William Marshall

American actor and opera singer (1924-2003)
Person human Q8015153
William Marshall
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William Marshall

Summary

William Marshall is a human[1]. He was born in Gary[2]. He was born on +1924-08-19T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Los Angeles[4]. He died on +2003-06-11T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an actor[6], opera singer[7], stage actor[8], and television actor[9]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (313 views/month, #7,077 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • William Marshall was born in Gary[2].
  • William Marshall passed away in Los Angeles[4].
  • William Marshall was born on +1924-08-19T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Marshall died on +2003-06-11T00:00:00Z[5].
  • William Marshall died on +2003-06-12T00:00:00Z[11].
  • William Marshall held citizenship in United States[12].
  • English was William Marshall's native language[13].
  • William Marshall worked as an actor[6].
  • William Marshall's professions included opera singer[7].
  • William Marshall worked as a stage actor[8].
  • William Marshall's professions included television actor[9].
  • William Marshall was employed by University of California, Irvine[14].
  • William Marshall's education included a stint at Theodore Roosevelt High School[15].
  • William Marshall's education included a stint at New York University[16].
  • William Marshall's image is recorded as Portrait of William Marshall, as "De Lawd" in "Green Pastures" LCCN2004663283.jpg[17].
  • William Marshall is recorded as male[18].
  • William Marshall's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • William Marshall's ISNI is recorded as 0000000083462016[20].
  • William Marshall's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 100920637[21].
  • William Marshall's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 3771156919254254970004[22].
  • William Marshall's GND ID is recorded as 1089855761[23].
  • William Marshall's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n88145157[24].
  • William Marshall's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 14000552b[25].
  • William Marshall's IMDb ID is recorded as nm0551234[26].
  • William Marshall's Commons category is recorded as William Marshall (actor)[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Gary[2], William Marshall… he was born on +1924-08-19T00:00:00Z[3]. English was his native language[13].

Education

Educated at Theodore Roosevelt High School[15], a high school[28], in United States[29], founded in 1921[30] and New York University[16], a private university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1831[33], headquartered in New York City[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include actor[6], opera singer[7], stage actor[8], and television actor[9]. Among William Marshall's employers was University of California, Irvine[14].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +2003-06-11T00:00:00Z[5] and +2003-06-12T00:00:00Z[11]. William Marshall died in Los Angeles[4]. The cause of death was Alzheimer's disease[35].

Why It Matters

William Marshall ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (313 views/month, #7,077 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was William Marshall born?

William Marshall was born in Gary[2].

Where did William Marshall die?

William Marshall passed away in Los Angeles[4].

What did William Marshall do for work?

William Marshall worked as actor[6], opera singer[7], stage actor[8], and television actor[9].

Where did William Marshall go to school?

William Marshall was educated at Theodore Roosevelt High School[15] and New York University[16].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [17] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . viaf.org. Retrieved . viaf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . wikidata.org.
  22. [27] . wikidata.org.
  23. [35] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [11] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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