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Leigh Whipper

American actor (1876–1975)
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Leigh Whipper
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Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
October 29, 1876
Date of death
July 26, 1975
Place of birth
Charleston
Place of death
New York City
Country of citizenship
United States[12]
Ethnic group
African Americans[13]
Occupation
stage actor, film actor, television actor, actor
Educated at
Howard University School of Law[14]
Father
William James Whipper[9]
Mother
Frances Rollin Whipper[10]
Child
Leighla Frances Whipper[11]
Sibling
Ionia Rollin Whipper[19]
Archives at
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture[16]
Family name
Whipper[17]
Given name
Leigh[18]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject New York Public Library[20]
🏷️ Also known as
en Leigh Rollin Whipper en Leigh Whipper de Leigh Rollin Whipper de Whipper he ליי וויפר ru Ли Уайппер
🔖 Identifiers · 26
ISNI
0000000041109548
VIAF cluster ID
43870072
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no93013894
GND ID
1199333220
AllMovie person ID
p75806
American Film Institute person ID
96891
BlackPast.org ID
african-american-history/whipper-leigh-1876-1975
DAHR artist ID
109559
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
1199333220
FAST ID
322444
FactGrid item ID
Spade
Film.ru person ID
li-uipper
Show all 26 identifiers +14
Freebase ID
/m/0b_qzs5
HAND ID
2490-BA67-2AAA-DAA4-92CF
IMDb ID
nm0924181
Internet Broadway Database person ID
7209
Kinobox person ID
919684
LdiF person ID
102854
Prabook ID
2153474
SNAC ARK ID
w6zw28vr
Swedish Film Database person ID
133906
TMDB person ID
130217
WikiTree person ID
Whipper-10
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJvCVCJcvky4WM8q4h6BT3
Yale LUX ID
person/7bac1731-1d0a-44e3-8c0e-e46c6d2456bd
ČSFD person ID
461342

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Occupation 3
film actor, stage actor, television actor
Archives at 1
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Howard University School of Law
Ethnic group 1
African Americans
FactGrid item ID 1
Spade
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Charleston
Place of death 1
New York City
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Leigh Whipper was born on October 29, 1876[1], in Charleston[2]. He died on July 26, 1975[3], in New York City[4]. He worked as a stage actor[5], film actor[6], television actor[7], and actor[8].

FAQs

Where was Leigh Whipper born?

Leigh Whipper was born in Charleston[2].

Where did Leigh Whipper die?

Leigh Whipper passed away in New York City[4].

Who were Leigh Whipper's parents?

Leigh Whipper's father was William James Whipper[9]. Leigh Whipper's mother was Frances Rollin Whipper[10].

What did Leigh Whipper do for work?

Leigh Whipper worked as a stage actor[5], film actor[6], television actor[7], and actor[8].

Where did Leigh Whipper go to school?

Leigh Whipper was educated at Howard University School of Law[14].

Related Entities

New York City United States

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . BlackPast.org. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . archives.nypl.org. Retrieved . archives.nypl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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