Tag Archives: Wallace Beery

Dec. 22, 1937: Ted Healy’s death is reported in the Los Angeles Examiner. Before we get into Healy’s last days, let’s take a look at some of the people who were involved in the story. There’s Jack Marcus, his manager, … Continue reading →

Folks have been busy on the Ted Healy entry!  Will clarity emerge? We can only hope.

In case you just tuned in, I am using the Wikipedia entry on Wallace Beery – alleging that he was involved in the death of Ted Healy – as a way to explore Wikipedia’s fundamental problems with accuracy and delve … Continue reading →

Wrapping up our third week (well, I did warn you that this would be long and tedious) of looking at the “Wallace Beery beat Ted Healy to death” yarn here’s where we stand: Our friend DoctorJoeE has been at work … Continue reading →

And here is where we get to one of Wikipedia’s great amusements: long, turgid squabbles over the content of a post. (The protracted, impassioned rag chew over whether the entry should be titled “Black Dahlia” or “The Black Dahlia” remains … Continue reading →

The battle continues!

Well, in true revert war fashion, Ejonestexas has restored the “Wallace Beery beat Ted Healy to death” yarn in Healy’s Wikipedia entry. Let’s take a look at the Talk page on Healy’s entry. This looks promising: And here’s the Talk … Continue reading →