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Wednesday, August 28th, 2024 6:48 PM

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IMDB merged Jerry Ludwig's writing and producing credits with Jerrold Ludwig an editor into one record - how to unmerge?

My father Jerry Ludwig was a prolific TV writer and producer.

Jerrold Ludwig was an editor.

IMDB merged the two records together, deleting Jerry Ludwig entirely.

Now only Jerrold Ludwig is listed with my father's credits.

How can IMDB correct this horrible error and oversight?

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19 days ago

Hi @CareyLudwig,

Thank you for your problem report.

I have filed a ticket (ref. #D157232534) with the appropriate team to look into this for you. I will update this thread as the ticket progresses.

Cheers!

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19 days ago

Hi CareyLudwig-

Can you help us confirm if this is the name page, Jerry Ludwig?

Cheers!

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Hello,

Yes, this page has the Editor credits and dates that belong to Jerrold Ludwig.

Kind regards,

Carey

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@CareyLudwig​ Hi-

Perfect, thank you! 

We can confirm that this issue is now resolved. I apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

Cheers!

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My father was born in New York, not Los Angeles.

He was born in 1933 not 1941.

He did not die in June 2021.

I just looked him up.  Where are his writing, producing and publicist credits?

Kind regards,
Carey

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can you please send a copy of the Bio you have?   I do not have IMDB Pro, so not able to view the bio you have for my father.

Kind regards,

Carey

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@CareyLudwig​ You can see the credits and the biography on the regular IMDb name page: Jerry Ludwig. If you scroll down you will see all the writing and producing credits and on the top right corner you will also see the 'Biography' section.

The incorrect birth and death date information has been removed. You are welcome to submit the correct information on his page through the contribution form.

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Hello again,

Many of the writing credits are noted as Jerrold L Ludwig.

My father's writing name is Jerry Ludwig, not Jerrold L Ludwig.

Under alternate names, you still list Jerrold L Ludwig too.

My father was also a Publicist in the beginning of his career. 

He worked on West Side Story, The Apartment, One Eyed Jacks, Blue Hawaii, some of the Pink Panther movies. 

Do you also list Publicist work, or not?

Kind regards,
Carey

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Hi @CareyLudwig,

Thank you for your problem report.

I have now corrected the remaining inaccuracies in regards to the writing credits and alternate name, this update will appear live on the site shortly.

Regarding publicist work, this can be added to the Other Works section. Please see our help guide for more information.

Cheers!