Talk:John Wren

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[edit] Point of View

A more balanced recent account is Chris McConville's article in Labour History, "John Wren: Machine Boss" (1981). A differing account of his life was published in 2004 in book called "John Wren: A Life Reconsidered" by James Griffin. This book presents a more biased view of Wren's life and the way in which Hardy describes him in "Power Without Glory" is met with little acknowledgement of the corrupt nature of Wren's life.

I altered the above entry to remove the POV.--Jack Upland 00:27, 21 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Libel

After Wren's death in 1953 (at the 1953 AFL grand final from a heart attack) his widow sued Hardy for criminal libel, but Hardy was acquitted.

This original account appears to be wrong as sources say Hardy was tried in 1951. I've also added more detail.--Jack Upland 01:39, 21 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] family?

There needs to be something in there about his family -- marriage, children, etc. The main connection I'm aware of is his granddaughter Gabrielle Pizzi, but there needs to be at least one or two lines contextualizing that. --lquilter 20:45, 30 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] "Frank Brennan"

I think the Frank Brennan in this article is not the same as the Frank Brennan that appears when the hotlink is followed. Different generations altogether. There would be a lot of "Frank Brennans" in Australia. 210.11.146.197 12:59, 17 October 2007 (UTC) (Julian O'Dea)