Talk:Dan Blocker

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I was one of the students of Dan Blocker in Sonora, Texas. Heand his wife lived across the street from us and I saw one or the other take a baby for a walk. Blocker attended a Methodist church, we didn't have a mormon church in town

Steakhouse

Blocker was principal owner of the Bonanza Steakhouse chain.

Can anyone substantiate this? I'm removing it until it can be documented. It sounds like urban legend.

If it does go back in, please put in a link to the article: "Blocker was principal owner of the Bonanza Steakhouse chain." Jdavidb (talk • contribs) 20:38, 13 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

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Politics

So, we're supposed to believe that he campaigned for liberal POTUS candidates, and opposed the VN War so much that he moved his family out of the country, but that he refused a role in Dr. Strangelove because it was too liberal? I would like to see some sourcing on any of this. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.238.3.10 (talk) 19:53, 19 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

This should claify this point:

Stanley Kubrick attempted to cast Blocker in his film Dr. Strangelove, after Peter Sellers backed out of playing the role of Major T.J. "King" Kong, but according to the film's co-writer, Terry Southern, Blocker's agent rejected the script as being "too pinko". The role subsequently went to Slim Pickens.

Marcd30319 (talk) 21:27, 20 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Moved from article

This was attached to the reflist, where it does not belong:

Blocker was close to 12 years old before the family moved to O'Donnell, Texas. He was born in Darden, Bowie County Texas, a community that no longer exists.

As it contradicts the "early life" section and is unreferenced, it can't simply be added there. 98.211.124.111 (talk) 13:43, 26 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]