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Confusing words
The statement "His older sister, Gabrielle Drake, became a successful screen actress" is hard to figure. The previous text is talking about Drake's father, so whose sister is she? I recommend changing "His" to 'Drake's'. 184.96.239.35 (talk) 02:18, 17 September 2024 (UTC)
- I think the paragraph break is sufficient to disambiguate. Martinevans123 (talk) 07:03, 17 September 2024 (UTC)
- And yet, "Drake's" still remains. It looks fine either way, to be honest. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.6.200.92 (talk) 14:42, 14 July 2025 (UTC)
Photo of Fitzwilliam College
Can a better photo of Fitzwilliam College be used in this article? The building on the left, the Grove, was not in use by the college at the time Drake was there, and the building on the right hadn't been built. A shot of the Denys Lasdun buildings would be better, which Drake knew (and lived in). Drake was in room A2, by the then back-entrance leading onto Storey's Way. As the college buildings have been added to since the mid-1980s, the staircases have all been renamed. Trevor Dann's 2006 biography states that at the time of writing, A2 had been renamed P2. I don't know if it has changed again since. Stronach (talk) 15:04, 19 September 2024 (UTC)
- This is more representative of the college buildings that Drake would have known, showing one of the Denys Lasdun-designed blocks
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Fitzwilliam_College,_Cambridge#/media/File:Cambridge_Fitzwilliam.jpg Stronach (talk) 15:09, 19 September 2024 (UTC)
- A very good idea. Martinevans123 (talk) 15:11, 19 September 2024 (UTC)
Relevance of his sexuality (or lack thereof)?
I'm not saying this in a snarky way, nor am I offended. I can see why it could be relevant to better understanding his psychology, especially since he's been such an enigmatic figure, but much like his sister's own reaction to the question of his virginity, is it all that necessary to say his relationships were not consummated and he was speculated as dying a virgin? At the very least, can they be better-worded? They read like a gossip column to me, but I could just be reading it weird in my own head. I'm open to hearing any rebuttal. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.6.200.92 (talk) 14:39, 14 July 2025 (UTC)
- Agree 209.6 and removed, good call (I did add it around 20 years ago based on published books at the time, but now it seems harsh). These is speculation that he and Linda Thompson were involved, but without remembering how solid that speculation was, or how important it is, have also removed. Ceoil (talk) 01:41, 15 July 2025 (UTC)
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