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I added a file (11 KB) of a proposed, fan-made poster for the 2008 Batman film, showing the Joker based on Conrad Veidt's Gwynplaine from the 1928 (1927 ?) film The Man who Laughs.
I do not know who created the picture. Feel free to use it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Veidtasjoker.jpg
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Haris Aggelopoulos
06:15, 9 July 2006 (UTC)
Well, it looks like somebody removed the reference to the Joker, so I've readded it, with citation. CatherS ( talk) 08:54, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
The Joker is not "based on Gwynplaine," only his likeness from the photo. Anyone who's actually seen the movie will know Gwynplaine is a tragic character, mutilated and unloved and constantly in tears, as far away from a supervillain as possible. There's a big difference there, and it's the mistake nearly every single one of these "this guy was the Joker" articles makes. When, again, just watching the movie would prove otherwise. Snowgrouse ( talk) 16:36, 18 March 2017 (UTC)
Connie was German born, but became a British subject. Doesn't Wikipedia protocol require that he be listed as a German born British actor? 203.184.41.226 ( talk) 08:10, 13 July 2013 (UTC)
German-born British", and I think it's possible to find wording that is less ambiguous than the current one ("
German-British", which was added by me). Thedarkknightli ( talk) 12:08, 20 July 2024 (UTC)
The article states that he both gave and loaned his fortune to the British government. One is incorrect. Which is correct? 125.237.105.102 ( talk) 04:24, 24 December 2014 (UTC)
Someone's categorised him as a Jewish emigrant from Nazi Germany, but I removed this listing as incorrect. He wasn't Jewish, even if his third wife was, and despite him having signed work forms with "Jew" as a way to get back at the Nazis, there's no proof of him ever having converted to Judaism. Snowgrouse ( talk) 16:36, 18 March 2017 (UTC)
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I feel as if more needs to be said on Veidt's sexuality and his work with Magnus Hirschfeld. It is a shame that his impact on gay history is not touched on here as much as it should be. Parameci ( talk) 15:43, 11 July 2023 (UTC)
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I added a file (11 KB) of a proposed, fan-made poster for the 2008 Batman film, showing the Joker based on Conrad Veidt's Gwynplaine from the 1928 (1927 ?) film The Man who Laughs.
I do not know who created the picture. Feel free to use it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Veidtasjoker.jpg
Unsigned entry by
Haris Aggelopoulos
06:15, 9 July 2006 (UTC)
Well, it looks like somebody removed the reference to the Joker, so I've readded it, with citation. CatherS ( talk) 08:54, 7 April 2008 (UTC)
The Joker is not "based on Gwynplaine," only his likeness from the photo. Anyone who's actually seen the movie will know Gwynplaine is a tragic character, mutilated and unloved and constantly in tears, as far away from a supervillain as possible. There's a big difference there, and it's the mistake nearly every single one of these "this guy was the Joker" articles makes. When, again, just watching the movie would prove otherwise. Snowgrouse ( talk) 16:36, 18 March 2017 (UTC)
Connie was German born, but became a British subject. Doesn't Wikipedia protocol require that he be listed as a German born British actor? 203.184.41.226 ( talk) 08:10, 13 July 2013 (UTC)
German-born British", and I think it's possible to find wording that is less ambiguous than the current one ("
German-British", which was added by me). Thedarkknightli ( talk) 12:08, 20 July 2024 (UTC)
The article states that he both gave and loaned his fortune to the British government. One is incorrect. Which is correct? 125.237.105.102 ( talk) 04:24, 24 December 2014 (UTC)
Someone's categorised him as a Jewish emigrant from Nazi Germany, but I removed this listing as incorrect. He wasn't Jewish, even if his third wife was, and despite him having signed work forms with "Jew" as a way to get back at the Nazis, there's no proof of him ever having converted to Judaism. Snowgrouse ( talk) 16:36, 18 March 2017 (UTC)
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I feel as if more needs to be said on Veidt's sexuality and his work with Magnus Hirschfeld. It is a shame that his impact on gay history is not touched on here as much as it should be. Parameci ( talk) 15:43, 11 July 2023 (UTC)