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18:30, 30 August 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Image Tagging Image:HermesPan.jpg
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Thanks for uploading Image:HermesPan.jpg. I notice the 'image' page currently doesn't specify who created the content, so the copyright status is unclear. If you have not created this media yourself then you need to argue that we have the right to use the media on Wikipedia (see copyright tagging below). If you have not created the media yourself then you should also specify where you found it, i.e., in most cases link to the website where you got it, and the terms of use for content from that page.
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I have updated the copyright information as requested. Dermot 14:17, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Royal Wedding quote
Do you happen to have a date for the Ava letter regarding the vacuum commercial? I think it's OK as is to say it was printed in Time and Variety, but given the nature of the letter, someone might snip it as being not sourced enough (I've seen that happen in other articles). A date might also be helpful for researchers since digital manipulation is controversial; also I do recall hearing that Astaire's estate did approve the ad, though it's possible they didn't realize what was planned (that said, Royal Wedding is public domain so they may have had no say at all). Also, was it only in 1997 that the ad was made? I thought it was earlier than that, like 1990-1992. Time flies. Cheers. 23skidoo 15:17, 21 March 2006 (UTC)
You make a good point and I've added a citation for the source for this entry. The commercial first aired during the 1997 Suberbowl. Although Royal Wedding (like Second Chorus) as an entire film is public domain, Astaire's estate has sole rights over the use of any film clips which feature him, for more on this see Fred Astaire's solo and partnered dances or Billman's book. Dermot 12:45, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
- Good work with the citation. I remember seeing the ad myself and being none too pleased. There was also a cola ad (or some similar product) using footage of Bogart and Monroe that was kinda tacky. A few months back I heard something about Lauren Bacall going ballistic because of a European ad for, I believe, cigarettes that featured Bogart who died of lung cancer... 23skidoo 14:25, 22 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Eleanor Powell
Thanks for solving the Great Morgan mystery! I knew it couldn't have been one of the Broadway films as was stated in another source. Do you actually have a copy of the Powell book cited? I've been trying to track down a copy for ages but unfortunately the only copy I can find is on Amazon for something like $100. 23skidoo 18:30, 22 September 2006 (UTC)
- You're very welcome. Unfortunately, all of the Bio-Bibliographies in the Performing Arts are priced as academic monographs - which essentially they are. I don't own a copy, although I believe I can access one via a library. What I did in this case was to use my account with Amazon.com who will allow me to access a (very) limited number of pages of the book through the search inside feature. This is very useful for validating specific inquiries, in those books where the search inside facility is available. They will not allow you to save a copy of any page you access, so you either need to transcribe the information, or use some other technique (e.g. digital camera). And they will not allow you full access to more than about ten pages before cutting your full page access off. On a side note, according to Schultz, the song that Eleanor is dancing to is "Got a Pair of New Shoes" which was on the music title lists for Broadway Melody of 1938 and was recorded for that film. This may have been what your source was alluding to. The specific arrangement Eleanor dances to is a special one by Walter Bullock. Dermot 12:31, 23 September 2006 (UTC)
