Francis Durbridge

British writer (1912–1998)
Person human Q1344686
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Francis Durbridge

Summary

Francis Durbridge is a human[1]. He was born in Kingston upon Hull[2]. He was born on November 25, 1912[3]. He passed away in London[4]. He died on April 11, 1998[5]. He worked as a writer[6], screenwriter[7], novelist[8], and playwright[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (277 views/month, #7,223 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Born in Kingston upon Hull[2], Francis Durbridge…
  • Francis Durbridge passed away in London[4].
  • Francis Durbridge was born on November 25, 1912[3].
  • Francis Durbridge died on April 11, 1998[5].
  • Francis Durbridge held citizenship in United Kingdom[11].
  • Francis Durbridge's professions included writer[6].
  • Francis Durbridge's professions included screenwriter[7].
  • Francis Durbridge's professions included novelist[8].
  • Francis Durbridge worked as a playwright[9].
  • Francis Durbridge's field of work was drama[12].
  • Francis Durbridge's field of work was detective literature[13].
  • Francis Durbridge's field of work was radio writing[14].
  • Francis Durbridge's field of work was television production[15].
  • Francis Durbridge's field of work was prose[16].
  • Francis Durbridge's education included a stint at University of Birmingham[17].
  • Francis Durbridge was educated at Bradford Grammar School[18].
  • Francis Durbridge is recorded as male[19].
  • Francis Durbridge's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Francis Durbridge's family name is recorded as Durbridge[21].
  • Francis Durbridge's given name is recorded as Francis[22].
  • Francis Durbridge's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Francis Durbridge[23].
  • Francis Durbridge's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as British English[24].
  • Francis Durbridge's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • Francis Durbridge's start of work period is recorded as 1933[26].
  • Francis Durbridge's documentation files at is recorded as SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts[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: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1912-11-25[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1998-04-11[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 83566d2c-f8f1-4639-8fd2-9f2d17db52a5[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Francis Durbridge was born in Kingston upon Hull[2]. He was born on November 25, 1912[3].

Education

Educated at University of Birmingham[17], a public research university[33], in United Kingdom[34], founded in 1900[35], headquartered in Birmingham[36] and Bradford Grammar School[18], an independent school[37], in United Kingdom[38], founded in 1980[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[6], screenwriter[7], novelist[8], and playwright[9]. Fields of work include drama[12], a literary mode[40]; detective literature[13], a literary genre[41]; radio writing[14]; television production[15], an industry[42]; and prose[16], a literary form[43].

Death and Burial

Francis Durbridge died on April 11, 1998[5]. He died in London[4].

Why It Matters

Francis Durbridge ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (277 views/month, #7,223 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

FAQs

Where was Francis Durbridge born?

Francis Durbridge was born in Kingston upon Hull[2].

Where did Francis Durbridge die?

Francis Durbridge died in London[4].

What did Francis Durbridge do for work?

Francis Durbridge worked as writer[6], screenwriter[7], novelist[8], and playwright[9].

Where did Francis Durbridge go to school?

Francis Durbridge was educated at University of Birmingham[17] and Bradford Grammar School[18].

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. [19] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [20] . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . performing-arts.ch. Retrieved . 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.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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