Charlie Ventura

American musician (1916–1992)
Person human Q1067024
Charlie Ventura
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Charlie Ventura

Summary

Charlie Ventura is a human[1]. His place of birth was Philadelphia[2]. He was born on December 2, 1916[3]. He died in Pleasantville[4]. He died on January 17, 1992[5]. He worked as a bandleader[6], conductor[7], jazz musician[8], and saxophonist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (90 views/month, #7,268 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Charlie Ventura was born in Philadelphia[2].
  • Charlie Ventura died in Pleasantville[4].
  • Charlie Ventura was born on December 2, 1916[3].
  • Charlie Ventura died on January 17, 1992[5].
  • Charlie Ventura held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Charlie Ventura worked as a bandleader[6].
  • Charlie Ventura worked as a conductor[7].
  • Charlie Ventura worked as a jazz musician[8].
  • Charlie Ventura worked as a saxophonist[9].
  • Charlie Ventura was influenced by Chu Berry[12].
  • Charlie Ventura is recorded as male[13].
  • Charlie Ventura's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Charlie Ventura's genre is jazz[15].
  • Charlie Ventura's record label is recorded as GNP Crescendo[16].
  • Charlie Ventura's Commons category is recorded as Charlie Ventura[17].
  • The cause of death was lung cancer[18].
  • Charlie Ventura's family name is recorded as Ventura[19].
  • Charlie Ventura's given name is recorded as Charlie[20].
  • Charlie Ventura's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[21].
  • Charlie Ventura's instrument is recorded as saxophone[22].
  • Charlie Ventura's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[23].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[24]

  • Country: US[25]

  • Began / founded: 1916-12-02[26]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1992-01-17[27]

  • Genre(s): bebop, jazz, swing[28]

  • Community tags: bebop, jazz, swing[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: b724db7b-cb19-4b79-8c4b-1e7bf743b3fa[30]

Body

Origins and Family

Charlie Ventura's place of birth was Philadelphia[2]. He was born on December 2, 1916[3].

Career and Affiliations

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

Death and Burial

Charlie Ventura died on January 17, 1992[5]. He died in Pleasantville[4]. The cause of death was lung cancer[18].

Why It Matters

Charlie Ventura ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (90 views/month, #7,268 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31]

FAQs

Where was Charlie Ventura born?

Born in Philadelphia[2], Charlie Ventura…

Where did Charlie Ventura die?

Charlie Ventura died in Pleasantville[4].

What did Charlie Ventura do for work?

Charlie Ventura worked as bandleader[6], conductor[7], jazz musician[8], and saxophonist[9].

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] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [12] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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