Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bridgette Andersen

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The result was keep. Seems to be consensus that the subject meets WP:GNG. ansh666 05:15, 3 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Does not appear to meet general notability; was nominated for awards but did not actually win any. Just one reliable source that only includes a passing mention. That sole source indicates she was 17 when she died which is different from age 21 years given in the article. Please see article talk page for further discussion. SagaciousPhil - Chat 08:09, 18 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Actors and filmmakers-related deletion discussions. MassiveYR ♠ 10:18, 18 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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• Comment partially copied from article talk page to keep conversation in one place There is currently one reference to the Colorado Springs Independent, which probably counts as a reliable source. It is, however, a mere parenthetical sentence fragment that reads: "a year older than Savannah Smiles star Bridgette Andersen, who overdosed on heroin in 1997". Most searches turn up general celebrity sites like IMDB and Find-a-Grave and the like. There are also some biographies on sites of questionable RS status, including Movie Pilot and Daily Hatch. Her WP:GNG notability is questionable. A claim of "...her internet cult following" is not supported by these searches, although it would be a qualifying claim under WP:NACTOR#2. If there is a cult following, then it should be kept and evidence should be added to the article. Otherwise, it should be deleted. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 16:19, 18 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep I did a newspaper search and found two three newspaper articles that discuss the subject in-depth. One from 1982 1 and another from 1983 (don't have access to newspapers.com to clip it though) 2. (edit to add a third newspaper article found from 1984 from newspapers.com) 3. A few more passing mentions in newspapers. 45 While the subject didn't have a long career, she did receive more than average attention from the press during her career, along with the passing mentions regarding her sad early demise and meets the GNG in my view. GoldenAgeFan1 (talk) 16:54, 18 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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• Keep The said newspaper articles and her IMDB page give her enough legitimacy.— Preceding unsigned comment added by FSOJM791 (talk • contribs)
• Comment IMDb is not considered to be a reliable source. Dan arndt (talk) 09:13, 20 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment Child actress has starred in 21 films. Also, please note that there is some coverage of the subject in Spanish. Subject has often been mentioned in books related to child actor deaths, and there was this controversy of her death being a suicide. Other than that, no notability. Edit: Funny that User:FSOJM791 directly started participating in deletion discussions without any other edits. King Prithviraj II (talk) 19:48, 21 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete IMDb is not a reliable source, we lack enough reliable sources to show notablility.John Pack Lambert (talk) 22:18, 21 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment Not as well known a child star tragedy as Anissa Jones or Dana Plato but Amber Tamblyn wrote a poem about her. Paul Benjamin Austin (talk) 11:35, 24 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep She seems to have been a notable actress for her period, and GoldenAgeFan1 demonstrated that there are published sources about her. Dimadick (talk) 11:44, 24 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

• Comment she was nominated for multiple awards so her peers must have thought she was notable. Paul Benjamin Austin (talk) 10:50, 26 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep: Award-nominated child actor in a major film of its time. This is a case of pre-google age fame. Subject of more than adequate third-party coverage independent of the subject. Meets WP:GNG. Montanabw^(talk) 02:05, 1 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment As noted, she died before the internet got into full swing which makes it hard to find out about her award-nominated notability in the dead tree era. Paul Benjamin Austin (talk) 02:45, 1 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep - With her roles in Savannah Smiles and Fever Pitch, she clearly passes WP:GNG, and her role in Nightmares might also be significant, although I wouldn't base my vote on that, being more problematic. The sourcing isn't as good as it could be, but I think it squeaks by WP:GNG. Throw in her roles in Parent Trap II and A Summer to Remember, and I think its pretty much a slam dunk to keep. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 19:29, 2 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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