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Stopover Tokyo[edit]

You should mention about Stopover Tokyo, should not you ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.102.225.227 (talk • contribs)

TITANIC??[edit]

Why the article doesn't mention his famous movie "Titanic" from 1953??? Ok, he was not the main actor, but was among the main five performers there. His role wasnt small at all. --Fredyrod 00:15, 18 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sean Henry Simpson[edit]

The first sentence of the bio includes the following..."known primarily for his recurring role as Sean Henry Simpson..." According to the edit history, this language was inserted on 16 Nov 07 before "in movies, soap operas and TV", a statement that has been in the bio for sometime, and is correct in the original context, i.e. known for his roles in movies, soap operas and TV. Adding the part about Sean Henry Simpson alters the sentence considerable, and makes it no longer correct.

Stephanie Powers[edit]

Stephanie Powers is a "legendary" actress? Hardly. The tone of this entire article does not sound neutral. 199.43.32.85 (talk) 21:31, 24 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I agree - not neutral in places. Did Robert Wagner write this page?? For example : "Since the role has him marry Evelyn, I assume he will be on the show now and then. Wagner at the age of 78 still has the looks and health of a man 45 to 50 years old." This reads like a fan site page ... needs rewording and statements like that quoted need citation. Lanzarotemaps (talk) 21:42, 1 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Retired Witchy (talk) 17:49, 29 December 2007 (UTC) Retired Witchy[reply]

"Heaven and Hell"[edit]

There is no mention of Robert Wagner portraying "Cooper Main" in the third installment of the "North and South" mini-series (based on the books written by John Jakes). The series was a huge success for the ABC network. The role of "Cooper Main" was a leading role and Robert Wagner needs to get credit for this one!!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.77.248.49 (talk) 18:32, 5 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Citations needed[edit]

In the wake of someone coming in and adding yet a new round of accusations regarding the death of Natalie Wood and the insinuation that Wagner was actively involved in it, I went through earlier today and added quite a number of citation needed tags to unsourced facts, mostly to items about his personal life. I won't leave this material uncited for long, so please, regular editors, back up the article. Thank you. Wildhartlivie (talk) 03:40, 4 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Aaron Spelling lawsuit The information doesn't state the outcome of Richard Wagner's lawsuit 78.105.144.153 (talk) 06:37, 27 July 2010 (UTC) Victoria Burmester, 27.7.10[reply]

Two years later, I've added citations. You can find the book or interview all over the internet, but I've had a transcript of the NBC interview in a section below and cited the interview in the article.LéVeillé 20:57, 18 November 2011 (UTC)

To the poster above, Please remember that the word insinuation is a weasel word. How hypocritical to use that word here. Please note that from the initial reporting and rumors to the case being re-opened to Wagner being officially labeled a person of interest by the police in a homicide investigation, that people are not insinuating anything other than what has become increasingly more likely as the evidence emerges in this case. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.204.21.228 (talk) 01:44, 12 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Spelling of Splendour[edit]

On page 229 of Robert Wagner's "Pieces of My Heart" - "It was during the run of Switch that Natalie and I bought our long-dreamt-of boat. She was sixty feet long and slept eight, and Natalie did the interior in early American. We called her the Splendour, after Splendor in the Grass, but with the English spelling to differentiate between then and now." 95.147.211.41 (talk) 10:33, 16 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I edited the main article. The spelling of the yacht is a fact. It was painted on the yacht itself and there are photographs available.

FlowersOnTheWall (talk) 04:55, 20 November 2011 (UTC)FlowersOnTheWall[reply]

How I Spent My Summer Vacation (1968)[edit]

There's no record of this film here or elsewhere in Wikipedia, that I can find. Details at [IMDB] and lots of other places. What's the best way to add it? --BSD Daemon (talk) 04:24, 9 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Summer Vacation was a TV movie but could be included, but what concerns me are numerous films listed in which Wagner did not appear--starting with The Magnificent Seven and in each case I am aware of crediting him as a character without a full name. Looks like vandalism, but I am too lazy to investigate. I also would prefer someone more handy at editing tables tackle it. --Kcor53 (talk) 00:32, 14 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Closet homosexual[edit]

Should we not include that Lana Wood (Natalie Wood's sister) claims that Robert Wagner is a closet homosexual and was involved in her death? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.99.56.115 (talk) 20:02, 19 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Some people claim that little green people live on Mars, shouldn't we include this in the article about the solar system? Honestly, Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia, not a site for spreading gossip!91.56.255.80 (talk) 16:02, 19 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Do you have a primary source citation that supports your contention that Wikipedia is actually an encyclopedia to be trusted? It's a reference guide at best. There's more gossip, hearsay, and misinformation on Wikipedia than anything close to encyclopedic content. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:CE:C17E:2030:11CA:83D1:C31F:793B (talk) 00:41, 7 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

It's hardly "gossip". Gossip is people anonymously saying things about a person. This person has not only put her name on it, she is the sister of Wagner's wife. Also, there is no reason to be ashamed about being gay or bisexual - I think you should take your bigotry someplace else. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.105.46.9 (talk) 12:51, 4 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Um, WHAT bigotry? You're being purposely provocative IP.104.169.39.45 (talk) 21:20, 5 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Gossip: "casual or unconstrained conversation or reports about other people, typically involving details that are not confirmed as being true." That is exactly what Wood's claims are, and indeed have no place on an NPOV site like Wikipedia. But yes, let's bring bigotry out of nowhere and play that card, as if disagreeing with you makes them a bigot. That is asinine, and I only hope you aren't as big a moron as your stupid claim makes you seem.2604:6000:6D43:1C00:79C2:A7AF:993A:EF95 (talk) 04:32, 27 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The claim that he is a closet homosexual should be listed on the wiki page for her book, if indeed she wrote about it in her books about her sister. It could be reflected there as both being an unsubstantiated claim, as well as truthfully reporting what she published in her book. That is assuming of course that Lana Woods has a wiki page for her books. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.204.21.228 (talk) 01:51, 12 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Natalie Wood drowning[edit]

It seems to me that the 2nd para in this section, regarding the argument between Lana Wood and Jill St John at the Vanity Fair photo shoot, has no relevance to either the Natalie Wood drowning or, more to the point, to the personal life of Robert Wagner. The only connection I can think of - which may well be what is being implied here - is if the argument somehow took place because of or was otherwise connected to the death of Natalie Wood. Unless such a connection has been properly established, IMO we should steer clear of implying things. DoubleGrazing (talk) 08:04, 2 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

It should have a section of its own, if it is at all relevant. As of right now, there is nothing linking the incident to the drowning and is therefore misplaced.

Duplicate Reference about Robert Wagner being a "person of interest" in Natalie Wood drowning death.[edit]

In the References section (footnotes), there is a duplicate reference for: "Investigator calls Robert Wagner a "person of interest" in Natalie Wood drowning death". CBS News. February 1, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2018.

It is listed as both [1] and [30]. Both of these references are linked and referred to from the main body. It may be of note that these are the first and last references (at this time). I don't know if: 1) It is normal to have duplicate references since these are referred to from different parts in the body, 2) If one should be deleted, 3) Which one should be deleted, 4) How deleting would effect the numbering of the remaining references. I hope someone with more editing experience could take this on. Fyiman (talk) 20:09, 17 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]