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Any chance of you designating someone to whom profile photos of deceased / pre-1945 actors / actresses may be submitted?I have run across so many Silent film era stars who have no profile foto. They're long gone and will never have a profile foto per your current Pro-account only submission policy, according to my understanding of it. Is there no one to whom we may submit a foto for their profiles? It's so sad that they are blank, when theirs are the faces by whom film was founded and formed.Thank you for considering the request and them!
mateja_djedovic
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3.1K Points
7 years ago
Hullo,It seems to me to be detrimental to continue insisting that you need IMDbPro to add images to dead people's profiles because there are loads of deceased actors, directors, etc. who have no living relatives or representatives and consequently they'll remain without images until you change your rules. I think it would be beneficial for IMDb to allow us to add images to their profiles without IMDbPro because it will make IMDb an even more accurate and comprehensive database.Best wishes,Mateja Note: This comment was created from a merged conversation originally titled Enable users to add images to dead people's IMDb profiles without IMDbPro
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jeorj_euler
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225.6K Points
7 years ago
"Is there no one to whom we may submit a foto for their profiles?"The ideal candidate for it would be either: a trustee of the deceased's estatea talent representativea member of the IMDb content staff
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vhavnal
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11.3K Points
7 years ago
Actually, if you can find images of those silent actors (possibly good screenshots) and add it to the title of the silent film they were in and once the images appear, list all of them here, an IMDB staff member can ensure those images link to their profiles and also appear as profile photos.
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jen_264364
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88.6K Points
5 years ago
This reply was created from a merged topic originally titled Deceased people without photos.How does a deceased person's profile get a primary photo (or any photo)? I'm a poll maker and this comes up a lot. I recently made a list to suggest for a poll of directors named George.http://www.imdb.com/list/ls027647087Directors George Sherman and George Seaton don't have photos. Is there any way to remedy this, either something that I can do myself or something the IMDb staff could do?
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b_barrett
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406 Points
5 years ago
This reply was created from a merged topic originally titled Photo and "known for" credits for long deceased Hollywood pioneer.My grandfather has had an IMDb page since day 1. He was a Hollywood pioneer who died in the 50s. It makes no sense to have an IMDb PRO membership for him. But we would like to see his photo posted and change his "known for" credits. However the algorithm works, it missed films like Gone With The Wind and Rebecca and inserted minor Westerns that were small pictures on which he worked. Would IMDb post a 1 time photo as a courtesy that does not expire, and allow rearranging of the "known for" credits? This is both a question and an idea. It would be only for inactive or longtime deceased people.
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unknown1000
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1.8K Points
5 years ago
This reply was created from a merged topic originally titled Can imdb allow us to add photos for deceased actors?.I think imdb should allow us to add free photos for deceased actors/actress. Like for Satoshi Kon san.
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fantasticmrq
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1.4K Points
5 years ago
This reply was created from a merged topic originally titled Permanent headshots for dead colleagues.I think this idea has been touched on before but thought I would bring it back in to discussion for 2018.Would it be possible to pay for a one off fee to have a permanent headshot on imdb for colleagues who are sadly no longer with us?
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stst415
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2.5K Points
5 years ago
This reply was created from a merged topic originally titled Submitting pictures of dead people, non-humans, and other non-IMDb Pro users?.I totally understand the current rules about needing separate paid IMDb Pro accounts for photo submissions for multiple people, but I want to ask about those rare cases when having such an account would be inappropriate, but when adding pictures to their IMDb pages would still be valid.The two best examples are dead people (such as historic figures from the silent film era) and non-human performers (such as dogs and horses). Obviously, we wouldn't pay for an IMDb Pro account in these examples, so how does one go about submitting pictures for them?I did this once before about 4-5 years ago for a silent movie guy, but the systems and boards have changed so much since then that I can't find the method that I used. Any advice?
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joyful_hawbaker
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166 Points
5 years ago
This reply was created from a merged topic originally titled Posting pictures of deceased loved ones in the Movie Business who have No picture....I would like to know if IMDb.com is ever going to allow family members to post a picture of their deceased loved one whom was in the Movie Business anytime soon. My daughter died nearly 8 years ago come April 13th, 2016 and she still doesn't have a single picture posted on her profile yet although there are many other pictures of her all over the internet. People come here to IMDb.com looking for her information and find No picture. That is pretty sad indeed.
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tina_brigham_myles_ige
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498 Points
5 years ago
I've received a very polite comment from imdb in my email regarding this issue and it was basically "too bad, so sad" Extremely disappointing from a site I covet.
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kristin_moore_gantz
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630 Points
5 years ago
Same response I received regarding my Dad. I don’t understand why they can’t allow us to upload a photo free for those who have passed. It should be in respect —— to those who in fact have built the site with their hard work and craft through films past years. Heartbreaking.
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steven_bailey_3a1nnryzqxlx5
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84 Points
5 years ago
This reply was created from a merged topic originally titled My wife, Delene (Scott) died in September - you took down her photo - NOT Happy.My recently deceased wife's picture was missing so I used the trial pro membership and added an updated bio and add a photo. Now my membership has finished - her photo has been removed. I can't contact anyone at IMDB to discuss as I can find no email addresses that accept incoming mail.
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reesemarin
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214 Points
5 years ago
IMDB did the same with my parents photos. Both deceased and photos were removed. Makes NO SENSE running a database without DATA. SMH
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BeeeBeee
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170 Points
4 years ago
Respecting actors and artists by displaying their photos posthumously is a no brainer, yes their memories will live on through their films but iMDB should champion their memory online. Brian Becker
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EasterlyArt
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112 Points
3 years ago
IMDb should prioritize changing their policies by spring of 2022 because this is absolutely unacceptable.I understand if creating a page requires membership, and information and photos provided should be double checked for credibility. Though when people only have access to a single page and can't offer additional information to pages, it seems to be a huge oversight on IMDb's part. I recently made a post that touches on this very topic and I hope more people add their voice to this topic to allow users to submit changes to any page without being required to have a paid account.
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