George Melly

English jazz and blues singer, critic, writer and lecturer (1926–2007)
Person human Q1293008
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George Melly

Summary

George Melly is a human[1]. Born in Liverpool[2], he… he was born on August 17, 1926[3]. He died in Shepherd's Bush[4]. He died on July 5, 2007[5]. He worked as a jazz musician[6], journalist[7], screenwriter[8], writer[9], and singer[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (402 views/month, #7,188 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • George Melly's place of birth was Liverpool[2].
  • George Melly was born in St Michael's Hamlet[12].
  • George Melly passed away in Shepherd's Bush[4].
  • George Melly was born on August 17, 1926[3].
  • George Melly died on July 5, 2007[5].
  • Among George Melly's spouses was Diana Melly[13].
  • George Melly held citizenship in United Kingdom[14].
  • George Melly worked as a jazz musician[6].
  • George Melly's professions included journalist[7].
  • George Melly worked as a screenwriter[8].
  • George Melly's professions included writer[9].
  • George Melly worked as a singer[10].
  • George Melly's professions included film actor[15].
  • George Melly was educated at Stowe School[16].
  • George Melly is recorded as male[17].
  • George Melly's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • George Melly's genre is jazz[19].
  • George Melly's record label is recorded as Warner Music Group[20].
  • George Melly's Commons category is recorded as George Melly[21].
  • The cause of death was lung cancer[22].
  • The cause of death was pulmonary emphysema[23].
  • George Melly's family name is recorded as Melly[24].
  • George Melly's given name is recorded as Alan[25].
  • George Melly's given name is recorded as George[26].
  • George Melly's given name is recorded as Heywood[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: 1926-08-17[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2007-07-05[31]

  • Genre(s): jazz[32]

  • Community tags: british, english, jazz, jazz and blues, uk[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 7f8e0c3d-c901-4fc9-b4c0-ae0c46fbe814[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Liverpool[2], a city[35], in United Kingdom[36], founded in 1207[37] and St Michael's Hamlet[12], a suburb[38], in United Kingdom[39]. George Melly was born on August 17, 1926[3].

Education

George Melly's education included a stint at Stowe School[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include jazz musician[6], journalist[7], screenwriter[8], writer[9], singer[10], and film actor[15].

Personal Life

Among George Melly's spouses was Diana Melly[13].

Death and Burial

George Melly died on July 5, 2007[5]. He died in Shepherd's Bush[4]. Recorded cause of death include lung cancer[22] and pulmonary emphysema[23].

Why It Matters

George Melly ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (402 views/month, #7,188 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

Where was George Melly born?

Born in Liverpool[2], George Melly…

Where did George Melly die?

George Melly passed away in Shepherd's Bush[4].

Who was George Melly married to?

George Melly's spouses include Diana Melly[13].

What did George Melly do for work?

George Melly worked as jazz musician[6], journalist[7], screenwriter[8], writer[9], and singer[10].

Where did George Melly go to school?

George Melly was educated at Stowe School[16].

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. [12] . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  4. [17] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . Who's Who. wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . news.bbc.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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