Alex Cox

English film director
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Alex Cox

Summary

Alex Cox is a human[1]. He was born in Liverpool[2]. He was born on December 15, 1954[3]. He worked as a film director[4], screenwriter[5], film producer[6], film actor[7], and television director[8]. He ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,033 views/month, #6,799 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Alex Cox was born in Liverpool[2].
  • Alex Cox was born on December 15, 1954[3].
  • Alex Cox held citizenship in United Kingdom[10].
  • Alex Cox worked as a film director[4].
  • Alex Cox worked as a screenwriter[5].
  • Alex Cox worked as a film producer[6].
  • Alex Cox worked as a film actor[7].
  • Alex Cox's professions included television director[8].
  • Alex Cox's professions included director[11].
  • Alex Cox was employed by University of Colorado Boulder[12].
  • Alex Cox was educated at Worcester College[13].
  • Alex Cox was educated at UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television[14].
  • Alex Cox's education included a stint at Wirral Grammar School for Boys[15].
  • Alex Cox's religion is recorded as atheism[16].
  • Alex Cox is recorded as male[17].
  • Alex Cox's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Alex Cox's Commons category is recorded as Alex Cox[19].
  • Alex Cox's residence is recorded as Colestin[20].
  • Alex Cox's family name is recorded as Cox[21].
  • Alex Cox's given name is recorded as Alex[22].
  • Alex Cox's official website is recorded as https://alexcoxfilms.wordpress.com/[23].
  • Alex Cox's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • Alex Cox's start of work period is recorded as 1980[25].
  • Alex Cox's related category is recorded as Category:Films directed by Alex Cox[26].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[27]

  • Country: GB[28]

  • Began / founded: 1954-12-15[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 4a0929e0-7fb8-4108-b361-29484ac26de2[30]

Body

Origins and Family

Alex Cox's place of birth was Liverpool[2]. He was born on December 15, 1954[3].

Education

Educated at Worcester College[13], a college of the University of Oxford[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1714[33], headquartered in Oxford[34]; UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television[14], a drama school[35], in United States[36], founded in 1947[37]; and Wirral Grammar School for Boys[15], a grammar school[38], in United Kingdom[39], founded in 1931[40].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include film director[4], screenwriter[5], film producer[6], film actor[7], television director[8], and director[11]. Among Alex Cox's employers was University of Colorado Boulder[12].

Personal Life

Alex Cox's religion is recorded as atheism[16].

Why It Matters

Alex Cox ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,033 views/month, #6,799 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

FAQs

Where was Alex Cox born?

Alex Cox was born in Liverpool[2].

What did Alex Cox do for work?

Alex Cox worked as film director[4], screenwriter[5], film producer[6], film actor[7], and television director[8].

Where did Alex Cox go to school?

Alex Cox was educated at Worcester College[13], UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television[14], and Wirral Grammar School for Boys[15].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . www.acmi.net.au. wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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