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Gerald Kersh

British writer (1911–1968)
Person human Q1995154

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
August 26, 1911
Date of death
November 5, 1968
Place of birth
Teddington
Place of death
Middletown
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[9][10]
Occupation
novelist, screenwriter, science fiction writer, writer
Award received
Edgar Awards[11]
Genre
film noir[13]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[16]
Family name
Kersh[14]
Given name
Gerald[15]
P14750
EBA0-05C9-9BE4-546D-E2EE[18]
Writing language
English[17]
🏷️ Also known as
en Gerald Kersh ja ジェラルド・カーシュ ru Джеральд Керш ru Керш ru Керш Джеральд ru Керш, Джеральд
🔖 Identifiers · 51
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
71431593
Library of Congress authority ID
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GND ID
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BookBrainz author ID
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CANTIC ID
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CBDB.cz author ID
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CONOR.BG ID
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CiNii Research ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
124167306
Dansk Forfatterleksikon ID
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Databazeknih.cz author ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
124167306
Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ID
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Europeana entity
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FAST ID
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Fancyclopedia 3 ID
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Film.ru person ID
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Freebase ID
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Goodreads author ID
54469
Harper's tag
gerald-kersh
IMDb ID
nm0449946
ISFDB author ID
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IdRef ID
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JudaicaLink person (GND) ID
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Kinobox person ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NDL Authority ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007263725005171
National Library of Latvia ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
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National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX4578935
National Virtual Library of India ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
072294752
NooSFere author ID
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Online Books Page author ID
Kersh, Gerald, 1911-1968
Open Library ID
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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
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SBN author ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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TMDB person ID
938281
Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature NILF ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/1853f177-4f7d-4534-8f0f-a485f9250b57

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 3
screenwriter, novelist, science fiction writer
Country of citizenship 2
United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Films written 2
Night and the City, Scent of Mystery
← After a work by 2
Night and the City, Night and the City
Award received 1
Edgar Awards
Genre 1
film noir
Given name 1
Gerald
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Teddington
Place of death 1
Middletown
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

Gerald Kersh was born on August 26, 1911[1], in Teddington[2]. He died on November 5, 1968[3], in Middletown[4]. He worked as a novelist[5], screenwriter[6], science fiction writer[7], and writer[8].

FAQs

Where was Gerald Kersh born?

Gerald Kersh was born in Teddington[2].

Where did Gerald Kersh die?

Gerald Kersh passed away in Middletown[4].

What did Gerald Kersh do for work?

Gerald Kersh worked as a novelist[5], screenwriter[6], science fiction writer[7], and writer[8].

What awards did Gerald Kersh receive?

Honors received include Edgar Awards[11].

Related Entities

United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    BookBrainz author ID → b81407b7-5273-4df1-b90a-7d8bafa431f8
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  2. 24d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → gerald-kersh
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'fr', 'ja', 'ru', 'sv']
    P14750 → EBA0-05C9-9BE4-546D-E2EE
    Occupation → novelist, screenwriter, science fiction writer +1
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  3. 25w ago · Magnus Manske · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CANTIC ID → 981058615340906706
    Aliases → —
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Place of birth → Teddington
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ CANTIC ID: 981058615340906706, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257405|batch #257405]]"
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