Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Steve Gunderson (actor)

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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 14:19, 11 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Steve Gunderson (actor) (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View log)

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Appears to fail WP:NACTOR. The article is currently an unreferenced BLP. — Mikehawk10 (talk) 20:28, 26 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Note: This discussion has been included in the list of California-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 21:17, 26 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete Fails WP:NACTOR....William, is the complaint department really on the roof? 11:57, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete Couldn't able to find news sources. Fails wikipedia's criteria. Trakinwiki (talk)
• Delete fails WP:NACTOR and WP:GNG.Pharaoh of the Wizards (talk) 15:42, 28 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep. Passes WP:CREATIVE #3 as a playwright/composer as his plays/musicals/cabaret reviews (i.e Suds, Back to Bacharach and David, 24 Hours From Tulsa, etc.) have received critical reviews in significant publications. See below.4meter4 (talk) 22:02, 3 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

• "Legitimate: 'SUDS' AT LYCEUM SPOOFS '60s TUNES". 328 (12). October 14, 1987: 227. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)- first Variety review of Suds
• Meyr (September 28, 1988). "Legitimate: 'OFF-B'WAY REVIEW - Suds". Variety. 332 (10): 81. 2nd Variety review of play Suds
• Sander, Roy (April 30, 1993). "CABARET REVIEWS: Back to Bacharach And David". Back Stage. 34 (18): 11. review of Back to Bacharach and David
• Sheward, David (January 2, 1987). "Reviews: BUTLEY". Back Stage. 28 (1): 12A. this is a review of a play he had a lead role in with the Arts Club Theatre Company
• "Legitimate: 'TEA,' 'SUDS' FILL OUT OLD GLOBE'S LINEUP". Variety. 329 (5): 129. Nov 25, 1987. third Suds review in Variety
• Scheck, Frank (October 14, 1988). "Theatre reviews: SUDS". Back Stage. 29 (42): 25A. another SUDS review
• MADD (February 3, 1982). "Legitimate: Off-Broadway Reviews - Street Scene". Variety. 306 (1): 130. another review of a play he performed in
• Kerensky, Oleg (Apr 8, 1993). "Foreign News: MACC awards highlight cabaret month in New York". The Stage and Television Today (5843): 6. review of his cabaret show "24 Hours From Tulsa" that he made with Lillias White
• Nancy Churnin (31 Mar 1988). "Why the Old Globe Decided to Use 'Suds' on Its Boards". Los Angeles Times. p. AB1. 1rst review of Suds in LAT
• Nancy Churnin (30 September 1988). "Critics Wash Out 'Suds': Hit San Diego Play Takes Drubbing Off Broadway". Los Angeles Times. p. SD_D1. 2nd review of Suds in LAT
• Dan Sullivan (4 April 1988). "Suds' Foam Puts '60s Songs in Spin Cycle". Los Angeles Times. p. OC_D1. 3rd review of Suds in LAT
• Nancy Churnin (18 January 1992). "Gaslamp's 'Heidi' Captures Everywoman With Ease". Los Angeles Times. p. SDF1. review of play Gunderson performed in
• Mel Gussow (28 September 1988). "Life and Love at the Laundromat". The New York Times. p. C20. review of Suds
• Stephen Holden (4 September 1992). "One Foot in Motown, The Other in Suburbia". The New York Times. p. C2. review of Back to Bacharach
• Nancy Churnin (11 June 1994). "Ambitious 'Highway' Dead-Ends". Los Angeles Times. p. OCF2. critical review of Gunderson's musical "Dixie Highway" (composer)
• Stephen Holden (2 September 1985). "GOING-OUT: The Melinda and Steve Show". The New York Times. p. 35. review of a cabaret show co-composed and co-performed by Gunderson and Melissa Gibbs
• "SAN DIEGO ARTS; Forever Plaid Continues Successful Run". Los Angeles Times. 10 Apr 1997. p. OC44. review of his performance in Forever Plaid
• Nancy Churnin (8 Dec 1994). "San Diego Rep's Staging of 'Carol'". Los Angeles Times. p. F11. review of a musical version of A Christmas Carol for which Gunderson composed the music

I'm not sure that this addresses the first part of #3, which is that the creative professional must have either created (or been a significant co-creator in) a significant or well-known work or collective body of work. I don't know that they are well known and I'm not sure of the works' significance. Do you have information that would suggest that at least some of these works are well-known and/or significant within his field? — Mikehawk10 (talk) 02:21, 4 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

With many reviews in internationally known publications with global readership ( Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, Variety), I think its clear his works are well known. Additionally, the LAT coverage of the New York production of Suds stated their were reviews of the play in Newsweek, The New York Post, The New Yorker, among others. I didn't bother to dig them up, but its clear that Suds got a ton of critical press on the national stage. 4meter4 (talk) 02:59, 4 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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• Keep. I agree with 4meter4 that multiple reviews in The New York Times and other national papers and magazines shows that his body of work is noteworthy. Gunderson's works have been produced at various off-Broadway and established professional regional theatres, which is another indication that they are notable or at least "significant". The news search at the top of this AfD is garbage in, garbage out, because of the word "actor". A news search for: "Steve Gunderson" theatre -wikipedia finds hundreds of results, and other searches with words like playwright, play, composer, etc. should turn up even more. Also, should the article be moved to Steve Gunderson (composer) or something other than actor? -- Ssilvers (talk) 06:07, 4 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

• He typically performs in his own musicals, plays, and cabaret reviews (although maybe less as he has aged?). He was one of the lead performers in Suds in LA and New York for example. Same for Back to Bacharach. I’m not mad at him being described as an actor, but he’s definitely more than just an actor. It looks like he has gotten press as a music director and composer more recently from the search you posted. 4meter4 (talk) 07:22, 4 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep 4meter4 makes a good case for keep and presents a variety of RSs. I have also searched the individual and I have found sources. WP:N Lightburst (talk) 14:49, 4 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
• keep per 4meter4. Masterhatch (talk) 17:25, 4 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep – concurring entirely with the keep comments above. Tim riley talk 22:00, 4 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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