James Van Trees

American cinematographer (1890-1973)
Person human Q512453
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Summary

James Van Trees was born on August 13, 1890[1], in Oakland[2]. He died on April 11, 1973[3], in Hollywood[4]. He worked as a cinematographer[5] and actor[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Mother: Julia Crawford Ivers[8]
  • Country of citizenship: United States[9]
  • Sex or gender: male[10]
  • Commons category: James Van Trees[11]
  • Family name: Van Trees[12]
  • Given name: James[13]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[14]
  • P14750: 221C-0DBF-44B1-DF5A-9E27[15]

Why It Matters

James Van Trees has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

FAQs

Where was James Van Trees born?

James Van Trees's place of birth was Oakland[2].

Where did James Van Trees die?

James Van Trees died in Hollywood[4].

Who were James Van Trees's parents?

James Van Trees's mother was Julia Crawford Ivers[8].

What did James Van Trees do for work?

James Van Trees worked as a cinematographer[5] and actor[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Allcinema person id → 11693
    P14750 → 221C-0DBF-44B1-DF5A-9E27
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'fa', 'fr', 'it']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Allcinema person id: 11693, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/321944207|ジェームズ・ヴァン・ツリーズ (#321944207)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8395|Allcinema person]]"
  2. 13w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cine21 person id → 50379
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-and-other-short:0||ko */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/42334|batch #42334]]"
  3. 14w ago · Geagea · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of israel j9u id → 987014796204005171
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ National library of israel j9u id: 987014796204005171, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783595065105; Based on LC id in the National Library of Israel"
  4. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → James
    Family name → Van Trees
    Country of citizenship → United States
    Instance of → —
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32116|batch #32116]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (29)"
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