Samuel E. Wright

Article summary

Samuel Ernest Wright (November 20, 1946 – May 24, 2021) was an American actor. He was best known as the voice of Sebastian in Disney's The Little Mermaid, for which he provided the lead vocals to "Under the Sea", which won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. He played Dizzy Gillespie in Bird, the biographical film about Charlie Parker. Wright also played the part of Mufasa in the original cast of The Lion King on Broadway and voiced Kron the Iguanodon in the 2000 CGI film Dinosaur.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1946-11-20 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of death: 2021-05-24 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. release date: 1973 — 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 "1946-11-20". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of death is "2021-05-24". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the release date is "1973". 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=1378561057