Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Charles Grippo


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The result was no consensus. (WP:NPASR). North America1000 23:43, 30 April 2015 (UTC)

Charles Grippo

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Prod that was removed-now while he does have refs it seems he is more of a local celebrity-yes Chicago is a huge city, but still does not seem to make it here. Wgolf (talk) 18:07, 7 April 2015 (UTC)

Response: Charles Grippo has had his plays produced in Chicago, Illinois, New York, and California and is not just local. Somebody doesn't have to be a celebrity to be important on the earth. Also, his publications have been used by many in the American theater community who are starting or maintaining their own theater companies. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Loganave2002 (talk • contribs)
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Response: I am in Brooklyn, New York, and I have seen Charles Grippo's plays here in NYC, so he is not simply local to Chicago, as you suggest. When I went to research his works to find more references to cite, I was struck by the number of national, reputable publications that have written about his works, as well as the books by major publishers that have cited him. The publishers Thompson Gale thought he was notable enough for a biography in their Contemporary Authors Series. Even Wikipedia thought one his plays WHEN ANGELS WEPT was notable enough to give it its own page. And Wikipedia cites him in several other articles. He is not simply local to Chicago. (I hope I am doing this correctly. I am new to Wikipedia and not sure how to add to deletion discussions. Chrislatoya (talk) 20:33, 12 April 2015 (UTC)chrislatoya.  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 03:09, 15 April 2015 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Nakon  01:07, 23 April 2015 (UTC)
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