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William Spier

American writer
Person Human Q8018660
William Spier
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Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
October 16, 1906, December 5, 1906[10]
Date of death
May 30, 1973
Place of birth
New York City
Place of death
Weston
Country of citizenship
United States[13]
Occupation
film director, pianist, music critic, screenwriter, journalist
Spouse
Kay Thompson, June Havoc[11][12]
Cause of death
disease[15]
Family name
Spier[16]
Given name
William[17]
Instrument
piano[19]
Manner of death
natural causes[18]
🏷️ Also known as
en William Hannan Spier en William Spier ja ウィリアム・シュパイヤー ru Уильям Спайэр
🔖 Identifiers · 22
VIAF cluster ID
53153831
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n85376670
AllMovie person ID
p119594
AlloCiné person ID
523560
Discogs artist ID
2085442
Elonet person ID
188631
Freebase ID
/m/03h4kxy
Geni profile ID
6000000018810140643
HAND ID
B55D-3BFB-9AB2-991B-7FAE
IMDb ID
nm0818630
Kinobox person ID
909220
Kinopoisk person ID
188294
Show all 22 identifiers +10
MovieMeter person ID
1242575
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810544808705606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1615062
Prabook ID
1751993
SBN author ID
LIGV125601
Swedish Film Database person ID
297802
TMDB person ID
1242575
WikiTree person ID
Spier-129
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJxGYyXgKJrx7mVPkwWRrq
ČSFD person ID
871826

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Summary

William Spier was born on October 16, 1906[1], in New York City[2]. He died on May 30, 1973[3], in Weston[4]. He worked as a film director[5], pianist[6], music critic[7], screenwriter[8], and journalist[9].

FAQs

Where was William Spier born?

William Spier's place of birth was New York City[2].

Where did William Spier die?

William Spier died in Weston[4].

Who was William Spier married to?

William Spier's spouses include Kay Thompson[11] and June Havoc[12].

What did William Spier do for work?

William Spier worked as a film director[5], pianist[6], music critic[7], screenwriter[8], and journalist[9].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    AllMovie person ID → p119594
    VIAF cluster ID → 53153831
    Place of birth → New York City
    Image → William Spier 1949.jpg
    + 34 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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