Gaylene Preston

New Zealand filmmaker
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Gaylene Preston

Summary

Gaylene Preston is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Greymouth[2]. She was born on +1947-06-01T00:00:00Z[3]. She worked as a film director[4], film producer[5], director[6], and screenwriter[7]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month, #7,280 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Gaylene Preston was born in Greymouth[2].
  • Gaylene Preston was born on +1947-06-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • A child of Gaylene Preston was Chelsie Preston Crayford[9].
  • Gaylene Preston held citizenship in New Zealand[10].
  • Gaylene Preston worked as a film director[4].
  • Gaylene Preston worked as a film producer[5].
  • Gaylene Preston worked as a director[6].
  • Gaylene Preston worked as a screenwriter[7].
  • Gaylene Preston was educated at Ilam School of Fine Arts[11].
  • Gaylene Preston was educated at University of Hertfordshire[12].
  • Gaylene Preston received the Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit‎[13].
  • Gaylene Preston received the Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit[14].
  • Gaylene Preston received the Arts and Culture award[15].
  • Gaylene Preston received the Wellingtonian of the Year (category award)[16].
  • Gaylene Preston's image is recorded as Gaylene Preston (cropped).jpg[17].
  • Gaylene Preston is recorded as female[18].
  • Gaylene Preston's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Gaylene Preston's ISNI is recorded as 0000000063908068[20].
  • Gaylene Preston's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 53437623[21].
  • Gaylene Preston's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n97074360[22].
  • Gaylene Preston's IMDb ID is recorded as nm0696414[23].
  • Gaylene Preston's Commons category is recorded as Gaylene Preston[24].
  • Gaylene Preston's unmarried partner is recorded as Jonathan Crayford[25].
  • Gaylene Preston's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0fkdh9[26].
  • Gaylene Preston's family name is recorded as Preston[27].

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Origins and Family

Gaylene Preston's place of birth was Greymouth[2]. She was born on +1947-06-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Ilam School of Fine Arts[11], an art academy[28], in New Zealand[29], founded in 1882[30] and University of Hertfordshire[12], a public university[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1992[33].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include film director[4], film producer[5], director[6], and screenwriter[7].

Recognition

Awards received include Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit‎[13], a grade of an order[34], in New Zealand[35]; Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit[14], a grade of an order[36], in New Zealand[37]; Arts and Culture award[15], an award[38], in New Zealand[39], founded in 2015[40]; and Wellingtonian of the Year (category award)[16], an award[41], in New Zealand[42], founded in 1989[43].

Personal Life

A child of Gaylene Preston was Chelsie Preston Crayford[9].

Why It Matters

Gaylene Preston ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month, #7,280 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Gaylene Preston born?

Born in Greymouth[2], Gaylene Preston…

What did Gaylene Preston do for work?

Gaylene Preston worked as film director[4], film producer[5], director[6], and screenwriter[7].

Where did Gaylene Preston go to school?

Gaylene Preston was educated at Ilam School of Fine Arts[11] and University of Hertfordshire[12].

What awards did Gaylene Preston receive?

Honors received include Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit‎[13], Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit[14], Arts and Culture award[15], and Wellingtonian of the Year (category award)[16].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . www.acmi.net.au. wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . dpmc.govt.nz. dpmc.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . dpmc.govt.nz. dpmc.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] . womenofinfluence.co.nz. Retrieved . womenofinfluence.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] . wellys.co.nz. Retrieved . wellys.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . 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
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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