Lemony Snicket

fictional character in books by the American author Daniel Handler and the pen name of himself
Person literary_character Q458346
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Summary

Lemony Snicket is a literary character[1]. He was born on February 28, 1970[2]. He has worked as a photographer[3], writer[4], and screenwriter[5]. He draws 8,250 Wikipedia views per month (literary character category, ranking #58 of 421).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[7]
  • Creator: Daniel Handler[8]
  • Sex or gender: male[9]
  • Instance of: fictional human[10], television character[11], film character[12], pen name[13]
  • Family: Snicket family[14]
  • Performer: Jude Law[15], Patrick Warburton[16]
  • Said to be the same as: Daniel Handler[17]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Lemony Snicket[18]
  • Fictional or mythical analog of: Daniel Handler[19]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[20]
  • Present in work: A Series of Unfortunate Events[21], Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events[22]
  • Different from: Daniel Handler[23]
  • Sibling: Jacques Snicket[24], Kit Snicket[25]

Why It Matters

Lemony Snicket has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

Works attributed to him include The Bad Beginning[28], a literary work[29], written by Daniel Handler[30]; The End[31], a literary work[32]; All the Wrong Questions[33], a book series[34]; The Penultimate Peril[35], a literary work[36]; The Reptile Room[37], a literary work[38], written by Daniel Handler[39]; and The Wide Window[40], a literary work[41], written by Daniel Handler[42].

FAQs

What did Lemony Snicket do for work?

Lemony Snicket worked as a photographer[3], writer[4], and screenwriter[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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