Talk:Willie Rushton

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This week a host on the BBC said that Willie Rushton died in '97. Everything I have found online puts his death as 11 Dec '96. One bio states: "Willie Rushton died of complications after a heart operation on 11 December 1996". Could he have died "of complications" more than 20 days later? How can the date of death be found? Tlsg 01:39, 8 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Once source for dating things is Google Groups, which contains an archive of Usenet posting, that you can search as you can webpages through Google Itself. Searching for Willie Rushdon died, I found a few references to his death on the 11th and 12th. All point to the 11th being the day, and pretty much rule out a death in '97. The references are these, from alt.obituaries, alt.games.mornington.cresent, and alt.callahans: [1] [2] [3]. These confirm that there were reports of his death on or around the 11th at least. You might be able to find news reports of the day from the Internet Archive. Silverfish 00:54, August 9, 2005 (UTC)

Wille Rushton wasn't a founder member of ISIHAC. Graeme and Tim were founder members, but the other panelists for the first few episodes were variously Bill Oddie, Jo Kendal and John Cleese. Clair 09:16, 26 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I have changed The Talk Of the Town to The Room At The Top. This nightclub was (and actually still is) above the Harrison Gibson department store in Ilford. Confirmation at http://www.its-behind-you.com/spotlightbarbarawindsor.html —Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.81.243.51 (talk) 08:24, 24 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Biography assessment rating comment[edit]

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Quote[edit]

Had to add in what Naismith said on the I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue Live CD, but I really don't know how to do references. Any help? Dragon909 (talk) 13:01, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I've started you off. I suggest you look at WP:CITE and WP:CITET for further ideas.

EdJogg (talk) 14:06, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I think that should be okay. Its not finding the references, its actually adding them that I can't do on Wikipedia Dragon909 (talk) 19:50, 14 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Scarsdale Villas, Kensington[edit]

Rushton's birthplace, it seems, also is where Michael Flanders lived, or at least so he says, introducing The Gnu song on the album At the drop of a hat. I am not sure if this is worth mentioning as an aside in the article? It's not really very important, but just a little concidence/curiosity. Si Trew (talk) 10:24, 29 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Tone[edit]

The article reads well, but it's more of a fond appreciation than an encyclopaedia entry. Eventually someone will have to be the bad guy and rip the decorations off it. Shame, though. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.150.161.238 (talk) 01:32, 1 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not soon enough for me. But I do still feel for the bloke's realisation his heart was going to kill him and his frantic efforts to lose weight. Wythy (talk) 15:25, 19 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Qualifications[edit]

Is "qualifications" in "Looking around for qualifications, Rushton took up a post as a solicitor's clerk, doodling caricatures and cartoons on files and case notes." the right word? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.132.216.3 (talk) 11:35, 23 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Wife[edit]

We ought to hear a little more about Arlene Dorgan. Valetude (talk) 17:22, 16 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, what happened to her/them? Like Jacquie Durrell, suddenly written out of history once hubby is gone ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 14.203.82.95 (talk) 07:17, 5 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Neasden[edit]

The refrain of "Neasden" seems to be closely inspired by Flanagan and Allen's "Hometown" --Peter Ells (talk) 10:53, 10 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]