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"Riefenstahl's visit was also likley financially motivated as an attempt by Disney to recover more than 135,000 Reichmarks owed from his German film distributor and to get the ban on Disney films lifted in Germany." Should be changed to 'likely'. 104.37.156.13 ( talk) 17:28, 10 July 2023 (UTC) reply

Fixed, thanks. Nikkimaria ( talk) 04:33, 11 July 2023 (UTC) reply

...describing him in a letter to his sither Ruth as "the best actor, I believe, to be discovered in years." Should be changed to 'sister'. 186.28.82.153 ( talk) 08:59, 5 December 2023 (UTC) reply

 Done Peaceray ( talk) 21:26, 5 December 2023 (UTC) reply

 You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Disney (disambiguation) § Requested move 24 January 2024. InfiniteNexus ( talk) 20:21, 25 January 2024 (UTC) reply

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The article states Walt's dad was born in "the province of Canada". Canada is a country, not a province. His dad was born in the province of Ontario, in the country of Canada. 142.167.29.250 ( talk) 17:23, 13 March 2024 (UTC) reply

 Not done: He was born before Canada became a country. At the time it was a British colony known as The Province of Canada. Jamedeus ( talk) 17:58, 13 March 2024 (UTC) reply