Talk:Duncan Macrae (actor)

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Further info needed, perhaps?[edit]

In his memoirs My Life in Comedy: With Just a Touch of Hesitation, Repetition and Deviation, actor Nicholas Parsons recalls working with Macrae in Glasgow during WWII, at the MSU, Molly Urquhart’s theatre company. He says that Macrae’s name was in fact John, and that he later changed it to Duncan. He also says that at that time, Macrae was a school teacher, who later gave it up to act full time when the Citizen’s opened in 1943. There is also mention of him having founded a touring company to take plays to rural Scotland, and having appeared in Joe Orton’s Loot. This information might be useful to someone, if they wish to develop the article. Jock123 (talk) 11:31, 2 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move[edit]

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The result of the move request was: Not moved. Jafeluv (talk) 09:54, 27 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

– The actor is the primary meaning, arguably the leading Scots actor of his generation. The rugby player isn't that important, only played for Scotland 9 times, and with the poet this is only an alternative name. PatGallacher (talk) 17:49, 19 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose – no case has been made why one of multiple obscure individuals should be considered "primary" in this case. Leave it. Dicklyon (talk) 19:29, 19 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - the rugby player played for the Lions so can hardly be dismissed easily. I don't see a compelling case for moving these articles. Tassedethe (talk) 19:37, 19 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose the Gaelic poet is primary in books, also 3x Duncan MacRae. In ictu oculi (talk) 02:49, 20 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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