George Cates

American music arranger, conductor, songwriter and record executive
Person human Q5537755
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George Cates

Summary

George Cates is a human[1]. His place of birth was New York City[2]. He was born on October 19, 1911[3]. He passed away in Santa Monica[4]. He died on May 12, 2002[5]. He worked as a conductor[6], music executive[7], songwriter[8], and music arranger[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (59 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • George Cates's place of birth was New York City[2].
  • George Cates passed away in Santa Monica[4].
  • George Cates was born on October 19, 1911[3].
  • George Cates died on May 12, 2002[5].
  • George Cates died on May 10, 2002[11].
  • Burial took place at Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery[12].
  • George Cates held citizenship in United States[13].
  • George Cates's professions included conductor[6].
  • George Cates's professions included music executive[7].
  • George Cates worked as a songwriter[8].
  • George Cates's professions included music arranger[9].
  • George Cates is recorded as male[14].
  • George Cates's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • George Cates's record label is recorded as Coral[16].
  • George Cates's family name is recorded as Cates[17].
  • George Cates's given name is recorded as George[18].
  • George Cates's given name is recorded as Edwin[19].
  • George Cates's instrument is recorded as saxophone[20].
  • George Cates's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].
  • George Cates's name in native language is recorded as George Edwin Cates[22].
  • George Cates's name in native language is recorded as George Cates[23].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[24]

  • Country: US[25]

  • Began / founded: 1911-10-19[26]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2002-05-12[27]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 8b275555-70ef-40b7-b69f-69e9fea90d8a[28]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in New York City[2], George Cates… he was born on October 19, 1911[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include conductor[6], music executive[7], songwriter[8], and music arranger[9].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include May 12, 2002[5] and May 10, 2002[11]. George Cates passed away in Santa Monica[4]. He is buried at Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery[12].

Why It Matters

George Cates ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (59 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[10]

FAQs

Where was George Cates born?

George Cates was born in New York City[2].

Where did George Cates die?

George Cates died in Santa Monica[4].

What did George Cates do for work?

George Cates worked as conductor[6], music executive[7], songwriter[8], and music arranger[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] . latimes.com. latimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discogs artist id 781534
    Sbn author id CFIV207990
    Name in native language George Edwin Cates, George Cates
    Gnd id 1227280920
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