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Al Hoffman

Russian-born American song composer (1902-1960). He composed over 1,500 registered songs and was posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1984. He is the great-great uncle of the poet Dora J.Zelig.
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Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
September 25, 1902
Date of death
July 21, 1960
Place of birth
Stoŭbcy District, Minsk[10]
Place of death
New York City
Country of citizenship
United States[12]
Ethnic group
Russian Jews[13]
Occupation
songwriter, composer, film score composer, publisher, poet
Field of work
music, pop music, music composition, popular music[14][15][16][17]
Cause of death
cancer[19]
Nominated for
Academy Award for Best Original Song[23]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English, Italian[24][25]
Copyright representative
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers[26]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Family name
Hoffman[20]
Given name
Al[21]
Manner of death
natural causes[22]
Place of burial
New Jersey[11]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 68
ISNI
0000000120222629
VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress Authorities ID
no92010056
GND ID
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Academy Awards Database nominee ID
6891
AllMovie person ID
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American National Biography ID
1803603
BIBSYS ID
3041713
Bait La Zemer Ha-Ivri artist ID
987007281836305171
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf12076239
Carnegie Hall agent ID
1015048
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CiNii Research ID
1140563741774965760
Cinémathèque québécoise person ID
36884
DAHR artist ID
109280
DBC author ID
87097969517552
Danish National Filmography person ID
53944
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Discogs artist ID
609077
Elonet person ID
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Europeana entity
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FAST ID
1958114
Freebase ID
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GTAA ID
260896
Grove Music Online ID
A2262463
HAND ID
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Hyperion Records person ID
C7076
IMDb ID
nm0388800
IPI name number
00014238416
IdRef ID
161256139
Internet Broadway Database person ID
413376
Isidore scholar ID
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J9U entity ID
987007281836305171
KANTO ID
000194871
KBR person ID
14329094
Kinobox person ID
1365594
Kinopoisk person ID
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LdiF person ID
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Libraries Australia ID
36071682
Movie Walker Press person ID
24247
MusicBrainz artist ID
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Musicalics composer ID
98996
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA15157811
NDL Authority ID
001152068
NL CR AUT ID
xx0135383
NLA Trove people ID
1206752
NSK (VIAF) ID
000065754
NSK ID
981005665906809366
NUKAT ID
n2014054216
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000516686
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:J6j;=BQ
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810683815205606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1393239
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
150696612
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095940343
Prabook ID
722242
RERO ID (legacy)
A003377023
Related category
Category:Songs written by Al Hoffman, Category:Compositions by Al Hoffman
SBN author ID
DDSV386317
SNAC ARK ID
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SecondHandSongs artist ID
13201
Songwriters Hall of Fame ID
273, Al_Hoffman
Swedish Film Database person ID
160661
TMDB person ID
1726480
VGMdb artist ID
22541
WBIS ID
A206706, J126-274-9
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/2ab8c138-a652-4ff0-b7e7-8a8ccdfac9be

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🔗 Connections
Mb:writer 28
Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo, Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo, If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake, If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake, Gilly, Gilly, Ossenfeffer, Katzenellen Bogen by the Sea, Gilly, Gilly, Ossenfeffer, Katzenellen Bogen by the Sea, I Apologize, I Apologize +20 more
Mb:composer 14
A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes, A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes, Mairzy Doats, Mairzy Doats, Oh-Oh, I'm Falling in Love Again, Oh-Oh, I'm Falling in Love Again, Fit as a Fiddle, Fit as a Fiddle +6 more
Compositions 5
Cinderella, Alice in Wonderland, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes, Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo
Field of work 4
music, pop music, popular music, Music
Mb:lyricist 4
Heartaches, Heartaches, Oh-Oh, I'm Falling in Love Again, Oh-Oh, I'm Falling in Love Again
Mb:translator 4
Hawaiian Wedding Song, Hawaiian Wedding Song, Do You Love Me Like You Kiss Me, Do You Love Me Like You Kiss Me
Occupation 4
composer, songwriter, film score composer, Songwriter
← Lyricist 3
A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes, Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo, Hawaiian Wedding Song
Place of birth 2
Minsk, Stoŭbcy District
Cause of death 1
cancer
Copyright representative 1
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Ethnic group 1
Russian Jews
Family name 1
Hoffman
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Mb:performer of 1
Walt Disney's Cinderella
Nominated for 1
Academy Award for Best Original Song
Place of burial 1
New Jersey
Place of death 1
New York City
Sex or gender 1
male
← Translator 1
Hawaiian Wedding Song
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Summary

Al Hoffman was born on September 25, 1902[1], in Stoŭbcy District[2]. He died on July 21, 1960[3], in New York City[4]. He worked as a songwriter[5], composer[6], film score composer[7], publisher[8], and poet[9].

FAQs

Where was Al Hoffman born?

Al Hoffman's place of birth was Stoŭbcy District[2].

Where did Al Hoffman die?

Al Hoffman died in New York City[4].

What did Al Hoffman do for work?

Al Hoffman worked as a songwriter[5], composer[6], film score composer[7], publisher[8], and poet[9].

Related Entities

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers music New Jersey New York City United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [18] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Musicalics. Retrieved . id.sbn.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . OPAC SBN. Retrieved . id.sbn.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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    Wikidata description → Russian-born American song composer (1902-1960). He composed
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