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Irving Allen

theatrical and cinematic producer and director (1905-1987)
Person Human Q509701

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
November 24, 1905
Date of death
December 17, 1987
Place of birth
Lviv
Place of death
Encino
Country of citizenship
United States[11]
Occupation
film producer, film director, producer, screenwriter, director, writer[12]
Award received
Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Two-reel[13]
Work location
United States[17]
Nominated for
Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Two-reel, Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Two-reel[18]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[21]
Family name
Allen[15]
Given name
Irving[16]
Has works in the collection
Harvard Film Archive[20]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
Harvard Film Archive Project[19]
Place of burial
Forest Lawn Memorial Park[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en Irving Allen ar إرفينغ ألين fa ایروینگ آلن he אירווינג אלן ja アーヴィング・アレン ja アービング・アレン ru Ирвинг Аллен uk Ірвінг Аллен zh 歐文·阿倫
🔖 Identifiers · 33
ISNI
000000004267934X
VIAF cluster ID
9433094
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no95058042
GND ID
1062353129
ACMI ID
creators/17464
Academy Awards Database nominee ID
6978
AdoroCinema person ID
38146
AllMovie person ID
p79368
Awards & Winners artist ID
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BFI Films, TV and people ID (archived)
4ce2b9f578fea
Cinémathèque québécoise person ID
73909
Danish National Filmography person ID
115000
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
1062353129
Fandango person ID
11529
Film.ru person ID
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Filmportal ID
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Find a Grave memorial ID
19764764
Freebase ID
/m/03wlt2
HAND ID
826E-EE2E-3264-1022-472A
IMDb ID
nm0002164
J9U entity ID
987007318284405171
Kinobox person ID
87351
Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
00275/eu_a_2750/a2750
Movie Walker Press person ID
2428
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1393747
Plex person key
5d77682d5af944001f1f8036
Related category
Category:Films directed by Irving Allen
SNAC ARK ID
w6s02xwj
TMDB person ID
31064
WikiTree person ID
Allen-62995
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/8cc811ab-e6c7-4f35-a3a6-870e39d10445
ČSFD person ID
63578

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Occupation 3
film director, film producer, producer
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Family name 1
Allen
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Lviv
Place of burial 1
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Place of death 1
Encino
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
United States
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Charles of Nassau-Usingen
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Summary

Irving Allen was born on November 24, 1905[1], in Lviv[2]. He died on December 17, 1987[3], in Encino[4]. He worked as a film producer[5], film director[6], producer[7], screenwriter[8], and director[9].

FAQs

Where was Irving Allen born?

Irving Allen was born in Lviv[2].

Where did Irving Allen die?

Irving Allen died in Encino[4].

What did Irving Allen do for work?

Irving Allen worked as a film producer[5], film director[6], producer[7], screenwriter[8], and director[9].

What awards did Irving Allen receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Short Subject, Two-reel[13].

Related Entities

United States

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. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . HOLLIS. Retrieved . id.lib.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . acmi.net.au. acmi.net.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . acmi.net.au. acmi.net.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . HOLLIS. Retrieved . id.lib.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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    Given name → Irving
    Family name → Allen
    On focus list of Wikimedia project → Harvard Film Archive Project
    Country of citizenship → United States
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