Talk:Sidney Olcott

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Poorly written biography section
The Biography section of this article seems to go pretty far against impartiality rules; having a sort of 'narrative tone' as if written by Olcott's publicist. Some examples to clear up my point:

"...he became one of the first great directors of the motion picture business."

"...were able to lure the increasingly successful Sidney Olcott away from Biograph. "

"...In 1910 Sidney Olcott demonstrated his creative thinking when he made Kalem Studios..."

"Despite making the studio owners very rich men, they refused to increase his salary beyond the $150 a week he was then earning."

"The Kalem Company never recovered from the mistake of losing Olcott..."

The section is also just poorly written at points. Example:

"Of Irish ancestry, and knowing that in America there was a huge built-in Irish audience, Olcott went to Ireland where he made a film called A Lad from Old Ireland."

Not to mention that throughout the entirety of the, relatively heavily detailed, ~9 paragraph section, there is only one source cited - Olcott's resting place.

I feel that this should be edited down significantly, removing claims that can't be qualified and fixing the tone.

Aun7010 (talk) 13:58, 30 November 2021 (UTC)