Desmond Carrington

British radio broadcaster and actor (1926-2017)
Person human Q5264680
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Desmond Carrington

Summary

Desmond Carrington is a human[1]. His place of birth was Bromley[2]. He was born on May 23, 1926[3]. He died in Perth[4]. He died on February 1, 2017[5]. He worked as an actor[6], radio personality[7], film actor[8], television actor[9], and radio producer[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (156 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Desmond Carrington was born in Bromley[2].
  • Desmond Carrington passed away in Perth[4].
  • Desmond Carrington was born on May 23, 1926[3].
  • Desmond Carrington died on February 1, 2017[5].
  • Desmond Carrington held citizenship in United Kingdom[12].
  • Desmond Carrington held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[13].
  • Desmond Carrington's professions included actor[6].
  • Desmond Carrington worked as a radio personality[7].
  • Desmond Carrington's professions included film actor[8].
  • Desmond Carrington's professions included television actor[9].
  • Desmond Carrington's professions included radio producer[10].
  • Among Desmond Carrington's employers was BBC Radio 2[14].
  • Desmond Carrington is recorded as male[15].
  • Desmond Carrington's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Desmond Carrington's military branch is recorded as British Army[17].
  • Desmond Carrington's Commons category is recorded as Desmond Carrington[18].
  • The cause of death was Alzheimer's disease[19].
  • Desmond Carrington's family name is recorded as Carrington[20].
  • Desmond Carrington's given name is recorded as Desmond[21].
  • Desmond Carrington's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[22].
  • Desmond Carrington's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[23].

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[24]

  • Country: GB[25]

  • Began / founded: 1926-05-23[26]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2017-02-01[27]

  • MusicBrainz ID: a8088c7d-53f4-4212-ae5d-f069d1691714[28]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Bromley[2], Desmond Carrington… he was born on May 23, 1926[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include actor[6], radio personality[7], film actor[8], television actor[9], and radio producer[10]. Desmond Carrington was employed by BBC Radio 2[14].

Death and Burial

Desmond Carrington died on February 1, 2017[5]. He passed away in Perth[4]. The cause of death was Alzheimer's disease[19].

Why It Matters

Desmond Carrington ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (156 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[11] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Desmond Carrington born?

Desmond Carrington was born in Bromley[2].

Where did Desmond Carrington die?

Desmond Carrington died in Perth[4].

What did Desmond Carrington do for work?

Desmond Carrington worked as actor[6], radio personality[7], film actor[8], television actor[9], and radio producer[10].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . Companies House. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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