Talk:Arthur Q. Bryan

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Air raid[edit]

I added the bit about Bryan serving as an air raid warden. Hey, it's trivia. See http://wesclark.com/burbank/blackout_in_burbank.html - Wes Clark

Move to full name[edit]

I am not so sure about this move to the actor's full name, as he is invarably discussed in reference works by his middle initial. Any other thoughts? --Ted Watson (talk) 21:45, 1 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I concur—in the same manner that certain individuals are known exclusively by their compound names and would be virtually unrecognizable if referenced in any other manner (John Stuart Mill—not John S. Mill, John Maynard Keynes—not John M. Keynes, John Kenneth Galbraith—not John K. Galbraith), Arthur Q. Bryan was/is known to the public exclusively by that name and not as Arthur Quirk Bryan. As supporting examples in the same field, one can point to Edward G. Robinson (who was never known to the public as Edward Goldenberg Robinson), Leo G. Carroll (who was never known to the public as Leo Gratten Carroll) and, even more extreme, E. G. Marshall (who was never known to the public as Everett (Eugene) Grunz Marshall). Having said that, I am returning the main title header to its original appellation, Arthur Q. Bryan.—Roman Spinner (talk) 03:39, 2 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I'm glad you made this move, a change I had also considered. There are probably other pages that have a similar problem. For instance, I have never heard or read of the cartoonist Virgil Partch being commonly referred to as Virgil Franklin Partch. Pepso2 (talk) 12:59, 2 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

So we have a consensus, if retroactively. Not the way it's supposed to be done, but no harm done here. --Ted Watson (talk) 20:23, 2 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

If reference works "invariably" use his middle initial only, then what is the source for his middle name being "Quirk"? I have updated the lead accordingly and added a citation-needed tag to the birth name field in the infobox. —Psychonaut (talk) 20:39, 27 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

A suggestion for the opening paragraph[edit]

It's a minor issue of style, but I think "...a United States comdeian..." would be better as "...an American comedian..." "American" is the adjective to use to describe the nationality or origin of a person born in or who is a citizen of the United States, just as "British" would be used to describe someone from the United Kingdom, or "French" for someone from France. Thanks!TheBaron0530 (talk) 16:32, 27 July 2010 (UTC)TheBaron0530 —Preceding unsigned comment added by TheBaron0530 (talk[reply]