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James Rado

American actor, playwright, director, writer and composer (1932–2022)
Person human Q330447

Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[31]
Date of birth
January 23, 1932, 1932[10]
Date of death
June 21, 2022
Place of birth
Venice
Place of death
New York City
Country of citizenship
United States[11]
Occupation
actor, composer, stage actor, television actor, writer, screenwriter, film actor, playwright, director, author, musician, librettist[13][14][15][16][17][18][19]
Field of work
theatre, directing, drama, acting, musical play, music composing, composed musical work, music composition[20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27]
Educated at
The Catholic University of America[28]
Award received
Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, Grammy Hall of Fame[29][30]
Nominated for
Tony Award for Best Musical[38]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[39]
Birth name
James Alexander Radomski[40]
Copyright representative
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Described by source
James Rado, Co-Creator of the Musical ‘Hair,’ Is Dead at 90[37]
Family name
Radomski, Rado[32][33]
Given name
James, Alexander[34][35]
Native language
English[12]
P14750
6DF3-5E8B-0D11-0FA1-67E7
Pseudonym
James Rado[36]
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 70
ISNI
0000000080154181
VIAF cluster ID
24791222
Library of Congress authority ID
n91040746
GND ID
134692640
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Red Bank Hair.jpg ↗
AllMovie person ID
p123927
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000175645
Allcinema person ID
29695
Awards & Winners artist ID
02q4bb
BIBSYS ID
90605011
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13938002c
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10057099
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Carnegie Hall agent ID
1030504
DBC author ID
87097969657028
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
134692640
Discogs artist ID
511613
ELNET ID
a12358113
Europeana entity
agent/base/149449
FAST ID
284917
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_134692640
Film.ru person ID
james-rado
Freebase ID
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GTAA ID
258467
Grammy Awards artist ID
james-rado, james-rado/13654
Harper's tag
james-rado
IDU person ID
11160
IMDb ID
nm0705735
IPI name number
00035047405
IdRef ID
074088165
Internet Broadway Database person ID
6628, 376709
Internet Off-Broadway Database ID (former scheme)
9787
KANTO ID
000193485
Kinobox person ID
44386
Les Archives du spectacle person ID
62246
LibraryThing author ID
radojames
MusicBrainz artist ID
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Muziekweb performer ID
M00000343577
NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
1044891
NSK (VIAF) ID
000063702
NSK ID
981005663812109366
NUKAT ID
n99006969
National Library of Brazil ID
001142211
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007427591605171
National Library of Korea ID
KAC202354907
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:J4R;=yh
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810703228305606
National Library of Portugal ID
1569832
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
069909342
Offizielle Deutsche Charts person ID
100
Open Library ID
OL3565057A
PORT person ID
134007
RERO ID (legacy)
A003723252
RILM ID
220502
Rate Your Music artist ID
james_rado
SBN author ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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Sceneweb artist ID
35392
SecondHandSongs artist ID
3949
Songwriters Hall of Fame ID
james_rado
Spotify artist ID
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Swedish Film Database person ID
124938
TMDB person ID
66096
TheaterEncyclopedie ID
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Theatricalia person ID
10a2
Tidal artist ID
3534963
Universal Music France artist ID
33568653948
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/f5503c15-865b-4b0c-a2f5-b927a64e335d
ČSFD person ID
496754

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🔗 Connections
Mb:lyricist 14
Hair, Hair, Ain't Got No, I Got Life, Ain't Got No, I Got Life, Aquarius, Aquarius, Easy to Be Hard, Easy to Be Hard +6 more
Occupation 9
actor, writer, composer, playwright, screenwriter, director, film actor, stage actor +1 more
Field of work 6
theatre, drama, musical play, acting, composed musical work, music composing
Mb:writer 4
Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In, Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In, Down with the King, Down with the King
Mb:performer of 3
Hair, Hair – An American Tribal Love-Rock Musical, Hair – The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical (The Original Broadway Cast Recording)
Award received 2
Grammy Hall of Fame, Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album
Given name 2
Alexander, James
Copyright representative 1
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
The Catholic University of America
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Native language 1
English
Nominated for 1
Tony Award for Best Musical
Place of birth 1
Venice
Place of death 1
New York City
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
English
← After a work by 1
Hair
← Librettist 1
Hair
← Lyricist 1
Hair
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Summary

James Rado was born on January 23, 1932[1], in Venice[2]. He died on June 21, 2022[3], in New York City[4]. He worked as an actor[5], composer[6], stage actor[7], television actor[8], and writer[9].

FAQs

Where was James Rado born?

James Rado was born in Venice[2].

Where did James Rado die?

James Rado died in New York City[4].

What did James Rado do for work?

James Rado worked as an actor[5], composer[6], stage actor[7], television actor[8], and writer[9].

Where did James Rado go to school?

James Rado was educated at The Catholic University of America[28].

What awards did James Rado receive?

Honors received include Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album[29] and Grammy Hall of Fame[30].

Related Entities

American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers composed musical work drama Hair New York City theatre United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . gallissas-verlag.de. gallissas-verlag.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . Internet Broadway Database. wikidata.org.
  5. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [20] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [21] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [22] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [23] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [24] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [25] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [26] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [27] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [1] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [3] ↑ . washingtonpost.com. washingtonpost.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . tonyawards.com. tonyawards.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  5. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → The Catholic University of America
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