Bill Shirley

American actor, singer, Broadway theatre producer (1921-1989)
Person human Q2903350
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Bill Shirley

Summary

Bill Shirley is a human[1]. His place of birth was Indianapolis[2]. He was born on July 6, 1921[3]. He passed away in Los Angeles[4]. He died on August 27, 1989[5]. He worked as an actor[6], voice actor[7], theatrical producer[8], and singer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (332 views/month, #7,143 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Born in Indianapolis[2], Bill Shirley…
  • Bill Shirley died in Los Angeles[4].
  • Bill Shirley was born on July 6, 1921[3].
  • Bill Shirley died on August 27, 1989[5].
  • Bill Shirley is buried at Crown Hill Cemetery[11].
  • Bill Shirley held citizenship in United States[12].
  • English was Bill Shirley's native language[13].
  • Bill Shirley's professions included actor[6].
  • Bill Shirley worked as a voice actor[7].
  • Bill Shirley worked as a theatrical producer[8].
  • Bill Shirley worked as a singer[9].
  • Bill Shirley was educated at Sonora High School[14].
  • Bill Shirley's education included a stint at Shortridge High School[15].
  • Bill Shirley is recorded as male[16].
  • Bill Shirley's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Bill Shirley's voice type is recorded as tenor[18].
  • Bill Shirley's voice type is recorded as lyric baritone[19].
  • The cause of death was lung cancer[20].
  • Bill Shirley's family name is recorded as Shirley[21].
  • Bill Shirley's given name is recorded as Bill[22].
  • Bill Shirley's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[23].
  • Bill Shirley's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • Bill Shirley's start of work period is recorded as 1932[25].
  • Bill Shirley's writing language is recorded as English[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: 1921-07-06[29]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1989-08-27[30]

  • Community tags: actor, singer[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: f16ca061-ead4-4334-a087-6fc2612de70b[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Indianapolis[2], Bill Shirley… he was born on July 6, 1921[3]. English was his native language[13].

Education

Educated at Sonora High School[14], a high school[33], in United States[34] and Shortridge High School[15], a high school[35], in United States[36], founded in 1864[37].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include actor[6], voice actor[7], theatrical producer[8], and singer[9].

Death and Burial

Bill Shirley died on August 27, 1989[5]. He passed away in Los Angeles[4]. The cause of death was lung cancer[20]. Burial took place at Crown Hill Cemetery[11].

Why It Matters

Bill Shirley ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (332 views/month, #7,143 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

FAQs

Where was Bill Shirley born?

Bill Shirley's place of birth was Indianapolis[2].

Where did Bill Shirley die?

Bill Shirley died in Los Angeles[4].

What did Bill Shirley do for work?

Bill Shirley worked as actor[6], voice actor[7], theatrical producer[8], and singer[9].

Where did Bill Shirley go to school?

Bill Shirley was educated at Sonora High School[14] and Shortridge High School[15].

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. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . 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.

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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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