Burr Tillstrom

American puppeteer (1917–1985)
Person human Q5000345
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Burr Tillstrom

Summary

Burr Tillstrom is a human[1]. He was born in Chicago[2]. He was born on October 13, 1917[3]. He passed away in Palm Springs[4]. He died on December 6, 1985[5]. He worked as a puppeteer[6] and film director[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (95 views/month, #7,260 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Burr Tillstrom was born in Chicago[2].
  • Burr Tillstrom passed away in Palm Springs[4].
  • Burr Tillstrom was born on October 13, 1917[3].
  • Burr Tillstrom died on December 6, 1985[5].
  • Burial took place at Rosehill Cemetery[9].
  • Burr Tillstrom held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Burr Tillstrom worked as a puppeteer[6].
  • Burr Tillstrom's professions included film director[7].
  • Burr Tillstrom was employed by Federal Theatre Project[11].
  • Burr Tillstrom was educated at Senn High School[12].
  • Burr Tillstrom received the Peabody Awards[13].
  • Burr Tillstrom received the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame[14].
  • Burr Tillstrom is recorded as male[15].
  • Burr Tillstrom's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Burr Tillstrom's Commons category is recorded as Burr Tillstrom[17].
  • Burr Tillstrom's archives at is recorded as George Mason University Libraries Special Collections Research Center[18].
  • The cause of death was heart failure[19].
  • Burr Tillstrom's family name is recorded as Tillstrom[20].
  • Burr Tillstrom's given name is recorded as Burr[21].
  • Burr Tillstrom's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[22].

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[23]

  • Country: US[24]

  • Began / founded: 1917-10-13[25]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1985-12-06[26]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 01caa67b-6b11-4a1d-af92-0f19a21863d3[27]

Body

Origins and Family

Burr Tillstrom's place of birth was Chicago[2]. He was born on October 13, 1917[3].

Education

Burr Tillstrom's education included a stint at Senn High School[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include puppeteer[6] and film director[7]. Among Burr Tillstrom's employers was Federal Theatre Project[11].

Recognition

Awards received include Peabody Awards[13], an award[28], in United States[29], founded in 1940[30] and Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame[14], a hall of fame[31].

Death and Burial

Burr Tillstrom died on December 6, 1985[5]. He passed away in Palm Springs[4]. The cause of death was heart failure[19]. Burial took place at Rosehill Cemetery[9].

Why It Matters

Burr Tillstrom ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (95 views/month, #7,260 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Burr Tillstrom born?

Burr Tillstrom's place of birth was Chicago[2].

Where did Burr Tillstrom die?

Burr Tillstrom passed away in Palm Springs[4].

What did Burr Tillstrom do for work?

Burr Tillstrom worked as puppeteer[6] and film director[7].

Where did Burr Tillstrom go to school?

Burr Tillstrom was educated at Senn High School[12].

What awards did Burr Tillstrom receive?

Honors received include Peabody Awards[13] and Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame[14].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

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

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

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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