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Senator Fred Thompson

Latest comment: 11 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Was Senator Fred Thompson ever married to Elizabeth Taylor?— Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.235.225.27 (talk) 01:04, 16 October 2013 (UTC)Reply

Um, no. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 149.101.1.117 (talk) 14:44, 29 October 2014 (UTC)Reply

Died

<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/02/us/politics/fred-thompson-former-senator-actor-and-presidential-candidate-dies-at-73.html?_r=0"˘Fred Thompson has died.</a> — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mdmarkus66 (talk • contribs)

Massive amounts of reverts

Latest comment: 10 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

I re-added the "current death" template, since this article has seen an unusually large numbers or reverts in the past hour. Not sure why, but it's unusual.Juneau Mike (talk) 00:22, 2 November 2015 (UTC)Reply

Fred Tompson had a part in season 1, episode 1 of "The Rifleman" 1958 He played a character named "Fred Tompson"

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The Rifleman, season 1, episode 1, "The Sharpshooter". 38.44.177.131 (talk) 07:41, 23 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

This page was redesigned at the edge.

Senator Fred Thompson

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Fred Tompson had a part in season 1, episode 1 of "The Rifleman" 1958 He played a character named "Fred Tompson"