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[edit] French article author

Good morning,

I am the author of the French article about Mr. Porter.

I saw your photograph and I would like,too, to stick a picture on my article. I have tried thanks to Commons but I do no know how to take the picture from Commons to Wikipedia. I have only put a link on the article and it was necessary to click on in order to open the picture but today there is no more link ! Damned !

Would you be so kind to help me ?

Thank you to answer me on my discussion page.

I am very glad to see that in England and Sweden, some people have made an article about Mr. Porter who I admire so much. It is very difficult to have information about him as a man. I have tried with the Royal Shakespeare company but they even did'nt answer me in spite of three emails. I am a fan for 30 years (as time flies...) but I do not know if there is an official fan club on the web. Do not hesitate to contact me !

83.112.90.93Marie-Christine SAGLIER-GALLICHER

I was very surprised and sorry when I read that Mr Porter was classified in gay actors.

I have been working for quite a year on my French article about him and read a lot of English articles from several sources as The Royal Shakespeare company's dictionnary, some obits, theatre articles and TV articles and there was no clear mention of this. Yes he was a bachelor and a loner but is it necessary to say he was gay straight away ?

I cannot believe when he said :"If Nyree Dawn Porter has not been already married I should have proposed." that he was perhaps lying in order that people think he was straight !

He is not there anymore to defend himself as he defended (very well indeed) his private life in his lifetime but until we find proof to the contrary (what are the sources !!!) he is not gay.

May be the little French fan was romantic and blind for 30 years but I want to be sure in a way or another , it is very important for me and for his image. If it is not true though I do not think it is infamous to be gay. I just want the situation to be in accordance with reality and not with free suppositions.

Is it possible to find proof of this in England (articles ?)

Anyway I am not going to write the result in my article, I want to know it for myself for personal reasons as well.

Is there anybody to answer me ?

Marie-Christine SAGLIER-GALLICHER 86.203.192.127 00:23, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

Marie-Christine

Email me, if i can help with a bit of history i will, sinkers - 58.104.16.205 (talk · contribs) 07:58, 28 March 2007

[edit] eric porter/home life

i was a member of the royal shakespeare company for 4 years in the mid 1960's, during which time eric porter presented his most powerful acting roles. he was an outstanding Henry IV and Barabas in The Jew of Malta and Shylock in the Merchant of Venice and other major shakespearian roles during the time that he was an RSC Associate Artiste. At no time did anybody make the smallest comment or observation regarding his personal/private sexual orientation. this was considered to be a very private matter and not for public comment. it would be preferable if the wikipedia correspondants/contributers observed the same discretion. please note: i was not, in any way, a part of his private life 86.209.17.199 (talk) 20:17, 24 May 2008 (UTC)

Eric Porter was a homosexual. (92.8.52.81 (talk) 14:00, 29 May 2008 (UTC))