Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Eleanore Whitney

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The result was keep. Sandstein 21:58, 19 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Eleanore Whitney

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The article lacks anything approaching a reliable source, and a search did not produce any. Wikipedia is not meant to be IMDb and contain a comprehensive list of everyone in Hollywood films John Pack Lambert (talk) 15:48, 12 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep. Articles for people whose acting career consists exclusively of unnamed or otherwise minor rolls is usually all but a foregone conclusion. But here, I don't think it's the right one. Although her film career was meager, her vaudeville career was not, and resulted in quite a bit of contemporary coverage as well as inclusion in more modern retrospectives of the period. This book confirms her career began as a protege of Bill Robinson, and offers a claim to a world-record tap dancing performance in 1937. From a period source, Billboard offered a not-altogether-positive review of Whitney's routine at the Loew's State Theatre in 1942. There are suggestions that she received contemporary reviews and more modern biographical attention in other sources as well, but not immediately available online. Still, I think it's fairly clear that there is enough material to build a credible article. Squeamish Ossifrage (talk) 16:32, 12 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - Per Squeamish Ossifrage. As the nominator, I also could not find much online on the subject, but there are hints that she was relevant enough during her career. London Hall (talk) 19:29, 12 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Snow keep -- Appears to be a complete failure of WP:BEFORE. Clearly passes WP:NACTOR with significant roles in multiple notable productions, including Timothy's Quest (lead role), Three Cheers for Love (lead role), Blonde Trouble (lead role), Rose Bowl (lead role), Campus Confessions (second billed actor after Betty Grable), Clarence (second billed actor), and Turn Off the Moon (second billed actor). Also passes WP:GNG with significant coverage like this, this, this, this, this, this, this, and this. Cbl62 (talk) 22:29, 12 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Other notable film actors from the first half of the 20th century who were recently AfD'd on similar grounds by the same nominator include: Shirley Chambers (AfD), William Black (AfD), Inez Palange (AfD), Granville Bates (AfD), and Jan Teulings (AfD). These were all closed as "keep". Cbl62 (talk) 05:26, 13 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Keep – Meets WP:BASIC per a review of available sources. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 02:55, 19 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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