Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Florence Foley


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The result was no consensus.  Sandstein  11:00, 30 December 2021 (UTC)

Florence Foley

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Fails WP:NACTOR. Appeared in 15 shorts, none of which have an article; this doesn't constitute notable performances or a prolific contribution. Only adult appearance seems to be a 1-2 week run in a play in a small theater in the 1930s. I also find next to zero coverage. Star Garnet (talk) 01:49, 8 December 2021 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, ✗  plicit  03:10, 15 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions.  Spiderone (Talk to Spider) 09:15, 8 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Women-related deletion discussions.  Spiderone (Talk to Spider) 09:15, 8 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Comment: I've added a couple of mentions of her stage career. Italian Wiki has an article on her but it seems sourced only to imdb. Pam  D  14:50, 8 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Comment One of the films she stared in, A Tale of Two Cities (1911 film), does have an article. Her entire filmography has articles in Italian but they all seem to be sourced to solely imdb Helloimahumanbeing (talk) 16:28, 9 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep. seems to have had major roles. Sources in this area is generally difficult, as the industry was not taken seriously by most news sources of the period. This is in the acceptable range for the subject.  DGG ( talk ) 07:14, 19 December 2021 (UTC)
 * That would require the films to be notable. In A Tale of Two Cities, she has about 30 seconds of screen time, about five of which she's walking away from the camera, and the rest she lies limp in her parents' arms. That certainly doesn't qualify. She had significant screentime role in Playmates, moderate screentime in In Northern Forests and The Diver, and the rest of her filmography doesn't seem to be available online (and the three mentioned were extremely simple roles, even for a child actor of the time). I don't see indications that any of those, or the 11 shorts not mentioned, are WP:NFILM-worthy. Star Garnet (talk) 08:12, 19 December 2021 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus. Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Missvain (talk) 00:31, 23 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Delete The standard is not significant roles, but significant roles in notable productions, and we do not seem to have any roles that were significant in notable productions.John Pack Lambert (talk) 14:29, 20 December 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep Seems like an interesting bit of film history to me, backed up by three good sources from the time period. Ficaia (talk) 00:43, 28 December 2021 (UTC)
 * WP:INTERESTING, WP:TRIVIAL coverage of non-notable roles. A better-grounded argument is of course welcome. Star Garnet (talk) 01:24, 28 December 2021 (UTC)
 * I think the subject is at least somewhat notable, as a very early child actress. She appeared in at least one movie which has a wiki article, mentioned above, albeit in a small role. She also appeared alongside this famous dog [1]. A little piece of history from the early days of film, worth preserving imo. Ficaia (talk) 02:10, 28 December 2021 (UTC)


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