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Francis D. Lyon

US movie and television director (1905–1996)
Person Human Q1441455

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
July 29, 1905
Date of death
October 8, 1996
Place of birth
Burke County
Place of death
Green Valley
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Occupation
film director, film editor
Educated at
University of California, Los Angeles[8]
Award received
Academy Award for Best Film Editing[9]
Nominated for
Academy Award for Best Film Editing[13]
Family name
Lyon[11]
Given name
Francis[12]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 36
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress Authorities ID
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GND ID
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Academy Awards Database nominee ID
6026
AllMovie person ID
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AlloCiné person ID
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Awards & Winners artist ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Cinémathèque québécoise person ID
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Danish National Filmography person ID
101443
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Elonet person ID
127231
FAST ID
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Fandango person ID
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Film.ru person ID
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Filmportal ID
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Freebase ID
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George Eastman Museum people ID
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HAND ID
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IMDb ID
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Ivi person ID
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Kinobox person ID
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Kinopoisk person ID
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LdiF person ID
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MYmovies person ID
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MovieMeter person ID
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National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1520771
PORT person ID
161231
Related category
Category:Films directed by Francis D. Lyon
SNAC ARK ID
w6tp103w
Swedish Film Database person ID
140233
TMDB person ID
29324
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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ČSFD person ID
15156

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🔗 Connections
← Film editor 12
Body and Soul, Intermezzo, Knight Without Armour, Red Planet Mars, Bride of the Gorilla, He Ran All the Way, Rembrandt, Ruthless +4 more
Films directed 8
The Great Locomotive Chase, Cult of the Cobra, Bailout at 43,000, Crazylegs, Destination Inner Space, Gunsight Ridge, Laramie, The Oklahoman
Occupation 2
film director, film editor
Award received 1
Academy Award for Best Film Editing
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
University of California, Los Angeles
Given name 1
Francis
Instance of 1
human
Nominated for 1
Academy Award for Best Film Editing
Place of birth 1
Burke County
Place of death 1
Green Valley
Related category 1
Category:Films directed by Francis D. Lyon
Sex or gender 1
male
← Category combines topics 1
Category:Films directed by Francis D. Lyon
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Summary

Francis D. Lyon's place of birth was Burke County[1]. He was born on July 29, 1905[2]. He passed away in Green Valley[3]. He died on October 8, 1996[4]. He worked as a film director[5] and film editor[6].

FAQs

Where was Francis D. Lyon born?

Francis D. Lyon's place of birth was Burke County[1].

Where did Francis D. Lyon die?

Francis D. Lyon passed away in Green Valley[3].

What did Francis D. Lyon do for work?

Francis D. Lyon worked as film director[5] and film editor[6].

Where did Francis D. Lyon go to school?

Francis D. Lyon was educated at University of California, Los Angeles[8].

What awards did Francis D. Lyon receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Film Editing[9].

Related Entities

United States University of California, Los Angeles

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [2] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Francis
    Sex or gender → male
    Place of death → Green Valley
    Family name → Lyon
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