David Fanning

South African journalist
Person human Q16210077
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David Fanning

Summary

David Fanning is a human[1]. He was born on +1946-05-25T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a television producer[3]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • David Fanning was born on +1946-05-25T00:00:00Z[2].
  • David Fanning held citizenship in South Africa[5].
  • David Fanning worked as a television producer[3].
  • David Fanning was educated at University of Cape Town[6].
  • David Fanning received the George Polk Award[7].
  • David Fanning received the Edward R. Murrow Lifetime Achievement Award[8].
  • David Fanning's image is recorded as David Fanning (8161988931) (cropped).jpg[9].
  • David Fanning is recorded as male[10].
  • David Fanning's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • David Fanning's ISNI is recorded as 0000000395454066[12].
  • David Fanning's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 290148934[13].
  • David Fanning's GND ID is recorded as 1209906775[14].
  • David Fanning's IMDb ID is recorded as nm0266826[15].
  • David Fanning's Commons category is recorded as David Fanning[16].
  • David Fanning's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0g9b1y0[17].
  • David Fanning's family name is recorded as Fanning[18].
  • David Fanning's given name is recorded as David[19].
  • David Fanning's National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID is recorded as XX5628108[20].
  • David Fanning's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 153820535[21].
  • David Fanning's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • David Fanning's ČSFD person ID is recorded as 818649[23].
  • David Fanning's TMDB person ID is recorded as 1105709[24].
  • David Fanning's Film.ru person ID is recorded as david-fanning[25].
  • David Fanning's WorldCat Entities ID is recorded as E39PBJp633qMQkmYfRcbphC84q[26].
  • David Fanning's Kinobox person ID is recorded as 208659[27].

Body

Origins and Family

David Fanning was born on +1946-05-25T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

David Fanning was educated at University of Cape Town[6].

Career and Affiliations

David Fanning's professions included television producer[3].

Recognition

Awards received include George Polk Award[7], a journalism prize[28], in United States[29], founded in 1949[30] and Edward R. Murrow Lifetime Achievement Award[8], an award[31], founded in 1997[32].

Why It Matters

David Fanning ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[4]

FAQs

What did David Fanning do for work?

David Fanning worked as television producer[3].

Where did David Fanning go to school?

David Fanning was educated at University of Cape Town[6].

What awards did David Fanning receive?

Honors received include George Polk Award[7] and Edward R. Murrow Lifetime Achievement Award[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . murrow.wsu.edu. murrow.wsu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . viaf.org. Retrieved . viaf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [2] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . The Movie Database. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.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
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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