Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/J. Marshall Craig


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The result was   delete. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:59, 16 July 2012 (UTC)

J. Marshall Craig

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This subject fails WP:GNG as well as WP:MUSICBIO and WP:AUTHOR. There's some coverage as far as listings and adverts — even on the NY times — but it's far from substantial. There's very little as far as biographical content that seems to be verifiable. For example, the most in-depth review I could find of a book he co-authored ("with" not "and" the subject) does not mention him at all. It's unclear what this subject's contributions and claim to notability are; he doesn't seem to WP:INHERIT anything, and he doesn't seem very well covered either. JFHJr (㊟) 09:27, 8 July 2012 (UTC)


 * I can't find anything notable about him. No substantial coverage. Even IMDB, uusally generous in their coverage of somewhat important people and events, has scant info on him and his projects. From what I could gather, this guy functioned as a roadie of some kind. Perhaps a hanger-on, who takes credit for writing the Animal's "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" though the fact is it was penned by Bennie Benjamin. One of the reasons the guy is in the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and "J Marshall Craig"...er...shouldn't have an article on WP due to not fulfilling WP:GNG.Jimsteele9999 (talk) 00:56, 9 July 2012 (UTC)
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 * Delete - there are several verifiably wrong attributions in the article, such as falsely claiming co-authorship of Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood. Bearian (talk) 19:43, 10 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Delete The one and only reference I could find about him in a search implies that he is primarily a ghostwriter . That's also the implication of the title DON'T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD, By Eric Burdon with J. Marshall Craig. The rest of the claims in the article can charitably be described as unverified. --MelanieN (talk) 21:08, 15 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: It appears that he is claiming coauthorship of Burdon's autobiography, not of the song - although the article doesn't make that clear. To evaluate the degree to which he is "coauthor", see this link for how his name appears on the book's cover. You may need a magnifying glass. --MelanieN (talk) 21:16, 15 July 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete-See my comments above regarding lack of anything notable he's written, and I only found an interview on Youtube, along with some blog postings. The claim to fame regarding having a hand writing the hit song seems dubious, and although some search results pointed in the direction he helped write the memoirs for the Animals, still doesn't clear GNG.Jimsteele9999 (talk) 23:13, 15 July 2012 (UTC)
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