Johnny Marvin

American ukulele musician (1897-1944)
Person human Q15456289
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Summary

Johnny Marvin is a human[1]. He was born in Butler[2]. He was born on July 11, 1897[3]. He died in Hollywood[4]. He died on December 20, 1944[5]. He worked as a jazz musician[6], singer[7], composer[8], and ukulelist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (146 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Johnny Marvin's place of birth was Butler[2].
  • Johnny Marvin passed away in Hollywood[4].
  • Johnny Marvin was born on July 11, 1897[3].
  • Johnny Marvin died on December 20, 1944[5].
  • Johnny Marvin held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Johnny Marvin's professions included jazz musician[6].
  • Johnny Marvin's professions included singer[7].
  • Johnny Marvin's professions included composer[8].
  • Johnny Marvin worked as an ukulelist[9].
  • Johnny Marvin is recorded as male[12].
  • Johnny Marvin's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Johnny Marvin's genre is jazz[14].
  • Johnny Marvin's Commons category is recorded as Johnny Marvin[15].
  • Johnny Marvin's family name is recorded as Marvin[16].
  • Johnny Marvin's given name is recorded as Johnny[17].
  • Johnny Marvin's instrument is recorded as ukulele[18].
  • Johnny Marvin's instrument is recorded as voice[19].
  • Johnny Marvin's nominated for is recorded as Academy Award for Best Original Song[20].
  • Johnny Marvin's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].
  • Johnny Marvin's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'John Senator Marvin'}[22].
  • Johnny Marvin's start of work period is recorded as 1924[23].
  • Johnny Marvin's P14750 is recorded as 1B28-C10C-F2A9-8EF8-6630[24].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[25]

  • Country: US[26]

  • Began / founded: 1887-07-11[27]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1944-12-20[28]

  • Genre(s): jazz[29]

  • Community tags: jazz[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 19748c3e-6452-498a-b88d-33a180277519[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Johnny Marvin was born in Butler[2]. He was born on July 11, 1897[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include jazz musician[6], singer[7], composer[8], and ukulelist[9].

Death and Burial

Johnny Marvin died on December 20, 1944[5]. He passed away in Hollywood[4].

Why It Matters

Johnny Marvin ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (146 views/month, #7,293 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was Johnny Marvin born?

Johnny Marvin's place of birth was Butler[2].

Where did Johnny Marvin die?

Johnny Marvin died in Hollywood[4].

What did Johnny Marvin do for work?

Johnny Marvin worked as jazz musician[6], singer[7], composer[8], and ukulelist[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . 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. 19d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Hollywood
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'pt']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56925|batch #56925]]: Import places of birth, death from dewiki"
  2. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 1B28-C10C-F2A9-8EF8-6630
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46470|batch #46470]]: HAND ID (9)"
  3. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → human
    Occupation → jazz musician, singer, composer +1
    Sex or gender → male
    Genre → jazz
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31724|batch #31724]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (18)"
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