Hi John, the book doesn't say what criteria it uses for putting people into the Obits section. No sign of a Howard I'm afraid. Do ask if you ever need another lookup. Good luck with the research. regards Derek ----- Original Message ----- From: John Townsend <books@johntownsend.demon.co.uk> To: <THEATRE-UK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 7:12 PM Subject: Re: [THEATRE-UK] Theatrical Names > >Whos Who in the Theatre (10th Ed) has in the Obituary section > > > >TEMPLETON John vocalist died 1st July 1886 (age 83) > >TEMPLETON John Actor and manger died 10 dec 1907(age 69) > >TEMPLETON Fay Actress and Vocalist died 3rd Oct 1939 (age 73) > >>Derek Ive > > > Thank you, Derek, for pointing this out. Who's Who in the Theatre seems > quite useful, and the obituaries section goes back into Victorian times, or > earlier sometimes. > > The reference I most want is to Howard Templeton. Maybe entries don't get > into the obituaries section unless date of death is known? Or I wonder if > Howard Templeton could conceivably have been the stage name used by John > Templeton, senior? > > Best wishes, > > John Townsend > > > >