Talk:Anna May Wong

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[edit] Christian Science

Why is she in the category Cristian Science Monitors? The article never mentions her faith. does anyway have a source on this? rydia 05:28, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

It's members, I don't know if she was connected to the paper. And yes I do have sources. To start UCLA and Classic images. The second states Anna lived quietly. She was a Christian Scientist practitioner, and she continued to study philosophy. She believed in reincarnation and wished her epitaph to read, "I died a thousand times. Granted this would indicate she was a bit unorthodox in her Christian Science. I had other sources too. Added to that Wikipedia often avoids mention the religion of actors/actresses unless it's very important to the article. However her role as a Chinese-American in film and her sometimes difficult personal life is the main thing of interest with regards to her. Also I'm not remotely a CSer.--T. Anthony 03:45, 9 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] "Anna May Wong" in the German Wikipedia

The "Anna May Wong" article in the German Wikipedia is about to achieve "good article" status (and even more after that). Maybe it is worth a translation (which I personally hesitate to do because my English is not that good). --Stilfehler 15:01, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

Looks like a great article, Stilfehler. My German's not good enough to say for sure, but I think I see an error: "The Honorable Mr. Buggs" isn't really a Laurel & Hardy movie, though Oliver Hardy, and regular L&H co-star, James Finlayson do appear in it. And the English title of the one Anna May Wong did appear in is Why Girls Love Sailors . Other than that, great work! -- Rizzleboffin 05:25, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for the hint! I will check this! --Stilfehler 14:07, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Hays Code

The article implies that that silent films were under the Hays Code and its anti-miscegenation rules. But the Hays Code wasn't adopted until 1930, and wasn't enforced until '34 (see: Production Code). The finale to Buster Keaton's 1921 short, Hard Luck shows him with a Chinese wife and several children. -- Rizzleboffin 05:07, 15 June 2006 (UTC)

Well The Good Earth (film) was in 1937. I think she was kept from doing interracial roles in the silent era more due to informal restrictions rather than any actual code. Either way the Good Earth case is, I believe, the most famous one on that in her career and it would apply.--T. Anthony 11:51, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

No question about The Good Earth case being because of the Hays Code, and mention of it certainly belongs in the article. There's also no question that she faced discrimination, restriction and type-casting during the silent era. But it looks to me like the article implies those earlier restrictions were due to the Hays Code, when they couldn't have been. -- Rizzleboffin 13:15, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

You have a point. Go ahead and edit it to clarify what's meant.--T. Anthony 14:05, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

Thanks, Anthony. I didn't want to barge in & step on toes by making changes unannounced. Also, I was afraid if I started tinkering with that one sentence, it would lead to further & further changes... and it did. I did what I could, if anyone wants to change it, go ahead. I also found a good Time article and linked it. I think the article could use more work-- the German article looks like a good model. I might come back to the article later, but have a few other projects I'm working on first. -- Rizzleboffin 18:07, 16 June 2006 (UTC)