Hey, can you find some images for Charles C. Coleman (director) and George Stevens? Check out Coleman's assistant director films, it's like a what's what of Golden Hollywood masterpieces!♦ Dr. Blofeld 22:21, 22 November 2014 (UTC)
Thanks, no luck with Coleman?♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:22, 23 November 2014 (UTC)
Beautiful!♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:12, 23 November 2014 (UTC)
Are The Temptress images on my talk page up for deletion really not public domain? I thought most silent films were public domain.♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:53, 24 November 2014 (UTC)
Not sure you can find any free media related to Meet The Flintstones? Can't believe it was missing!♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:25, 25 November 2014 (UTC)
Oh I know the characters are, I was thinking something like a group performing it or something, you know like an old jazz orchestra in the middle of playing it or something. Don't worry.♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:01, 25 November 2014 (UTC)
There's a guitar arrangement on it which is extremely difficult technically! Started Me, Gangster, amazingly there seems to still be some missing films for Walsh who directed some masterpieces. If Me, Gangster is a patch on White Heat then I want to see it asap! A young Carole Lombard in it too! More here which could be added to both articles.♦ Dr. Blofeld 22:25, 25 November 2014 (UTC)
Nice on. I don't know about you but I love the look of films and actors from that period and like looking at old photographs and stills and lobby cards!!♦ Dr. Blofeld 22:48, 25 November 2014 (UTC)
I blue linked Café Montmartre, I wonder if this or something like it is obtainable. I'll have a look in newspaper.com tomorrow for more content. I love 1920s Los Angeles! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 23:15, 25 November 2014 (UTC)
Thankyou!!♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:48, 26 November 2014 (UTC)
Haha just watching Don Terry with Armida here. Rather good actually, less wooden than a young John Wayne during that period!. I'm a new fan of Armida, must check out more of her films. Small world, I started Border Romance and it turns out you uploaded a lobby card File:Border Romance lobby card.jpg last month with a color pic of Terry in the middle!♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:46, 26 November 2014 (UTC)
Go for it. I might try to see more films of Don Terry some time. There also seems to be a few missing ones by Raoul Walsh and Richard Thorpe from that period worth starting which would be good to get hold of pictures for. Thanks for all the work you do finding free images! I love looking at those old film magazines!!♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:26, 26 November 2014 (UTC)
By eerie coincidence Red Skelton's Hollywood star is outside Café Montmartre!♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:58, 27 November 2014 (UTC)
Can you find one for D. Ross Lederman?♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:54, 28 November 2014 (UTC)
Can you find an image for Sing While You Dance? The only fair use poster I can find is tiny. Perhaps a lobby card or something?♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:04, 1 December 2014 (UTC)
Are you looking at my User:Dr. Blofeld/Great films list or something :-) ? ♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:20, 1 December 2014 (UTC)
Hi, I know you're quite good at uploading stuff from ebay so wondered if you could help. I wanted to add an image of The National to the article, but it would need to be trimmed and I'm not very good at doing that. Also I'm not sure where we stand with copyright. Can you help? Thanks, This is Paul (talk) 16:33, 27 November 2014 (UTC)
Hi there, Do you have time to do one of the QPQs for Template:Did you know nominations/Don Terry, Café Montmartre? And I'll do the other. --Rosiestep (talk) 20:59, 28 November 2014 (UTC)
Great! Thanks, --Rosiestep (talk) 23:26, 28 November 2014 (UTC)
Very interesting, We hope, and absolutely, yes, go ahead and add it. --Rosiestep (talk) 01:27, 29 November 2014 (UTC)
Perfect. --Rosiestep (talk) 01:35, 29 November 2014 (UTC)
Cheers to you Wehope for all the poster work you've done. Have a blessed holiday season. Koplimek (talk) 01:11, 2 December 2014 (UTC) |
Can you find any images on this? Been watching it! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:37, 6 December 2014 (UTC)
Wonderful, thanks!♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:55, 7 December 2014 (UTC)
Can you upload this to the commons (basically Districts of Hungary as of 2013) and see if you can find any photos for One Desire, no worries if not.♦ Dr. Blofeld 22:20, 8 December 2014 (UTC)
I did suspect it might have been. Thanks anyway!♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:46, 9 December 2014 (UTC)
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Thanks for chipping in with comments on the Barrymore PR page. Could you run a check on those images where I've said I cannot find a US copyright? I'm sort of sure I was along the right lines, but I'd be happier if someone more experienced than I double checked it! Cheers - SchroCat (talk) 16:19, 10 December 2014 (UTC)
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Many, many thanks for sorting out some of the image issues – it's an area I constantly struggle with, and your help has been invaluable E. Cheers – SchroCat (talk) 23:39, 10 December 2014 (UTC) |
Wow!, Congrats on that poster 'templated' if that's a proper word. I first saw that poster in a film book on silent and sound leading men over two decades ago. This was way before the internet but I remembered the poster and it sort of got me interested in lobby posters of the silent years. They are the best in style in my opinion. Thanks again for all the great work you do. Peace. Koplimek (talk) 01:05, 12 December 2014 (UTC)
book cover Cheers! Koplimek (talk) 18:06, 4 February 2015 (UTC)
Hi We Hope, Can you see if you can find any free images of John Barrymore in Romeo and Juliet (1936 film)? I wouldn't mind dropping something into the JB article from that one, if you can. Cheers - SchroCat (talk) 21:32, 14 December 2014 (UTC)
Hi We Hope, As always, many thanks for your work on the Barrymore PR; the article is now at FAC, should you wish to comment further. Cheers – SchroCat (talk) 23:20, 16 December 2014 (UTC)
Hello there! I know you're probably super busy but you did such an awesome job on the Lauren Bacall images that I was wondering if you mind finding a few for Robert Mitchum, I hoping to have the same affect and get his filmography to FL status. Let me know if you can or can't, thanks so much! LADY LOTUS • TALK 15:53, 17 December 2014 (UTC)
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Can you find any images for this? Won't upload a poster yet :-)♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:29, 18 December 2014 (UTC)
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Many thanks once again for your thoughts on the John Barrymore article. Could I ask you to make one further visit to comment on the question of the inclusion of a family tree. Many thanks - SchroCat (talk) 10:12, 20 December 2014 (UTC)
Wishing you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, and all the best for 2015.
Looking forward to working with you on more stuff about Jo, Paul, Johnny and the rest. This is Paul (talk) 18:04, 20 December 2014 (UTC)
Hi. Hope you're well. I wonder if you can help me out. I'm unsure of the copyright status of films by Hitchcock and I want to use some images from them in a future article. On wikipedia they seem to all be "under public domain" as I see on the Alfred Hitchcock article but am not sure that's quite accurate. [[1]] This site (a wiki) seems to cover the relevant laws and seems to imply that all his films under copyright based on the 70 year after death rule for the UK. Could you clarify this for me? Cowlibob (talk) 23:35, 23 December 2014 (UTC)
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A Happy New Year to you We hope!! Can you find a free image for Jessalyn Van Trump and add it, just one will do, I don't intend expanding it, just doing some general cleanup!♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:42, 1 January 2015 (UTC)
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As I was looking through some AFRS recordings online a few minutes ago, I spotted a couple of episodes of Johnny Mercer's Music Shop. They jogged my memory about your interest in the program. You may already have them, but if you don't, you can find the Aug. 2, 1944, and Aug. 3, 1944, episodes on this page at the Internet Archive.Eddie Blick (talk) 19:27, 2 January 2015 (UTC)
Hello! I've resumed working on this and will be getting to GA over the next week or two. I was wondering if some of the photos could be retrieved from here somehow. A lot of the photos are pre 1923 and should be PD, although being part of collections might be to warn people off! Can you also find any material in those old magazines on the original hotels?♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:59, 4 January 2015 (UTC)
If I can find enough material I think I'll create a separate article on the original hotel with a condensed summary in the main article, so any images you can find of the interior especially will prove useful!.♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:22, 4 January 2015 (UTC)
That's amazing, thanks!♦ Dr. Blofeld 08:13, 5 January 2015 (UTC)
These are great, thanks for finding them. I just spend the last couple of hours listening to Johnny Mercer and some of the others, and also heard a couple of songs I didn't know. All of this will be a great help, I think. This is Paul (talk) 21:26, 4 January 2015 (UTC)
Thanks, that's really great. With luck it should be ok now. :) This is Paul (talk) 14:36, 5 January 2015 (UTC)
Hello, We hope. Yesterday I created a peer review request for the Gary Cooper article that was promoted to GA last month. I know you were involved in recent reviews of the John Barrymore article and thought you might be interested in this one. If you have the time, please review the article and leave any feedback at the peer review page in preparation for FAC nomination. Regards, Bede735 (talk) 14:56, 5 January 2015 (UTC)
Thank you for your help with the Gary Cooper images. Bede735 (talk) 11:24, 7 January 2015 (UTC)
Hello, We hope. I will be closing out the [Wikipedia:Peer review/Gary Cooper/archive1 Gary Cooper Peer Review] later his week or early next week and would appreciate if you could take one last look at a few of the open image questions, especially these:
Which years and sources should I search to determine the copyright status on these? I would love to keep these images, if possible. Thank you. Bede735 (talk) 15:09, 2 February 2015 (UTC)
Thanks again for all your help with the images. I ended up going with this new image for The Virginian. I also replaced the Saratoga Springs screen capture with this new image. That should take care of the images—at least until the FA review. Bede735 (talk) 22:34, 3 February 2015 (UTC)
I just wanted to let you know that I nominated the Gary Cooper article as a featured article candidate. I would very much appreciate any comments or suggestions when you have the time. Regards, Bede735 (talk) 00:49, 8 February 2015 (UTC)
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Thanks for the notification! I was not aware of that opportunity. I'll be glad to put in my request.Eddie Blick (talk) 03:11, 9 January 2015 (UTC)
Have you applied for the JSTOR Project? I came across that today, and I think some of the material there could be useful for old-time radio. I applied for it and thought I would mention it in case you hadn't heard about that project. I have also applied for the McFarland books and added my name to the list of requests for newspaper access. Thanks again for your help! Eddie Blick (talk) 19:45, 9 January 2015 (UTC)
Can you find any images (posters/lobby cards) for this?♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:16, 10 January 2015 (UTC)
Evening WH. Waldorf–Astoria (New York, 1893) taking shape now. Can you find some photos for Lucius M. Boomer and Louis Sherry and find the plan of the original Waldorf Hotel. We have the plan of the 1897 Astoria but not the 1893 Waldorf. Also any photos of dignitaries and old balls etc and business/royalty associates would be good! P.S. can you rename Category:Waldorf–Astoria (1897–1929) to Category:Waldorf–Astoria (1893–1929), the Waldorf was opened in 1893, the Astoria in 1897 when they merged!♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:26, 12 January 2015 (UTC)
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How many more links do you think the article needs? Does Wikipedia have guidelines about numbers of recommended or required links per article? Eddie Blick (talk) 14:22, 10 January 2015 (UTC)
Thanks, I'll have a look at that. They're sure to have something I can use. This is Paul (talk) 14:53, 11 January 2015 (UTC)
Today I heard a couple of episodes of Club Fifteen that featured Jo Stafford, and they reminded me of your interest in her singing. You may have already heard them, but in case you haven't you'll find one that leads off with her doing "Hawaiian War Chant" and one that leads off with her singing "Shrimp Boats." They are from the Old Time Radio Researchers Library's "Club Fifteen" collection. Some of the other episodes on that page may feature her, too. Eddie Blick (talk) 19:30, 12 January 2015 (UTC)
Congratulations, I saw that your request re: McFarland was approved. I also want to thank you again for letting me know about that opportunity. My request was approved, too. I'm looking forward to receiving the books and seeing what I can find in them. Eddie Blick (talk) 20:20, 14 January 2015 (UTC)
Following a recent overhaul by Tim riley and me, we now have Laurence Olivier up for comments and suggestions at PR. Any thoughts you have would be greatly appreciated. Cheers – SchroCat (talk) 20:32, 14 January 2015 (UTC)
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There's efficient service for you :-) Can you find any images for the April in Paris Ball? It was attended by government people on occasions so I think there must be some PD pics available somewhere!♦ Dr. Blofeld 07:48, 17 January 2015 (UTC)
Just added info about the Maxwell tiff! You're great at finding things, I warmly welcome you to add what you can to the Waldorf main article from your earlier clips and help improve it. I'll definitely be getting it to GA soon enough, and it's really the sort of article which is worth it! It would be good to glean some info from newspapers from certain years in its history from newspapers.com and construct a more comprehensive history. I often find though that the Newspapers.com search engine isn't the best.♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:19, 17 January 2015 (UTC)
Much appreciated, thankyou! Searching for the Waldorf and a year does seem to pick up more than my usual searches anyway! Yeha, any titbits that can be gleaned from various sources will help it. I don't intend taking it to FA though so it doesn't have to be "perfect". I would like to strengthen the history of it though before I nom for GA.♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:33, 18 January 2015 (UTC)
Some mention here of a "Al Smith charity dinner". Can you find a bio photo for Henry Janeway Hardenbergh?♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:27, 18 January 2015 (UTC)
In the history of the main hotel article Waldorf Astoria New York can you find a source for the dead sea scrolls of 1954 and find a bit more on the IBM 1981 release at the Astoria and add it to the article? It's just about done now I think from my end, will give it a read and copyedit and nom tomorrow. Any outstanding scraps are welcome of course!♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:10, 19 January 2015 (UTC)
Much appreciated thanks! I've nommed for GA. The only other thing I see is that the 1980s to present of the history might be improved a little, can you find anything on that and the 1948 LP record release?♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:09, 20 January 2015 (UTC)
That's OK thanks. The Ritz London and Meryl Streep are my next projects, so may need some image assistance when I come to it. :-)♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:05, 20 January 2015 (UTC)
Thanks Jo Stafford bot. :) Still listening to the others, but will dip into these as well. This is Paul (talk) 23:04, 15 January 2015 (UTC)
You may already know about this, but I just discovered The Online Books Page at the University of Pennsylvania. I haven't seen anything yet that I can use, but it has such a wide variety of resources that I thought I would pass it along in case you might find something useful. Eddie Blick (talk) 03:01, 17 January 2015 (UTC)
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Much appreciate your assistance and role in promoting the two Waldorf Astoria hotels to GA! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:07, 24 January 2015 (UTC) |
Meryl Streep, Meryl Streep... Can you find any free images of her from younger years or whatever? I'd imagine it will be more difficult but it would be great to have some from the 70s or 80s! A free image of John Cazale would also be good!♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:33, 24 January 2015 (UTC)
Thanks for the DYK Review of the Mary Birdsall House article! InTheAM 21:50, 25 January 2015 (UTC)
On 26 January 2015, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Waldorf Astoria New York, which you recently created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that at $1.95 billion, the Waldorf Astoria New York is the most expensive hotel ever sold? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Waldorf Astoria New York. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, live views, daily totals), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page. |
Thanks! Actually, I am considering for eventual GA nomination, later this year. We'll see how things go. But it's definitely a good candidate already. Daniel Case (talk) 05:57, 27 January 2015 (UTC)
Can you find any images of Claude Philippe and Alphonse Salamone and find the birth and death dates of Philippe? I'm planning on sending the Waldorf book back to WMUK in a day or two so just using it to glean some more content on some notables.♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:25, 27 January 2015 (UTC)
Claude article is looking good! I'll finish it off tomorrow I think.♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:30, 28 January 2015 (UTC)
Hi, I noticed that you made exactly the same mistake as I did, before realizing it and correcting myself. MANdARAX • XAЯAbИAM 18:47, 29 January 2015 (UTC)
Hullo. can you check the interior images for the house, I'm pretty sure they're not really PD based on the life of the photographer and should probably be deleted. Some replacements if possible would be great but probably not possible. I think I did email the college before asking for free internal images and didn't get an answer.♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:05, 29 January 2015 (UTC)
Claude Philippe is now nominated for GA.. Have we found all the possible scraps now hehe?!♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:52, 30 January 2015 (UTC)
Can you find a photo of that New York restaurant Philippe bought in 1967? That might look good in the lower section. Passed GA anyway, well done on finding all that about St Martin and the photo!♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:32, 30 January 2015 (UTC)
Aw well, we tried :-) About to nom Bramshill House for FAC...♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:16, 30 January 2015 (UTC)
Are you familiar with the Jo Stafford Show on ABC radio? I came across it in an article in Broadcasting ("ABC Is Replacing Eight Sustainers, page 74.). Apparently it was to begin Nov. 11, 1948, and be sponsored by Revere Camera Co. I couldn't find any episodes in either the Internet Archive or Old Time Radio Researchers Library. Eddie Blick (talk) 02:46, 30 January 2015 (UTC)
Hi, can you find a free image of him? Seems an interesting character, he was responsible for keeping the private lives of the film stars hush hush!! Worth it because he'll be under scrutiny this time next year as they're making a film based on him.♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:21, 1 February 2015 (UTC)
Eddie Blick (talk) 03:12, 2 February 2015 (UTC)When finished, this page will have essentially all issues of Billboard from the late 40s to 2010. These are the issues the magazine has released into the public domain including Google Books
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HI, I was wondering if you could crop File:Laurence Olivier Joan Fontaine Rebecca.JPG and shading out Joan in the same grey background as the rest. I was wondering how it might look as a portrait by itself. It's difficult because of the hand and her ear/face but I think it is possible to crop out the upper profile due to the size of the image and to shade her out of it. Something like File:Laurence Olivier 1940.jpg but with the hands shaded out in black and her shaded out in grey.♦ Dr. Blofeld 23:32, 2 February 2015 (UTC)
Nah, I kind of knew you'd mention the lab, and I don't think Schro and Tim are too keen on a staged image anyway so it would probably be a waste of time. I've asked more than enough of you of late, so I'll give you a rest now :-)♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:36, 3 February 2015 (UTC)
That's great, and in colour as well. There must be an article we can add it to. :) This is Paul (talk) 23:04, 4 February 2015 (UTC)
Have any of your citations been changed to "Archived from the original ..."? A few minutes ago I noticed that several citations (such as numbers 80-85) that I had entered on 1948 in radio now have "Archived from the original" with the date the archiving occurred. I don't have any objection to it, but I'm curious about a) why it happened and b) why only a relative few were changed. Eddie Blick (talk) 03:39, 8 February 2015 (UTC)
Looks in very good shape WH. How well researched do you think it is? I may look into getting it up to GA tomorrow.♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:41, 11 February 2015 (UTC)
It ought to go in the infobox really. Perhaps ask User:Frietjes to add a logo parameter?♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:14, 12 February 2015 (UTC)
Have you ever considered using Template:Sfn? I find it easier, and then you can also use Template:Efn for notes instead of the hash thingy. All the books need to go in the bibliography rather than citation notes.♦ Dr. Blofeld 23:10, 12 February 2015 (UTC)
It's cleaner I think as it not only saves add tags to refs to multiply, it does it automatically, but it also connects straight to the book when clicked, useful for articles with big bibliographies in finding them. Where is the Blumenthal source? I see the NYT but you've cited like page 100 odd. Is it a book? If so it needs to be in the bibliography!♦ Dr. Blofeld 23:25, 12 February 2015 (UTC)
Scratch that, I see it now :-) I'll do an sfn example for you to copy as I'm logging off now.♦ Dr. Blofeld 23:26, 12 February 2015 (UTC)
Can you reword "Those who were snubbed did not always depart quietly. When Jack Benny invited long-time friend, writer and performer Goodman Ace to lunch with him at the Stork, Ace arrived at the club first and received the "cold shoulder" because he was not recognized by the staff. When Benny arrived and asked for Ace, he was told that he "became tired of waiting and left". Soon Ace's mailbox was full of messages from the Stork, which he proceeded to answer. Their message about the club's wonderful air conditioning brought a response from Ace that after having received an icy reception there, he was well aware of the climate. Billingsley responded with a gift of some bow ties; Ace answered that he needed some socks to match so he might be turned down there again in style" -It reads a bit subjectively and not quite clear to me.♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:22, 13 February 2015 (UTC)
I had a look in google books and you seem to have most of it covered. I think the content is fine for GA now but in places the prose needs some work as it reads a bit too much like a narrative in parts. Some elaboration in the celebrities section on some of them and their involvement with the club might be useful too.♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:46, 13 February 2015 (UTC)
You mean citing the same book page more than once in different places? Just the same sfn|author|year|page and it'll automatically recognize that it's the same page and will bunch them for you without worrying about ref tags. It's clever like that :-). For notes you can use Template:Efn which will work if there is a given note list in the notes I think. See the Althorp article for instance. Most of the Stork article is very good, but there are some spots like the Goodman Ace one where it reads a little like a story and not always easy to follow. Doesn't need much work now. The problem is that there'll be some mention of the club in masses of books but finding them in the google book search more difficult. I had to find the bit about Bogart for instance by a special word search!♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:40, 13 February 2015 (UTC)
I think restaurants/club names should be in italics. What do you think? I began putting some in italics, but you might feel differently. They should probably all be consistent of course either way.♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:44, 13 February 2015 (UTC)
Is there anything more on its architecture and rooms/facilities? How big was it, floor space, when was it renovated etc?♦ Dr. Blofeld#
I just think the Goodman Ace part needs rewording/cutting now, and it should be pretty much OK for GA.♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:25, 13 February 2015 (UTC)
Free images of celebs at the club would be good! - perhaps we could do a four image thing like in the Waldorf 1893 article. The part I most misunderstood was "Their message about the club's wonderful air conditioning brought a response from Ace that after having received an icy reception there, he was well aware of the climate", no idea what you mean here, I was puzzled why the club would send him messages about the wonderful air conditioning and what he really meant by the "climate", was it tongue in cheek or what? I think it should be simplified without some of the details on that. I'll have another look in google books now to see if I can find some more scraps.♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:33, 13 February 2015 (UTC)
Alright if I nom for GA now? To get to FA it will really need a lot of time researching all sorts of key words to try to really glean all the materials from books! I've found a fair bit anyway to be getting on with. It's definitely OK for GA now I think.♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:16, 13 February 2015 (UTC)
Nommed. A better photo of the black sheep Elliott Roosevelt would fit nicely in a double image with Bogart I think. Can you find a better one or crop it or something?♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:48, 13 February 2015 (UTC)
Perhaps try the military history project and Kirill Lokshin, H.j Mitchell etc?♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:06, 13 February 2015 (UTC)
I'll be working on The Ritz London next I think. I was wondering if you'd be interested on working on something like The Beverly Hills Hotel? I bet that has some really interesting history and anecdotes!♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:49, 13 February 2015 (UTC)
I have opened the peer review for the film. Please do suggest any changes that I should make before I go for FAC. — Ssven2 speak 2 me 08:55, 12 February 2015 (UTC)
My next GA project.. Can you find any more free images? It dates from 1906... In one of my books I have some photographs of construction 1904-5, do you think I could freely upload those?♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:37, 16 February 2015 (UTC)
No problem, I hadn't noticed that actually, so thanks. Seems strange he would do it when, as you say, we don't tend to include sources in the lead, and he's been editing for a while as well. This is Paul (talk) 15:15, 18 February 2015 (UTC)
On another E. H., can you find a free image of Kelly for the good EddieHugh who got this article to GA?♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:03, 21 February 2015 (UTC)
Any luck? Can you upload this for Kindermädchen für Papa gesucht. I tried twice and it said invalid file or something! It's a relatively unknown classic comedy which really ought to be better known, it's hilarious.♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:42, 21 February 2015 (UTC)
Hi, can you sort out the license and rationale?♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:56, 23 February 2015 (UTC)
Oh sorry, [2] ♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:08, 23 February 2015 (UTC)
Can you move it back from (1950 film). the others are not German films but Room at The Top and an Israeli film. Not even sure mentioning it is worth it as this is English wikipedia.♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:22, 23 February 2015 (UTC)
The film is black and white I think. Perhaps the source claiming it was the first in color is wrong and I should remove it?♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:16, 23 February 2015 (UTC)
Can you find free images for Eddie Costa and Jaki Byard?♦ Dr. Blofeld 14:53, 24 February 2015 (UTC)
Do you know whether images in old issues of Radio Mirror (and the same magazine under varying titles) can be used on Wikipedia? As I have been browsing online issues from 1940, I thought that many of the photos would be good for use with Wikipedia articles. I don't know enough about copyright status, so I thought I would seek your opinion. If they can be used, I'll be glad to make some screen captures and find out how and where to upload them. Eddie Blick (talk) 16:32, 26 February 2015 (UTC)
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Not the talent of Elmo (I didn't put in some reviews of her work because they appeared in self-published books, but I could conservatively say they were scathing), but thank you again for the image of Laurie Anders. Thanks to *your* hard work I just had my first DYK to appear as the lead today. 78.26 (spin me / revolutions) 01:01, 10 May 2015 (UTC)
Irataba is back at FAC: Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Irataba/archive3. We look forward to your comments there. RO(talk) 16:38, 13 May 2015 (UTC)
Thanks much for the great posters you add to articles. And also to several of your fellow Wikipedians who go through the trouble of finding poster work. May I recommend the following poster for addition to articles. I don'tknow which are free use license or not.
http://www.jesse-l-lasky.com/images/films/AirMail.jpg Done
http://www.impawards.com/1929/posters/stark_mad.jpg Done
http://upload.mediatly.com/card_pictures/11/92/71/1192716c-8bc3-4eb4-9209-38304822a96e.jpg Done
http://images.fineartamerica.com/images-medium-large/honky-tonk-sophie-tucker-1929-everett.jpg Done
http://poster.scancollections.com/view.php?id=438180 Done
Hope these can be added to the articles. Thanks Koplimek (talk) 17:42, 13 May 2015 (UTC)
I know you're busy, but can you please confirm or deny that this government report ([3]) is PD? Thanks! RO(talk) 22:19, 16 May 2015 (UTC)
I'm still pinching myself, but I discovered here that the 1944 issues of Life magazine are public domain, as are the first 13 issues of 1945. I did a copyright search and it appears to be true. I made a list of the issues and was reviewing them when I saw the Stork Club feature in the issue dated November 6, 1944. I tagged the image as a candidate to be moved to Commons, or it could be re-tagged as public domain here; or you could just tell me I'm nuts because I can hardly believe this is true. — WFinch (talk) 02:02, 19 May 2015 (UTC)
WFinch-the UPenn books also show that Time was left "unattended" for the same time span. ;) We hope (talk) 02:10, 19 May 2015 (UTC)
Are Anthropological papers of the American Museum of Natural History, like those found here: ([4]), PD? RO(talk) 18:07, 20 May 2015 (UTC)
It turns out he was important to the narrative we were already telling: Talk:Irataba#Ah-oochy Kah-mah, so thanks again for finding his picture for us. RO(talk) 00:26, 21 May 2015 (UTC)
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For making this controversial suggestion at Carl Neilsen's FAC. Nobody wants to see this, but it was for the good of the article's promotion and could now potentially save this excellent article from being archived for a tiny reason. Nice one! CassiantoTalk 11:45, 23 May 2015 (UTC) |
Hi. Hope you're well. As the lead image [[5]] is probably going to be deleted soon, I was wondering if you could find a replacement? Cowlibob (talk) 04:39, 24 May 2015 (UTC)
Looked at them yet? Last two chapters of the 1980 book and half of the 2006 one.♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:13, 29 May 2015 (UTC)
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Just checked up on La Caravelle (New York), expecting it to be the stub I left it in to find a far more comprehensive article in its place thanks to your efforts. Well done! Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 11:55, 29 May 2015 (UTC) |
Indeed, I hadn't been watching! I reckon WH we can get this up to GA status.♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:43, 8 June 2015 (UTC)
a few more silent lobby/lithos if you're interested or think they're good enough for the articles. Thanks, much appreciated.Koplimek (talk) 21:44, 2 June 2015 (UTC)
Hello! Can you ask at the map board for them to create another version and remove the lines and number and to colour all of the sea in blue, ideally a lighter blue?♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:40, 8 June 2015 (UTC)
Did you see this too?♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:35, 8 June 2015 (UTC)
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OK, let's get back to promoting a few. Any idea where La Caravelle (New York) was? We should state location in lede and coordinates if possible. I'll expand the lede and it should be OK for GA. John Warne Gates I'll just give a read through now and nom. Can you see if you can find more on him in the Waldorf book, I could have sworn there was a chapter on him about a third the way through. ♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:21, 22 June 2015 (UTC)
Mmm John Warne Gates needs more work than I'd thought. It's too long, it really needs a significant trim as I really find it quite difficult to read. Most of the Panic of 1907 stuff isn't relevant to Gates's biography. Can you try to cut it to stick to the main points more?♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:32, 22 June 2015 (UTC)
The article La Caravelle (New York) you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:La Caravelle (New York) for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Jaguar -- Jaguar (talk) 18:21, 23 June 2015 (UTC)
Hi, can you find any photographs and more info on this and the Bath Hotel, which existed before the Ritz?♦ Dr. Blofeld 07:47, 26 June 2015 (UTC)
Also Eden Rock, St Barths might interest you. I know you have to be careful with what Darwin Porter says but it is true, there's even a Howard Hughes Suite! Would make a good DYK, in fact if enough could be found would make a cook GA!♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:57, 26 June 2015 (UTC)
Congrats on Gates! You know I have a feeling there might be an FA in it at some point. It's impeccably well-researched, and he's not the sort of guy you could imagine masses of material about in any one place either. Later in the year when I'm back into FA again I reckon we should open a peer review and take him to FAC. Just nommed the Ritz anyway, look out for the review!♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:08, 1 July 2015 (UTC)
BTW I know you're a humble person but I think you should at least list your FAs and GAs on your user page so people can marvel at them ;-)♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:10, 1 July 2015 (UTC)
I was serious though, I think visitors to your user page would at least like to know what you've worked on!♦ Dr. Blofeld 05:26, 2 July 2015 (UTC)
Ritchie and myself are going to get Park Lane, London up to GA before Piccadilly. Can you find something to add to it in the papers? Also a nice sinister picture of the Tyburn gallows would be good!♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:02, 3 July 2015 (UTC)
Thanks for the birthday wishes, and another really great Jo image. I'm hoping very soon to be able to do something with Johnny Mercer and the Joan Robinson Hill articles as my GAs are finally going through the system. I think I can get at least one of the Joan articles up to GA, but I'll have to read up on it again. This is Paul (talk) 14:41, 4 July 2015 (UTC)
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I'm glad we got to the bottom of that one. Copying is always a pain when it happens. I had a biography copied almost word for word by the BBC of all places a few months back. You wouldn't think they'd do something like that, but I suppose anything's possible. I still have the bio I bought last year to read (it's on my to do list), so with luck there'll be some interesting stuff in there we can use.
I think putting the Joan Robinson Hill stuff forward for PR again is definitely worth a shot. IMHO, the split was messed up a bit as some of the information ended up in the wrong place, like the stuff about her illness which is relevant to her death. I suppose if it was merged again we could just revert back to an earlier version then redo some of the copyediting that happened afterwards. I think you can only list one article at a time on PR, but I'll have to check. If it is the case though perhaps it might be worth listing Death of Joan Robinson Hill then mentioning the previous review and asking for some feedback. This is Paul (talk) 21:19, 8 July 2015 (UTC)
I went through some films that had existing lobby art, a tad more colorful than splotchy newspaper adds. Nothing against adds but I thought the original audiences would have been drawn into the theatres by colorful advertisings. Many pre-1923. The list is as follows:
__________ here's the dust jacket to the book of The Barrier. perhaps it would serve as a template image. dust jack image
Thanks We Hope, Koplimek (talk) 20:26, 12 July 2015 (UTC)
Hi, can you find any free images for this film? If not can you upload a scaled down poster at File:Bullwhip 1958.jpg?♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:06, 13 July 2015 (UTC)
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Issue 12, May-June 2015
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The Interior 15:23, 16 July 2015 (UTC)
shining researcher
Thank you for creating innumerable substantial missing articles and for your brilliant research and image assistance on here. I will greatly miss you almost more than anybody on here. The Precious is also for Skelton who is Today's Featured Article. You'll be sadly missed.♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:21, 18 July 2015 (UTC)
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You are a much-loved and needed editor, and I hope that your current absence is only temporary. We need you much more than those whose grasp of copyright law is too shaky to be relied upon! – SchroCat (talk) 09:51, 19 July 2015 (UTC) |
Dr. B., Schro. Cass, Tim and other nice people I've heard from. I haven't signed in for about 3 weeks; right now I'm not sure if I'll be staying or not. Right now, I'm here to do some refs for the Good Doctor and am "practicing" on all of you by posting this, since it's been a bit since I've edited. :-) We hope (talk) 20:23, 29 July 2015 (UTC)
Best news I've heard all month!! If I let some of the insufferable, dishonest a=holes which plague the site get to me I'd have left years ago. Content takes precedence!♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:26, 29 July 2015 (UTC)
Can you find any free colour images of the Copa Room or interior of hotel?♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:32, 30 July 2015 (UTC)
Thanks, will nom later. Shall we do Thunderbird Hotel next? That should have an article in its own right.♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:34, 30 July 2015 (UTC)
Ah we're back on Piccadilly today. Can you dig out anything more from the Evil library on it?♦ Dr. Blofeld 12:47, 30 July 2015 (UTC)
For Sands is it possible you could do a decent montage of some of the non Rat Pack performers to go in the Copa section?♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:01, 30 July 2015 (UTC)
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For your references and citation work on Red Skelton today; a painstaking task at the best of times, let alone when your tentatively dipping you're toes back in after a disheartening couple of months! CassiantoTalk 18:23, 4 August 2015 (UTC) |
I appreciate your help in working to improve the information on my uploads to Wikimedia Commons today. You and the other Wikipedians have been patient in telling me about the mistakes I made, and I've tried to fix the licenses, source information etc. Now I know much better about the process. I guess the upload wizard was too easy in walking me through the process without my stopping to think about the options. Most of the uploads I've done previously have been my own photos but not of publications. Uncommon fritillary (talk) 01:14, 7 August 2015 (UTC)
Hi. Can you please take a look at the South Metropolitan Gas Company 1908 ref on the George Livesey page. It's showing up as a Harv Error. I can't figure out which book it should point to or I'd fix it myself. Thanks! --Rosiestep (talk) 04:14, 12 August 2015 (UTC) Never mind. I figured it out! ;) --Rosiestep (talk) 04:17, 12 August 2015 (UTC)
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You're the best! ♦ Dr. Blofeld 18:33, 14 August 2015 (UTC) |
Can you find somebody to remove the message on File:Sands_Hotel_and_Casino_in_the_early_1960s.jpg?♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:21, 15 August 2015 (UTC)
78.26 (spin me / revolutions) 02:37, 16 August 2015 (UTC)
Good news, I've finished the big LoBrutto book now, so only the themes book and Clockwork to peruse now, I can't imagine I'll add much from those but we'll see. If you want to add anything to Kubrick in the next few days go for it, if not no worries. I don't intend taking it to FAC but just to get it to that GA without it being "brilliant" is fine I think. I'm aiming now to try to send the Kubrick books back asap and make a new request for Sinatra books.♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:57, 16 August 2015 (UTC)
Bentworth is getting fiddly now. I've messed up the Emery2006 source and I removed the content on Home Farm but I see a note saying PDF or something? Can you sort that out?♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:52, 20 August 2015 (UTC)
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Another great picture of Jo, and a nice way to be welcomed back. Thanks. With luck my technical problems will continue to improve. This is Paul (talk) 22:51, 16 August 2015 (UTC)
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I don't think I've thanked you enough, but without you Bentworth and its sources would not be in the same great condition as it is now. Thank you so much! Wikipedia needs 50 more of you! JAGUAR 15:17, 27 August 2015 (UTC) |
Seconded, but I'd make that 50,000 We hopes. :-)♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:29, 27 August 2015 (UTC)
Can you find anything else or a photo?♦ Dr. Blofeld 16:28, 27 August 2015 (UTC)
Amazing how much difference a photo can make! Well done! Just started Helen Ramsay too, info for her is more sparse though.♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:25, 27 August 2015 (UTC)
Made a start on Freddie Bell now we have a photo ;-)♦ Dr. Blofeld 20:39, 27 August 2015 (UTC)
Is it worth converting the refs to harv for Sue Bailey Thurman?♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:22, 28 August 2015 (UTC)
Can you help convert Amelia Bence to harv refs? I also need some assistance I think in finding reviews of her and her films, for some reviews I don't think we should rely on her autobiography and her saying "NY Times called me xx". If nothing then it'll have to do!♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:43, 29 August 2015 (UTC)
For Thurman I see the main image is a fair use one. It's not very good though is it? Can we use a crop of this instead?♦ Dr. Blofeld 19:10, 29 August 2015 (UTC)
Emailed.♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:18, 31 August 2015 (UTC)
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That's ok, it looks like a better source than the previous one. I've had a couple of emails from Amazon over the weekend to say that the Johnny Mercer titles I ordered are on their way. They're coming from the US though so it'll take a few weeks for them to reach me. Estimated delivery date for both is from 7 to 28 September. This is Paul (talk) 23:01, 31 August 2015 (UTC)
Any way you can find out if I can use a picture of the stamp she is on? here There are other pictures here but I have no clue about Belizean PD use. SusunW (talk) 19:36, 2 September 2015 (UTC)
These lobby posters I think are a tad better representative of their articles, a good deal of them lost films. I would like to see more of the silent articles with colorful lobby cards or if possible posters. The original silent patrons were drawn in by the flashy posters that promised. Newspaper adverts (even the smeared smudgy ones) are fine when on viable art can be had.
The first two are short films "Play Safe" (1927) and "A Canine Sherlock Holmes" (1912), I usually try to stay away from shorts but these two wer irresistibly cute. The two Lila Lee films had great newspaper adds with not too much smear so I included them.
Shorts
Features
_____Thanks WeHope.Koplimek (talk) 22:05, 2 September 2015 (UTC)
Awhile back, you and I exchanged some messages about Jo Stafford. Today I listened to a couple of AFRS versions of Johnny Mercer's Music Shop and thought about you. You may already have them, but in case you don't, here are links to them:
If you should want to download and save the files, they are here: https://archive.org/details/AFRS-3
Eddie Blick (talk) 19:52, 3 September 2015 (UTC)
I don't suppose you could you quickly take a look at File:Ron "Pigpen" McKernan.jpg? It was (until yesterday) the infobox image on Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, currently up for a GA review. Viriditas has raised concerns about the fair use rationale; specifically the original source (since resolved), it's too big and its quality is too high. I've commented it out for the minute, but I'd rather see if we could fix it up to comply with all the NFCC criteria. I can easily load the existing image into GIMP and shrink it. What do you think? Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 11:07, 4 September 2015 (UTC)
Can you find anything on Steiger being blacklisted? I'd guess late 50s and early 1960s. in the personal life section "Steiger was outspoken on McCarthyism, which led to his being blacklisted for a period.".. Needs expansion/footnote.♦ Dr. Blofeld 11:19, 4 September 2015 (UTC)
Can you source the Young at Heart info in Wikipedia:Frank Sinatra?♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:32, 5 September 2015 (UTC)
Because you have absolutely nothing else on your agenda (o.0) is it possible to determine where this picture was made and if it is usable as PD under US government work? [6] I would love to have another picture of Chamorro before we do her good article nomination, but I'm thinking this one is my only possibility because she is living and Nicaragua is 70 years from publication. SusunW (talk) 04:37, 6 September 2015 (UTC)
Hi, I'm working on Marilyn Monroe's article with the aim of getting it to GA level. I'm pretty much done with the written part and am currently trying to find better images, but feel a bit unsure when it comes to copyright issues. Dr. Blofeld mentioned that you could maybe help me with this. No worries if you can't :) TrueHeartSusie3 (talk) 17:06, 12 September 2015 (UTC)TrueHeartSusie3
Yes, basically. Take a look at the lower right of this photo zoomed. "Permission granted for newspaper and magazine reproduction." There are other wordings for the rider but they all cover the same thing-newspapers and magazines had permission "up front" to print the photos without copyright problems. Some of the riders have wording that specifically excludes television as the studios feared it at one time. The newspapers and magazines have to be in the public domain--copyright not renewed is the most common reason why. I'll run the magazine with the Misfits photo in it to make sure it's copyright not renewed. We hope (talk) 19:29, 12 September 2015 (UTC)