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Les Bowie

Canadian-British special effect artist
Person Human Q6529260

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
1913, November 10, 1913[6]
Date of death
1979, January 27, 1979[7]
Place of birth
Vancouver
Place of death
Gerrards Cross
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[8][9]
Occupation
artist
Award received
Special Achievement Academy Award[10]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[14]
Short name
Les Bowie[16]
End of work period
1978[18]
Family name
Bowie[12]
Given name
Leslie[13]
Name in native language
Leslie Bowie[15]
Start of work period
1946[17]
🏷️ Also known as
en Les Bowie ja レイ・ボウイ ru Лес Боуи ru Лесли Боуи zh 莱斯·鲍威 zh 萊斯·鮑威
🔖 Identifiers · 18
ISNI
0000000363377537
VIAF cluster ID
226409632
GND ID
1062002784
Academy Awards Database nominee ID
1516
American Film Institute person ID
98039
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14011005w
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
1062002784
Europeana entity
agent/base/3762
Freebase ID
/m/0h1f6t
HAND ID
F381-87F7-4985-A91A-53CD
IMDb ID
nm0101155
Kinobox person ID
840826
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MYmovies person ID
117030
Prabook ID
2156976
SBN author ID
RT1V012392
TMDB person ID
18758
Union List of Artist Names ID
500129068
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJg4mtb73hdkQjJVDt9dQq

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Country of citizenship 2
United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Award received 1
Special Achievement Academy Award
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Occupation 1
artist
Place of birth 1
Vancouver
Place of death 1
Gerrards Cross
Sex or gender 1
male
← Contributor to the creative work or subject 1
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Summary

Les Bowie was born in 1913[1] in Vancouver[2]. He died in 1979[3] in Gerrards Cross[4]. He worked as an artist[5].

FAQs

Where was Les Bowie born?

Les Bowie's place of birth was Vancouver[2].

Where did Les Bowie die?

Les Bowie passed away in Gerrards Cross[4].

What did Les Bowie do for work?

Les Bowie worked as an artist[5].

What awards did Les Bowie receive?

Honors received include Special Achievement Academy Award[10].

Related Entities

United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [1] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → F381-87F7-4985-A91A-53CD
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #46230: HAND ID (0)"
  2. 15w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Short name → Les Bowie
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Family name → Bowie
    End of work period → 1978
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #43072: substitute P214 reference with P227 reference (1)"
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