Talk:Margaret Rutherford

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There is a duplicate article at Dame Margaret Rutherford, which contains one sentence which is most certainly not true: that Agatha Christie had Rutherford (of all people) in mind when she wrote her Miss Marple mysteries. <KF> 00:50, 21 Jul 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Stringer Davis - Sexuality

I have just deleted the comment that Margaret Rutherford's husband was gay. While this may well be true, in all my reading about M.R.'s life and career, and in discussion with her close friends, I have never come across this claim before. Will the original poster (or indeed anyone else) please provide a quote from a published source. 83.217.190.69 20:36, 11 February 2006 (UTC)

Maybe the anonymous editor had this [1] in mind: "he was hopelessly infatuated with Sir John Gielgud. Apparently the infatuation was unrequited". However, this is hardly adequately summarised by the word "gay". Thincat 11:15, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

Indeed! I am infatuated with Kate Bush, but that doesn't make me straight! :-) The quote given by Thincat is, I believe, a fan submission from IMDB - not really a reliable source. I vote we leave this speculation out of the article unless someone can come up with some proof from a reliable biography. Chris Csm1701 10:50, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

I agree. Even if a reputable source does exist, the information would be more relevant to the Stringer Davis article than here. Thincat 09:31, 22 February 2006 (UTC)