Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Fred Ball


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The result was   keep.

Fred Ball

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Likely non-notable. Could not find any sources that prove notability, and many of the g-hits were of namesakes. Two references given, one from IMDB, another a very short profile. Article itself does not give evidence for notability.  Samuel  Tan  09:16, 9 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Actors and actresses-related deletion discussions.   --  Fabrictramp  |  talk to me  20:02, 10 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep. Sure, his notability may be a side-effect of his very famous sister, but it is real nonetheless.  The article already has two sources, and lots more are available; there are many biographies of Lucille Ball and they contain much usable information about him.  For instance, this source is a brief profile of him in a published book, and there are lots more hits on Google Books that can be used.  Mango juice talk 13:59, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Weak keep - between the book mention and the obituaries, just about enough coverage. PhilKnight (talk) 15:18, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment. (I did initial cleanup.) The stub is poorly written, based on the IMDb filmography. Fred Ball was more important as a studio exec., director, and band manager than as an actor. There are additional sources that flesh this out. However, everything is in Lucille Ball's shadow. Border line. • Gene93k (talk) 15:33, 17 July 2008 (UTC)


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