Arthur Willard Pryor

American bandleader, composer, virtuoso trombonist with the Sousa Band (1870–1942)
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Arthur Willard Pryor
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Arthur Willard Pryor

Summary

Arthur Willard Pryor is a human[1]. His place of birth was St. Joseph[2]. He was born on September 22, 1870[3]. He died in West Long Branch[4]. He died on June 18, 1942[5]. He worked as a conductor[6], bandleader[7], composer[8], and trombonist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (118 views/month, #7,257 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Arthur Willard Pryor's place of birth was St. Joseph[2].
  • Arthur Willard Pryor died in West Long Branch[4].
  • Arthur Willard Pryor was born on September 22, 1870[3].
  • Arthur Willard Pryor died on June 18, 1942[5].
  • Burial took place at Glenwood Cemetery[11].
  • A child of Arthur Willard Pryor was Roger Pryor[12].
  • Arthur Willard Pryor held citizenship in United States[13].
  • Arthur Willard Pryor worked as a conductor[6].
  • Arthur Willard Pryor's professions included bandleader[7].
  • Arthur Willard Pryor worked as a composer[8].
  • Arthur Willard Pryor's professions included trombonist[9].
  • Arthur Willard Pryor was a member of Sousa Band[14].
  • Arthur Willard Pryor was a member of Victor Orchestra[15].
  • Arthur Willard Pryor is recorded as male[16].
  • Arthur Willard Pryor's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Arthur Willard Pryor was affiliated with the Democratic Party[18].
  • Arthur Willard Pryor's record label is recorded as RCA Victor[19].
  • Arthur Willard Pryor's Commons category is recorded as Arthur Pryor[20].
  • The cause of death was stroke[21].
  • Arthur Willard Pryor's family name is recorded as Pryor[22].
  • Arthur Willard Pryor's given name is recorded as Arthur[23].
  • Arthur Willard Pryor's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[24].
  • Arthur Willard Pryor's instrument is recorded as trombone[25].
  • Arthur Willard Pryor's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Arthur Willard Pryor'}[26].

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[27]

  • Country: US[28]

  • Began / founded: 1870-09-22[29]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1942-06-18[30]

  • Community tags: composer[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d710dc43-cf00-4351-b2ef-9b725f703836[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Arthur Willard Pryor's place of birth was St. Joseph[2]. He was born on September 22, 1870[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include conductor[6], bandleader[7], composer[8], and trombonist[9].

Personal Life

A child of Arthur Willard Pryor was Roger Pryor[12]. He was affiliated with the Democratic Party[18].

Death and Burial

Arthur Willard Pryor died on June 18, 1942[5]. He passed away in West Long Branch[4]. The cause of death was stroke[21]. Burial took place at Glenwood Cemetery[11].

Why It Matters

Arthur Willard Pryor ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (118 views/month, #7,257 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was Arthur Willard Pryor born?

Born in St. Joseph[2], Arthur Willard Pryor…

Where did Arthur Willard Pryor die?

Arthur Willard Pryor passed away in West Long Branch[4].

What did Arthur Willard Pryor do for work?

Arthur Willard Pryor worked as conductor[6], bandleader[7], composer[8], and trombonist[9].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . loc.gov. loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Freebase Data Dumps. app.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . twincities.com. twincities.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . newspressnow.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . newspressnow.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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