Talk:Rita Weiman

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Date of birth?

Latest comment: 2 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

It's irritatingly difficult to pin down a consistent date of birth for Weiman:

As of writing, the article gives February 23, 1885. This matches IMDb, though who knows where that came from
Her authority control record at the Library of Congress gives 1889 as a date of birth
Rigdon, Walter (1976). Notable names in the American theatre. p. 480. gives an unknown date of birth, but says she was 71 when she died, implying that she was born in either 1882 or 1883
Her obituary in the New York Herald Tribune (ProQuest 1322383406) says she was born "about 60 years ago", implying that she was born in either 1893 or 1894
The 1900 census includes a "Rita Weinman" (note the extra "n") born in Philadelphia in February 1884. This feels a bit questionable, but it's around the right timeframe, and it's the closest match I could find in genealogical records.

Conveniently, none of the sources I could find even overlap. If anyone has any way to definitively resolve this question, please do. Vahurzpu (talk) 18:27, 13 January 2022 (UTC)Reply

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