A Star Is Born

1937 film by William A. Wellman
Movie film Q873186
A Star Is Born
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A Star Is Born

Summary

A Star Is Born is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (876 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • A Star Is Born received the Academy Award for Best Story[3].
  • A Star Is Born received the National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4].
  • A Star Is Born's video is recorded as A Star Is Born (1937).webm[5].
  • A Star Is Born's image is recorded as Fredric March-Janet Gaynor in A Star Is Born (1937).jpg[6].
  • A Star Is Born's instance of is recorded as film[7].
  • A Star Is Born's director is recorded as William A. Wellman[8].
  • A Star Is Born's screenwriter is recorded as Dorothy Parker[9].
  • A Star Is Born's screenwriter is recorded as Alan Campbell[10].
  • A Star Is Born's screenwriter is recorded as Robert Carson[11].
  • A Star Is Born's screenwriter is recorded as Adela Rogers St. Johns[12].
  • A Star Is Born's screenwriter is recorded as William A. Wellman[13].
  • A Star Is Born's composer is recorded as Max Steiner[14].
  • A Star Is Born's genre is recorded as drama film[15].
  • A Star Is Born's genre is recorded as romance film[16].
  • A Star Is Born's genre is recorded as musical film[17].
  • A Star Is Born's cast member is recorded as Janet Gaynor[18].
  • A Star Is Born's cast member is recorded as Fredric March[19].
  • A Star Is Born's cast member is recorded as Adolphe Menjou[20].
  • A Star Is Born's cast member is recorded as May Robson[21].
  • A Star Is Born's cast member is recorded as Andy Devine[22].
  • A Star Is Born's cast member is recorded as Lionel Stander[23].
  • A Star Is Born's cast member is recorded as Owen Moore[24].
  • A Star Is Born's cast member is recorded as Edgar Kennedy[25].
  • A Star Is Born's cast member is recorded as Francis Ford[26].
  • A Star Is Born's cast member is recorded as Arthur Hoyt[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

A Star Is Born's producer is recorded as David O. Selznick[28]. Its director is recorded as William A. Wellman[8]. Screenwriters include Dorothy Parker[9], Alan Campbell[10], Robert Carson[11], Adela Rogers St. Johns[12], and William A. Wellman[13]. Cast members include Janet Gaynor[18], Fredric March[19], Adolphe Menjou[20], May Robson[21], Andy Devine[22], and Lionel Stander[23].

Publication

A Star Is Born's publication date is recorded as +1937-01-01T00:00:00Z[29]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[30]. Genres include drama film[15], romance film[16], and musical film[17].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Story[3], a class of award[31] and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4], a film award[32], in United States[33], founded in 1929[34]. Reviews include 7.7/10[35] and 100%[36].

Cultural Impact

Things named for A Star Is Born include A Star Is Torn[37], a television series episode[38], directed by Nancy Kruse[39].

Why It Matters

A Star Is Born ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (876 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

Entities named for it include A Star Is Torn[37], a television series episode[38], directed by Nancy Kruse[39].

FAQs

What awards did A Star Is Born receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Story[3] and National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  4. [8] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [15] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [28] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [4] . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . wikidata.org.
  28. [35] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [36] . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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