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Irving Gordon

American songwriter (1915–1996)
Person Human Q3802157

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
February 14, 1915
Date of death
December 1, 1996
Place of birth
Brooklyn
Place of death
Los Angeles
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Ethnic group
Jewish people[8]
Occupation
composer, songwriter
Field of work
songwriting, music, song[9][10][11]
Cause of death
multiple myeloma[13]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[17]
Copyright representative
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers[19]
Different from
Irving Gordon[18]
Family name
Gordon[14]
Given name
Irving[15]
Manner of death
natural causes[16]
🏷️ Also known as
en Irving Gordon ar إرفينغ غوردون fa ایروینگ گوردون ja アーヴィング・ゴードン ru Ирвинг Гордон
🔖 Identifiers · 43
ISNI
0000000105308141
VIAF cluster ID
71132881
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2005101439
GND ID
135022134
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000103798
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
163591527
Carnegie Hall agent ID
1002350
CiNii Research ID
1140563741601492608
DAHR artist ID
112828
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
135022134
Discogs artist ID
699212
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Irving-Gordon
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Fandango person ID
250898
Freebase ID
/m/07nkmk
Grammy Awards artist ID
irving-gordon, irving-gordon/2813
HAND ID
0796-C4CD-9232-5D13-155C
IMDb ID
nm0330268
IPI name number
00012359804
Internet Broadway Database person ID
497236
Jaxsta profile ID
2419afbf-6ef4-448d-b2ef-0bcbd1aa7544
KANTO ID
000190193
KBR person ID
14638896
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
135022134
MusicBrainz artist ID
0b60f30c-2503-4e9f-acfd-94fb42eec80d
Musicalics composer ID
98653
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000310090
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA16636015
NL CR AUT ID
pna2017942532
NLA Trove people ID
1171154, 837459
National Discography of Italian Song artist/group ID
17376
National Library of Latvia ID
000096891
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX919389
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
166971014
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095900465
Prabook ID
2365954
SBN author ID
DDSV222486
SNAC ARK ID
w6vh9dbm
SecondHandSongs artist ID
4307
Songkick artist ID
459450
Spotify artist ID
0o5JjiwU2fTDEzehRXnL90
VGMdb artist ID
19393
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJkT6hgQMkJmqY386CHV4q
Yale LUX ID
person/ac242cdb-f37c-4b88-9e67-d3a73f60b4c2

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🔗 Connections
Mb:composer 10
Unforgettable, Unforgettable, Delaware, Delaware, Me, Myself, and I, Me, Myself, and I, Allentown Jail, Allentown Jail +2 more
Mb:lyricist 10
Unforgettable, Unforgettable, Prelude to a Kiss, Prelude to a Kiss, Delaware, Delaware, Allentown Jail, Allentown Jail +2 more
Field of work 2
music, song
Mb:writer 2
Be Anything (but Be Mine), Be Anything (but Be Mine)
Occupation 2
composer, songwriter
Cause of death 1
multiple myeloma
Compositions 1
Unforgettable
Copyright representative 1
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Ethnic group 1
Jewish people
Family name 1
Gordon
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Place of birth 1
Brooklyn
Place of death 1
Los Angeles
Sex or gender 1
male
← Lyricist 1
Unforgettable
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Summary

Irving Gordon was born on February 14, 1915[1], in Brooklyn[2]. He died on December 1, 1996[3], in Los Angeles[4]. He worked as a composer[5] and songwriter[6].

FAQs

Where was Irving Gordon born?

Irving Gordon's place of birth was Brooklyn[2].

Where did Irving Gordon die?

Irving Gordon passed away in Los Angeles[4].

What did Irving Gordon do for work?

Irving Gordon worked as a composer[5] and songwriter[6].

Related Entities

American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Los Angeles music United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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