Talk:Henry Gibson

What's in a name

Nononono... His name is written Henrik Ibsen!

yes it is

no it's not

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Filmography

Reversed order to meet manual of style guidelines, and removed the cleanup tag. Does anyone know for sure what his birth name is? Henry or James? Rojomoke 15:19, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

Death

Made first pass at editing, but won't have time to neaten it up and add ref and fields for a few hours. My apologies at the half-done task. RIP Henry! Susan Gleason (talk) 20:05, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

• My, you're quick. Thank you! Susan Gleason (talk) 20:05, 16 September 2009 (UTC)

manual of style

If an article is titled "XYZ" it is odd indeed to find the initial word not being "XYZ" but "ABC sometines called XYZ" and not even having a redirect for "ABC" at all. In the case at hand, the title of the article is "Henry Gibson" thus the initial words should be "Henry Gibson". The name "James Bateman" is not well known at all, and is a very unlikely search term. To anyone who wants to look this person up. The children are known by the surname "Gibson". The term "stage name" is in common use, and represents how Wikipedia handles names. See George Burns, Jack Benny, Marilyn Monroe, and, in fact, just about every single person with a stage name found on Wikipedia. Is there any remotely valid reason why the edit [1] just made insists "If only the rest of Wikipedia took this course. Maybe one day. For now, we'll stick with the conventional format"? This would be the only article on Wikipedia which does not start off with the article name in the lead, and, in fact, uses a name not used at all on the Internet! Cheers. Collect (talk) 13:10, 16 February 2016 (UTC)

The question is whether any of those people changed their legal name to match the stage name. EauZenCashHaveIt (I'm All Ears) 13:31, 16 February 2016 (UTC)

According to NY Times, his real name has always been James Bateman. EauZenCashHaveIt (I'm All Ears) 13:40, 16 February 2016 (UTC)

His children use the name "Gibson" or did you not notice that? Your insistence in this matter is beyond ludicrous at this point. Article traffic stats for Wikipedia show Henry Gibson was looked for 12104 times in the past 90 days. James Bateman does not even have a link to this article at all. Tells you anything? No one looks for this person using the term "James Bateman". No one. Collect (talk) 13:55, 16 February 2016 (UTC)

Of course no one does. My (still unanswered) question was directly pertinent to legal names vs. stage names and how we handle them case by case. EauZenCashHaveIt (I'm All Ears) 14:18, 16 February 2016 (UTC)

OK -- then can you give a Wikipedia article where the stage name of a performer is the name of the article and is not used as the start of the first sentence? Any at all. One, even. Cheers. Collect (talk) 14:38, 16 February 2016 (UTC)

My question still remains unanswered. Also, your edit summary on the removal of my comment on your talk page is a borderline personal attack (as you called it "trolling"). How about you maintain yourself in a civil manner? EauZenCashHaveIt (I'm All Ears) 14:51, 16 February 2016 (UTC)

• Examples: Mos Def, Snoop Dogg, Xzibit, Hulk Hogan, The Undertaker, Bono, The Edge. Your turn to answer now. EauZenCashHaveIt (I'm All Ears) 14:52, 16 February 2016 (UTC)

Wow!!! I bet people thought of "Undertaker" as a name? Nope - I mean names which appear to be quite like real names, your examples do not remotely reach that level. By a mile or two. In fact, I would be amazed if anyone searches for "Mr. Def" on Google. Sorry - the "examples" you give do not appear to be "real names" to anyone at all. Collect (talk) 15:15, 16 February 2016 (UTC)

I answered. Please follow. We're back to your interpretation, and this is where it stops. Hulk Hogan sounds like a name, by the way. Again, please answer my pending question in regards to legal names vs. stage names. EauZenCashHaveIt (I'm All Ears) 15:34, 16 February 2016 (UTC)

Just so we're clear, your question was "can you give a Wikipedia article where the stage name of a performer is the name of the article and is not used as the start of the first sentence?" Please don't turn this into an endless and pointless discussion again. EauZenCashHaveIt (I'm All Ears) 15:36, 16 February 2016 (UTC)

But hey, just off the top of my head, here's a couple of examples: Mark Twain, George Orwell, Lewis Carroll. EauZenCashHaveIt (I'm All Ears) 15:42, 16 February 2016 (UTC)

"Mark Twain" was a "pen name", widely known as such at the time, and Mr. Clemens signed his name both ways depending on context. Note the two autographs in the infobox, and that people widely knew his real name at the time, as that was how he signed all documents. In short - invalid example. Collect (talk) 15:57, 16 February 2016 (UTC)

Nope, sorry - demagogy doesn't fly with me. You asked, and I quote - "can you give a Wikipedia article where the stage name of a performer is the name of the article and is not used as the start of the first sentence?". The article is called "Mark Twain", and the first sentence starts with "Samuel Clemens". You are also widely ignoring the other examples. EauZenCashHaveIt (I'm All Ears) 16:01, 16 February 2016 (UTC)

The article is fine the way it is, and within MOS, I think the problem is, it is generally thought that Henry Gibson was his real name. George Burns, Jack Benny, Marilyn Monroe articles need to be changed. Mlpearc (open channel) 15:44, 16 February 2016 (UTC)

In which case, several hundred Wikipedia articles need to be changed, alas. I suggest you try if that is your sincere belief. Collect (talk) 15:57, 16 February 2016 (UTC)

You have your answers. For every question and variation thereof. Unless there is something new to discuss, this discussion has reached a moot point. EauZenCashHaveIt (I'm All Ears) 15:59, 16 February 2016 (UTC)

@Collect: I am almost certain you did not mean I suggest you try if that is your sincere belief as a threat ? Mlpearc (open channel) 16:14, 16 February 2016 (UTC)

Um -- how could one possibly interpret it as a "threat" of any sort at all? Collect (talk) 17:06, 16 February 2016 (UTC)

Crystal clear policy

According to WP:MOSBIO#Pseudonyms, stage names and common names: "For people who are best known by a pseudonym, the legal name should usually appear first in the article (...) Follow this practice even if the article itself is titled with the pseudonym". This is the manual of style. Any further questions? EauZenCashHaveIt (I'm All Ears) 16:19, 16 February 2016 (UTC)

In which case the vast majority of examples where the person's family uses the pseudonym (?) for their own actual names are mishandled on Wikipedia. Cheers. Collect (talk) 17:06, 16 February 2016 (UTC)

name per Social Security System

[2] through LDS "Familysearch.org"

Age 74
Given Name Henry
Surname Gibson
Birth Date 21 Sep 1935
State Pennsylvania
Last Place of Residence Malibu, Los angeles, California
Previous Residence Postal Code 90265
Event Date 14 Sep 2009

At some point he specifically and absolutely used "Henry Gibson" as his legal and official name for Social Security purposes. There is absolutely no corresponding official government source for his being "James Bateman" for government purposes. Cheers. Collect (talk) 23:27, 16 February 2016 (UTC)

California records show a "Henry Gibson" of proper age lived in Malibu. No "James Bateman" or proper age in Malibu. Collect (talk) 23:50, 16 February 2016 (UTC)

More California records (public) ownership of 26740 Latigo Shore Drive in Malibu: "Henry Gibson (Trustee" for "Henry Gibson (Trust). [3].

Searches for "James Bateman" of the same area - nil. Nada. He used the name "Henry Gibson" for Social Security and for land ownership. Cheers. Collect (talk) 00:21, 17 February 2016 (UTC)

The Social Security database should be a .gov domain. Per WP:IRS, please vet for your sources' reliability. Thanks. EauZenCashHaveIt (I'm All Ears) 03:32, 17 February 2016 (UTC)

"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JGGT-JZQ : accessed 17 February 2016), Henry Gibson, 14 Sep 2009; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing). is a valid source -- your dismissal of it is sufficiently absurd as to stretch credulity. See Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard/Archive_157#Social_Security_Death_Index and note that Henry Gibson is probably not living (it is a death index, FGS). The source is absolutely reliable for what the Social Security Administration has as the person's name in its records. Cheers. Collect (talk) 12:57, 17 February 2016 (UTC)

Fair enough. When you're right, you're right. Adjusted accordingly. EauZenCashHaveIt (I'm All Ears) 20:35, 17 February 2016 (UTC)

Olsen

Try reading the sources - he used "Olsen" in credited comedy roles - and never in any other usage. Cheers. Collect (talk) 14:45, 21 February 2016 (UTC)

@Collect: Ever the nasty comment, eh? The source cited mentions the Olsen name in the same paragraph with a string of off-stage activities. The wording is "Also known as", not "ALSO USED".[4] Grammar'sLittleHelper (talk) 17:16, 21 February 2016 (UTC)

Eh? I was noting his use of "Olsen" was never with regard to property etc. but was absolutely and purely a "stage name". How do you find that to be a "nasty comment"? Sigh. Collect (talk) 17:20, 21 February 2016 (UTC)

"Try reading the sources" is a nasty comment. I am citing the sources. I reverted because you are adding statements that is not in the source and is implicitly contrary to the source cited.Grammar'sLittleHelper (talk) 17:26, 21 February 2016 (UTC)

Unfortunately, the sources are clear that he used "Olsen" as a stage name and not as a personal name. There is a distinction between the two. There are no sources that he, personally, was called "Olsen", only that in a very few places that name was used in credits. Collect (talk) 18:14, 21 February 2016 (UTC)

In fact, the name appears on a single episode of My Favorite Martian and there are no apparent uses at all otherwise. None. And this is after tracking all the professional sites available. Collect (talk) 18:33, 21 February 2016 (UTC)

Here is the source cited:

In, 1970; participant in Citizen's Committee on Population Growth and the American Future, 1972–75. Also known as Olsen Gibson. Military service: United States Air Force, 1957–60, served in France in the 66th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, becoming target intelligence officer.[5]

It does not say it was exclusively a stage name or a stage name at all. It does not mention the skit. To the contrary, it lists the name among off-stage activities. It also says he was "known as", not just that he "used" the name. What source supports your assertion that it used that once and only that once? Grammar'sLittleHelper (talk) 18:37, 21 February 2016 (UTC)

Your "encyclopedia.com" source, in fact. has Homer P. Gibson (juggler), "Danger, High Voltage," My Favorite Martian, CBS, 1964. which is the one and only place "Homer" and "Olsen" ever existed. Sorry - all you do is prove my point in spades. Gibson was a member of SAG-AFTRA [6] listing him by his unique SAG-AFTRA name. SAG-AFTRA has no listing for "Olsen Gibson" at all. Thanks again. Collect (talk) 19:26, 21 February 2016 (UTC)

"Homer Gibson" was a character, not a person. The source says James Bateman was "Also known as Olsen Gibson." Grammar'sLittleHelper (talk) 20:20, 21 February 2016 (UTC)

A source, encyclopedia.com, was accurately cited. Unless a direct reference is made to that citation, this discussion is over. Collect, we will not indulge you ad nausea this time. EauZenCashHaveIt (I'm All Ears) 02:22, 22 February 2016 (UTC)