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Barry Took

British comedian (1928-2002)
Person Human Q4864842

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[14]
Date of birth
June 19, 1928
Date of death
March 31, 2002
Place of birth
Wood Green
Place of death
London Borough of Enfield
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[9]
Occupation
presenter, television presenter, comedy writer
Educated at
Stationers' Company's School, Minchenden School[10][11]
Notable work
The Army Game, Round the Horne[12][13]
Cause of death
cancer[15]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[19]
Family name
Took[16]
Given name
Barry[17]
Manner of death
natural causes[18]
Place of burial
New Southgate[8]
🏷️ Also known as
en Barry Took
🔖 Identifiers · 31
ISNI
000000008427480X
VIAF cluster ID
302086305
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n83132780
GND ID
1292646225
Awards & Winners artist ID
0cmp9
BBC Things ID
4e58be54-6dce-422e-b805-913d8d3cbfae
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
140669613
British Comedy Guide person ID
barry_took
CineMagia person ID
113694
Discogs artist ID
1046886
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Barry-Took
Europeana entity
agent/base/60442
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FAST ID
114634
Film.ru person ID
barry-took
Freebase ID
/m/0cmp9
Goodreads author ID
352980
HAND ID
E20D-8CD6-4A15-1F45-5C5A
IMDb ID
nm0867458
IdRef ID
057064210
Kinobox person ID
914149
Letterboxd actor ID
barry-took
MusicBrainz artist ID
1db3725d-6f9b-4e54-9c99-c3690c096dd2
NL CR AUT ID
pna2009482708
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810676538905606
National Library of Wales Authority ID
took-barry
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
76857
Plex person key
5d776fab7a53e9001e795a0c
SNARC ID
George Carlin
TMDB person ID
1233309
UK National Archives ID
F76826
Yale LUX ID
person/db6b1fc5-9697-4692-ba07-d5826af9dbab

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Summary

Barry Took was born in Wood Green[1]. He was born on June 19, 1928[2]. He passed away in London Borough of Enfield[3]. He died on March 31, 2002[4]. He worked as a presenter[5], television presenter[6], and comedy writer[7].

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.

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  • Type: Person[20]

  • Country: GB[21]

  • Began / founded: 1928-06-19[22]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2002-03-31[23]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 1db3725d-6f9b-4e54-9c99-c3690c096dd2[24]

Body

Education

Educated at Stationers' Company's School[10], a grammar school[25], in United Kingdom[26], founded in 1861[27] and Minchenden School[11], a grammar school[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1919[30].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include The Army Game[12], a television series[31] and Round the Horne[13], a radio program[32].

FAQs

Where was Barry Took born?

Barry Took was born in Wood Green[1].

Where did Barry Took die?

Barry Took passed away in London Borough of Enfield[3].

What did Barry Took do for work?

Barry Took worked as presenter[5], television presenter[6], and comedy writer[7].

Where did Barry Took go to school?

Barry Took was educated at Stationers' Company's School[10] and Minchenden School[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

  1. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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    Place of death → London Borough of Enfield
    National Library of Poland MMS ID → 9810676538905606
    SNARC ID → George Carlin
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