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William Gaxton

American actor (1893–1963)
Person human Q8009733

Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
December 2, 1893, December 2, 1890, December 2, 1889[6][7]
Date of death
February 2, 1963
Place of birth
San Francisco
Place of death
New York City
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
actor
Position held
Shepherd of the Lambs[12]
Spouse
Madeline Cameron[9]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[17]
Archives at
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts[14]
Birth name
Arthur Anthony Gaxiola[18]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[23]
Family name
Gaxiola[15]
Given name
William[16]
Has works in the collection
Anne Frank House[21]
Native language
English[11]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject New York Public Library[20]
P14750
CACA-7EA7-F59C-0884-34A5[24]
Place of burial
Mount Olivet Cemetery[8]
Start of work period
1926[19]
Writing language
English[22]
🏷️ Also known as
en Arthur Anthony Gaxiola en BIll Gaxton en Billy Gaxton en William A. Gaxton en William Gaxton es Gaxton nl William Gaxton zh 威廉·盖克斯顿 zh-hant 威廉·蓋克斯頓
🔖 Identifiers · 28
ISNI
0000000048889882
VIAF cluster ID
36788941
Library of Congress authority ID
nr93015140
GND ID
1253267855
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
William Gaxton in Best Foot Forward trailer.jpg ↗
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000684007
CineMagia person ID
95972
Described at URL
the-lambs.org
Discogs artist ID
5505185
FAST ID
320810
FamilySearch person ID
M1CT-PGH
Fandango person ID
234614
Show all 28 identifiers +16
Find a Grave memorial ID
236793865
Freebase ID
/m/095nm_
Grove Music Online ID
A2282960
IMDb ID
nm0310730
Internet Broadway Database person ID
41881
Kinobox person ID
861014
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095845188
Playbill person ID
william-gaxton-vault-0000101805
Prabook ID
1751200
SNAC ARK ID
w67788fk
SecondHandSongs artist ID
6051
TCM Movie Database person ID
69421
TMDB person ID
537884
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJqK9D646TwKRr6BcdJqwC
Yale LUX ID
person/96ba8b01-2edf-407c-888f-4fe24bd1b482
ČSFD person ID
909803

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It's the Old Army Game, Fifty Million Frenchmen, Something to Shout About
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Given name 1
William
Has works in the collection 1
Anne Frank House
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Native language 1
English
Occupation 1
actor
Place of birth 1
San Francisco
Place of death 1
New York City
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

William Gaxton was born on December 2, 1893[1], in San Francisco[2]. He died on February 2, 1963[3], in New York City[4]. He worked as an actor[5].

FAQs

Where was William Gaxton born?

William Gaxton's place of birth was San Francisco[2].

Where did William Gaxton die?

William Gaxton died in New York City[4].

Who was William Gaxton married to?

William Gaxton's spouses include Madeline Cameron[9].

What did William Gaxton do for work?

William Gaxton worked as an actor[5].

Related Entities

New York City United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved . the-lambs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . CineMagia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . archives.nypl.org. Retrieved . archives.nypl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . the-lambs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925. wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . the-lambs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925. wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 17w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family name → Gaxiola
    Archives at → New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
    GND ID → 1253267855
    On focus list of Wikimedia project → WikiProject New York Public Library
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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