Talk:Mary Higgins Clark

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I have to write a research paper for my pre-ap english class and I have not found sufficient information on Mary Higgins Clark. If anyone knows any good sites for information on her, please help!

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[edit] He Sees You When You're Sleeping

Is there a reason why this is on the list twice? Anchoress 03:06, 12 October 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Uncertainty about year of birth

The year of birth varies between the translations of the article. Search the web doesn't quickly resolve the issue either. She seems to be born somewhere between 1926 en 1931. A reliable source is needed. Matthijs Sypkens Smit, 24 October 2006.

Clark's autobiography lists her birth year as 1927. Karanacs 16:04, 13 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] GA Review comments

I have just a few minor corrections of note. In the Books section:

  1. Voices in the Coal Bin should be italicized in the 1993 listing for Milk Run and Stowaway.
  2. There is a missing closing paranthesis from the end of the listing for Mount Vernon Love Story. One should be listed after Aspire to the Heavens.

In the Television adaptations section:

  1. Clark's appearances are typed out slightly inconsistantly. Under Remember Me, the word "appears" is capitalized while under While My Pretty One Sleeps it is not. Also the word "starring" is capitalized under A Cry in the Night.
  2. Clark's first and maiden name are used twice in this section. In the rest of the article, save the very first mention, only her last name has been used. This should be edited to remove those two usages for consistancy.

I have a few suggestions as well.

  1. I would move the short stories out of the Books section completely to a separate section or subsection.
  2. There should be a wikilink to the article on True Confessions.

Otherwise, I will say that the article is very sound in writing. As a reader of her books, I found the whole article interesting to read, easy to follow and well written. I will pass your GA nomination and make the few minor corrections I listed above. Imzadi1979 07:45, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Reversions of changes from IPs beginning with 214

I have twice reverted almost identical changes from IP addresses. This is due primarily to the changes introducing violations of the WP:MOS. As this article is a Good Article, we need to be very careful that we do not willfully violate the standards. To that end, please do not add the following:

  • Single-year wikilinks (e.g. 1949), per Wikipedia:Manual of Style (links)
  • references to the subject of the article as "Mary" or "Higgins" or "Mary Higgins" or even "Mary Clark", per WP:MOSBIO#Subsequent_uses_of_names
  • Don't insert line breaks between the starting < ref> tag and its text, as this can confuse future editors.
  • It is acceptable to spell out numbers that are two words or fewer.

Thanks. Karanacs 21:58, 7 October 2007 (UTC)