David Watkin

British cinematographer (1925–2008)
Person human Q1177096
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David Watkin

Summary

David Watkin is a human[1]. His place of birth was Margate[2]. He was born on +1925-03-23T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Brighton[4]. He died on +2008-02-19T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a cinematographer[6] and writer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40 views/month, #7,268 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • David Watkin was born in Margate[2].
  • David Watkin died in Brighton[4].
  • David Watkin was born on +1925-03-23T00:00:00Z[3].
  • David Watkin died on +2008-02-19T00:00:00Z[5].
  • David Watkin held citizenship in United Kingdom[9].
  • David Watkin's professions included cinematographer[6].
  • David Watkin's professions included writer[7].
  • David Watkin received the Academy Award for Best Cinematography[10].
  • David Watkin received the BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography[11].
  • David Watkin was a member of British Society of Cinematographers[12].
  • David Watkin is recorded as male[13].
  • David Watkin's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • David Watkin's ISNI is recorded as 000000011628777X[15].
  • David Watkin's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 42048740[16].
  • David Watkin's GND ID is recorded as 137404751[17].
  • David Watkin's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no97050270[18].
  • David Watkin's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 141449841[19].
  • David Watkin's IdRef ID is recorded as 067158455[20].
  • David Watkin's IMDb ID is recorded as nm0914239[21].
  • David Watkin's SBN author ID is recorded as LO1V347542[22].
  • The cause of death was prostate cancer[23].
  • David Watkin's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08z39v[24].
  • David Watkin's Open Library ID is recorded as OL430814A[25].
  • David Watkin's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as xx0193185[26].
  • David Watkin's family name is recorded as Watkin[27].

Body

Origins and Family

David Watkin's place of birth was Margate[2]. He was born on +1925-03-23T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include cinematographer[6] and writer[7].

Recognition

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Cinematography[10], an Academy Awards[28], in United States[29], founded in 1929[30] and BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography[11], a class of award[31], in United Kingdom[32].

Death and Burial

David Watkin died on +2008-02-19T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Brighton[4]. The cause of death was prostate cancer[23].

Why It Matters

David Watkin ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40 views/month, #7,268 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was David Watkin born?

David Watkin was born in Margate[2].

Where did David Watkin die?

David Watkin died in Brighton[4].

What did David Watkin do for work?

David Watkin worked as cinematographer[6] and writer[7].

What awards did David Watkin receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Cinematography[10] and BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography[11].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . telegraph.co.uk. telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . independent.co.uk. independent.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . bafta.org. bafta.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . wikidata.org.
  18. [12] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . davidwatkin.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Open Library. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. 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. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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