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Below are sentences I took out that seem to be unverified statements of personal opinion or original research / assumptions. If you find any reliable sources backing up any of the statements below, feel free to add them back into the article with a citation.

“… perhaps best known for his Deepwater Trilogy series…” → Couldn’t find any mention that this is his best-known fictional work, only that it was his first trilogy or series. He has gotten awards for many other works, so I don’t think this is factual.

“However, Catran became frustrated with a lack of recognition within the industry (in particular, he penned the famous line, "You're not in Guatemala now, Dr. Ropata," but has never received payment for the numerous times it has been used in publicity), and quit television altogether.” → Couldn’t find any source backing this up online. Although I’ve come across places saying he penned that line, that doesn’t seem to be true either. Here he has mentioned that it was created by his wife (Wendy) on a show he worked on: [1]

“Although he did not start writing until his thirties…” → [2] Seems he was writing in the 1960s, which would have been his twenties, as a radio journalist. If anything is significant about his 30s, it might be that he didn’t have his creative work produced/published until his 30s (but, again, it depends if you consider radio production/journalism “creative” work or not). I think it might have been copied from here, but I'm not sure: [3]. This reference says "did not start writing until his 30s" but I think it might be misunderstood and is meant to imply that he did not start writing novels until his late 30s. Or it could possibly be a reference to this [4], which says he “[took] the plunge” at age 30 to become a full time scriptwriter. But that's specific to scriptwriting and doesn't mean he didn't write scripts or other work before his 30s.

About Mortimer's Patch: “including two episodes that were the most watched TV programme in New Zealand in their respective weeks.” Can’t find a citation anywhere for this. Might be WP:ORIGINAL research.

“in 1981/1982 researched and wrote the critically well-received ‘Hanlon - a biographical law drama’… ” —> I took out the years, because I couldn’t find a source saying that was when it was written. Took out the word “researched” as well, because he’s only verified as a writer.

Under personal life, said “Through various interviews…” —> Could only find one interview, so changed the wording to “Through an interview…”

“Not much is publicly known about Catran's personal life.” —> I found some details, so I took this out.

I also took out this source: "Ken Catran". GeoCities Area51. 25 Oct 2009. Archived from the original on 25 October 2009. Retrieved June 7, 2012. I can’t tell if it’s reliable or not, since it seems to be a self-published Geocities website, and it doesn’t seem to back up any claims made in the wikiarticle. -- Whisperjanes (talk) 20:27, 21 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]