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User:Michael stephens has changed the name of Sir Robert's first wife to "Simmons", without citation. The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, a top resource, and IMDB both have "Simmonds". I have added a {{fact}} request to the change. -- Old Moonraker 19:27, 25 April 2007 (UTC)
Good day to you,
On the Robert Stephens discussion page you have left a note querying user Michael Stephens's spelling of Nora Ann Simmons and citing the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography and IMDB who both spell it as Simmonds. For my own part I assume that someone on IMDB has merely reproduced the spelling in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography incorrect spelling. It may be that IMDB was consulted first by the researchers of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, can stranger things have happened? Do electronic or hard copy reference works carry equal weight? An oft repeated mistake is still a mistake.
User Michael Stephens and his mother Nora Ann Simmons are both known to me personally. Michael also has another relative on the pages of Wikipedia. The late James Simmons, Northern Ireland poet, is the brother of Nora Ann and the uncle of Michael. His name is well documented on his Wikipedia entry.
There is in existence this book - Knight Errant: Memoirs of a Vagabond Actor by Robert Stephens and Michael Coveney. I remember the book being serialised in one of the UK Sunday papers and I also remember that early on there is a reference to the great man's first wife - Nora Ann Simmons.
I will hunt out this book: there may be a copy in my local library. Will that do if you are unconvinced by the James Simmons argument?
Porthugh 23:03, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
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Illustrated extract from Knight Errant here. It may be subject to automatic bot delete, in which case I'll have to transfer the image to this page. -- Old Moonraker 17:58, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
As it says in the project page: "red links help Wikipedia grow". Esme Church seems notable enough for an article so I've left it here, in hope. -- Old Moonraker ( talk) 21:31, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
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User:Michael stephens has changed the name of Sir Robert's first wife to "Simmons", without citation. The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, a top resource, and IMDB both have "Simmonds". I have added a {{fact}} request to the change. -- Old Moonraker 19:27, 25 April 2007 (UTC)
Good day to you,
On the Robert Stephens discussion page you have left a note querying user Michael Stephens's spelling of Nora Ann Simmons and citing the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography and IMDB who both spell it as Simmonds. For my own part I assume that someone on IMDB has merely reproduced the spelling in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography incorrect spelling. It may be that IMDB was consulted first by the researchers of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, can stranger things have happened? Do electronic or hard copy reference works carry equal weight? An oft repeated mistake is still a mistake.
User Michael Stephens and his mother Nora Ann Simmons are both known to me personally. Michael also has another relative on the pages of Wikipedia. The late James Simmons, Northern Ireland poet, is the brother of Nora Ann and the uncle of Michael. His name is well documented on his Wikipedia entry.
There is in existence this book - Knight Errant: Memoirs of a Vagabond Actor by Robert Stephens and Michael Coveney. I remember the book being serialised in one of the UK Sunday papers and I also remember that early on there is a reference to the great man's first wife - Nora Ann Simmons.
I will hunt out this book: there may be a copy in my local library. Will that do if you are unconvinced by the James Simmons argument?
Porthugh 23:03, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
Old Moonraker:
Illustrated extract from Knight Errant here. It may be subject to automatic bot delete, in which case I'll have to transfer the image to this page. -- Old Moonraker 17:58, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
As it says in the project page: "red links help Wikipedia grow". Esme Church seems notable enough for an article so I've left it here, in hope. -- Old Moonraker ( talk) 21:31, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
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