Talk:Dudley Laufman

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Dudley Laufman is currently a Culture, sociology and psychology good article nominee. Nominated by Sdkb ^talk at 22:51, 10 August 2026 (UTC)

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Note: Laufman, who recently died, was an eccentric figure in American folk dance whose article I've enjoyed fixing up. Looking forward to the review!

Sad news

Latest comment: 28 days ago1 comment1 person in discussion

I heard the news that Dudley Laufman passed away. ~2026-39721-94 (talk) 02:40, 14 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Hospice Care and Dudley’s house

Latest comment: 24 days ago5 comments2 people in discussion

I heard that Dudley was in Hospice Care at home for a couple of months and he died at his home in Canterbury, New Hampshire yesterday. He built it in 1959. Zekesmukler (talk) 13:04, 14 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Once again, you have added information to a WP biographical article without citing any sources. "I heard" is not good enough for a Wikipedia entry. Given his age, I believe that Laufman likely died within the past few days, so I am not going to revert your edits. This time. Please pay attention to WP policies, especially when you have been warned about them many times.

FYI, sometimes it takes a few days after a death for news of it to appear in reliable sources. NOLA1982 (talk) 15:35, 14 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

For the record, the NEA confirmed his death via the link below. But that statement does not include date or place of death, so we still need more reliable info to do more editing regarding his death. NOLA1982 (talk) 14:39, 16 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

https://www.arts.gov/news/press-releases/2026/national-endowment-arts-statement-death-national-heritage-fellow-dudley-laufman NOLA1982 (talk) 14:39, 16 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

I looked at the link you sent me and then I read about his later career and death on Wikipedia. But I didn’t put it on there. My friend, Doug Plummer told me that Dudley died at his home in Canterbury, New Hampshire that he built in 1959.

Zekesmukler (talk) 19:07, 17 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

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Talk:Dudley Laufman

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Hospice Care and Dudley’s house