Talk:Paul Boland

A fact from Paul Boland appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 28 December 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that impressionist Paul Boland has imitated over 100 voices during his performances including Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, and the Beatles?

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Nom is a possible sockpuppet, disregard it. --CFIF (talk to me) 21:49, 2 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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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 Theleekycauldron (talk) 07:28, 19 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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... that the impressionist Paul Boland has imitated over 100 voices during his performances including Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, and the Beatles? Source: Cary, Stephanie (2013-04-12). "'Stars of the High Seas' are coming to the Norris". Daily Breeze. Archived from the original on 2021-11-29. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
The article notes: "Paul is an impressionist who will take on about 100 voices throughout the evening including Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley and the Beatles."

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/I Putu Sukreta Suranta

5x expanded by Cunard (talk). Self-nominated at 00:28, 5 December 2021 (UTC).[reply]

Interesting career, on fine sources, no copyvio obvious, cute hook. In the article, I wonder why we mention the announcement of the wedding, instead of just the fact. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:29, 10 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the review, Gerda Arendt (talk · contribs)! That's a great point. I've simplified the wedding sentences to remove the announcement as you've suggested. Cunard (talk) 23:39, 12 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

To T:DYK/P7

Paul Boland's birth year

This edit changed Paul Boland's birth year from "1960 or 1961" to "1970". This changed is unsourced and is not supported by the sources.

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"$1 Million Reward Offer Fails to Turn up Sign of Living Elvis With AM-Elvis Anniversary". Associated Press. August 16, 1988. Archived from the original on November 29, 2021. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
This article from the Associated Press said Paul Boland was 27 on 17 August 1988. The article verifies that Paul Boland turned 27 in either 1987 or 1988, which means he was born in 1960 or 1961.
"Ricardos-Boland". News-Pilot. June 17, 1992. Archived from the original on November 29, 2021. Retrieved November 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
This engagement announcement published in the News-Pilot said Paul Boland graduated from high school in 1978. The 1978 graduation year supports the assertion that he was born in 1960 or 1961 as it means he would have been 17 or 18 when he graduated. Most American high school students are around that age when they graduate. If he was born in 1970 as asserted in this edit, he would have been around eight years old when he graduated high school.

Cunard (talk) 06:18, 19 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]