Great Performances

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Great Performances

Summary

Great Performances is a television series[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (69 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Great Performances is the creator of Jac Venza[3].
  • Great Performances received the Peabody Awards[4].
  • Great Performances received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie[5].
  • Great Performances received the Peabody Awards[6].
  • Great Performances's instance of is recorded as television series[7].
  • Great Performances's composer is recorded as John Williams[8].
  • Great Performances's genre is comedy television series[9].
  • Great Performances's genre is drama television series[10].
  • Great Performances's genre is musical film[11].
  • Great Performances's genre is television documentary[12].
  • A cast member of Great Performances was Angela Lansbury[13].
  • A cast member of Great Performances was Derek Jacobi[14].
  • A cast member of Great Performances was Loreena McKennitt[15].
  • A cast member of Great Performances was Dmitry Khvorostovsky[16].
  • A cast member of Great Performances was George Hearn[17].
  • The original language of Great Performances was English[18].
  • Great Performances's original broadcaster is recorded as PBS[19].
  • Great Performances's country of origin is recorded as United States[20].
  • Great Performances began on +1972-11-04T00:00:00Z[21].
  • Great Performances's official website is recorded as http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/[22].
  • Great Performances's nominated for is recorded as Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series[23].
  • Great Performances's nominated for is recorded as British Academy Television Award for Best Actor[24].
  • Great Performances's nominated for is recorded as British Academy Television Award for Best Actor[25].
  • Great Performances's nominated for is recorded as Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series[26].
  • Great Performances's nominated for is recorded as Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Cast members include Angela Lansbury[13], Derek Jacobi[14], Loreena McKennitt[15], Dmitry Khvorostovsky[16], and George Hearn[17]. Great Performances is the creator of Jac Venza[3].

Publication

The original language of Great Performances was English[18]. Genres include comedy television series[9], drama television series[10], musical film[11], and television documentary[12].

Reception

Awards received include Peabody Awards[4], an award[28], in United States[29], founded in 1940[30] and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie[5], an award for best supporting actor[31], in United States[32], founded in 1975[33].

Why It Matters

Great Performances ranks in the top 9% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (69 views/month).[2]

FAQs

What awards did Great Performances receive?

Honors received include Peabody Awards[4], Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie[5], and Peabody Awards[6].

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  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] . fernsehserien.de. Retrieved . fernsehserien.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . fernsehserien.de. Retrieved . fernsehserien.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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    Country of origin United States
    Fernsehserien.de id great-performances
    Library of congress authority id n86730619
    Original broadcaster PBS
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