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Marriage and children

repeated (duplicate) references

https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/celebrities/111025507/rose-matafeos-exboyfriend-opens-up-about-being-dumped-for-mr-bean

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https://people.com/all-about-rowan-atkinson-children-7569013

In 2015, Rowan Atkinson’s daughter Lily launched her career as a burlesque dancer and singer. But in 2017, Lily decided to ditch her father’s name Atkinson and adopted her maiden name Sastry.

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/showbiz/rowan-atkinsons-life--burlesque-31819926

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https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/atkinson-rowan-1955

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Please add that Atkinson attended Chorister School in Durham and St Bees School as a boarding student Ammyzcoils (talk) 16:48, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Barry Wom (talk) 18:20, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Filmography chronology

can someone please sort out the chronological order of the filmography, it's all over the place! 87.114.59.96 (talk) 21:01, 3 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

If you mean the Filmography section, it looks to me like it's in chronological order already? Barry Wom (talk) 12:26, 4 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]