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John Olden

Austrian-German film director, producer and writer
Person human Q1701248

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
October 3, 1918
Date of death
September 12, 1965
Place of birth
Vienna
Place of death
Hamburg
Country of citizenship
Austria, West Germany[12][13]
Occupation
film director, film producer, screenwriter, stage actor, cabaret performer, actor, director[14][15]
Employer
Norddeutscher Rundfunk[16]
Spouse
Inge Meysel[11]
Cause of death
myocardial infarction[18]
Work location
Hamburg[21]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[24]
Described by source
Neue Deutsche Biographie[23]
Family name
Olden[19]
Given name
John[20]
Manner of death
natural causes[22]
P14750
C5B4-3220-E9D2-1BDF-F675[25]
Place of burial
Ohlsdorf Cemetery[10]
🏷️ Also known as
en John F. Olden en John Frederick Olden en John Olden zh 约翰·奥尔登 zh-hant 約翰·歐登
🔖 Identifiers · 28
ISNI
0000000354221418
VIAF cluster ID
25371056
Library of Congress authority ID
no2019116020
GND ID
117115991
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Grab Inge Meysel.jpg ↗
AllMovie person ID
p175097
DDB person (GND) ID
117115991
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
117115991
Elonet person ID
105649
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_117115991
FactGrid item ID
Mussy-la-Fosse
Filmportal ID
f0cf6f0662374efaa809082c48c832cc
Show all 28 identifiers +16
Freebase ID
/m/0chny1g
IMDb ID
nm0646090
IdRef ID
191563765
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
117115991
Kallías ID
PE00147131
Kinobox person ID
893553
Kinopoisk person ID
522047
LdiF person ID
6536
MovieMeter person ID
1310410
NL CR AUT ID
pna2012720461
PORT person ID
400120
Portrait Archive ID
111790
Swedish Film Database person ID
147453
TMDB person ID
1310410
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJcr8RJHcrQdqJQ4pd3JDq
ČSFD person ID
247487

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Summary

John Olden was born on October 3, 1918[1], in Vienna[2]. He died on September 12, 1965[3], in Hamburg[4]. He worked as a film director[5], film producer[6], screenwriter[7], stage actor[8], and cabaret performer[9].

FAQs

Where was John Olden born?

John Olden was born in Vienna[2].

Where did John Olden die?

John Olden died in Hamburg[4].

Who was John Olden married to?

John Olden's spouses include Inge Meysel[11].

What did John Olden do for work?

John Olden worked as a film director[5], film producer[6], screenwriter[7], stage actor[8], and cabaret performer[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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    Place of birth → Vienna
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