Burton Lane

American composer and lyricist (1912-1997)
Person human Q364143
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Burton Lane

Summary

Burton Lane is a human[1]. Born in New York City[2], he… he was born on February 2, 1912[3]. He passed away in New York City[4]. He died on January 5, 1997[5]. He worked as a composer[6], lyricist[7], songwriter[8], and film score composer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (110 views/month, #7,258 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Burton Lane's place of birth was New York City[2].
  • Burton Lane died in New York City[4].
  • Burton Lane was born on February 2, 1912[3].
  • Burton Lane died on January 5, 1997[5].
  • Burton Lane held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Burton Lane's professions included composer[6].
  • Burton Lane's professions included lyricist[7].
  • Burton Lane worked as a songwriter[8].
  • Burton Lane's professions included film score composer[9].
  • Burton Lane received the Johnny Mercer Award[12].
  • Burton Lane received the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album[13].
  • Burton Lane is recorded as male[14].
  • Burton Lane's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Burton Lane's archives at is recorded as Library of Congress Music Division[16].
  • Burton Lane's family name is recorded as Levy[17].
  • Burton Lane's family name is recorded as Lane[18].
  • Burton Lane's given name is recorded as Burton[19].
  • Burton Lane's pseudonym is recorded as Burton Lane[20].
  • Burton Lane's pseudonym is recorded as Morris Hyman Kushner[21].
  • Burton Lane's nominated for is recorded as Academy Award for Best Original Song[22].
  • Burton Lane's nominated for is recorded as Academy Award for Best Original Song[23].
  • Burton Lane's nominated for is recorded as Tony Award for Best Original Score[24].
  • Burton Lane's nominated for is recorded as Tony Award for Best Original Score[25].
  • Burton Lane's languages spoken, written or signed 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: 1912-02-02[29]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1997-01-05[30]

  • Community tags: composer[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 72037b48-1b88-457f-b5c7-403cf9a97220[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Burton Lane's place of birth was New York City[2]. He was born on February 2, 1912[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], lyricist[7], songwriter[8], and film score composer[9].

Recognition

Awards received include Johnny Mercer Award[12] and Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album[13], a class of award[33], in United States[34], founded in 1959[35].

Death and Burial

Burton Lane died on January 5, 1997[5]. He died in New York City[4].

Why It Matters

Burton Lane ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (110 views/month, #7,258 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was Burton Lane born?

Burton Lane was born in New York City[2].

Where did Burton Lane die?

Burton Lane died in New York City[4].

What did Burton Lane do for work?

Burton Lane worked as composer[6], lyricist[7], songwriter[8], and film score composer[9].

What awards did Burton Lane receive?

Honors received include Johnny Mercer Award[12] and Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album[13].

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] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . hdl.loc.gov. Retrieved . hdl.loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . tonyawards.com. tonyawards.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . tonyawards.com. tonyawards.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . IdRef. Retrieved . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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