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Stack Pierce

Robert Stack Pierce (June 15, 1933 – March 1, 2016) was an American actor, boxer and professional baseball player. His acting career began in the early 1970s with television roles in the series Arnie, Room 222, Mannix, Mission Impossible and later as Jake, the alien commander in the 1980s science fiction series V. His film roles include Night Call Nurses, Hammer, Cool Breeze, Low Blow and Weekend at Bernie's II.

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Robert Stack Pierce (June 15, 1933 – March 1, 2016) was an American actor, boxer and professional baseball player. His acting career began in the early 1970s with television roles in the series Arnie, Room 222, Mannix, Mission Impossible and later as Jake, the alien commander in the 1980s science fiction series V. His film roles include Night Call Nurses, Hammer, Cool Breeze, Low Blow and Weekend at Bernie's II.

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1986 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of death: 1998 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. date of death: 2016-03-01 — 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 "1986". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of death is "1998". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the date of death is "2016-03-01". 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=1370366580

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.