A fact from J. P. Wearing appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 27 March 2009 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that the 16-volume series of theatre historybooks, The London Stage, by J. P. Wearing has been called "invaluable, thoroughly accurate" and "a proverbial mine of useful information"?
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As JPW became an American citizen (according to the Gale biography), I have slightly amended the description in the lead, and have presumed to alter the spelling to US English - but am quite prepared to be told I'm wrong. An interesting article, may I say. Tim riley (talk) 22:19, 20 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I always find it awkward to describe a person as an American when he was born and educated outside the US. In fact, Wearing only moved here in 1974, when he was about 30 years old. I suppose you're right though. Heavens: can you tell when he was born? I'd guess 1945, based on the year when he got his BA.... -- Ssilvers (talk) 22:33, 20 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
