Gary Burns

Canadian film director and screenwriter
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Gary Burns

Summary

Gary Burns is a human[1]. His place of birth was Calgary[2]. He was born on +1960-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a film director[4], screenwriter[5], and film screenwriter[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Born in Calgary[2], Gary Burns…
  • Gary Burns was born on +1960-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Gary Burns held citizenship in Canada[8].
  • Gary Burns worked as a film director[4].
  • Gary Burns worked as a screenwriter[5].
  • Gary Burns's professions included film screenwriter[6].
  • Gary Burns's field of work was film direction[9].
  • Gary Burns's field of work was film screenwriting[10].
  • Gary Burns's education included a stint at Concordia University[11].
  • Gary Burns's education included a stint at University of Calgary[12].
  • Gary Burns was educated at Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema[13].
  • Gary Burns is recorded as male[14].
  • Gary Burns's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Gary Burns's ISNI is recorded as 0000000119526393[16].
  • Gary Burns's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 91378904[17].
  • Gary Burns's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2008146551[18].
  • Gary Burns's IMDb ID is recorded as nm0122672[19].
  • Gary Burns's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08k982[20].
  • Gary Burns's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as mub2017959239[21].
  • Gary Burns's family name is recorded as Burns[22].
  • Gary Burns's given name is recorded as Gary[23].
  • Gary Burns's AlloCiné person ID is recorded as 30506[24].
  • Gary Burns's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • Gary Burns's AllMovie person ID is recorded as p201325[26].
  • Gary Burns's Swedish Film Database person ID is recorded as 450575[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Gary Burns was born in Calgary[2]. He was born on +1960-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Concordia University[11], a university in Quebec[28], in Canada[29], founded in 1974[30], headquartered in Montreal[31]; University of Calgary[12], an autonomous university[32], in Canada[33], founded in 1966[34], headquartered in Calgary[35]; and Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema[13], a film school[36], in Canada[37], founded in 1997[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include film director[4], screenwriter[5], and film screenwriter[6]. Fields of work include film direction[9], an activity[39] and film screenwriting[10], an occupation[40].

Why It Matters

Gary Burns ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Gary Burns born?

Gary Burns was born in Calgary[2].

What did Gary Burns do for work?

Gary Burns worked as film director[4], screenwriter[5], and film screenwriter[6].

Where did Gary Burns go to school?

Gary Burns was educated at Concordia University[11], University of Calgary[12], and Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . 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] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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