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Alan King

American comedian and actor (1927–2004)
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Alan King

Summary

Alan King is a human[1]. His place of birth was Brooklyn[2]. He was born on December 26, 1927[3]. He passed away in New York City[4]. He died on May 9, 2004[5]. He worked as a writer[6], stage actor[7], and film actor[8]. He ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,245 views/month, #6,728 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Brooklyn[2], Alan King…
  • Alan King passed away in New York City[4].
  • Alan King was born on December 26, 1927[3].
  • Alan King died on May 9, 2004[5].
  • Burial took place at Mount Hebron Cemetery[10].
  • Alan King held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Alan King worked as a writer[6].
  • Alan King's professions included stage actor[7].
  • Alan King worked as a film actor[8].
  • Alan King's education included a stint at Boys and Girls High School[12].
  • Alan King is recorded as male[13].
  • Alan King's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Alan King's Commons category is recorded as Alan King[15].
  • The cause of death was lung cancer[16].
  • Alan King's family name is recorded as King[17].
  • Alan King's given name is recorded as Alan[18].
  • Alan King's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[19].
  • Alan King's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[20].
  • Alan King's start of work period is recorded as 1942[21].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[22]

  • Country: US[23]

  • Began / founded: 1927-12-26[24]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2004-05-09[25]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 94c56bff-9b3d-46c8-a568-c6295a6ab01e[26]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Brooklyn[2], Alan King… he was born on December 26, 1927[3].

Education

Alan King was educated at Boys and Girls High School[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[6], stage actor[7], and film actor[8].

Death and Burial

Alan King died on May 9, 2004[5]. He passed away in New York City[4]. The cause of death was lung cancer[16]. He is buried at Mount Hebron Cemetery[10].

Why It Matters

Alan King ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,245 views/month, #6,728 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

He has been cited as an influence by Billy Crystal[29], a television actor[30], b. 1948[31], of United States[32], awarded the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series[33].

FAQs

Where was Alan King born?

Born in Brooklyn[2], Alan King…

Where did Alan King die?

Alan King passed away in New York City[4].

What did Alan King do for work?

Alan King worked as writer[6], stage actor[7], and film actor[8].

Where did Alan King go to school?

Alan King was educated at Boys and Girls High School[12].

Who did Alan King influence?

Alan King has been cited as an influence by Billy Crystal[29].

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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