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Thomas D. Rice

American performer, playwright and comedian (1808-1860)
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Thomas D. Rice
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Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
May 20, 1808
Date of death
September 19, 1860
Place of birth
New York City, Forestville[10]
Place of death
Brooklyn
Country of citizenship
United States[12]
Occupation
writer, playwright, comedian, stage actor, composer, songwriter, blackface minstrel performer[13][14]
Notable work
Jim Crow, Jump Jim Crow[15][16]
Cause of death
stroke[18]
Work location
London[21]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[23]
Family name
Rice[19]
Given name
Thomas[20]
Manner of death
natural causes[22]
Place of burial
Green-Wood Cemetery[11]
Writing language
English[24]
🏷️ Also known as
en Thomas Rice en Daddy Jim Crow en Daddy Rice en T. D. Rice en Thomas Dartmouth Rice en Thomas Dartmouth (T.D.) "Daddy" Rice en Thomas D. Rice de Thomas Dartmouth Rice fa توماس دی. رایس ja トーマス・D・ライス ja トーマス・ダートマス・ライス nl Daddy Jim Crow nl Daddy Rice nl Thomas Dartmouth Rice nl Thomas Dartmouth (T.D.) "Daddy" Rice nl Thomas D. Rice pt Thomas Dartmouth Rice zh 托馬斯·D·賴斯
🔖 Identifiers · 28
ISNI
0000000031681778
VIAF cluster ID
59318467
Library of Congress authority ID
n94090340
GND ID
129067466
American National Biography ID
1800982
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
RiceTom1808-1860
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14519323f
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00525995, cnp01378863
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Thomas-Dartmouth-Rice
FAST ID
345252
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_129067466
Find a Grave memorial ID
5535
Show all 28 identifiers +16
Freebase ID
/m/016wws
Grove Music Online ID
23371
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls001348971
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007414414805171
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:QGB;=tj
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
265050812
Notable Names Database ID
275/000203663
OpenMLOL author ID
365640
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100419692
Prabook ID
1094908
RISM ID
people/51036205
SNAC ARK ID
w6js9ncx
Wellcome Collection concept ID
xs2kbee8
WikiTree person ID
Rice-28633
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJr3wg3hByPdCxhdJqDQbd
Yale LUX ID
person/6b5d1b97-01ef-43cb-991b-9fc43a256bf5

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Occupation 6
writer, composer, playwright, comedian, songwriter, stage actor
Notable work 2
Jim Crow, Jump Jim Crow
Place of birth 2
New York City, Forestville
Cause of death 1
stroke
Compositions 1
Jump Jim Crow
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Family name 1
Rice
Given name 1
Thomas
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Place of burial 1
Green-Wood Cemetery
Place of death 1
Brooklyn
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
London
Writing language 1
English
← Lyricist 1
Jump Jim Crow
← Performer 1
Jump Jim Crow
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Summary

Thomas D. Rice was born on May 20, 1808[1], in New York City[2]. He died on September 19, 1860[3], in Brooklyn[4]. He worked as a writer[5], playwright[6], comedian[7], stage actor[8], and composer[9].

FAQs

Where was Thomas D. Rice born?

Thomas D. Rice's place of birth was New York City[2].

Where did Thomas D. Rice die?

Thomas D. Rice passed away in Brooklyn[4].

What did Thomas D. Rice do for work?

Thomas D. Rice worked as a writer[5], playwright[6], comedian[7], stage actor[8], and composer[9].

Related Entities

London New York City United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [17] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . tandfonline.com. tandfonline.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 11w ago · ~2026-39464-58 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    WikiTree person ID → Rice-28633
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  2. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Notable work → Jim Crow, Jump Jim Crow
    Given name → Thomas
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