Talk:Churchill (disambiguation)

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Only recently did I become aware that there was a second author named Winston Churchill, and that he was American.

I believe that the list entry for him should be clearly separate not only from the British Churchill family on this page, but also all the others, and that the inclusion of birth & death dates for the two similarly named contemporaries, both born in the same decade, both of whom had military conections, both of whom entered politics (though the British Winston was enormously successful, the American Winston was quite unsuccessful), both of whom published multiple best-selling books (also admitting the disparity in success rates in this endeavor), will help readers understand why and how the American Winston's works are so frequently and easily mis-attributed to Sir Winston). I fully realize that it is not customary to have added space in the middle of a list. I don't think it looks very nice, either, but it does set the other Winston apart in a way that makes him noticeable - which is the whole point.

I am too much involved with other activities at this time to participate in a discussion here, so I hope, by providing my rationale, to avoid debate. I have no personal interest in the issue; I've never read anything by the American Churchill (although his novels that I've checked at Amazon have high ratings). My interest is merely in providing accurate and complete content for those who seek it. --Tygerbryght 23:44, 17 September 2006 (UTC)