Talk:Dionne quintuplets
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User:SD6-Agent's comment moved from article:
- I have conflicting sources on an exact birthplace. If anyone could find out for sure where it is we would be grateful
--Menchi 09:14, 9 Nov 2003 (UTC)
According to the Canadian Encyclopedia, Microsoft Encarta and sources at the CBC, they were born in Corbeil.
I looked for equally reliable sources saying they were born in Callander. The closest we could come was the Encyclopaedia Britannica and a virtual museum operated by the City of North Bay, which say they were born either "outside" or "near" Callander. However, "outside" and "near" aren't "in."
Moreover, in The Dionne Years, Pierre Berton identified their father, Oliva, as living in Corbeil, in the Township of East Ferris. A map in the book shows the boundary lines for East Ferris to include Corbeil and the farmhouse where the quints were born. Callander is one township over, in North Himsworth. In The Dionnes, by veteran Toronto Star reporter, Ellie Tescher, Corbeil is also identified as the birthplace.
The confusion arises because Callander, as the larger community, benefited far more from the commercial circus that the birth created. In addition, the doctor who delivered them (and essentially kidnapped them) worked in Callander, where he had a hospital.
- Tomato, Tomahto. I think they were born somewhere between the two on Highway 94. East Ferris, yes- but to be fair Callander is in the extreme NE of North Himsworth (which is now the Mun. of Callander btw). I travel on 94 a lot to get to my cottage, and many times my father has pointed out their place of birth. Earl Andrew 21:24, 19 Nov 2004 (UTC)
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- More to the point, their birth is registered as being in Corbeil. --User:Paul From Ottawa
Could the movie Quints have anything to do with this? Off the top of my head, I can only recall similarities being Five kids, local fame because of it, and the kids in that movie being put in a room that spectators could see them in. 152.163.100.7
[edit] wrong information
Every source says that the quintuplets were born in 1934, but the picture of the babies was taken in 1930 and the World's Fair in Chicago where the parents wanted to present the children was in 1933. ---Nicor 16:15, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
- No, the picture of the babies was not taken in 1930. "ca" in the image caption means circa, or 'about' in Latin. Chances are that attempts to accurately date the photo have failed. Maybe 1933, maybe 1934. Can't tell how old the babies were from the photo. -- PFHLai 00:05, 18 May 2006 (UTC)
The newspaper clipings that I have of the girls are from 1934 and 1935 in which they turned 1 in 1935. My mother had made a scrapbook with clippings and their photos. m geegh
According to a Time Magazine article dated May 31, 1937, the babies were born in 1934. The article also stated that the quints were NOT identical. CKE —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.194.2.9 (talk) 23:57, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
The Dionne Quintuplets were IDENTICAL! They are still the ONLY known set to have all survived (and that was one of the main reasons why there was such an interest to see them)and they were born in Corbeil (Not Callander) on May 28, 1934. The Time magazine mentioned above is wrong and is the only source I've ever seen make such an obviously wrong mistake. From 1935 until 1938, they were studied by a team of child psychologists and doctors and their study findings were published. (See: Blatz , W. E., et al. "Collected Studies on the Dionne Quintuplets". Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1937.) Also, a lot of the information regarding the Dionne Quintuplets written during their childhood is inaccurate and/or very biased. For more complete, accurate and up-to-date information see: Pierre Berton's "The Dionne Years" or Ellie Tesher's "The Dionnes". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.245.232.242 (talk) 02:05, 20 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] source for money settlement
40 billion CAD? sounds suspiciously high to me... 70.52.6.2 06:33, 26 December 2006 (UTC)
- I agree, I believe the amount is closer to 2.8 million. Deepalmolive 06:40, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Alive ?
I read that, three of the sisters are death, but the other two are alive ? I'm not sure, it can be possible. --AndreaMimi (talk) 12:17, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
- I can't say who is alive, but Emilie died in 1954, Marie died in 1970, and Yvonne died in 2001. That leaves only Annette and Cecile to be accounted for. They were alive in 2001 when Yvonne died. - Nunh-huh 14:29, 22 March 2008 (UTC)
Thank you for this information, Nunh-huh. There are also Annette and Cecilie still alive and about 70 years old. --AndreaMimi (talk) 19:28, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
