Edgar Allan Woolf

American screenwriter
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Edgar Allan Woolf

Summary

Edgar Allan Woolf is a human[1]. Born in New York City[2], he… he was born on April 25, 1881[3]. He passed away in Los Angeles[4]. He died on December 9, 1948[5]. He worked as a screenwriter[6], lyricist[7], songwriter[8], and playwright[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (78 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Edgar Allan Woolf was born in New York City[2].
  • Edgar Allan Woolf died in Los Angeles[4].
  • Edgar Allan Woolf was born on April 25, 1881[3].
  • Edgar Allan Woolf was born on 1881[11].
  • Edgar Allan Woolf died on December 9, 1948[5].
  • Edgar Allan Woolf died on December 9, 1943[12].
  • Edgar Allan Woolf died on 1943[13].
  • Edgar Allan Woolf held citizenship in United States[14].
  • Edgar Allan Woolf's professions included screenwriter[6].
  • Edgar Allan Woolf worked as a lyricist[7].
  • Edgar Allan Woolf worked as a songwriter[8].
  • Edgar Allan Woolf's professions included playwright[9].
  • Edgar Allan Woolf was educated at Columbia University[15].
  • Edgar Allan Woolf's education included a stint at City College of New York[16].
  • Edgar Allan Woolf is recorded as male[17].
  • Edgar Allan Woolf's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Edgar Allan Woolf's Commons category is recorded as Edgar Allan Woolf[19].
  • Edgar Allan Woolf's family name is recorded as Woolf[20].
  • Edgar Allan Woolf's given name is recorded as Edgar[21].
  • Edgar Allan Woolf's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • Edgar Allan Woolf's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Harvard Film Archive Project[23].
  • Edgar Allan Woolf's has works in the collection is recorded as Harvard Film Archive[24].
  • Edgar Allan Woolf's copyright status as a creator is recorded as copyrights on works have expired[25].

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[26]

  • Began / founded: 1881-04-25[27]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1943-12-09[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: ac4de4b4-4428-4485-9156-bd743e3966d3[29]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in New York City[2], Edgar Allan Woolf… Recorded date of birth include April 25, 1881[3] and 1881[11].

Education

Educated at Columbia University[15], a private university[30], in United States[31], founded in 1754[32], headquartered in Manhattan[33] and City College of New York[16], a higher education institution[34], in United States[35], founded in 1847[36], headquartered in New York City[37].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include screenwriter[6], lyricist[7], songwriter[8], and playwright[9].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include December 9, 1948[5], December 9, 1943[12], and 1943[13]. Edgar Allan Woolf died in Los Angeles[4].

Why It Matters

Edgar Allan Woolf ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (78 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).[10]

FAQs

Where was Edgar Allan Woolf born?

Born in New York City[2], Edgar Allan Woolf…

Where did Edgar Allan Woolf die?

Edgar Allan Woolf passed away in Los Angeles[4].

What did Edgar Allan Woolf do for work?

Edgar Allan Woolf worked as screenwriter[6], lyricist[7], songwriter[8], and playwright[9].

Where did Edgar Allan Woolf go to school?

Edgar Allan Woolf was educated at Columbia University[15] and City College of New York[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . id.lib.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [19] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [12] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [13] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . HOLLIS. Retrieved . id.lib.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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    Educated at Columbia University, City College of New York
    Place of birth New York City
    Languages spoken, written or signed English
    Copyright status as a creator copyrights on works have expired
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