J. Elder Wills

British art director and film director (1900–1970)
Person human Q3161060
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Summary

J. Elder Wills was born on April 26, 1900[1], in London[2]. He died on January 1, 1970[3]. He worked as a film director[4], director[5], and production designer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[8], United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[9]
  • Sex or gender: male[10]
  • Family name: Wills[11]
  • Given name: James[12], Elder[13]
  • Work location: United Kingdom[14]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[15]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject kweliTV[16]
  • Related category: Category:Films directed by J. Elder Wills[17]
  • P14750: D9F4-359C-B927-71B5-3A27[18]

Why It Matters

J. Elder Wills is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

FAQs

Where was J. Elder Wills born?

J. Elder Wills was born in London[2].

What did J. Elder Wills do for work?

J. Elder Wills worked as a film director[4], director[5], and production designer[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . acmi.net.au. acmi.net.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [1] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . acmi.net.au. acmi.net.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · DifoolBot bot · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'en', 'fr', 'ur']
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  2. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → D9F4-359C-B927-71B5-3A27
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  3. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Deutsche biographie (gnd) id → 1062075404
    Kinopoisk person id → 219514
    Place of birth → London
    Library of congress authority id → no98081459
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