Diane Duane

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Diane Duane

Summary

Diane Duane is a human[1]. Born in New York City[2], she… she was born on May 18, 1952[3]. She worked as a screenwriter[4], writer[5], novelist[6], blogger[7], and children's writer[8]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (386 views/month, #7,164 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in New York City[2], Diane Duane…
  • Diane Duane was born on May 18, 1952[3].
  • Diane Duane held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Diane Duane worked as a screenwriter[4].
  • Diane Duane's professions included writer[5].
  • Diane Duane's professions included novelist[6].
  • Diane Duane worked as a blogger[7].
  • Diane Duane worked as a children's writer[8].
  • Diane Duane's professions included science fiction writer[11].
  • A notable work attributed to Diane Duane is Young Wizards[12].
  • Diane Duane is recorded as female[13].
  • Diane Duane's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Diane Duane's genre is fantasy[15].
  • Diane Duane's Commons category is recorded as Diane Duane[16].
  • Diane Duane's website account on is recorded as Dreamwidth[17].
  • Diane Duane's family name is recorded as Duane[18].
  • Diane Duane's given name is recorded as Diane[19].
  • Diane Duane's official website is recorded as https://www.dianeduane.com/[20].
  • Diane Duane's described by source is recorded as Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum biographical files[21].
  • Diane Duane's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel[22].
  • Diane Duane's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book[23].
  • Diane Duane's nominated for is recorded as Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature[24].
  • Diane Duane's nominated for is recorded as Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature[25].
  • Diane Duane's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as American English[26].
  • Diane Duane's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[27].

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[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1952-05-18[30]

  • Genre(s): audio drama[31]

  • Community tags: audio drama[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 5fde5ec9-77a1-47b4-a195-fd788148ca13[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Diane Duane's place of birth was New York City[2]. She was born on May 18, 1952[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include screenwriter[4], writer[5], novelist[6], blogger[7], children's writer[8], and science fiction writer[11].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Diane Duane is Young Wizards[12].

Why It Matters

Diane Duane ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (386 views/month, #7,164 of 1,000,298).[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] She is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Diane Duane born?

Diane Duane's place of birth was New York City[2].

What did Diane Duane do for work?

Diane Duane worked as screenwriter[4], writer[5], novelist[6], blogger[7], and children's writer[8].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . infoplease.com. infoplease.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . dianeduane.com. Retrieved . dianeduane.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . tfwiki.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [12] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . dianeduane.com. Retrieved . dianeduane.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . cartoons.osu.edu. cartoons.osu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . sfadb.com. Retrieved . sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . isfdb.org. Retrieved . isfdb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . isfdb.org. Retrieved . isfdb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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