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Leonard Gershe

American writer (1922-2002)
Person human Q4137610

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
June 10, 1922
Date of death
March 9, 2002
Place of birth
New York City
Place of death
Beverly Hills
Country of citizenship
United States[11]
Occupation
screenwriter, writer, lyricist, songwriter, playwright, television writer[12]
Field of work
drama, television screenwriting, lyrics[13][14][15]
Genre
comedy[17]
Cause of death
cerebrovascular disease[18]
Nominated for
Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay[21]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[22]
Given name
Leonard[19]
Manner of death
natural causes[20]
P14750
E0FF-5191-421F-A3E9-F1F9[24]
Place of burial
Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery[10]
Writing language
English[23]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 50
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress authority ID
n87853447
GND ID
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Academy Awards Database nominee ID
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AllMovie person ID
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American Film Institute person ID
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BIBSYS ID
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BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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Danish National Filmography person ID
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Dansk Forfatterleksikon ID
u10143
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
141226587
Discogs artist ID
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Elonet person ID
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FID performing arts ID
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Film.ru person ID
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Filmportal ID
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Find a Grave memorial ID
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Flanders Arts Institute person ID (former scheme)
1891487
Freebase ID
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IDU person ID
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IMDb ID
nm0314826
IdRef ID
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Internet Broadway Database person ID
7258
Kinobox person ID
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Kinopoisk person ID
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Kunstenpunt Knowledge Graph ID
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LdiF person ID
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Les Archives du spectacle person ID
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MusicBrainz artist ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLP ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007297357705171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810636832805606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1283637
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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PORT person ID
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Prabook ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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SPAP ID
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SecondHandSongs artist ID
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Sinemalar person ID
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Swedish Film Database person ID
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TMDB person ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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ČSFD person ID
89919

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 5
writer, playwright, screenwriter, lyricist, songwriter
Films written 4
Funny Face, Butterflies Are Free, That's Entertainment, Part II, 40 Carats
Field of work 2
drama, lyrics
Cause of death 1
cerebrovascular disease
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Genre 1
comedy
Given name 1
Leonard
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Nominated for 1
Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
Place of birth 1
New York City
Place of burial 1
Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
Place of death 1
Beverly Hills
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

Leonard Gershe was born on June 10, 1922[1], in New York City[2]. He died on March 9, 2002[3], in Beverly Hills[4]. He worked as a screenwriter[5], writer[6], lyricist[7], songwriter[8], and playwright[9].

FAQs

Where was Leonard Gershe born?

Leonard Gershe's place of birth was New York City[2].

Where did Leonard Gershe die?

Leonard Gershe passed away in Beverly Hills[4].

What did Leonard Gershe do for work?

Leonard Gershe worked as a screenwriter[5], writer[6], lyricist[7], songwriter[8], and playwright[9].

Related Entities

drama Funny Face New York City United States

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

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