Jessica Carney

Carole Ann Ford - Jewish

Citation please... I checked Carole Ann Ford's page, I googled it... I see nothing stating she's Jewish.--Dr who1975 (talk) 21:05, 22 October 2008 (UTC)

Hey there. I realize you may actually be Hartnell's grand daughter but with out citations for some of your claims I cannot make any assumptions. If you can't provide me with citable evidence that Carol Anne Ford was Jewish I will probably have to remove it. Even published material that I can purchase and read would work. I am an American but I will be in London in two weeks so I can even pick up something there.--Dr who1975 (talk) 20:52, 23 October 2008 (UTC)

I'm sorry for the delay in replying but I don't go on to Wikipedia often. This sort of thing makes me very angry (and I presume you have removed all the amendments I made - I can't work out how to look at what I wrote or changed). Carole Ann Ford is about as Jewish as they get - I have met her several times and been to her home - she also gets very angry at the fact that antisemitism is mentioned in articles about my grandfather - they adored each other and had a wonderful relationship (he was like an uncle or grandfather figure to her) - I know he did sometimes say a few intolerant things in his life but I bet Nicholas Courtney has as well - and my grandfather was brought up in a different era - why can't everyone understand that? You are being libellous about him if you just leave the entry as it is. If you will not accept the fact that Carole Ann is Jewish then I suggest the remarks made by Nicholas Courtney are removed as they as "heresay" and thus not provable either (in fact I would prefer this as it is completely irrelevant in a discussion about his work, and perhaps Carole Ann doesn't want her religion plastered over the web - something I'd completely understand)! You also need to remove the address in Kent (where someone has claimed he lived towards the end of his life) as it is slightly incorrect - it was the house I grew up in so I should know. What is the point of someone who knows the facts coming on to correct mistakes if you ignore the corrections? I wrote his biography specifically to give people the facts (try reading my book "Who's There?" for published support - Virgin books would not have published something containing unsupported information as they saw all my source material). I will take action if you do not remove the offending remarks. He appeared in dozens of British movies and probably hundereds of plays - why not discuss those on the site, rather than someone's defamatory remarks which you will not allow me to counter with the fact that whatever Nick C says, my grandfather had Jewish friends and black friends? I really don't understand how this whole Wikipedia thing works as it would seem all sorts of people who never knew someone can quote from 2nd or 3rd hand sources which are not provable. You even sound as if you don't believe who I am! How on earth do I prove that over the internet? (try googling my book) Jessica Carney (talk) 21:59, 7 January 2009 (UTC) The thing is I have no idea whom I am talking to through these discussion pages - so how do I know what right you have to edit stuff about a member of my family? I don't mean to be rude but I do get interviewed about him and have written a couple of articles about him (as well as the book) but it would seem little of that information gets onto a supposedly biographical page - all people do is discuss his health and all sorts of things like that about which they have no first hand knowledge! Jessica Carney (talk) 22:18, 7 January 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for your Grandfather's Work

Just wanted to say "thank you" for your grandfather's work and for your defence of his legacy. I have never been a fan of Doctor Who at all but I recently saw some of your grandfather's work as the First Doctor for the first time and I instantly fell in love with his magical performances. I have since watched a number of his serials and particularly love the historical ones. I am so sorry that he suffered from such bad health towards the end of his tenure and had to leave a role he so clearly loved. It saddens me a great deal that Dr Who seems to have quickly drifted away from its early premise of being an educational show for children and families soon after your grandfather left and evolved into something quite different. Do you think your grandfather would have been happy with later Dr Who had he lived to see it or would be frustrated at the kind of show it evolved into? I am going to obtain a copy of the biography you wrote soon, to obtain more insight into your grandfather's life. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.187.239.10 (talk) 04:23, 3 October 2011 (UTC)