Talk:Jason Robards
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Is it worth noting that Robards is the only actor to have ever played three different US Presidents on film? (Namely Abraham Lincoln in The Perfect Tribute, Ulysses S. Grant in The Legend of the Lone Ranger, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt in FDR: The Final Years) GeeJo 03:01, 29 July 2005 (UTC)
- If he indeed is the only actor to do so (which I don't know), it's probably worth a trivia note. Old64mb
23:53, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
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[edit] A Moon for the Misbegotten
This was performed in 1973 for 330 performances and I saw it with Jason Robards and Colleen Dewhurst sitting from the 2nd row.
This was an unusual experience esp in this way, sitting in normal seats much further back you get no clue as to the power of the actors delivery, as they near exploded in sound during this performance. Jason would explode out dialogue so forcefully he was spitting out at the other actors and even the audience.
He later was a near neighbor in old Perry home in Southport, Ct.
[edit] Navy Cross
I looked a bit - pretty sure it's in 'Stars in Blue' but don't have the book handy - but think a brief blurb about exactly what Robards did to earn the Navy Cross might be worthwhile. The article also could use a lot more sourcing as has been noted elsewhere; tried but couldn't find Old64mb 23:53, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Fitzcarraldo Inclusion into article
Should there be a mention on the Jason Robards page about his start in the filming of the epic Werner Herzog film Fitzcarraldo? He started filming with Mick Jagger before getting dysentary and doctor's orders to go home and not return. Should this info be included in Jason's page? (59.101.248.185 07:50, 4 September 2007 (UTC))
[edit] Incorrectly Linked Spouse
It's listed that one of his spouses is Rachel Taylor, and the link directs to that of an Australian actress who was born in 1984, years before the marriage took place. Clearly, the linked Rachel Taylor is not the correct person. I don't know how to change this, I just thought I'd bring it to attention.
[edit] More on Navy Cross
On November 8, 2007, an anonymous editor added this statement to the article: "NOTE: Careful investigation reveals that the United States Navy does not have a record of awarding a Navy Cross to anyone named Jason Robards. It is possible that he served under another name, one used before he became an actor. It is also possible that records of the award were lost during the war. See http://www.homeofheroes.com/valor/0_NC/06_ncross_wwii-listAll.html." There are a couple issues with this. Firstly, it's original research. The site that is noted says specifically You can verify if someone received the Navy Cross from this list, but absence of a name should NOT be construed to definitively negate a veteran's claim to this award. One cannot say that there is no record in the US Navy based on this list, and therefore, it means nothing in regard to Robards being awarded one. Secondly, even if the site didn't have the disclaimer about the list, it is not a US Navy site, thus, one can't state that the Navy has no record. Based on this, I am removing this note. Wildhartlivie (talk) 11:02, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
