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:With the exception of [[Elizabeth II]], who has only appeared in cameos, the appearance of Agatha Christie as a character in ''[[The Unicorn and the Wasp]]'' marks the first time (but not the last time) a "historical figure" of a person alive during the original [[1963]]-[[1989|89]] run of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' has appeared in the series. Her appearance as a character happened with the permission of her estate.
:With the exception of [[Elizabeth II]], who has only appeared in cameos, the appearance of Agatha Christie as a character in ''[[The Unicorn and the Wasp]]'' marks the first time (but not the last time) a "historical figure" of a person alive during the original [[1963]]-[[1989|89]] run of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' has appeared in the series. Her appearance as a character happened with the permission of her estate.
Which is plainly wrong.  I can immediately name [[George Harrison]] and [[John Lennon]] who are in a similar situation.  People die.  It's not noteworthy.  We've whole ''categories'' devoted to people in this situation. See [[:Category:Actors who played themselves]], just for a start. Also: [[:Category:Real world people who appeared in archive footage|Real world people who appeared in archive footage]].  Now, okay, her role is more prominent than a clip of [[The Beatles]] in ''[[The Chase]]'', but when you have to qualify a statement in terms of ''amount of screentime'' your fact just isn't noteworthy. {{user:CzechOut/Sig}}{{User:CzechOut/TimeFormat}} 18:09: Sat 22 Dec 2012</span>
Which is plainly wrong.  I can immediately name [[George Harrison]] and [[John Lennon]] who are in a similar situation.  People die.  It's not noteworthy.  We've whole ''categories'' devoted to people in this situation. See [[:Category:Actors who played themselves]], just for a start. Also: [[:Category:Real world people who appeared in archive footage|Real world people who appeared in archive footage]].  Now, okay, her role is more prominent than a clip of [[The Beatles]] in ''[[The Chase (TV series)|The Chase]]'', but when you have to qualify a statement in terms of ''amount of screentime'' your fact just isn't noteworthy. {{user:CzechOut/Sig}}{{User:CzechOut/TimeFormat}} 18:09: Sat 22 Dec 2012</span>

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Pen name

Removed note claiming "Agatha Christie" was a pen name. Per Wikipedia, the author was born Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller, and married Archibald Christie in 1914. --75.168.153.104 19:23, September 12, 2009 (UTC)

Are we sure DWU fiction doesn't claim it's a pen name, though? Wikipedia doesn't outrank actual narrative here.
czechout<staff />    18:09: Sat 22 Dec 2012

Pointless info

Encountered article and found this:

With the exception of Elizabeth II, who has only appeared in cameos, the appearance of Agatha Christie as a character in The Unicorn and the Wasp marks the first time (but not the last time) a "historical figure" of a person alive during the original 1963-89 run of Doctor Who has appeared in the series. Her appearance as a character happened with the permission of her estate.

Which is plainly wrong. I can immediately name George Harrison and John Lennon who are in a similar situation. People die. It's not noteworthy. We've whole categories devoted to people in this situation. See Category:Actors who played themselves, just for a start. Also: Real world people who appeared in archive footage. Now, okay, her role is more prominent than a clip of The Beatles in The Chase, but when you have to qualify a statement in terms of amount of screentime your fact just isn't noteworthy.
czechout<staff />    18:09: Sat 22 Dec 2012