Francis Lawrence

American director (born 1971)
Person human Q561387
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Francis Lawrence

Summary

Francis Lawrence is a human[1]. He was born in Vienna[2]. He was born on March 26, 1971[3]. He worked as a film director[4], film producer[5], and music video director[6]. He ranks in the top 0.59% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,657 views/month, #5,868 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Francis Lawrence was born in Vienna[2].
  • Francis Lawrence was born on March 26, 1971[3].
  • Francis Lawrence held citizenship in Austria[8].
  • Francis Lawrence held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Francis Lawrence worked as a film director[4].
  • Francis Lawrence's professions included film producer[5].
  • Francis Lawrence's professions included music video director[6].
  • Francis Lawrence's field of work was film[10].
  • Francis Lawrence's field of work was film direction[11].
  • Francis Lawrence was educated at Loyola Marymount University[12].
  • Francis Lawrence received the Grammy Award for Best Music Video[13].
  • Francis Lawrence received the Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award[14].
  • Francis Lawrence's religion is recorded as Judaism[15].
  • Francis Lawrence is recorded as male[16].
  • Francis Lawrence's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Francis Lawrence's Commons category is recorded as Francis Lawrence[18].
  • Francis Lawrence's family name is recorded as Lawrence[19].
  • Francis Lawrence's given name is recorded as Francis[20].
  • Francis Lawrence's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].
  • Francis Lawrence's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Francis Lawrence'}[22].
  • Francis Lawrence's start of work period is recorded as 1993[23].
  • Francis Lawrence's related category is recorded as Category:Films directed by Francis Lawrence[24].
  • Francis Lawrence's related category is recorded as Category:Music videos directed by Francis Lawrence[25].

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[26]

  • Country: US[27]

  • Began / founded: 1971-03-26[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: fc0feea8-0792-4f6d-9151-5b65d4bd6a67[29]

Body

Origins and Family

Francis Lawrence's place of birth was Vienna[2]. He was born on March 26, 1971[3].

Education

Francis Lawrence's education included a stint at Loyola Marymount University[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include film director[4], film producer[5], and music video director[6]. Fields of work include film[10] and film direction[11], an activity[30].

Recognition

Awards received include Grammy Award for Best Music Video[13], a class of award[31], in United States[32], founded in 1984[33] and Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award[14], a class of award[34], in United States[35].

Personal Life

Francis Lawrence's religion is recorded as Judaism[15].

Why It Matters

Francis Lawrence ranks in the top 0.59% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,657 views/month, #5,868 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was Francis Lawrence born?

Born in Vienna[2], Francis Lawrence…

What did Francis Lawrence do for work?

Francis Lawrence worked as film director[4], film producer[5], and music video director[6].

Where did Francis Lawrence go to school?

Francis Lawrence was educated at Loyola Marymount University[12].

What awards did Francis Lawrence receive?

Honors received include Grammy Award for Best Music Video[13] and Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award[14].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . LUMIERE. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . hollywoodreporter.com. hollywoodreporter.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Given name Francis
    Field of work film, film direction
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