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Contentious edit regarding Newman's mother

It seems that this edit about Newman's mother is contentious. Rather than edit warring, it seems sensible to discuss this here.

My view is that the assertions made shouldn't be in the article because they seem to imply something through an interpretation of the lack of evidence, rather than any secondary source that provide actual evidence that Newman's mother isn't of the ancestry stated in the article. -- Mrmatiko (talk) 20:20, 4 January 2014 (UTC)

The evidence re her baptism can be disputed. The immigration-record evidence, no. I found that record; that was clearly hers; go look at yourself. 108.40.7.179 (talk) 00:39, 5 January 2014 (UTC)
In edit summary, the IP editor mentioned a link to a St. Mary's University of Minnesota web page that discusses the advantages of primary sources in doing research at the university level. That is all well and good for university research. But Misplaced Pages is an encyclopedia and we simply don't publish original research of any kind. Instead, we summarize what the best quality independent, reliable sources say about the topic. The best of these will be secondary sources. "Any interpretation of primary source material requires a reliable secondary source for that interpretation." Accordingly, I am not comfortable relying on what someone says they saw in an immigration document for a factual assertion in this biography. Instead, we should summarize what the best biographers of Newman say about his ancestry. Cullen Let's discuss it 03:34, 5 January 2014 (UTC)

Drank 24 cans of Coors beer each day

Newman drank a lot of beer and probably had an affair. So what? Cullen Let's discuss it 04:54, 2 November 2014 (UTC)

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Paul Newman movie credits

Paul Newman had a starring role in a 1963 movie called "The Prize" I did not see this mentioned in his Misplaced Pages biography. Did I miss it or should it be verified and added?

Fred Dreis174.23.4.208 (talk) 01:19, 28 May 2016 (UTC)

It's not exactly a major film. Plus the image in the infobox is from the film (the caption gives the title and year) and it's in Paul Newman filmography. That's plenty IMO. Clarityfiend (talk) 20:38, 28 May 2016 (UTC)

Note on a RfC about "military careers"

There is currently a discussion and a RfC on Mel Brooks's article about his so-called "military career," noted by an infobox module. Since his military service, similar to that of Don Rickles, was for a few years and before their actual careers began, inserting a massive module in the standard infobox, as in this article, seems both misleading and erroneous. For Newman, his "military career" module takes up about 25% of the infobox, while his notability is for being an actor. And like the others, he never had a "military career."--Light show (talk) 02:07, 6 September 2016 (UTC)

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Voice acting

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please explain first why you wish to remove the "voice acting" designations, but only if the last edit log and it's content did not convince you. Thank You(KIENGIR (talk) 19:19, 6 February 2018 (UTC))

It's basically the same thing as acting, as I explained it in the edit summary of the edit. Only if they are notable to have more than 100 voice credits, like Frank Welker and Jim Cummings for example. Because not ever celebrity on here is credited as a voice actor, just a few. 97.33.74.164 (talk) 16:44, 11 February 2019 (UTC)

I am torn between both points you guys are making. I agree that Newman shouldn't have a voice acting section, however the section shouldn't be deleted until someone moves these credits in the respective year of release.Filmman3000 (talk) 19:05, 25 April 2019 (UTC)

Major films intro?

His biggest performance in my mind is Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), should be mentioned in the intro. It is a spell to see it. (But it is not in the style like his later cast.)

The main text writes: 

In 1958, he starred in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), opposite Elizabeth Taylor. The film was a box-office smash, and Newman garnered his first Academy Award nomination.

--Zzalpha (talk) 12:13, 7 June 2020 (UTC)

Redundances

1. "That performance led to his breakthrough role as Rocky Graziano in the film Somebody Up There Likes Me in 1956. The Dean connection had additional resonance. Newman was cast as Billy the Kid in The Left Handed Gun which was a role originally earmarked for Dean. Additionally, Dean was originally cast to play the role of Rocky Graziano in Somebody Up There Likes Me; however, with his death, Paul Newman inherited the role."

Somebody up there likes me and Rocky Graziano are repetitive.

2. "For Newman's support of Eugene McCarthy in 1968 (and effective use of television commercials in California) and his opposition to the Vietnam War, Newman was placed nineteenth on Richard Nixon's enemies list, which Newman claimed was his greatest accomplishment."

The double "and" is not good.

ICE77 (talk) 06:44, 27 August 2022 (UTC)--ICE77 (talk) 06:44, 27 August 2022 (UTC)--ICE77 (talk) 06:44, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

Newman German ancestor

He hat definitely german ancestors, because Newman is english for german Neumann, a frequently german family name. It is no polish family name. 2001:9E8:B43C:7400:7CF0:9165:291F:D137 (talk) 06:50, 12 October 2022 (UTC)

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