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Gershon Kingsley

American composer and musician (1922–2019)
Person human Q61977
Gershon Kingsley
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Facts

27 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
October 28, 1922
Date of death
December 10, 2019
Place of birth
Bochum
Place of death
New York City
Country of citizenship
Germany, United States[9][10]
Occupation
composer, songwriter, conductor, musician
Notable work
Popcorn[11]
Genre
electronic music, classical music, pop music, religious music, crossover[14][15][16][17][18]
Official website
www.gershonkingsley.com[23]
Nominated for
Tony Award for Best Conductor and Musical Director[28]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German, English[29][30]
Birth name
Götz Gustav Ksinski[31]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[36]
Described by source
Gershon Kingsley, Master of Electronic Sounds, Dies at 97[27]
End of work period
2017[35]
Family name
Ksinski[19]
Given name
Götz, Gustav[20][21]
Instrument
modular synthesizer, piano[25][26]
Manner of death
natural causes[24]
Member of
Perrey and Kingsley[12]
Name in kana
キングズリー[33]
Name in native language
Gershon Kingsley[32]
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P14750
53B6-257C-7315-4342-F5C6
Pseudonym
Gershon Kingsley[22]
Start of work period
1954[34]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 42
ISNI
000000012141151X, 0000000116920504
VIAF cluster ID
100394818
Library of Congress authority ID
n85000643
GND ID
137222858
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000646963
Bait La Zemer Ha-Ivri artist ID
987007263590705171
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14193679d
Carnegie Hall agent ID
26101
DDB person (GND) ID
137222858
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
137222858
Discogs artist ID
18553
Europeana entity
agent/base/75178
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FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_137222858
Facebook username
HerrPopcorn
FactGrid item ID
Alamo
Film.ru person ID
gershon-kingsli
Freebase ID
/m/01p77gl
IMDb ID
nm0455521
IdRef ID
165173041
Internet Broadway Database person ID
95953
JudaicaLink person (GND) ID
137222858
KANTO ID
000202897
Kinobox person ID
875205
MusicBrainz artist ID
79837901-1e7a-4dad-80e9-3faf0668e09e
Musicalics composer ID
103427
Musik-Sammler.de artist ID
18208
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000286610
National Discography of Italian Song artist/group ID
16150
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007263590705171
National Library of Latvia ID
000316991
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:eeD;=Be
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9811555696605606
Pitchfork artist ID
24687-gershon-kingsley
Roglo person ID
p=gotz+gustav;n=ksinski
SBN author ID
DDSV089120
SNAC ARK ID
w6f77bv8
SNK ID
173266, 173267
SoundCloud ID
gershon-kingsley
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJwMBqtGpJKmXwTKq9cByd
X (Twitter) username
HerrPopcorn
Yale LUX ID
person/1b3513bb-6cba-4c9f-9974-5adb107e0d0f
ČSFD person ID
220188

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🔗 Connections
Genre 5
classical music, pop music, electronic music, religious music, crossover
Compositions 4
Popcorn, Sam's Song, Silent Night, Bloody Night, Pyramid
Mb:composer 4
Popcorn, Popcorn, Baroque Hoedown, Baroque Hoedown
Occupation 4
composer, musician, conductor, songwriter
Country of citizenship 2
United States, Germany
Instrument 2
piano, synthesizer
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, German
Mb:writer 2
2 Die 4, 2 Die 4
FactGrid item ID 1
Alamo
Given name 1
Gustav
Instance of 1
human
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Mb:collaboration 1
Perrey and Kingsley
Mb:performer of 1
Music to Moog By
Notable work 1
Popcorn
Place of birth 1
Bochum
Place of death 1
New York City
Sex or gender 1
male
← Lyricist 1
Popcorn
← Performer 1
Popcorn
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Summary

Gershon Kingsley was born on October 28, 1922[1], in Bochum[2]. He died on December 10, 2019[3], in New York City[4]. He worked as a composer[5], songwriter[6], conductor[7], and musician[8].

FAQs

Where was Gershon Kingsley born?

Gershon Kingsley was born in Bochum[2].

Where did Gershon Kingsley die?

Gershon Kingsley died in New York City[4].

What did Gershon Kingsley do for work?

Gershon Kingsley worked as a composer[5], songwriter[6], conductor[7], and musician[8].

Related Entities

Germany New York City United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [5] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  16. [1] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . index.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [24] ↑ . index.hu. Retrieved . index.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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