Talk:Inger Stevens

What are we trying to say here?

The acidic effect of the poisonous agent was an immediate cause of death which propelled her body through a decorative glass screen.

Her death propelled her? The poisonous agent propelled her? She became agitated by what was happening to her body and was flailing around and fell through a screen? Or is it just vandalism? -- JackofOz (talk) 11:35, 19 April 2008 (UTC)

Has anyone ever noticed that the actress Rachel Roberts committed suicide in the exact same manner ten years later?JK —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.152.194.194 (talk) 16:37, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

If she committed suicide in 1970, does anyone know why?

Assuming arguendo that she did in fact commit suicide in 1970, does anyone know why? The entry mentions that she had previously tried to kill herself when she was "linked" to Bing Crosby. Had she been "linked" to someone in 1970? Did she leave a note? Did anyone close to her ever say anything about her mental state? Did her "secret" husband ever say anything? (...) If she did commit suicide, I might speculate that it was associated with her two marriages, and (the possible) related disappointment. Interestingly (and unfortunately) her two episodes on "The Twilight Zone" concerned love, interpersonal relationships, identity and death. I presume it is not uncommon that one plays oneself on the screen. Additionally, Inger may have been disillusioned with America, as compared with her home country of Sweden. 65.96.185.47 (talk) 04:56, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

It's been more than 40 years. Who can be hurt now? She was so beautiful. (71.22.47.232 (talk) 09:51, 6 February 2011 (UTC))

She was trapped in a relationship with someone she couldn't recognize publicly or have children with, and was living separately from. My take based on research I did for this article is that he smooth-talked his way into a marriage, took her money to fund his nursing home business, claimed he would donate her estate to charity if he was made the administrator, which was later valued at over 2 million when future residuals were included, then kept it for himself well into the 1980s claiming there was no money left after debts, taxes and "adminstrative fees." Something happened on the night of her demise, perhaps a phone call to her "husband" begging yet again for a divorce and he refused yet again, citing "til death us do part." She loved children and at 35, with time running out, saw no hope of ever finding happiness. RIP Inger. RIH all silver-tongued devils who take advantage of women. 5Q5 (talk) 12:36, 18 July 2018 (UTC)

Her estate was kept in probate for 18 years. From what I've read of author's Patterson's book research, the judge decided that any jointly owned property, of which there was little, would go to Jones and everything else split 50-50 with her family. Keeping it open for 18 years in probate court allowd Jones to claim her film & TV residuals as his administrator's fee. What a guy. 5Q5 (talk) 12:08, 19 July 2018 (UTC)

Inger Stevens as Neglected Sixties Cultural Icon: material for a book

An Inger Stevens biography would link together much of the Sixties. Nothing really compares to the shock and sadness of Marilyn Monroe's death, but Inger Stevens's death at the end of the Sixties-- announced as a suicide-- had that kind of effect. She had staked out a Donna Reed position as gorgeous, but terribly "nice." She may not have scored quite as highly as Raquel Welch on 1970 beauty polls, but she was close; and she would have been top of the list on "who would you like to marry?" Why did she do it? It would be a good book, like the Frances Farmer books, on this neglected cultural icon. Wikipedia would be a fine place to begin to assemble the materials for that future scholar. Profhum (talk) 05:14, 26 June 2011 (UTC)

Was her Husband really just an "actor"?

I'm a little disturbed by the oversight by the writer of this article in denoting Ike Jones' occupation as an actor. The man was a TV and Film Producer. While his wikipedia page says that he played bit parts, it goes on to list his producing credentials which connotes his actual career was producing not acting. I know people who have wanted to become actors, played bit parts, decided they weren't going to pursue acting, and then became a teacher. You wouldn't say that person is an actor. Neither would anyone say of Ronald Reagan only that he was an actor, omitting his most notable career as President of the United States. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.101.94.151 (talk) 12:46, 16 October 2014 (UTC)

Undoctored Photos Don't Lie

In this photo with outdated cinematography, Stevens is sitting next to Jones and appears to be wearing a wedding dress.[1] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:447:4101:AE6:6037:9EDB:43BD:F5E (talk) 03:05, 2 November 2016 (UTC)

Please read WP:RS (Who Dated Who is not a reliable source), and no original research. You'll need reliable published sources. Acroterion (talk) 03:07, 2 November 2016 (UTC)

And what the heck does "outdated cinematography" mean in reference to a still photograph? General Ization ^Talk 03:09, 2 November 2016 (UTC)

The wedding dress-like attire was actually from a banquet in 1968.[2] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:447:4101:AE6:6037:9EDB:43BD:F5E (talk) 03:14, 2 November 2016 (UTC)

So ... you prove our point about why Wikipedia doesn't accept speculative edits. Please stop adding conjectural tidbits. Acroterion (talk) 03:16, 2 November 2016 (UTC)

Birthdate

LC says 1931, this says 1934. Which is correct? Bookgrrl ^holler/lookee here 19:57, 5 October 2017 (UTC)

By "LC" I assume you mean the Library of Congress and this page where there is one publication reference that says 1931 among others that indicate 1934. It's likely a typo. The official California death index says 1934, which would have come from her death certificate, and is the one sourced in the article. 5Q5 (talk) 11:50, 15 July 2018 (UTC)

Entertainment Tonight report

I found a video excerpt online from an Entertainment Tonight report by host Mary Hart looking back at the career and death of Inger Stevens. Unfortuntely there is no date for the episode segment for use as a reference in the article (the report itself not the video). Before the video cuts off at 2:29, there are oncamera comments by her personal assistant Ms. Chris Bone (IMDb), actor Anthony Quinn on their relationship, and author William T. Patterson, who wrote a biography of Stevens that is cited in the article. There is drive-by footage of her home where she died and a wider angle photo showing more guests in the dinner party photo seated next to Jones. I did not upload the video, but if you are an Inger Stevens researcher, you might want to save the video for your personal use in case it disappears from online. Here is another site where the uploader explains why they cut the remaining 30 seconds and what is missing (more from Anthony Quinn they say). I checked Quinn's IMDb page for an ET self appearance to try to date it, but found none. 5Q5 (talk) 11:58, 15 July 2018 (UTC)

High school graduation

The page says that Stevens graduated from Manhattan High School in 1952, she had already run away to Kansas City and then New York by that point. The source indicates only that she attended Manhattan High School, not graduated. Safe to say that an edit would make sense here?

The late Ola Carl Stensland was Inger's younger brother and his daughter Athena Stensland Ashburn was Inger's niece.

Her brother, Ola Stensland (1936-2011) emerged as an artist in New York City during the art renaissance of the sixties. Ola met and associated with many of the ground breaking artists of the time. During this period he was sponsored by John Chamberlain and Richard Pousette-Dart for a Guggenheim Scholarship. In the summer of 2010 Ola had a well received art show in South Pasadena, Ca. Three days after his show closed he was diagnosed with a return of his lung cancer. He passed away June 21, 2011. Inger's niece, Athena Ashburn Stensland, produced the acclaimed film entitled "Bobby" that was based on RFK that went on to be nominated for "Best Picture" for a Golden Globe. 72.11.232.250 (talk) 20:28, 2 November 2023 (UTC)