Jay Cocks

Article summary

John C. "Jay" Cocks Jr. (born January 12, 1944) is an American film critic and screenwriter. He is a graduate of Kenyon College. He was a critic for Time, Newsweek and Rolling Stone, among other magazines before shifting to screenplay writing. For his work, Cocks has received three Academy Award nominations: two for Best Adapted Screenplay — The Age of Innocence (1993) and A Complete Unknown (2024) — and one for Best Original Screenplay (Gangs of New York) (2002).

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1944-01-12 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1981 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of death: 2019 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of birth is "1944-01-12". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1981". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of death is "2019". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
6. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1377369180