Talk:Rod Steiger/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Jaguar (talk · contribs) 14:44, 24 July 2015 (UTC)

I'll have this to you within a day JAGUAR  14:44, 24 July 2015 (UTC)

Initial comments

Lead

• "he began acting in television in 1947, and played the main character in the teleplay "Marty"" - Marty was in 1953, six years after he began his career in television? I was expecting this to be his first ever performance on television - are they both relevant here?

added "later"

• "his portrayal of Al Capone is considered to have been one of the finest to date, and an influence on Robert De Niro" - might be worth rewording this to for Robert De Niro?

on is OK I think.

• "One of his final roles was as a judge in the prison drama, The Hurricane (1999)," - no need for comma before the film title

Done.

• The lead summarises the article well, so this meets the GA criteria

Body

• "moved away from Westhampton to bring up the young Steiger in Newark, New Jersey" - "the young" sounds a little informal, it should be OK to remove it

changed to "her son"

• "which created winds reaching one hundred knots" - might be worth converting this to mph, which would be one hundred knots (115 mph) (this is optional)!

quite necessary, agreed.

• "During an audition he uttered barely a few words before the caster exclaimed "Fresh, wonderful quality", and he got the part" - should 'Fresh' be capitalised? Also, is the caster praising his performance despite him only uttering a few words?

Yes, it's the start of a exclamation, and yes, in the interview Steiger even says he was amazed as he only spoke a word or two!

• "It was here that like Marlon Brando, Karl Malden and Eli Wallach, he learned Method acting, " - this makes no sense!

Reworded.

• " Steiger also responded unfavorably when he learned that director Kazan" - who is Kazan? Is he the director of On the Waterfont? Unclear

I say his name Elia Kazan further up in Actors Studio part. I'll add Kazna's On the Waterfront to make it clearer

• "who masterminds a caper to steal $4,000,000 in French francs" - can a French francs symbol be used in place of the dollars (if possible)?

not sure how to do that!

• "look like "one half of a naked ass-hole".[47]The following year" - space after citation

Done.

• "The following year, Steiger portrayed legendary comic actor W. C. Fields" - not too keen on this choice of word unless it's directly from a source?

I think it is needed in this context though, he wasn't just any old comic actor, it was W.C. Fields, one of the legends of old Hollywood comedy.

• "and he often turned to B films" - I'd link B-movie for more accessibility for the reader

Done.

• " According to Fred Olsen Ray, it was pulled from distribution within a week of release" - who is Fred Olsen Ray? Is he notable enough for a red link?

He's a director and producer of low budget horror films and soft core pornos. Yes, he would meet GNG, I'll add director.

References

• Ref 7 is missing an access date

Do you really mean ref 7? It's an sfn note.

Oops, I think that was an error on the toolserver's part as well as mine. Usually when I search for dead links the numbers are always mixed up, but after checking the ref manually it seems that I was wrong JAGUAR  21:58, 24 July 2015 (UTC)

• No dead links

On hold

This is a very well written article, overall it's comprehensive and well researched. Most of the points I found were minor prose issues, and I think some are trivial, so please feel free to use your better judgement! This is very well deserving of becoming a Good Article. JAGUAR  20:16, 24 July 2015 (UTC)

@Jaguar: Thanks for the review! Mostly all addressed.♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:05, 24 July 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for addressing them all so quickly! I've read through the article again and am happy to say that this meets the GA criteria. An excellent actor too, I'm glad that all the great actors and film-makers are slowly but surely being promoted to GA JAGUAR  21:59, 24 July 2015 (UTC)