Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Larry Block (2nd nomination)

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep‎. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 03:02, 1 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Larry Block (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View log | edits since nomination)

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Character actor with limited notability. I searched books and news sources and found other individuals with his name who are more notable, but no news articles, interviews or other things outside of series fan pages or Facebook mentions, to warrant him inclusion in Wikipedia. Putting up for discussion in case other editors have notable sources. LovelyLillith (talk) 03:37, 18 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Actors and filmmakers, Television, and Entertainment. LovelyLillith (talk) 03:37, 18 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep Meets WP:NACTOR with multiple significant roles in notable media including:
  • films: Shamus (film), Hardcore (1979 film).
  • stage: Shlemiel the First (musical) (verification in [1]).
  • tv: Sesame Street

Note also that this subject seems to be primarily a stage actor. Given this and the pre-internet era, I think BASIC is likely met as well based on what I've found. Here's sources we can combine per WP:BASIC, for coverage of the subject's acting ability. (some of these may also qualify for NACTOR, but I'm being cautious as the productions don't have articles on Wikipedia at this time): [2][3][4],[5][6][7][8][9][10]. This does not represent an exhaustive search, as I haven't checked other newspaper archives yet. —siroχo 05:09, 18 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This discussion has been included in the list of New York-related deletion discussions. Spiderone^{(Talk to Spider)} 09:37, 18 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep - I did find sourcing for a number of films, and one stage performance. I have no access to sourcing on TV shows. Most likely he worked behind the scenes in the entertainment field, and filled in for small roles. But where would the entertainment business be without the background actors? — Maile (talk) 12:07, 18 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: It would be helpful to see more assesment on recent sources found.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 03:06, 25 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep - I agree with @siroχo here. The sources he has found shows that the subject meets WP:BASIC.Hkkingg (talk) 21:37, 30 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.