Larry Shields

American jazz musician (1893-1953)
Person Human Q1568121

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
September 13, 1893, 1893[9]
Date of death
November 21, 1953, 1953[10]
Place of birth
New Orleans
Place of death
Los Angeles
Country of citizenship
United States[11]
Field of work
jazz, clarinet performance[12][13]
Family name
Shields[17]
Given name
Larry[18]
Instrument
clarinet[19]
🏷️ Also known as
en Larry Shields ar لاري شيلدز cs Lawrence James Shields fa لری شیلدز ja ラリー・シールズ
🔖 Identifiers · 39
VIAF cluster ID
147145970306332252170
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no96036965
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
LarryShields1915.jpg ↗
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000133065
American National Biography ID
1802898
BIBSYS ID
62042
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14034362p
Carnegie Hall agent ID
1010378
DAHR artist ID
110310
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Dezède person ID
24968
Discogs artist ID
326793
Europeana entity
agent/base/147656
FAST ID
377996
Fandango person ID
617469
Freebase ID
/m/017hg_
GTAA ID
269091
IMDb ID
nm0793216
IdRef ID
156479362
Internet Broadway Database person ID
498465
KANTO ID
000200443
KBR person ID
14631824
Kinobox person ID
1370992
Library of Congress JukeBox ID (former scheme)
5614, 5617
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000096707
NL CR AUT ID
xx0163812
National Library of Latvia ID
000046850
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810657324205606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX909045
OpenMLOL author ID
237056, 260979
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100501807
Prabook ID
2150657
SBN author ID
DDSV005144
SNAC ARK ID
w6k93hfc

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Summary

Larry Shields was born on September 13, 1893[1], in New Orleans[2]. He died on November 21, 1953[3], in Los Angeles[4]. He worked as a clarinetist[5], jazz musician[6], composer[7], and musician[8].

FAQs

Where was Larry Shields born?

Larry Shields was born in New Orleans[2].

Where did Larry Shields die?

Larry Shields passed away in Los Angeles[4].

What did Larry Shields do for work?

Larry Shields worked as a clarinetist[5], jazz musician[6], composer[7], and musician[8].

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. [15] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65775: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 26w ago · Magnus Manske · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CANTIC ID → 981061319202206706
    Family name → Shields
    Country of citizenship → United States
    Instance of → human
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: CANTIC ID: 981061319202206706, batch #257405"
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