Notables Nov 2023

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Hear Ye, Hear Ye

If you are interested in people who are famous, notable, noted, significant, important, historic, heroic, or otherwise fascinating, then the Notables Project might be for you! 

The idea behind this post is for anyone who needs help with connecting Notables to the tree to post to this thread and ask for help, or if you want to tell us whom you have successfully connected up, or if you want to join the Notables Project and get a badge.

Besides checking out the Notables Project page, don't forget to take a look at the Notables List page, where you can find lists of Notables who have profiles which aren't yet connected to the main tree. (For ideas on way to connect unconnected people and branches, see the Hints and Tips on the Connectors Chat page.)

Notables should fulfill the criteria to have at  least one Wikipedia page in any language to qualify as a Notable. But an entry in the country's NATIONAL Who's Who or a NATIONAL Biography is also acceptable as well. 

The Notables team will decide if a Living Notable's Profile can be made Public or not. Usually that means the Notable has at least 3  Wikipedia Pages in other languages. The page or pages must also include the name of at least one close or nuclear family member (Specifically parents, siblings, spouse or child). if the page should also happen to list grandparents, aunts/uncles and cousins in the "other relatives" list, those would also be helpful. 

Deaths in October 2023

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaths_in_2023#October

in The Tree House by Robynne Lozier G2G Astronaut (1.3m points)

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by Robynne Lozier G2G Astronaut (1.3m points)
He will be connected once the database updates.
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British actor Page-18012 (of Bridgerton fame) should now be connected to the Tree. I believe he qualifies to be an open profile as well.
by Jessica Key G2G6 Pilot (320k points)
Not if he's still living, unless a Project wants to co-manage and PPP him as a Living Notable.
I presume this is actor Regé-Jean Page? If you will add the Notables Project as a co-manager we can open his profile for viewing.
I've put in a TL request for access.
I have access to the TL, but waiting for access as co-manager as I cannot open the privacy without this.
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by Elizabeth Schafer G2G6 Mach 5 (51.6k points)
That is so sad. Condolences to his family.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Mattingly

Gary Sinise was my favourite Actor in the Apollo 13 Movie. He played Ken Mattingly. I will never forget my favourite line - The flowers did not bloom in Houston - referring to a possible case of rubella measles that kept him off the Mission.

He played a huge part in helping to get the astronauts home again.
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by Roger Stong G2G Astronaut (1.4m points)
Wow - had not heard this yet. Someone has created a profile here: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Knight-28145
Added stickers, categorization, and additional formatting.
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We've made some progress on profiles in the 5 Star Challenge. We started the challenge with 34 unconnected profiles. We now have 30 unconnected profiles. We also started with a combined CC7 of 407 and have expanded it to 598. The following individuals are now connected through the challenge:

Rex Bell

Clara Bow

George Carlin

Casey Donovan

You might take a look and see if you have an interest in connecting or working on one of these actors in the list.

by Scott Fulkerson G2G Astronaut (1.5m points)

Some additional progress. Two more connected.

Someone connected Curly from the Three Stooges fame.

And I was able to find a connection for Donna Douglas from The Beverly Hillbillies.

Curry's brother Shemp (an original Stooge) has no bio. Perhaps a fan would like write one.

Lou Costello is now connected to the global tree.

Mayberry is more connected now, as Aneta Corsaut (Helen Crump) and Frances Bavier (Aunt Bee) are now connected.

And Golden Girls Bea Arthur will be connected tonight.

Love to see these ladies connected!

Michael Landon of Little House on the Prairie fame is now connected thanks to some help from S. Stevenson. THANKS!

Gus Mercurio of Australian fame is now connected. Thanks!

Michale Landon was a tough one. Thanks for sticking with it.
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Please add PPP and yellow privacy on former hockey player Dick Cherry.

by Russell Butler G2G6 Pilot (151k points)
Privacy has been updated. Thanks!!
He should show as connected tomorrow.
Liza,

Good work on the connection!
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Ted Turner is now connected through his former wife, Jane Fonda. However, he has no family of his own attached to his profile, if somebody is looking for a project. Jane is also lacking a biography.

by David Randall G2G6 Pilot (370k points)
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Czech politician Karel Schwarzenberg died on 12 November 2023. He has profile now and he is connected as well.

by Josef Klamo G2G3 (3.8k points)
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Mary Anne Trump Barry has died.

She was the sister of Former President Donald Trump.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-VrNwhIZvs

Mentioned on Fox News - but confirmed by Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryanne_Trump_Barry
by Robynne Lozier G2G Astronaut (1.3m points)
Her date of death has been updated, PPP removed, and privacy set to Open. Thanks.

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Trump-87
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Having nominated the political family of Sullivan-3362 for inclusion in this week's Connection Finder profiles, I thought I should make a start on adding some of his relatives to WikiTree, in particular his greatgreatgrandson O%27Malley-1403, a former Member of the European Parliament.

I hope that I have followed all the instructions for creating a profile of a living notable at
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:Notables
and that it is now just up to someone else to change the privacy setting on the new profile.

I can find no categories for Members of the European Parliament.  Can someone please enlighten me as to where any such categories are hiding?

by Paddy Waldron G2G6 Mach 6 (63.0k points)
You did great, Paddy!! Privacy has been updated. Thanks!

I'll have a hunt for those categories. My guess is a full search of categories looking for Parliament "might" turn up something...
How interesting - I cannot find any category structures out there for any aspect of the EU governing bodies. I didn't do an extensive search, but I did hunt terms like "Members of Parliament, Europe", "European Parliament", "European Council" and so on and came up empty. It's very possible no one has proposed creating them. I'd recommend reaching out to a member of the Categorization Team for assistance on the best way to add these. Thanks.
Many thanks, Scott.

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Category:European_Council does exist, but is pretty empty, given that the presidency rotates every six months.
Just personally, but that's an awfully funny place for that group of politicians. I also see the United Nations is in the same group called "International Organizations". Maybe it's the right place - I'm not a category person - but to partner it with Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Mensa, The Red Cross, and more is odd and awkward. Maybe International Governmental Organizations, but this makes it sound like a social club.
The descriptor "Organisations with global mandates" certainly shouldn't encompass organisations confined to a single continent!
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Can we look into getting Oscar Mendelsohn (1890s-1970s)'s Notable grandson (the actor Ben) opened? He more than qualifies.

by Jessica Key G2G6 Pilot (320k points)
I've put in a TL request - will follow up with a UPM if no response so far.
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Tim Woodward, English actor famous for appearances in crime tv series and films (ie 'Peaky Blinders') died on 9 November 2023 of cancer.  He was the son of Edward Woodward OBE, actor.

by Ros Haywood G2G Astronaut (2.0m points)
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Dame A S Byatt died on 16 November 2023, aged 87.  She was an English author.  I am about to create profiles for her father, John Frederick Drabble QC, who was also Notable (with a WP page) and her sister, the novelist Dame Margaret Drabble, who is a Living Notable.

by Ros Haywood G2G Astronaut (2.0m points)
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A founding member of Kool & the Gang, Drummer & Keyboardist George Brown has passed at the age of 74.  I don't see a profile.  

Now I will be singing "get down on it" all day.  May you RIP
by Kimberly Morgan G2G6 Pilot (152k points)
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Dex Carvey has died. He was 32 years old. He was the son of Dana Carvey.

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/dex-carvey-son-comedian-dana-012407525.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dana_Carvey
by Robynne Lozier G2G Astronaut (1.3m points)
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Actress Suzanne Shepherd has died. She was 89

Best Known for the Sopranos and Goodfellas.

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/suzanne-shepherd-sopranos-goodfellas-actor-175213345.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzanne_Shepherd
by Robynne Lozier G2G Astronaut (1.3m points)
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Former USA First Lady Rosalyn Carter has died.

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Smith-233067
by N Gauthier G2G6 Pilot (300k points)
edited by N Gauthier
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I'd like to have my cousin Bryan Jemar Randall opened.  He is a former NFL player and qualifies.
by Peach Braxton G2G Crew (530 points)
Hi Peach - can you please provide his WikiTree ID and let me know if you have already add Notables as co-manager of the profile? We'll need both if we're to review it for opening.

Thanks!
Thanks Scott.  WikiTree ID is Randall-11517 and yes, I added the Notables group as co-manager.
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Karl Tremblay, singer for Les Cowboys Fringants, died this past week. age 47

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/les-cowboys-fringants-karl-tremblay-1.7029633

by Kathryn Penner G2G6 Mach 6 (67.4k points)
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Richard Beard (1801-1885) was England's first portrait photographer at his studio which opened in 1841.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Beard_(photographer)

I have created a profile for him [Beard-8074] and am working to connect him to the main tree.
by Doug McAdams G2G6 (6.0k points)

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