| This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the Gary Lockwood article. This is not a forum for general discussion of the article's subject. |
Article policies
|
| Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL |
| This article must adhere to the biographies of living persons (BLP) policy, even if it is not a biography, because it contains material about living persons. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially libellous. If such material is repeatedly inserted, or if you have other concerns, please report the issue to this noticeboard.If you are a subject of this article, or acting on behalf of one, and you need help, please see this help page. |
 | This article is rated Start-class on Wikipedia's content assessment scale. It is of interest to the following WikiProjects: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Naming edit
Hello, I am confused about Gary's maiden name. Here it is cited as Yusolfsky, in IMDb it is Yurosek. Does anyone know the correct version? --84.155.133.122 23:16, 31 August 2006 (UTC) (Saluk (Germany) (comments))
- Me, once again, now with en-Account: I checked for the names Yurosek and Yusolfsky. IMDB says Yurosek, at least twice as much pages say Yusolfsky. In IMDB entry of his daughter is written, he chose Lockwood because his correct name would not have been easy to pronounce correctly in America. In my opinion "Yurosek" would not be a problem, so as long as I don't have better information, I would like to leave Yusolfsky. --Saluk 10:56, 9 July 2007 (UTC)
- Just as a point of interest, the Library of Congress Name Authority file (which we Librarians use to standardize names) lists his name as "Lockwood, Gary, 1931- ", but cross references his birth name of John Gary Yusolfsky, citing the 1985 edition of Halliwell's filmgoer's companion. The authority also cross references Yurosek, Gary, citing IMDB also. NightBear (talk) 16:00, 6 April 2009 (UTC)
He was born to John Yurosek. His grandfather was Mike Yurosek. Yusolfsky is wrong. (I'm a cousin) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.188.42.126 (talk) 22:24, 7 June 2009 (UTC)
- And three years later, this still is not fixed. The body text says "Yusolfsky", the Infobox says "Yurosek". Can someone please cough up a reliable reference (IMDB is not one of those) that gives one or the other as the definitive item? And, no, an unsigned comment by an anon user claiming to be "a cousin" does not count. 12.233.146.130 (talk) 01:49, 4 June 2012 (UTC)
"Talk to Lockwood for a few minutes by phone and you learn a lot. He was born in Van Nuys, Calif., and grew up with the name John Gary Yusolfsky, later Yurosek, later changed to Lockwood at the suggestion of director Josh Logan" http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/talking_pictures/2009/05/2001-star-recalls-the-night-it-launched.html
This seems reasonably robust (and slightly contrary to the consensus above), I will change the article to reflect this presently. All the best: Rich Farmbrough, 09:38, 11 September 2016 (UTC).
- He's definitely listed as John Gary Yurosek in both the California Birth Index and the 1940 census (son of John and Margaret Yurosek). See FamilySearch (subscription required). It would be interesting to know exactly where this "Yusolfsky" business came from.--Muzilon (talk) 06:46, 28 January 2018 (UTC)
The Departed edit
The text entry about Lockwood featuring in The Departed seems to be incorrect so I am removing it. IMDB has already corrected this in its entry.
TV edit
I just watched on YouTube an episode from season 2 of "Medical Center" which featured Gary Lockwood as the main star. The episode was called "Man at Bay". — — Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.178.218.44 (talk) 16:47, 30 September 2016 (UTC)