Talk:Scott Sowers

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Death exaggerated?[edit]

Perhaps an April Fools joke listing his death as 1APR18 as his Twitter account is active, and there is no mention of his death.

I think it was an April Fool's joke. His imdb account would have been updated by his agent if it were true.♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:00, 30 August 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I did some digging and was unable to locate a traditional reliable source (i.e., obit, funeral announcement). What I have found is:

IMDB says Died: April 1, 2018 (age 54) in New York City, New York, USA (I know, not reliable, but there is the issue of whether his agent would correct it or not if wrong for so long)
- I don't think the supposed Official website is his. I think this is a different person, mostly a writer about architecture, etc., who shows up a lot in a search.
Re: Twitter, there are many Scott Sowers on Twitter. It was not immediately apparent which, if any, belong to this subject. @ScottSowers appears to be the writer I referred to above.
Sherratt, Scott (June–July 2018). "AudioFile Magazine Spotlight on Narrator – Remembering Scott Sowers". AudioFile Magazine.
[www dot gofundme dot com /f/LoveYouBigger-ScottSowers], Scott Sowers Love You Bigger Fund at GoFundMe. I contacted the organizer for further info.
blog possibly his agent?

If it's a hoax, the GoFundMe, and its contributors including family, would be over the top. Not that we haven't seen some elaborate hoaxes. Perhaps the organizer will be able to point to something else (and not think me a complete jerk for asking). What say others? Is the AudioFile Magazine source sufficient? Pinging Dr. Blofeld, Bob baseline. —[AlanM1(talk)]— 08:12, 30 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Here is another source https://fcnp.com/2018/06/13/our-man-in-arlington-276/ Bob baseline (talk) 08:24, 30 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Bob baseline: Sorry, forgot to mention that, which I saw in the Teahouse post. The sourcing looked a little thin: according to Broadway fans I consulted. (Hat tip to reader Eddie Love)., though the next 'graph relates to the get-together mentioned on the GFM page: ...his boyhood neighborhood of Lyon Park. That’s where old friends held a memorial gathering for him in May.. I'm pretty convinced, though I'd rather see if the email I sent yields anything more solid. —[AlanM1(talk)]— 09:41, 30 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Possible he died but something about it seems fishy still to me. see if you get a reply.♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:58, 30 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I heard back from the author of the FCNP article, Charlie Clark. He confirmed it with Signature Theatre at the time. While I'm concerned that archives of the Signature Theatre site don't have a press release or "in memoriam" of some kind, they don't seem to have a PR section where it would be, either. He authored an article in their Signature Stories, Spring 2012, but does not appear on the board of directors or contact pages as of the earliest archive (2016).

However, I think there's enough here. Barring objection, I'll add it to the article, citing the FCNP and AudioFile sources. —[AlanM1(talk)]— 22:25, 31 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Found a tweet from Signature Theatre, just to further confirm their confirmation to the FCNP. —[AlanM1(talk)]— 22:32, 31 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Done —[AlanM1(talk)]— 12:35, 3 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]