Talk:Jack Washburn

A fact from Jack Washburn appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 30 December 2023 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Jack Washburn was called "Cinderella Boy" for winning a starring role in his first Broadway show?

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Who is Washburn?

Ho, Cielquiparle and Piotrus, just wondering if it could be clarified which one Washburn is in the article's photograph? Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 00:07, 23 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I can't - it's not my photograph, and the uploader did not say. I assume somebody can identify Eisenhower :P _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 07:30, 23 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Did you know nomination

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Bruxton talk 14:38, 21 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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... that Jack Washburn was called "Cinderella Boy" for winning a starring role in his first Broadway show? Source: San Francisco Examiner
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Humboldt Wagon Road
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Created by Piotrus (talk) and Cielquiparle (talk). Nominated by Cielquiparle (talk) at 09:01, 23 November 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Jack Washburn; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

Article is new and long enough with around 5070 characters. Article overal appears to be neutral and well-sourced. Spot-checks for copyright violations seem to indicate no problems. Hook is interesting and immediately cited. QPQ done by Cielquiparle (still ongoing). One minor query: The article states that Washburn was born in Rockford, while the Playbill source source states it was Sacramento. I can't access The Biographical Encyclopaedia & Who's Who of the American Theatre, does that one indicate Rockford?

@Crispulop: Thanks for the review. You forgot to sign it, though (and I don't know how to do the thing that triggers the bot that signs it for you). I have now added an endnote to the article clarifying that the Biographical Encyclopaedia does indeed list his birthplace as Rockford, Illinois, despite what it says on Playbill.com; I have also added a note on the Talk page clarifying how I cross-referenced this fact using primary sources. Cielquiparle (talk) 05:41, 18 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Solid work! You have done some proper research. This one is now good to go.Crispulop (talk) 20:09, 19 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Diane

She had an article but was judget non-notable. Her article's content is preserved in the redirect history. See also Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Diane Washburn _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 02:31, 25 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Birthplace

Added an endnote to the article about the secondary source that correctly lists his birthplace as Rockford, Illinois. What I didn't say in that endnote is that I cross-referenced this with primary sources including his World War II draft card and the Social Security applications and claims index, which also list his birthplace as Rockford, Illinois, and that it appears he was adopted. Cielquiparle (talk) 05:36, 18 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]