Talk:Telly Savalas
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[edit] Purple Heart
Well now, this I don't understand. Does no one else see the contradiction here? Telly was honourably discharched with a Purple Heart. The Purple Heart is only given to those who are wounded or dead, or going to die from being wounded. He didn't. So why did he get the purple heart? [[User:Destinova|Marlowe²]] 04:36, Jun 19, 2004 (UTC)
From the wiki purple heart site: The Purple Heart differs from all other decorations in that an individual is not "recommended" for the decoration; rather he or she is entitled upon being killed or wounded in a manner meeting the specific criteria of AR 600-8-22:
In any action against an enemy of the United States; In any action with an opposing armed force of a foreign country in which the Armed Forces of the United States are or have been engaged; While serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in an armed conflict against an opposing armed force in which the United States is not a belligerent party; As a result of an act of any such enemy of opposing armed forces; As the result of an act of any hostile foreign force;
So he could have been wounded without being mortally wounded and received a purple heart. seema
[edit] Kelly's Heroes
Did he really play a villain in that film? Jackliddle 17:55, 2 Jun 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Dr. Evil?
Is it me, or is this guy's look the basis for Dr. Evil in the Austin Powers Series of movies? -- Malo 15:37, 21 October 2005 (UTC)
Almost but not quite. Telly played Blofeld the bond villain and it's Blofeld that was the basis for Dr.Evil.
[edit] Purple heart
Apparently, like another actor David Niven, Savalas believed it was inappropriate for a celebrity to "cash in" on wartime service: he remained forever close-mouthed about his war record. He was missing the tip of one index finger. One can gain some clues to his psychology here: during his working career before acting, he was a lifeguard. One day on his watch, a man drowned and apparently Savalas felt guilty about it the remainder of his life.
[edit] Date of birth
Date of birth should be 1924 like written on his tumbstone at Find-A-Grave. Lincher 22:03, 15 March 2006 (UTC)
Did you look at the tombstone? It says 1922!
Is the social security death index the best source for a person's birthday and death day? Most sites have January 21/1922 (or 1924) to January 22/1994 as Telly's life span. But, social security death index (SSDI) apparently has January 22/1922 to January 22/1994. I'd personally go with the SSDI. Hotwine8 02:16, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Birthyear
Telly has 1922 as his birthyear on his death certificate at findadeath.com. His grave also says 1922. On Wikipedia and IMDB.com, the birthyear is 1924. Which one is correct? And can a legal document contain false information?
>And can a legal document contain false information? Ask Ken Lay.
IMDB now shows 1922 as his year of birth. The website www.tellysavalas.com lists it as 1924. This site is run by the company that looks after his estate.
Unless someone has a definitive answer to this, I would go with the year of birth on his tombstone, as surely his relatives would have ensured it had the correct year on it.
Ozzieboy (talk) 02:20, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
- The year Savalas himself gave on his signed application for a Social Security number is 1922, not 1924. From the Social Security Death Index:
- Name: Telly A. Savalas
- SSN: 065-16-0946
- ZIP code of last residence: 90025 (Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California)
- Born: 22 January 1922
- Died: 22 January 1994
- State (Year) SSN issued: New York (1936-1950)
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- Further to this, if you go to this page or this page on the estate company's website, they list his year or birth as 1922. And yet on some of their pages they show 1924!
- Seeing as they can't even get maintain some consistency with his year of birth on the one website, I am even more convinced that 1922 is the correct year. Hopefully people will stop changing it back to 1924. Ozzieboy (talk) 08:58, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Numerous Edits Required
This article is grammatically horrendous. If no one else edits it, I eventually will; I presently lack the time. Minor edits already accomplished, with at least a score still required.
Agreed, the wording in this is nasty, and there are a lot of typos and redundant bits. If you don't edit it soon, I'll give it a go.
This article is incorrect. It makes it sound like Savalas died a Roman Catholic but actually his funeral was in a Greek Orthodox church. See the website http://www.seeing-stars.com/Churches/SaintSophia.shtml 67.11.227.124 23:43, 16 December 2006 (UTC)
"He had his first job at age 10 as a newspaper boy, when he constructed a shoeshine stand made of crates." - why did he build a shoeshine stand made of crates if he was a newspaper boy?
Removed, SqueakBox 17:18, 22 May 2007 (UTC)
- I have made a few edits to try and make the article read better, but it still needs a lot more. Ozzieboy (talk) 03:13, 6 February 2008 (UTC)
- Done some more - hope it reads better now. Still more needed. Next on the list, I think "Character Actor" needs to be merged into "Early television and movie career".Ozzieboy (talk) 06:26, 10 February 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Spurious edit from "nephew"
Removed part of http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Telly_Savalas&diff=prev&oldid=31441440
| “ | In 1990, the city of New York declared "The Marcus-Nelson Murders" as the official movie of New York City, and awarded Telly with the Key to the City. | ” |
No "official movie" and no "key to the city". patsw (talk) 00:14, 16 February 2008 (UTC)
