Talk:Eileen Brennan

Birth Year?

There's a bit of confusion as to whether Miss Brennan was bon in 1935 or 1938. I'd always seen 1935 in refrence books and various other sources and then a couple of years ago I saw 1938 on the IMDB (a source I know can not be relied on 100%). Is there anyone out there who may have a bit of inside knowledge on Eileen (perhaps the person who changed the date on here from '38 to '35) that can confirm one or the other? Crisso 15:04, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

Just to make this a bit more wild: Yahoo [1] gives the year of birth as 1932. 20:10, 1 May 2006 (UTC)

From the little experience I've had of Yahoo Movies, they seem a pretty authorititive source. If she'd studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Art from 1955-1956 then we can pretty much rule out 1938. Crisso 14:36, 22 July 2006 (UTC)

Yep, 1932.[2] --Fallout boy 01:01, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

Thankyou Fallout boy for finally settling this matter. I thought Imdb was wrong. Crisso 22:00, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

Wicked

"In November 2010, she joined the Broadway company of Wicked in the role of Madame Morrible."

This isn't verifiable anywhere. Kathy Fitzgerald is presently Madame Morrible. And there is no commentary of her ever being in the cast. http://www.broadway.com/shows/wicked/ 12.162.122.5 (talk) 23:05, 27 January 2011 (UTC)

It seems unlikely. I'll remove it pending a reliable source.   Will Beback  talk  23:17, 27 January 2011 (UTC)

It's too bad. She probably wanted the role but was too sick to perform. God Bless her. Quis separabit? 19:30, 4 August 2013 (UTC)

The main photo is not what people think when they think "Eileen Brennan"

Why is the photo of her when she was an unknown? I look up people to see what they look like on Wikipedia, and scroll down, down to find the image where I recognize them when they are at their peak. Why can't we feature a recognizable photo? I know, it's because we must use a photo where the subject is in their early 20's because that's when their looks are suitable for the main photo, at least according to Wikipedia. Other biographical sites use the most expected photo of the subject at their peak. Not this one. We value an extreme idea of aesthetics (only early 20's photos are acceptable to feature) over actual information.

Most bios of actors on Wikipedia feature an unrecognizable and likely irrelevant youth photo. (Not just actors, either, even historical figures' bios prefer the youthful picture because it's "prettiest.") At least usually the photo is relevant to some of their known work, even if it's from an acting debut. But this one is 4 years before she worked in film. It's blindly obvious what you're doing here. I'm not suggesting you put in something completely unheard of, like her elderly appearance in Sgt. Benjamin, when she was most well-known. - this is sarcasm, of course I'd prefer that. At least choose a photo that's relevant to her film acting, that is somewhat recognizable as she is known. Yo bailaba (talk) 16:00, 20 October 2024 (UTC)