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Contents 1 Date of Birth 2 Expansion 3 Gorshin plays "Kirk Douglas" 4 So, what's wrong with this passage?

[edit] Date of Birth

http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/05/18/obit.gorshin.ap/index.html CNN says that he was 72, and I'm sure CNN checks their sources better than any of us Canadian Paul 22:16, 18 May 2005 (UTC)

MSNBC said he was born in 1933.

The Daily Telegraph, in its obituary, says he was "Born in Pittsburgh on April 5 1934".-Ashley Pomeroy 12:08, 19 May 2005 (UTC) Excellent picture, by the way.-Ashley Pomeroy 16:45, 19 May 2005 (UTC)

IMDB does in fact agree with you on that one, but then his obituary in IMDB News claims that he died at age 72. Can we do a sort of 1933/4 thing to make everyone satisfied? Canadian Paul 23:54, 19 May 2005 (UTC)

His official web-site says 1934. I think that we can take that as canonical. --Theo (Talk) 09:46, 20 May 2005 (UTC)

The Department of Veterans Affairs, the National Archives and Records Administration, and the Social Security Adminsitration, all say Frank Gorshin was born in 1933. I can post a scan of Gorshin's VA card if that would help, but three government agencies I feel outweighs a fan or personal website. -Husnock 04:51, 22 August 2005 (UTC)

FOLLOWUP: Even after posting his VA card, it was put in the article that Gorshin was born in 1934. With three government agencies giving a DOB of 1933, that seems pretty offical to me. If someone gets a hold of his birth certificate, that would of course outweigh everything. -Husnock 05:19, 26 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Expansion

Please help improve this article or section by expanding it. Further information might be found on the talk page or at requests for expansion. (January 2007)

The section on his work needs to mention more of the roles that he played and expand his involvement in stage shows. It should also mention the major venues that he headlined with his stage act. --Theo (Talk) 09:46, 20 May 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Gorshin plays "Kirk Douglas"

I remember attending an independent animation festival and was delighted by one short subject in particalar. The animated film (the name of which escapes me) was done entirely in black and white "Claymation" and took place in a police office. Three characters (detectives) were discussing a crime and wouldn't you know it, they were three versions of Kirk Douglas in various stages of his life: young, middle-aged and older! The director/animator obviously meant this as a tribute Mr.Douglas, who had begun his film career in a series of Film Noir projects like "The Lives of Martha Ivers" and such. This animated short film came out not too long after Mr.Douglas' stroke and since the voices were so accurate, I wondered who voiced them: it was none other than Frank Gorshin! We should find out the name of the film and list it in Mr.Gorshin's filmography... The Batmaniac

[edit] So, what's wrong with this passage?

...Aged 15, he took a part-time job as a cinema usher at the Sheridan Square Theatre. He memorized the mannerisms of the screen stars that he saw and created an impressionist act. He was still in high school when he obtained his first paid employment...

...so, the part-time cinema usher gig was on a volunteer basis? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 165.12.252.11 (talk) 04:10, 2 November 2007 (UTC)