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The result was: promoted by Cielquiparle (talk) 15:24, 4 February 2023 (UTC)
... that California rancher Frank O'Connor could grow Lipstick and Halloween in a greenhouse? Source: "In a greenhouse he bred delphiniums and gladiolas and over the years developed two new hybrids, one called Lipstick and another called Halloween", see Jennifer Burns, Goddess of the Market: Ayn Rand and the American Right (New York: Oxford University Press, 2009), 108.
ALT2: ... that Frank O'Connor raised alfalfa, bamboo, blackberries, chestnuts, chickens, flowers, fruit trees, peacocks, and rabbits on a ranch located in what later became Chatsworth, Los Angeles? Source: "The fields filled with bamboo, chestnuts, pomegranate trees, and blackberry bushes. In a greenhouse he bred delphniums and gladiolas", in Jennifer Burns, Goddess of the Market: Ayn Rand and the American Right (New York: Oxford University Press, 2009), 108; "he experimented with raising peacocks, chickens, and rabbits and grew gladioli and alfalfa", in Anne C. Heller, Ayn Rand and the World She Made (New York: Doubleday, 2009), 165–166.
ALT3: ... that early sound film actor Frank O'Connor is not to be confused with early sound film actor Frank O'Connor? Source: "Another Frank O'Connor, one who had been a director during the 1920s (and an assistant director ca. 1919) turned from directing to acting… The many film credits one finds for 'Frank O’Connor' in these later years are for this other man"; see David P. Hayes, "Screen Credits of Frank O'Connor", 1998.
ALT4: ... that Frank O'Connor, Ayn Rand's husband, was remembered as having been "the only genuinely nice person in the Randian movement"? Source: "Rothbard recalls Frank, 'Mr. Rand,' as the 'only genuinely nice person in the Randian movement' "; see Jeff Walker, The Ayn Rand Cult (Chicago: Open Court, 1999), 261.
ALT5: ... that Cubbyhole could make Fluffy laugh? Source: "She and Frank, or 'Cubbyhole' and 'Fluffy' as they now called one another, drew closer. Though he never pretended to be an intellectual, Frank cultivated a dry wit that she found hilarious", in Jennifer Burns, Goddess of the Market: Ayn Rand and the American Right (New York: Oxford University Press, 2009), 31.
Comment: Article was moved from draft space into article space for the first time on January 29, 2023. Note that the article has been named following natural disambiguation, using a name for the subject that is still in use, albeit less commonly, because there are no satisfactory parenthetical disambiguations.
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Overall: What a fascinating article and impressive selection of hooks! There's no problems that stick out to me about the article and, while I'm AGF on the hook sources that aren't online, I see that you've been kind enough to include the relevant quotes and page numbers so I see no reason to doubt their legitimacy. I think all the hooks are fine except ALT1 (as it doesn't really tell us anything about him) but I'm especially partial to ALT4 and ALT5ThadeusOfNazereth(he/him)Talk to Me! 00:29, 1 February 2023 (UTC)
What a fascinating article and impressive selection of hooks! There's no problems that stick out to me about the article and, while I'm AGF on the hook sources that aren't online, I see that you've been kind enough to include the relevant quotes and page numbers so I see no reason to doubt their legitimacy. I think all the hooks are fine except ALT1 (as it doesn't really tell us anything about him) but I'm especially partial to ALT4 and ALT5 ThadeusOfNazereth(he/him)Talk to Me! 00:29, 1 February 2023 (UTC)