Des McAnuff

American-Canadian film director
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Summary

Des McAnuff was born on June 19, 1952[1], in Princeton[2]. He has worked as a film director[3], music director[4], theatrical director[5], and director[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (336 views/month, #7,241 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[8]
  • Employer: Harvard University[9]
  • Educated at: Woburn Collegiate Institute[10], Toronto Metropolitan University[11]
  • Notable work: Big River[12], The Who's Tommy[13]
  • Award received: Laurence Olivier Awards[14], Member of the Order of Canada[15], Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical[16], Governor General's Performing Arts Award[17], Drama League Award[18]
  • Sex or gender: male[19]
  • Family name: McAnuff[20]
  • Given name: Des[21]
  • Work location: United States[22]
  • Nominated for: Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical[23], Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical[24]

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[25]

  • Country: US[26]

  • Began / founded: 1952-06-19[27]

  • MusicBrainz ID: db1f5c4b-f67b-45cf-beff-493c010f1428[28]

Why It Matters

Des McAnuff is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Des McAnuff born?

Des McAnuff was born in Princeton[2].

What did Des McAnuff do for work?

Des McAnuff worked as a film director[3], music director[4], theatrical director[5], and director[6].

Where did Des McAnuff go to school?

Des McAnuff was educated at Woburn Collegiate Institute[10] and Toronto Metropolitan University[11].

What awards did Des McAnuff receive?

Honors received include Laurence Olivier Awards[14], Member of the Order of Canada[15], and Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . www.acmi.net.au. wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . ggpaa.ca. Retrieved . ggpaa.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . www.acmi.net.au. wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . tonyawards.com. tonyawards.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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

  1. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 19w ago · Nashona · 2026-06-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    George eastman museum people id → 121034
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ George eastman museum people id: 121034, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/118198739|Des McAnuff (#118198739)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/4824|George E"
  2. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Notable work → Big River, The Who's Tommy
    Given name → Des
    Family name → McAnuff
    Employer → —
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32085|batch #32085]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (27)"
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