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Boxcar Willie

American singer
Person Human Q323534

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
September 1, 1931
Date of death
April 12, 1999
Place of birth
Branson
Place of death
Branson
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Occupation
military officer, musician, singer, songwriter
Genre
country music[11]
Official website
www.boxcarwillie.com[17]
Cause of death
leukemia[14]
Family name
Martin[16]
Instrument
voice[19]
Manner of death
natural causes[18]
Military branch
United States Air Force[12]
Military, police or special rank
Master Sergeant[13]
Participated in conflict
Korean War[15]
🏷️ Also known as
en Boxcar Willie cs Box Car Willie cs Lecil Travis Martin fa باکسکار ویلی fi Lecil Travis Martin ja ボックスカー・ウィリー zh 博克斯卡·威利
🔖 Identifiers · 30
ISNI
0000000033242111
VIAF cluster ID
250786647
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n93051156
American Film Institute person ID
471119
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14040391h
Billboard artist ID
boxcar-willie
Discogs artist ID
693537
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Boxcar-Willie
Europeana entity
agent/base/67234
FAST ID
322584
Find a Grave memorial ID
5185
Freebase ID
/m/01nz30h
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HAND ID
2A28-707A-81DB-1BAB-64B6
Handbook of Texas ID
fmaae
IMDb ID
nm0932187
Kinobox person ID
920441
MusicBrainz artist ID
79ef92b5-3489-43cd-98fe-438c3077cbaf
Musik-Sammler.de artist ID
34160
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000086804
NL CR AUT ID
xx0150925
NNDB people ID
411/000062225
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
09648828X
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095522136
Prabook ID
629605
SecondHandSongs artist ID
35384
TMDB person ID
1747010
Trading Card Database name ID
198324
WikiTree person ID
Martin-105406
Wikisimpsons article ID
316886
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJgd7dQqkh9BxRC9YCVBfq

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Occupation 4
singer, musician, military officer, songwriter
Cause of death 1
leukemia
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Family name 1
Martin
Genre 1
country music
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
voice
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Military branch 1
United States Air Force
Military, police or special rank 1
Master Sergeant
Participated in conflict 1
Korean War
Place of birth 1
Branson
Place of death 1
Branson
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Boxcar Willie was born in Branson[1]. He was born on September 1, 1931[2]. He passed away in Branson[3]. He died on April 12, 1999[4]. He worked as a military officer[5], musician[6], singer[7], and songwriter[8].

FAQs

Where was Boxcar Willie born?

Boxcar Willie was born in Branson[1].

Where did Boxcar Willie die?

Boxcar Willie died in Branson[3].

What did Boxcar Willie do for work?

Boxcar Willie worked as military officer[5], musician[6], singer[7], and songwriter[8].

Related Entities

United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  1. 9w ago · Sabelöga · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikisimpsons article ID → 316886
    "Created claim: Wikisimpsons article ID: 316886, Matched to Boxcar Willie (#296176440) in Wikisimpsons #mi"
  2. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → 2A28-707A-81DB-1BAB-64B6
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #46381: HAND ID (4)"
  3. 16w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → human
    Family name → Martin
    Genre → country music
    Military branch → United States Air Force
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #43289: P268 reference to unreferenced P21"
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