Talk:The Bishop's Wife

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Regarding the denomination's name: "Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America" had fallen into disuse in all but official documents by the mid-20th Century; however, it remains its official name. "The Episcopal Church" became its official alternate name in 1967 (not 1979). Although "Episcopal Church in the United States of America" is not an official name, it is used for practical purposes to differentiate it from the Scottish Episcopal Church and others. If it clarifies things I can reword the reference.Rockhopper10r 19:45, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

Minnesota?
Frankly, after watching the film I doubt that they went to any location to shoot this thing. Virtually all the scenes that appear to be outdoors were actually made inside a studio. All the snow is fake (there is never any visible breath in all the "outdoor" scenes). It is quite possible that the scenes with the cars were shot on a "New York Street"-set on a studio lot in LA.Drow69 (talk) 13:30, 26 December 2013 (UTC)

Denomination
An editor continues to attempt to add original research about the denomination of the Bishop in this film. This has no relevance to the plot. Perhaps it could reference that the Bishop is Protestant, since that would explain to Catholics how he has a wife, but any further determination is supposition on the part of the editor. Onel5969 (talk) 16:39, 26 April 2015 (UTC)


 * I think it is safe to assume the Bishop is Episcopalian. Although other Protestant denominations have bishops and allow clergy to marry (such as Methodists and Lutherans), the boy choir tradition in American churches is mainly in Episcopal churches, being one step removed from The Church of England. In addition, when I worked briefly at St. George’s Episcopal parish in New York, I was told a similar story about their stained glass window of St. George and the Dragon to what Mrs. Hamilton suggests in the film, so I’ve always assumed the movie version was based on that. 184.103.163.170 (talk) 22:15, 17 December 2023 (UTC)

LOST APRIL - by Nat Cole?
The song as presented on YouTube.com says the song and lyrics were made by Eddy Delany, Emil Newman, and Hubert Spencer. Where did the WP editor get the info that Nat Cole wrote the lyrics? Clarification is needed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.2.202.7 (talk) 22:26, 12 December 2018 (UTC)

A Message for Our Time?
"...the film did not initially perform well at the box office. Market research showed that moviegoers avoided the film because they thought it was religious."

Then again, as with Christmas, why do people insist on bringing God into everything? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.110.75.79 (talk) 19:42, 22 December 2023 (UTC)