Bob Florence

American jazz arranger and pianist (1932–2008)
Person human Q887913
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Bob Florence

Summary

Bob Florence is a human[1]. Born in Los Angeles[2], he… he was born on May 20, 1932[3]. He died in Thousand Oaks[4]. He died on May 15, 2008[5]. He worked as a bandleader[6], conductor[7], pianist[8], and jazz musician[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (61 views/month, #7,277 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Bob Florence was born in Los Angeles[2].
  • Bob Florence passed away in Thousand Oaks[4].
  • Bob Florence was born on May 20, 1932[3].
  • Bob Florence died on May 15, 2008[5].
  • Bob Florence is buried at Valley Oaks Memorial Park[11].
  • Bob Florence held citizenship in United States[12].
  • Bob Florence worked as a bandleader[6].
  • Bob Florence's professions included conductor[7].
  • Bob Florence worked as a pianist[8].
  • Bob Florence worked as a jazz musician[9].
  • Bob Florence is recorded as male[13].
  • Bob Florence's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Bob Florence's genre is jazz[15].
  • The cause of death was pneumonia[16].
  • Bob Florence's family name is recorded as Q37051252[17].
  • Bob Florence's given name is recorded as Bob[18].
  • Bob Florence's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[19].
  • Bob Florence's instrument is recorded as piano[20].
  • Bob Florence's start of work period is recorded as 1950[21].

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[22]

  • Country: US[23]

  • Began / founded: 1932-05-20[24]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2008-05-15[25]

  • Genre(s): jazz[26]

  • Community tags: jazz[27]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 8354409a-1fc9-40d5-861a-aa619ed0a4de[28]

Body

Origins and Family

Bob Florence was born in Los Angeles[2]. He was born on May 20, 1932[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include bandleader[6], conductor[7], pianist[8], and jazz musician[9].

Death and Burial

Bob Florence died on May 15, 2008[5]. He passed away in Thousand Oaks[4]. The cause of death was pneumonia[16]. Burial took place at Valley Oaks Memorial Park[11].

Why It Matters

Bob Florence ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (61 views/month, #7,277 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

Where was Bob Florence born?

Born in Los Angeles[2], Bob Florence…

Where did Bob Florence die?

Bob Florence passed away in Thousand Oaks[4].

What did Bob Florence do for work?

Bob Florence worked as bandleader[6], conductor[7], pianist[8], and jazz musician[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . allaboutjazz.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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