Curtis Harrington

American film director (1926-2007)
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Summary

Curtis Harrington was born on September 17, 1926[1], in Los Angeles[2]. He died on May 6, 2007[3], in Hollywood Hills[4]. He worked as a film director[5], actor[6], screenwriter[7], cinematographer[8], and director[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (678 views/month, #7,208 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Hollywood Forever Cemetery[11]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[12]
  • Native language: English[13]
  • Field of work: film[14], film direction[15]
  • Educated at: University of California, Los Angeles[16], University of Southern California[17], Occidental College[18]
  • Sex or gender: male[19]
  • Cause of death: stroke[20]
  • Family name: Harrington[21]
  • Given name: Curtis[22]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[23]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[24]
  • Writing language: English[25]
  • Related category: Category:Films directed by Curtis Harrington[26]
  • P14750: 5EAD-D3DA-07BF-40A0-77CC[27]

Why It Matters

Curtis Harrington has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Curtis Harrington born?

Curtis Harrington's place of birth was Los Angeles[2].

Where did Curtis Harrington die?

Curtis Harrington passed away in Hollywood Hills[4].

What did Curtis Harrington do for work?

Curtis Harrington worked as a film director[5], actor[6], screenwriter[7], cinematographer[8], and director[9].

Where did Curtis Harrington go to school?

Curtis Harrington was educated at University of California, Los Angeles[16], University of Southern California[17], and Occidental College[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Allcinema person id → 2069
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 9d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 14
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ca', 'ckb', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'it', 'pt', 'ur']
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  3. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → University of California, Los Angeles, University of Southern California, Occidental College
    Sex or gender → male
    Manner of death → natural causes
    Field of work → film, film direction
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