Henry Creamer

American popular song lyricist (1879–1930)
Person human Q1567008
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Henry Creamer

Summary

Henry Creamer is a human[1]. His place of birth was Richmond[2]. He was born on June 21, 1879[3]. He died in New York City[4]. He died on October 14, 1930[5]. He worked as a songwriter[6], singer[7], lyricist[8], and theatrical producer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Born in Richmond[2], Henry Creamer…
  • Henry Creamer passed away in New York City[4].
  • Henry Creamer was born on June 21, 1879[3].
  • Henry Creamer died on October 14, 1930[5].
  • Henry Creamer is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery[11].
  • Henry Creamer held citizenship in United States[12].
  • Henry Creamer is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[13].
  • Henry Creamer's professions included songwriter[6].
  • Henry Creamer worked as a singer[7].
  • Henry Creamer worked as a lyricist[8].
  • Henry Creamer worked as a theatrical producer[9].
  • Henry Creamer's field of work was music[14].
  • Henry Creamer's field of work was pop music[15].
  • Henry Creamer's field of work was lyrics[16].
  • Henry Creamer's field of work was theatrical production[17].
  • Henry Creamer's field of work was popular music[18].
  • Henry Creamer is recorded as male[19].
  • Henry Creamer's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Henry Creamer's family name is recorded as Creamer[21].
  • Henry Creamer's given name is recorded as Henry[22].
  • Henry Creamer's instrument is recorded as voice[23].
  • Henry Creamer's described by source is recorded as Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians[24].
  • Henry Creamer's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[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: 1879-06-21[28]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1930-10-14[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 3892725a-b68b-454a-9c9f-dd58abe983e6[30]

Body

Origins and Family

Henry Creamer's place of birth was Richmond[2]. He was born on June 21, 1879[3]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include songwriter[6], singer[7], lyricist[8], and theatrical producer[9]. Fields of work include music[14], a type of arts[31]; pop music[15], a music genre[32], founded in 1950[33]; lyrics[16], a song component[34]; theatrical production[17]; and popular music[18], a music genre[35].

Death and Burial

Henry Creamer died on October 14, 1930[5]. He died in New York City[4]. Burial took place at Woodlawn Cemetery[11].

Why It Matters

Henry Creamer ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36]

FAQs

Where was Henry Creamer born?

Henry Creamer was born in Richmond[2].

Where did Henry Creamer die?

Henry Creamer passed away in New York City[4].

What did Henry Creamer do for work?

Henry Creamer worked as songwriter[6], singer[7], lyricist[8], and theatrical producer[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [20] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [11] . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] . Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians. wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . 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.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] . 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. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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    Occupation songwriter, singer, lyricist +1
    Sex or gender male
    Place of burial Woodlawn Cemetery
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