Allen Funt

American television director (1914-1999)
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Allen Funt

Summary

Allen Funt is a human[1]. His place of birth was New York City[2]. He was born on September 16, 1914[3]. He passed away in Pebble Beach[4]. He died on September 5, 1999[5]. He worked as a television producer[6], screenwriter[7], actor[8], film editor[9], and film director[10]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (695 views/month, #7,098 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Allen Funt was born in New York City[2].
  • Allen Funt died in Pebble Beach[4].
  • Allen Funt was born on September 16, 1914[3].
  • Allen Funt died on September 5, 1999[5].
  • A child of Allen Funt was Peter Funt[12].
  • Allen Funt held citizenship in United States[13].
  • English was Allen Funt's native language[14].
  • Allen Funt worked as a television producer[6].
  • Allen Funt's professions included screenwriter[7].
  • Allen Funt's professions included actor[8].
  • Allen Funt's professions included film editor[9].
  • Allen Funt worked as a film director[10].
  • Allen Funt's education included a stint at Cornell University[15].
  • Allen Funt was educated at Columbia Business School[16].
  • Allen Funt was educated at New Utrecht High School[17].
  • Allen Funt is recorded as male[18].
  • Allen Funt's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Allen Funt's Commons category is recorded as Allen Funt[20].
  • The cause of death was stroke[21].
  • Allen Funt's family name is recorded as Funt[22].
  • Allen Funt's given name is recorded as Allen[23].
  • Allen Funt's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[24].
  • Allen Funt's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • Allen Funt's start of work period is recorded as 1948[26].
  • Allen Funt's writing language is recorded as English[27].

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[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1914-09-16[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1999-09-05[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 8998d2c8-f9f7-4763-9d7c-df83b5f79167[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Allen Funt's place of birth was New York City[2]. He was born on September 16, 1914[3]. English was his native language[14].

Education

Educated at Cornell University[15], a private university[33], in United States[34], founded in 1865[35], headquartered in Ithaca[36]; Columbia Business School[16], a business school[37], in United States[38], founded in 1916[39]; and New Utrecht High School[17], a high school[40], in United States[41], founded in 1915[42].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include television producer[6], screenwriter[7], actor[8], film editor[9], and film director[10].

Personal Life

A child of Allen Funt was Peter Funt[12].

Death and Burial

Allen Funt died on September 5, 1999[5]. He passed away in Pebble Beach[4]. The cause of death was stroke[21].

Why It Matters

Allen Funt ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (695 views/month, #7,098 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43]

FAQs

Where was Allen Funt born?

Allen Funt was born in New York City[2].

Where did Allen Funt die?

Allen Funt passed away in Pebble Beach[4].

What did Allen Funt do for work?

Allen Funt worked as television producer[6], screenwriter[7], actor[8], film editor[9], and film director[10].

Where did Allen Funt go to school?

Allen Funt was educated at Cornell University[15], Columbia Business School[16], and New Utrecht High School[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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