Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Arthur Lessac


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The result was   keep, nomination withdrawn. —David Eppstein (talk) 03:23, 26 July 2008 (UTC)

Arthur Lessac

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unremarkable person. I can't find anything particularly notable about the books, no mention of exactly what he "taught" at his various institutes and the fact that the "new software for text-to-voice technology" based on his work is being developed by a company with his name in the title implies a vanity project and means it's impossible to judge exactly how worthwhile said software is. Ironholds 01:34, 26 July 2008 (UTC) AfD Withdrawn: further edits and other users contributions show that he is indeed notable. My apologies to y'all for wasting your time. Ironho</b><b style="color:#696969">ld</b><b style="color:#000">s</b> 03:08, 26 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep. He is a notable voice instructor. See The New York Times for several articles mentioning him, some behind a paywall:
 * New Ways of Correcting Stuttering; Field for Research
 * Arthur--Lessac, director of and Speech Institute of NewYork City, amplifies this information in. -- a communication to this department. ...April 8, 1956
 * FROM VIENNA AND TO A REUNION IN NEW YORK; Notes on the Refugee ...
 * Arthur Lessac, voice trainer for the Group, dropped in to act as inter preter. He need not have come out that stormy afternoon, for better, clear et English ...March 10, 1940
 * COMEDY BY KANIN SHIFTS PRODUCERS; Hillard Elkins and Al Goldin to ...
 * Hired by Center Repertory Arthur Lessac has been op-, pointed instructor of voice,' speech and diction for-the training program of the Lincoln Center . ...July 27, 1962
 * LINCOLN THEATER BEGINS REPERTORY; ' After the Fall' by Miller ...
 * A capacity,audience of 1158 persons saw "After the Fall," Arthur Miller's first play in ... the dancer, and diction and voice projection from Arthur Lessac. ...January 24, 1964 -- Eastmain (talk) 02:05, 26 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment. An article in American Theatre magazine at http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-53567284.html says: "Arthur Lessac is widely acknowledged to be one of the nation's three or four most important figures in modern voice training. The trainer created the famed Lessac technique..." --Eastmain (talk) 02:15, 26 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Weak Keep The subject is of marginal notability and the article needs a good rewrite. But nonetheless, this passes WP:RS. Ecoleetage (talk) 02:41, 26 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Academics and educators-related deletion discussions.   —David Eppstein (talk) 03:22, 26 July 2008 (UTC)


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