Barry Took

British comedian (1928-2002)
Person human Q4864842
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Barry Took

Summary

Barry Took is a human[1]. He was born in Wood Green[2]. He was born on June 19, 1928[3]. He passed away in London Borough of Enfield[4]. He died on March 31, 2002[5]. He worked as a presenter[6], television presenter[7], and comedy writer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (290 views/month, #7,247 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Barry Took's place of birth was Wood Green[2].
  • Barry Took died in London Borough of Enfield[4].
  • Barry Took was born on June 19, 1928[3].
  • Barry Took died on March 31, 2002[5].
  • Burial took place at New Southgate[10].
  • Barry Took held citizenship in United Kingdom[11].
  • Barry Took's professions included presenter[6].
  • Barry Took's professions included television presenter[7].
  • Barry Took worked as a comedy writer[8].
  • Barry Took's education included a stint at Stationers' Company's School[12].
  • Barry Took's education included a stint at Minchenden School[13].
  • A notable work attributed to Barry Took is The Army Game[14].
  • A notable work attributed to Barry Took is Round the Horne[15].
  • Barry Took is recorded as male[16].
  • Barry Took's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • The cause of death was cancer[18].
  • Barry Took's family name is recorded as Took[19].
  • Barry Took's given name is recorded as Barry[20].
  • Barry Took's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[21].
  • Barry Took's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].

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[23]

  • Country: GB[24]

  • Began / founded: 1928-06-19[25]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2002-03-31[26]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 1db3725d-6f9b-4e54-9c99-c3690c096dd2[27]

Body

Origins and Family

Barry Took was born in Wood Green[2]. He was born on June 19, 1928[3].

Education

Educated at Stationers' Company's School[12], a grammar school[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1861[30] and Minchenden School[13], a grammar school[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1919[33].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include presenter[6], television presenter[7], and comedy writer[8].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include The Army Game[14], a television series[34] and Round the Horne[15], a radio program[35].

Death and Burial

Barry Took died on March 31, 2002[5]. He passed away in London Borough of Enfield[4]. The cause of death was cancer[18]. Burial took place at New Southgate[10].

Why It Matters

Barry Took ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (290 views/month, #7,247 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was Barry Took born?

Barry Took was born in Wood Green[2].

Where did Barry Took die?

Barry Took passed away in London Borough of Enfield[4].

What did Barry Took do for work?

Barry Took worked as presenter[6], television presenter[7], and comedy writer[8].

Where did Barry Took go to school?

Barry Took was educated at Stationers' Company's School[12] and Minchenden School[13].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] . wikidata.org.
  18. [15] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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