Colin MacCabe

British writer and film producer
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Colin MacCabe

Summary

Colin MacCabe is a human[1]. He was born on February 9, 1949[2]. He worked as a film producer[3], writer[4], film director[5], university teacher[6], and linguist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (64 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Colin MacCabe was born on February 9, 1949[2].
  • Colin MacCabe held citizenship in United Kingdom[9].
  • Colin MacCabe worked as a film producer[3].
  • Colin MacCabe worked as a writer[4].
  • Colin MacCabe worked as a film director[5].
  • Colin MacCabe's professions included university teacher[6].
  • Colin MacCabe worked as a linguist[7].
  • Colin MacCabe's professions included scholar of English[10].
  • Colin MacCabe's field of work was linguistics[11].
  • Colin MacCabe's field of work was English studies[12].
  • Colin MacCabe's field of work was film studies[13].
  • Colin MacCabe's field of work was film production[14].
  • Colin MacCabe's field of work was theory of language[15].
  • Colin MacCabe was employed by University of Pittsburgh[16].
  • Colin MacCabe was employed by University of Exeter[17].
  • Among Colin MacCabe's employers was University of Strathclyde[18].
  • Colin MacCabe was educated at Trinity College[19].
  • Colin MacCabe was educated at St Benedict's School[20].
  • Colin MacCabe was a member of Academia Europaea[21].
  • Colin MacCabe is recorded as male[22].
  • Colin MacCabe's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • Colin MacCabe's family name is recorded as MacCabe[24].
  • Colin MacCabe's given name is recorded as Colin[25].
  • Colin MacCabe's official website is recorded as http://www.colinmaccabe.com/[26].
  • Colin MacCabe's work location is recorded as Cambridge[27].

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Origins and Family

Colin MacCabe was born on February 9, 1949[2].

Education

Educated at Trinity College[19], a college of the University of Cambridge[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1546[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31] and St Benedict's School[20], a school[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1902[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include film producer[3], writer[4], film director[5], university teacher[6], linguist[7], and scholar of English[10]. Fields of work include linguistics[11], an academic discipline[35]; English studies[12], an academic discipline[36]; film studies[13], an academic discipline[37]; film production[14], an economic activity[38]; and theory of language[15], an academic discipline[39]. Employers include University of Pittsburgh[16], a public–private partnership[40], in United States[41], founded in 1787[42], headquartered in Pittsburgh[43]; University of Exeter[17], a public research university[44], in United Kingdom[45], founded in 1955[46]; and University of Strathclyde[18], a public university[47], in United Kingdom[48], founded in 1796[49], headquartered in Glasgow[50].

Why It Matters

Colin MacCabe ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (64 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

What did Colin MacCabe do for work?

Colin MacCabe worked as film producer[3], writer[4], film director[5], university teacher[6], and linguist[7].

Where did Colin MacCabe go to school?

Colin MacCabe was educated at Trinity College[19] and St Benedict's School[20].

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  1. [22] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  15. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  20. [21] . www.ae-info.org. wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  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
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  19. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [50] . 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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  1. 16d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation film producer, writer, film director +5
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32085|batch #32085]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (27)"
  2. 29d ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name Colin
    Ndl authority id 00470815
    Gnd id 129209619
    Nukat id n96028173
    + 50 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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