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John Raitt

American singer and actor (1917-2005)
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John Raitt
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Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
January 29, 1917
Date of death
February 20, 2005
Place of birth
Santa Ana
Place of death
Pacific Palisades
Country of citizenship
United States[12]
Occupation
actor, singer, television actor, stage actor, musician
Educated at
University of Redlands, Fullerton Union High School[14][15]
Award received
Theatre World Award, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame[16][17]
Child
Bonnie Raitt[11]
Official website
www.johnraitt.com[23]
Cause of death
pneumonia[20]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[26]
Archives at
Library of Congress Music Division[19]
Family name
Raitt[21]
Given name
John[22]
Instrument
voice[25]
Manner of death
natural causes[24]
Native language
English[13]
P14750
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Place of burial
Anaheim Cemetery[10]
Start of work period
1940[27]
Writing language
English[28]
🏷️ Also known as
en John Emmet Raitt en John Emmett Raitt en John Raitt es John Emmett Raitt he ג'ון רייט ja ジョン・レイット ja ジョン・レイト ko 존 레이트 pl John Emmet Raitt ru Джон Райт uk Джон Рейт zh 约翰·瑞特 zh-hant 約翰·瑞特
🔖 Identifiers · 53
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
19892403
Library of Congress authority ID
n81097881
GND ID
134822862
AllMusic artist ID
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Allcinema person ID
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American Film Institute person ID
86702
Awards & Winners artist ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Billboard artist ID
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CINE21 person ID
53352
Canadiana Name Authority ID
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Carnegie Hall agent ID
19561
CineMagia person ID
28939
DAHR artist ID
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DBC author ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Discogs artist ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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Europeana entity
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FAST ID
78315
Film.ru person ID
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Filmweb.pl person ID
294321
Find a Grave memorial ID
10505463
Freebase ID
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Geni.com profile ID
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Grammy Awards artist ID
john-raitt/9790
Grove Music Online ID
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IMDb ID
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IdRef ID
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Internet Broadway Database person ID
56997
Kinobox person ID
899071
MusicBrainz artist ID
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Muziekweb performer ID
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NLP ID
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007336587705171
National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810603030505606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX5679308
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
121004570
Notable Names Database ID
176/000205558
Open Library ID
OL7145044A
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100402368
Playbill person ID
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Plex person key
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Rate Your Music artist ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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Songkick artist ID
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TMDB person ID
124879
WikiTree person ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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ČSFD person ID
637934

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Occupation 4
actor, singer, stage actor, television actor
Award received 2
Theatre World Award, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Cause of death 1
pneumonia
Child 1
Bonnie Raitt
Children (paternal) 1
Bonnie Raitt
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
University of Redlands
Given name 1
John
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
voice
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Mb:parent 1
Bonnie Raitt
Native language 1
English
Place of birth 1
Santa Ana
Place of death 1
Pacific Palisades
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
English
← Performer 1
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Summary

John Raitt was born on January 29, 1917[1], in Santa Ana[2]. He died on February 20, 2005[3], in Pacific Palisades[4]. He worked as an actor[5], singer[6], television actor[7], stage actor[8], and musician[9].

FAQs

Where was John Raitt born?

John Raitt's place of birth was Santa Ana[2].

Where did John Raitt die?

John Raitt died in Pacific Palisades[4].

What did John Raitt do for work?

John Raitt worked as an actor[5], singer[6], television actor[7], stage actor[8], and musician[9].

Where did John Raitt go to school?

John Raitt was educated at University of Redlands[14] and Fullerton Union High School[15].

What awards did John Raitt receive?

Honors received include Theatre World Award[16] and star on Hollywood Walk of Fame[17].

Related Entities

Bonnie Raitt United States University of Redlands

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . theatreworldawards.org. theatreworldawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . hdl.loc.gov. hdl.loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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