Talk:Fanne Foxe

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[edit] Was there an "affair"?

Is there any documentation that Fanne Foxe and Wilbur Mills were having an "affair" as the stub says? Or could it be that they were just friends?

I remember the Tidal Basin incident. At the time, Fanne Foxe was dancing in a club called the Silver Slipper--long gone, now. But then, even after Congressman Mills acknowledged his alcohol problem, I remember that he was very open about his friendship with Fanne Foxe, and tried to treat it positively. In the papers, he said he admired her act, and wanted to be supportive to her in her career. There was even a picture of him, quite sober and looking into the camera, with Foxe dancing in the background.

That doesn't sound like the aftermath of an affair uncovered, especially since I believe Wilbur Mills was married. 140.147.160.78 13:05, 13 September 2006 (UTC)Stephen Kosciesza

Sadly marriage doesn't mean the same to all of us... Mariano(t/c) 13:48, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

I'm not expressing any kind of judgement on anybody's commitment to marriage vows. But "affair" suggests that people are having sex. Being friends with a stripper, even having too much to drink and making a fool of oneself while in her company, does not prove that the two are having sex. That's all. 140.147.160.78 19:09, 14 June 2007 (UTC)Stephen Kosciesza

Fanne Fox, like Jessica Rabbit, enjoyed a game of patty cake every once in a while. Wilbur was never averse to that innocent game, because he had excellent eye-hand coordination.Lestrade (talk) 01:38, 17 February 2008 (UTC)Lestrade

[edit] Notability

She was at the center of one of the most colorful U.S. political scandals of the 1970s, so I can't imagine how she wouldn't be notable. We have an article on Christine Keeler... AnonMoos (talk) 23:48, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

The NYT mentions Foxe in connection with one of several memorable political flameout episodes in a recent analysis piece: Kleinfeld, N (March 11, 2008), “Politics, and Scandal, as Usual”, The New York Times, <http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/11/nyregion/11cnd-scandals.html?hp>. Retrieved on 11 March 2008  -- DanielPenfield (talk) 21:47, 11 March 2008 (UTC)