Clancy Sigal

American novelist and screenwriter (1926–2017)
Person Human Q5125749

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[22]
Date of birth
September 6, 1926
Date of death
July 16, 2017
Place of birth
Chicago
Place of death
Los Angeles
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Family name
Sigal
Given name
Clancy
Military branch
Infantry Branch[23]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Harry Ransom Center
Personal library at
Harry Ransom Center
Residence
Chicago, Los Angeles, London, Santa Barbara, Kingsley Hall, Thurcroft
Unmarried partner
Doris Lessing
🏷️ Also known as
en Clancy Sigal en Clarence Sigal en Kalman Sigal ar كلانسي سيجال cs Clarence Sigal he קלנסי סיגל it Clarence Sigal it Kalman Sigal ja クランシー・シーガル pt Clarence Sigal pt Kalman Sigal ru Клэнси Сигал
🔖 Identifiers · 54
VIAF cluster ID
79295789
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n90609765
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Clancy Sigal in 2002.jpg ↗
AllMovie person ID
p214427
AlloCiné person ID
89812
BIBSYS ID
4054175
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14137316d
CiNii Research ID
1140563741581300480
DBC author ID
87097969694292
Danish National Filmography person ID
128669
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EDb person ID
n0009168
ElCinema person ID
1999893
ElFilm person ID
384392
Elonet person ID
172358
Europeana entity
agent/base/79877
FAST ID
1494177
Film.ru person ID
klensi-sigal
Freebase ID
/m/096jws
IMDb ID
nm0797397
IdRef ID
07586651X
Ivi person ID
klensi-sigal
J9U entity ID
987007279658905171
KMDb person ID
00063135
Kinobox person ID
398846
Kinopoisk person ID
36477
LRB contributor ID
clancy-sigal
LdiF person ID
140226
Libraries Australia ID
35498851
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA07804582
NL CR AUT ID
mzk20191044814
NLA Trove people ID
975174
NUKAT ID
n2003046692
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000501780
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810703730805606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1295920
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
074270419
Open Library ID
OL774802A
PORT person ID
144064
SHARE Catalogue author ID
439201
SNAC ARK ID
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Scope.dk person ID
8652
Sinemalar person ID
31263
Swedish Film Database person ID
242779
TMDB person ID
16393
The Literary Encyclopedia person ID
4068
UK National Archives ID
F32053
Wellcome Collection concept ID
h2g4ggqp
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJtGVt6WYMp8DcVF3pDpfq
ČSFD person ID
247185

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Residence 5
Employer 4
Field of work 3
Films written 2
Archives at 1
Country of citizenship 1
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Military branch 1
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Summary

Born in Chicago[1], he… he was born on September 6, 1926[2]. He passed away in Los Angeles[3]. He died on July 16, 2017[4]. He worked as a screenwriter[5], novelist[6], teacher[7], writer[8], and journalist[9].

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Career and Affiliations

Fields of work include creative and professional writing[12], an academic discipline[24]; prose[13], a literary form[25]; journalism[14], an industry[26]; and screenplay[15], a literary form[27]. Employers include United Auto Workers[16], a labor union[28], in United States[29], founded in 1935[30], headquartered in Detroit[31]; University of California, Santa Barbara[17], a public university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1909[34], headquartered in Santa Barbara County[35]; The Guardian[18], a daily newspaper[36], in United Kingdom[37], founded in 1821[38], headquartered in London[39]; USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism[19], a journalism school[40], in United States[41], founded in 1971[42]; and Columbia Pictures[20], a film production company[43], in United States[44], founded in 1918[45], headquartered in Culver City[46].

FAQs

Where was Clancy Sigal born?

Clancy Sigal's place of birth was Chicago[1].

Where did Clancy Sigal die?

Clancy Sigal died in Los Angeles[3].

What did Clancy Sigal do for work?

Clancy Sigal worked as screenwriter[5], novelist[6], teacher[7], writer[8], and journalist[9].

Where did Clancy Sigal go to school?

Clancy Sigal was educated at University of California, Los Angeles[21].

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  1. 9w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person ID → 31263
    "Created claim: Sinemalar person ID: 31263, batch #270606"
  2. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → 43EE-D39C-5C09-AB0C-BD70
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  3. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Clancy
    Field of work → creative and professional writing, prose, journalism +1
    On focus list of Wikimedia project → WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Harry Ransom Center
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