John Morris

American film score composer (1928-2018)
Person human Q203188
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John Morris

Summary

John Morris is a human[1]. His place of birth was Elizabeth[2]. He was born on October 18, 1926[3]. He died in Brooklyn[4]. He died on January 25, 2018[5]. He worked as a composer[6], film score composer[7], and pianist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (658 views/month, #7,207 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • John Morris's place of birth was Elizabeth[2].
  • John Morris passed away in Brooklyn[4].
  • John Morris died in Red Hook[10].
  • John Morris was born on October 18, 1926[3].
  • John Morris died on January 25, 2018[5].
  • John Morris held citizenship in United States[11].
  • John Morris worked as a composer[6].
  • John Morris worked as a film score composer[7].
  • John Morris's professions included pianist[8].
  • John Morris is recorded as male[12].
  • John Morris's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • John Morris's family name is recorded as Morris[14].
  • John Morris's given name is recorded as John[15].
  • John Morris's instrument is recorded as piano[16].
  • John Morris's described by source is recorded as John Morris, Composer for Mel Brooks’s Films, Dies at 91[17].
  • John Morris's nominated for is recorded as Academy Award for Best Original Song[18].
  • John Morris's nominated for is recorded as Academy Award for Best Original Score[19].
  • John Morris's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[20].
  • John Morris's start of work period is recorded as 1963[21].
  • John Morris's writing language is recorded as English[22].
  • John Morris's related category is recorded as Category:Films scored by John Morris[23].
  • John Morris's P14536 is recorded as 438579[24].
  • John Morris's P14750 is recorded as 04C1-03C4-EF2A-C5C0-8E98[25].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[26]

  • Country: US[27]

  • Began / founded: 1926-10-18[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 87ee7d60-d051-4665-8398-eb476e1171d6[29]

Body

Origins and Family

John Morris was born in Elizabeth[2]. He was born on October 18, 1926[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], film score composer[7], and pianist[8].

Death and Burial

John Morris died on January 25, 2018[5]. Recorded place of death include Brooklyn[4], a borough of New York City[30], in United States[31], founded in 1634[32] and Red Hook[10], a town in the United States[33], in United States[34], founded in 1812[35].

Why It Matters

John Morris ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (658 views/month, #7,207 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was John Morris born?

Born in Elizabeth[2], John Morris…

Where did John Morris die?

John Morris died in Brooklyn[4].

What did John Morris do for work?

John Morris worked as composer[6], film score composer[7], and pianist[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . 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. 21d ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14536 → 438579
    Sinemalar person id → 215644
    P14750 → 04C1-03C4-EF2A-C5C0-8E98
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P7553]]: 215644, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/273844|batch #273844]]"
  2. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family name → Morris
    Svkkl authority id → 0278610-Morris-John-1926
    Citizenship → —
    Place of death → Brooklyn, Red Hook
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0278610-Morris-John-1926, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
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