Bob Cooper

West Coast jazz musician (1925–1993)
Person human Q720785
Bob Cooper
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Bob Cooper

Summary

Bob Cooper is a human[1]. Born in Pittsburgh[2], he… he was born on December 6, 1925[3]. He died in Hollywood[4]. He died on August 5, 1993[5]. He worked as a jazz musician[6], film score composer[7], musician[8], oboist[9], and saxophonist[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (54 views/month, #7,275 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Pittsburgh[2], Bob Cooper…
  • Bob Cooper passed away in Hollywood[4].
  • Bob Cooper was born on December 6, 1925[3].
  • Bob Cooper died on August 5, 1993[5].
  • Bob Cooper died on August 6, 1993[12].
  • Among Bob Cooper's spouses was June Christy[13].
  • Bob Cooper held citizenship in United States[14].
  • English was Bob Cooper's native language[15].
  • Bob Cooper worked as a jazz musician[6].
  • Bob Cooper worked as a film score composer[7].
  • Bob Cooper worked as a musician[8].
  • Bob Cooper worked as an oboist[9].
  • Bob Cooper's professions included saxophonist[10].
  • Bob Cooper is recorded as male[16].
  • Bob Cooper's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Bob Cooper's genre is jazz[18].
  • Bob Cooper's genre is cool jazz[19].
  • Bob Cooper's Commons category is recorded as Bob Cooper[20].
  • Bob Cooper's family name is recorded as Cooper[21].
  • Bob Cooper's given name is recorded as Bob[22].
  • Bob Cooper's instrument is recorded as oboe[23].
  • Bob Cooper's instrument is recorded as saxophone[24].
  • Bob Cooper's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • Bob Cooper's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Bob Cooper'}[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: 1925-12-06[29]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1993-08-05[30]

  • Genre(s): cool jazz, hard bop, jazz[31]

  • Community tags: cool jazz, hard bop, jazz[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 765d7285-2886-477c-ab6a-0db75a5a0b3b[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Bob Cooper was born in Pittsburgh[2]. He was born on December 6, 1925[3]. English was his native language[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include jazz musician[6], film score composer[7], musician[8], oboist[9], and saxophonist[10].

Personal Life

Bob Cooper was married to June Christy[13].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include August 5, 1993[5] and August 6, 1993[12]. Bob Cooper died in Hollywood[4].

Why It Matters

Bob Cooper ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (54 views/month, #7,275 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34]

FAQs

Where was Bob Cooper born?

Bob Cooper's place of birth was Pittsburgh[2].

Where did Bob Cooper die?

Bob Cooper died in Hollywood[4].

Who was Bob Cooper married to?

Bob Cooper's spouses include June Christy[13].

What did Bob Cooper do for work?

Bob Cooper worked as jazz musician[6], film score composer[7], musician[8], oboist[9], and saxophonist[10].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Carnegie Hall linked open data. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [12] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . 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.
  7. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death Hollywood
    Instance of human
    Given name Bob
    Languages spoken, written or signed English
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