Ben Oakland

American composer, lyricist, and pianist (1907–1979)
Person human Q649938
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Ben Oakland

Summary

Ben Oakland is a human[1]. Born in Brooklyn[2], he… he was born on September 24, 1907[3]. He passed away in Beverly Hills[4]. He died on August 26, 1979[5]. He worked as a composer[6], pianist[7], and lyricist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Ben Oakland's place of birth was Brooklyn[2].
  • Ben Oakland died in Beverly Hills[4].
  • Ben Oakland was born on September 24, 1907[3].
  • Ben Oakland died on August 26, 1979[5].
  • Ben Oakland held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Ben Oakland's professions included composer[6].
  • Ben Oakland worked as a pianist[7].
  • Ben Oakland worked as a lyricist[8].
  • Ben Oakland's field of work was film score[11].
  • Ben Oakland is recorded as male[12].
  • Ben Oakland's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Ben Oakland's genre is popular music[14].
  • Ben Oakland's family name is recorded as Oakland[15].
  • Ben Oakland's given name is recorded as Ben[16].
  • Ben Oakland's instrument is recorded as piano[17].
  • Ben Oakland's nominated for is recorded as Academy Award for Best Original Song[18].
  • Ben Oakland's different from is recorded as Sergey Novikov[19].

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[20]

  • Country: US[21]

  • Began / founded: 1907-09-24[22]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1979-08-26[23]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 9d0287e7-3e65-46d1-a0bf-781353a66ee1[24]

Body

Origins and Family

Ben Oakland's place of birth was Brooklyn[2]. He was born on September 24, 1907[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], pianist[7], and lyricist[8]. Ben Oakland's field of work was film score[11].

Death and Burial

Ben Oakland died on August 26, 1979[5]. He passed away in Beverly Hills[4].

Why It Matters

Ben Oakland ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was Ben Oakland born?

Ben Oakland's place of birth was Brooklyn[2].

Where did Ben Oakland die?

Ben Oakland died in Beverly Hills[4].

What did Ben Oakland do for work?

Ben Oakland worked as composer[6], pianist[7], and lyricist[8].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

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.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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