Talk:John Farrow

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I like this entry -- sharp, clean neat. Whoever put it together has a clear grasp of what is useful on Wikipedia. Three cheers, and thanks from an extremely grateful readership.

Date of death[edit]

The Australian Dictionary of Biography (ADB) article on Farrow says he died on 27 January 1963, as does Find-a-grave. IMDB and some other sources put it on 28 January. What's the correct date? -- JackofOz (talk) 10:27, 14 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

ADB also suggests that his surname, like his parents', was simply Farrow, and that Villiers was his middle name. -- JackofOz (talk) 10:35, 14 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Is there any reason to mention that? Funfree (talk) 10:45, 31 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Categories for American films[edit]

Just a note explaining the addition of categories for American films. Calling someone an "American film director" is the same as saying they are a "Director of American films," which is what he was. The focus is on the film, not the person's nationality. --Wikiwatcher1 (talk) 02:39, 20 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Not true. "American film director" is ambiguous. Funfree (talk) 10:49, 31 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]

His mother's name[edit]

john Farrow's mother's name was Lucy Savage.Her husband was Joseph Farrow.Although John Farrow seemed to believe he was related to the Villiers family, the name doesn't show up in his genealogy.-Albert Bruns (son-in-law of John Farrow)

His son was named Michael Damian Farrow.It is misspelled in the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Albertbruns (talk • contribs) 05:56, 20 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Early life[edit]

I've been researching his family as I live close to where they did. Just added that he was born in Marrickville - in Middle Street (not far from Newington College). As a reference: load up this entry of Sands Directory for 1905 - scroll right down to page 405 and under Middle St. you'll see an entry for his father - Farrow Joseph in a house called "Hazeldean". That said, the family lived there for no more than a year - so I feel that to say "he lived in a street below its ovals" a bit of a stretch. He may have grown up - or at least spent a lot of time - at his grandmother's house in Juliett St, close by the next suburb - Enmore. He may not have attended Newtown Public School as other schools would have been closer - like Enmore Public School - and you'll see from that link that 'Enmore' is too often regarded as 'Newtown'. I'll try to confirm this either way.

Are people aware that 'Jack' should be the name on his birth certificate, is the name he was enrolled under at Fort Street, and the name used in this clip from The Oakland Tribune in 1927. It appears to be the name he went by until settling in Hollywood - yet there's no mention of that in the main article.

Lastly - there's a reference to that English-French-Tahitian dictionary. Cited reference 6, as well as other articles, go as far as saying that it "became a standard reference work for many years". Why can I not find any trace of such a work online? Either as a book in print, second hand books, rare books, or in library catalogues and lists of books about Tahiti? If anyone has any clear reference to it can they post that here? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 1.43.41.96 (talk) 15:14, 14 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]