Harry Brooks

American musician (1895–1970)
Person human Q5667534
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Summary

Harry Brooks is a human[1]. Born in Homestead[2], he… he was born on September 20, 1895[3]. He passed away in Teaneck[4]. He died on June 22, 1970[5]. He worked as a pianist[6], songwriter[7], jazz musician[8], and composer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (137 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Born in Homestead[2].
  • Harry Brooks passed away in Teaneck[4].
  • Harry Brooks was born on September 20, 1895[3].
  • Harry Brooks died on June 22, 1970[5].
  • Harry Brooks held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Harry Brooks's professions included pianist[6].
  • Harry Brooks worked as a songwriter[7].
  • Harry Brooks's professions included jazz musician[8].
  • Harry Brooks worked as a composer[9].
  • Harry Brooks's field of work was music[12].
  • Harry Brooks's field of work was jazz[13].
  • Harry Brooks's field of work was piano performance[14].
  • Harry Brooks's field of work was pop song[15].
  • Harry Brooks is recorded as male[16].
  • Harry Brooks's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Harry Brooks's genre is jazz[18].
  • Harry Brooks's family name is recorded as Brooks[19].
  • Harry Brooks's given name is recorded as Harry[20].
  • Harry Brooks's instrument is recorded as piano[21].
  • Harry Brooks's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • Harry Brooks's copyright representative is recorded as American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers[23].
  • Harry Brooks's copyright status as a creator is recorded as works protected by copyrights[24].
  • Harry Brooks's P14750 is recorded as 538D-D83E-6D40-DDAD-B371[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]

  • Country: US[27]

  • Began / founded: 1895-09-20[28]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1970-06-22[29]

  • Genre(s): jazz[30]

  • Community tags: jazz[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: cfb5c397-2fae-4ab2-b5af-9a294fb86978[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Homestead[2], Harry Brooks… he was born on September 20, 1895[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include pianist[6], songwriter[7], jazz musician[8], and composer[9]. Fields of work include music[12], a type of arts[33]; jazz[13], a music genre[34], founded in 1917[35]; piano performance[14], a field of study[36]; and pop song[15], a song type[37].

Death and Burial

Harry Brooks died on June 22, 1970[5]. He passed away in Teaneck[4].

Why It Matters

Harry Brooks ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (137 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[10] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

Where was Harry Brooks born?

Born in Homestead[2].

Where did Harry Brooks die?

Harry Brooks passed away in Teaneck[4].

What did Harry Brooks do for work?

Harry Brooks worked as pianist[6], songwriter[7], jazz musician[8], and composer[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . 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.
  5. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [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.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Teaneck
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'de', 'en', 'sv', 'uk']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56925|batch #56925]]: Import places of birth, death from dewiki"
  2. 8w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 538D-D83E-6D40-DDAD-B371
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14750: 538D-D83E-6D40-DDAD-B371, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269218|batch #269218]]"
  3. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Harry
    Field of work → music, jazz, piano performance +1
    Family name → Brooks
    Country of citizenship → United States
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32118|batch #32118]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (31)"
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