Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Vera Freeman
- The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was merge to Max Freeman. Merge any relevant content and then redirect. Liz Read! Talk! 22:20, 20 June 2023 (UTC)
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The article at present is cited mainly to WP:TABLOID type press articles with reports of a messy divorce in "he said/she said" format. The obituary reports on a tragic death from a morphine overdose but provides no further biographical details. None of the sources cite anything specific about the subject's career as an actress (ie where she performed, parts she played, etc.). The article also has some rather humorous errors, such as calling "The Fencing Master" a company. It's a play adapted from the novel The Fencing Master which Max Freeman was working for as its stage manager on tour in 1893. In a WP:BEFORE search, which included google books, JSTOR, EBSCOE, and newspaper archives I could find zero mentions about this particular actress (no reference works, no reviews, not even advertisements), although a British actress of the same name who was alive later was in many sources. In short, there is nothing here demonstrating the subject meets WP:NACTRESS or WP:SIGCOV. On a side note, I have now started an article on her alleged husband (according to the sources cited in the Vera Freeman article he claimed they were never married in court) Max Freeman who was in reference works. Perhaps a redirect/merge to this article would be preferable per WP:ATD? However, I'm not sure that is even appropriate given that the later British actress did have a significant career and would be the more likely search term. 4meter4 (talk) 21:47, 13 June 2023 (UTC)
- Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Actors and filmmakers, Women, and Theatre. Spiderone(Talk to Spider) 22:17, 13 June 2023 (UTC)
- Delete. I cannot find anything about her career. As the nominator mentions, all the references are regarding a British actress who was working 15 or 20 years after her death. -- Ssilvers (talk) 01:18, 14 June 2023 (UTC)
- I don't know - working 15 years after you die sounds pretty notable!!! --A. B. (talk • contribs • global count) 22:02, 20 June 2023 (UTC)
- Redirect I also can find nothing about her career, but found multiple references on their separation, divorce, and her death. DaffodilOcean (talk) 10:06, 14 June 2023 (UTC)
- Merge and redirect to Max Freeman. --A. B. (talk • contribs • global count) 22:07, 20 June 2023 (UTC)
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.