Cleavant Derricks

American choir director (1910-1977)
Person human Q1099580
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Cleavant Derricks

Summary

Cleavant Derricks is a human[1]. He was born in Chattanooga[2]. He was born on May 13, 1910[3]. He died on April 14, 1977[4]. He worked as a composer[5], theologian[6], and songwriter[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Cleavant Derricks was born in Chattanooga[2].
  • Cleavant Derricks was born on May 13, 1910[3].
  • Cleavant Derricks died on April 14, 1977[4].
  • A child of Cleavant Derricks was Cleavant Derricks[9].
  • A child of Cleavant Derricks was Clinton Derricks-Carroll[10].
  • Cleavant Derricks held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Cleavant Derricks worked as a composer[5].
  • Cleavant Derricks's professions included theologian[6].
  • Cleavant Derricks worked as a songwriter[7].
  • Cleavant Derricks was educated at American Baptist College[12].
  • Cleavant Derricks is recorded as male[13].
  • Cleavant Derricks's instance of is recorded as human[14].

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[15]

  • Country: US[16]

  • Began / founded: 1910-05-13[17]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1977-04-14[18]

  • MusicBrainz ID: e90056c0-0f11-4216-ab9c-e1bbcc56ad20[19]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Chattanooga[2], Cleavant Derricks… he was born on May 13, 1910[3].

Education

Cleavant Derricks's education included a stint at American Baptist College[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[5], theologian[6], and songwriter[7].

Personal Life

Children include Cleavant Derricks[9], an actor[20], b. 1953[21], of United States[22], awarded the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical[23] and Clinton Derricks-Carroll[10], an actor[24], b. 1953[25], of United States[26].

Death and Burial

Cleavant Derricks died on April 14, 1977[4].

Why It Matters

Cleavant Derricks ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Cleavant Derricks born?

Cleavant Derricks's place of birth was Chattanooga[2].

What did Cleavant Derricks do for work?

Cleavant Derricks worked as composer[5], theologian[6], and songwriter[7].

Where did Cleavant Derricks go to school?

Cleavant Derricks was educated at American Baptist College[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [15] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [16] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [26] . 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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