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Rick Prelinger

American archivist, writer and filmmaker (born 1953)
Person human Q2579903

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
1953
Place of birth
Washington, D.C.
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
film director, writer, archivist, teacher, lector, filmmaker[3][4][5][6][7][11]
Employer
University of California, Santa Cruz, Prelinger Library[12][13]
Father
Ernst Prelinger[8]
Spouse
Megan Prelinger[9]
Work location
San Francisco[17]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[19]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[21]
Described by source
Tactical Media Files[18]
Family name
Prelinger[15]
Given name
Rick[16]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
NADD Wikidata project[20]
P14750
3BCB-0049-2ED5-3736-4437[22]
🏷️ Also known as
en Richard Prelinger en Rick Prelinger cs Richard Prelinger ja リック・プレリンガー
🔖 Identifiers · 29
ISNI
0000000055577764
VIAF cluster ID
48372655
Library of Congress authority ID
n89627307
GND ID
135966191
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
RickprelingerCCweblog.jpg ↗
AllMovie person ID
p430555
BIBSYS ID
97034293
Bluesky handle
footage.bsky.social
CONOR.SI ID
128435299
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11470833
DDB person (GND) ID
135966191
Freebase ID
/m/05plx9
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Goodreads author ID
349026
IMDb ID
nm1150553
Kinobaza person ID
rick-prelinger
Kinobox person ID
497008
Kinopoisk person ID
488300
MovieMeter person ID
996491
NL CR AUT ID
mub2012689928
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987014436795205171
Open Library ID
OL3639807A
OpenMLOL author ID
125094
Plex person key
5d7768c23ab0e7001f509e4e
TMDB person ID
996491
Tabakalera ID
132846
Union List of Artist Names ID
500213879
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJwdfy6yJfCHYMBPXrVwG3
Yale LUX ID
person/eb661686-8299-4fb2-8940-770ac4e14c39
ČSFD person ID
298714

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 6
teacher, writer, film director, archivist, filmmaker, lector
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Described by source 1
Tactical Media Files
Employer 1
University of California, Santa Cruz
Founded entities 1
Prelinger Archives
Given name 1
Rick
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Washington, D.C.
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
San Francisco
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Summary

Born in Washington, D.C.[1], he… he was born on January 1, 1953[2]. He worked as a film director[3], writer[4], archivist[5], teacher[6], and lector[7].

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Career and Affiliations

Employers include University of California, Santa Cruz[12], a campus[23], in United States[24], founded in 1965[25] and Prelinger Library[13], a library[26], in United States[27].

FAQs

Where was Rick Prelinger born?

Rick Prelinger's place of birth was Washington, D.C.[1].

Who were Rick Prelinger's parents?

Rick Prelinger's father was Ernst Prelinger[8].

Who was Rick Prelinger married to?

Rick Prelinger's spouses include Megan Prelinger[9].

What did Rick Prelinger do for work?

Rick Prelinger worked as film director[3], writer[4], archivist[5], teacher[6], and lector[7].

Related Entities

United States University of California, Santa Cruz

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Kinobaza person ID → rick-prelinger
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Kinobaza person ID: rick-prelinger, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/273862|batch #273862]]"
  2. 10w ago · Geagea · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National Library of Israel J9U ID → 987014436795205171
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987014436795205171, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1788092355815; updating from the National Library of Israel database"
  3. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Employer → —
    Given name → Rick
    Sex or gender → male
    Family name → Prelinger
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46380|batch #46380]]: HAND ID (3)"
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