Talk:Melvin Belli
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Is there a reason why Belli's supposed appearance in a episode of Hunter is left off of his filmography? It is discussed in his Film and Television Roles. I just don't know anything about this guy. If I see that no one with better knowledge addresses this, I'll be back to do it myself. Be bold and whatnot...CharacterZero |Speak00:59, 13 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
How can both statements be true?
"Belli was married six times ... Belli married his fifth wife, Nancy Ho, eleven weeks before he died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 88."--67.177.51.8220:11, 19 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I edited the following sentences:
I removed the description of his autobiography as "entertaining" as this is clearly a subjective judgment and violative of NPOV. After all, persons other than the editor may find not find the book to be so. I suppose the adjectivemight be sustainable if the editor had cited a number of book reviews from reputable critics (e.g. the New York Crimes, the Washington Post, et al). Even then, it would still be POV, just once removed.
The phrase"somewhat cheeky line" is subjective. The "cheekiness" is obvious without it be pointed out to the reader.
As for the last clause, he was only involved in a very narrow part of the events of the 20th century. Even in American legal history, he was largely active in tort cases (i.e. civil litigation) aside from his occasional forays into criminal law largely done as publicity stunts (e.g. repping Jack Ruby).
The clause, as written, clearly inflates the late attorney's importance. He can hardly have been the first lawyer to use expert witnesses or "demonstrative" evidence in court. Like his professional progeny, e.g.Johnny Cochrane andGloria Allred his choice of clients and cases was often more influenced by how much publicity they would bring him rather than their cases inherent legal merits. (Tho' he managed to piss off J. Edgar Hoover enough to end up in the Secret File, so must have done something right some of the time.)
Disclosure note: my grandfather, a sometime bootlegger, was an acquaitance of Jack Ruby, a known mob associate in Texas, running brothels & the like. (No, it's not particularly relevant, but it sounds cool.)
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Many assertions made in the article,for example, naming him as one of the "first major" lawyers to use charts, graphics, props, etc in court cases, need to be sourced; his representation ofcelebrity clients also needs to be sourced.
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PainMan (talk)20:23, 5 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I removed the utterly pointless spoiler from the mention of his "Star Trek" appearance. Plot details beyond what is now shown aren't necessary.PacificBoy18:51, 24 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Neil Young, in a 1979 radio interview on Mary Turner's "On the Record" show, stated that due to be stranded at the wrong airport along with Jimi Hendrix, Belli stole a truck and drove Young and Hendrix to Woodstock!Proof Reader (talk)23:01, 7 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Jack Ruby's family (brothers and sisters) fired Melvin Belli immediately after jack was sentenced to death on March 14, 1964. I'm adding that.Earththings (talk)06:36, 6 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Jack himself wanted to fire Belli, too. Also, Jack died from cancer not stroke. Additionally I changed the date from "14 March" to "March 14".Earththings (talk)06:43, 6 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I have this quote from afortune file:
Was Melvin Belli kicked out of the American Bar Association or the Book-of-the-Month Club?— Precedingunsigned comment added byOMPIRE (talk •contribs)19:57, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
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There are recordings publicly posted of him raging/cursing on her answering machine. Is there no biography that goes into his dealings with his kid?2603:6080:21F0:6140:E024:AA1D:3D90:1115 (talk)10:08, 17 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
