Talk:Charley Paddock

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Date of birth

Up until this edit this article gave the date of birth as 8 November. IMDB and astrotheme (who care about whether he's a Scorpio) agree. The handbook of Texas Online gives 11 August. William Avery 21:06, 28 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Britannica and findagrave say Aug 11. William Avery 21:18, 28 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Clincher is the picture of the gravestone. William Avery 21:29, 28 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Autobiography and screenwriting?

It looks like he wrote an autobiography? Also, there are a few film shorts with sports themes written by a Charles W. Paddock. Is this him? FloridaArmy (talk) 23:10, 16 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]