Emlyn Williams

Welsh writer, dramatist and actor (1905-1987)
Person Human Q581262

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
November 26, 1905
Date of death
September 25, 1987
Place of birth
Mostyn
Place of death
London
Cause of death
cancer[20]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Welsh, English, French[26][27][28]
Family name
Williams[21]
Manner of death
natural causes[24]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject New York Public Library
Start of work period
1927[29]
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
en Emlyn Williams en George Emlyn Williams ar إيملين وليامز de George Emlyn Williams el Έμλιν Ουίλλιαμς fa املین ویلیامز he אמלין ויליאמס it George Emlyn Williams ja エムリン・ウィリアムズ ko 에믈린 윌리엄스 ru Эмлин Уильямс zh 埃姆林·威廉姆斯
🔖 Identifiers · 96
VIAF cluster ID
308697775
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n50015745
GND ID
118807447
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Emlyn Williams.jpg ↗
Alexander Turnbull Library ID
120583
AllMovie person ID
p116860
Allcinema person ID
14972
AlloCiné person ID
42169
AusStage person ID
226832
BIBSYS ID
90267656
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
135694150
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
williams-george-emlyn
CBDB.cz author ID
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CINEFOX person ID
43817
CONOR.SI ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11944675
Carnegie Hall agent ID
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CiNii Research ID
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CineMagia person ID
5647
DBC author ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
118807447
Danish National Filmography person ID
111083
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118807447
DigitaltMuseum ID
0210315746219
Discogs artist ID
1952329
Elonet person ID
228071
Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ID
williams_emlyn
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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FAST ID
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FID performing arts ID
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Film.ru person ID
emlin-uilyams
Freebase ID
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Goodreads author ID
40258
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Emlyn_Williams
Harper's tag
emlyn-williams
IMDb ID
nm0930539
ISFDB author ID
115734
IdRef ID
100499899
Internet Broadway Database person ID
5396, 69468
J9U entity ID
987007270066005171
Kallías ID
PE00386525
Kinobox person ID
920288
Kinopoisk person ID
124699
LdiF person ID
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Les Archives du spectacle person ID
66700
Libraries Australia ID
35317639
Movie Walker Press person ID
17951
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA07617508
NL CR AUT ID
ola2003174860
NLA Trove people ID
909642
NNDB people ID
200/000205582
NSK (VIAF) ID
000006929
NUKAT ID
n98702115
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls000313968
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000142035
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:B+o7;=BY
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810543451005606
National Library of Portugal ID
758707
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1263844, XX1499907
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp76658
National Virtual Library of India ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
06829364X
Obálky knih ID
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Online Books Page author ID
Williams, Emlyn, 1905-1987
Open Library ID
OL1017861A
Open Plaques subject ID
7560
OpenMLOL author ID
157587
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
39950
Oxford Reference overview ID
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PORT person ID
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Prabook ID
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Project Gutenberg author ID
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RERO ID (legacy)
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SBN author ID
TO0V403050
SHARE Catalogue author ID
442485
SNAC ARK ID
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Sceneweb artist ID
55346
Scope.dk person ID
13890
Swedish Film Database person ID
130285
TMDB person ID
66884
Treccani ID
emlyn-williams
UK National Archives ID
F52656
WorldCat Entities ID
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ČSFD person ID
87713

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Summary

Emlyn Williams was born on November 26, 1905[1], in Mostyn[2]. He died on September 25, 1987[3], in London[4]. He worked as an actor[5], screenwriter[6], writer[7], stage actor[8], and film actor[9].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to Emlyn Williams include The Corn Is Green[30], a literary work[31].

FAQs

Where was Emlyn Williams born?

Emlyn Williams was born in Mostyn[2].

Where did Emlyn Williams die?

Emlyn Williams died in London[4].

What did Emlyn Williams do for work?

Emlyn Williams worked as an actor[5], screenwriter[6], writer[7], stage actor[8], and film actor[9].

Where did Emlyn Williams go to school?

Emlyn Williams was educated at Christ Church[15].

What awards did Emlyn Williams receive?

Honors received include Commander of the Order of the British Empire[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . The Continuum Companion to Twentieth Century Theatre. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . archives.nypl.org. Retrieved . archives.nypl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 7d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 12d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Allcinema person ID → 14972
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    "Changed [nb] labels, descriptions, aliases and claims: other names, source for place of birth, source for place of death, source for date of birth, source for date of death from Store norske leksik"
  5. 10w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → emlyn-williams
    "Created claim: Harper's tag: emlyn-williams, Matched to emlyn williams (#289926405) in Harper's…"
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    HAND ID → 1072-ECB2-2FB2-DB59-F454
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  7. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → actor, screenwriter, writer +1
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  8. 25w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → George, Emlyn
    Place of birth → Mostyn
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Welsh, English, French
    Writing language → English
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