though it was what he was actually doing, and that's very different indeed. He was with the first professional football team in Philadelphia history, the Yello Jackets,  who became the Philadelphia Eagles. The article here mentions that he worked originally as an 'announcer' in Philadelphia, but of course he was a sports announcer, and he was a local guy. Now, we need references, is all we need. My first attempt was this:

http://www.broadcastpioneers.com/godfreyfight.html

Note that supposedly, 'he was a Yale graduate'. This answers the question whether he graduated or not, but I question still, whether he went to Yale at all. I'll offer this:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/greenman2008/12847312043

'During the ‘30s, Douglas was one of the nation’s top sports and radio announcers.'

Fair enough, but also this: 'attended Yale'. GRUMBLE! AARGH!

DanLanglois (talk) 11:01, 29 March 2018 (UTC)