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The given birth year (1942) conflicts with the birth date in the info box. Can someone clarify and fix please? Thanks! -- Tav ( talk) 02:35, 1 June 2008 (UTC) reply

The liner notes for the Out of Different Bags/Spice Of Life set from 2000 state that her birth name was Marlene Bradshaw. Can we get confirmation of the birth name listed on the article? Ecls ( talk) 21:22, 12 January 2009 (UTC) reply

imdb has birth year as 1939. ? AMCKen ( talk) 20:39, 20 January 2024 (UTC) reply

even People magazine listed the same TheGreatestLuvofAll ( chat with me ) 20:07, 23 January 2024 (UTC) reply

I believe this article has sufficient citations. What is the purpose of the arbitrary banner that defaces the page of this well known person? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Xamalek ( talk • contribs) 18:45, 20 January 2024 (UTC) reply