Ken Curtis

American actor and singer (1916–1991)
Person human Q949696
Ken Curtis
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Ken Curtis was born on July 2, 1916, in Lamar [1][2][3] and died on April 28, 1991, in Fresno [2][3]. He held citizenship in the United States .

Curtis worked as a singer, film actor, television actor, and actor . He received his education at Colorado College [4]. His musical work fell within the genres of country music .

Ken Curtis

Summary

Ken Curtis is a human[1]. His place of birth was Lamar[2]. He was born on July 2, 1916[3]. He passed away in Fresno[4]. He died on April 28, 1991[5]. He worked as a singer[6], film actor[7], television actor[8], and actor[9]. He ranks in the top 0.42% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,528 views/month, #4,220 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Born in Lamar[2], Ken Curtis…
  • Ken Curtis died in Fresno[4].
  • Ken Curtis was born on July 2, 1916[3].
  • Ken Curtis died on April 28, 1991[5].
  • Ken Curtis held citizenship in United States[11].
  • English was Ken Curtis's native language[12].
  • Ken Curtis's professions included singer[6].
  • Ken Curtis worked as a film actor[7].
  • Ken Curtis's professions included television actor[8].
  • Ken Curtis worked as an actor[9].
  • Ken Curtis was educated at Colorado College[13].
  • Ken Curtis is recorded as male[14].
  • Ken Curtis's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Ken Curtis was affiliated with the California Republican Party[16].
  • Ken Curtis's genre is country music[17].
  • Ken Curtis's record label is recorded as Liberty Records[18].
  • Ken Curtis's Commons category is recorded as Ken Curtis[19].
  • Ken Curtis's family name is recorded as Curtis[20].
  • Ken Curtis's given name is recorded as Ken[21].
  • Ken Curtis's instrument is recorded as voice[22].
  • Ken Curtis's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[23].
  • Ken Curtis's number of children is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}[24].
  • Ken Curtis's start of work period is recorded as 1941[25].
  • Ken Curtis's writing language is recorded as English[26].

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[27]

  • Country: US[28]

  • Began / founded: 1916-07-02[29]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1991-04-28[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 8d54e7bb-3edb-452c-a4ea-6e57cbbdcb22[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Lamar[2], Ken Curtis… he was born on July 2, 1916[3]. English was his native language[12].

Education

Ken Curtis's education included a stint at Colorado College[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer[6], film actor[7], television actor[8], and actor[9].

Personal Life

Ken Curtis was affiliated with the California Republican Party[16].

Death and Burial

Ken Curtis died on April 28, 1991[5]. He passed away in Fresno[4].

Why It Matters

Ken Curtis ranks in the top 0.42% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,528 views/month, #4,220 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32]

FAQs

Where was Ken Curtis born?

Ken Curtis was born in Lamar[2].

Where did Ken Curtis die?

Ken Curtis passed away in Fresno[4].

What did Ken Curtis do for work?

Ken Curtis worked as singer[6], film actor[7], television actor[8], and actor[9].

Where did Ken Curtis go to school?

Ken Curtis was educated at Colorado College[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . findagrave.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [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.

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