Harry Williams

American composer, lyricist, and film director/producer (1879-1922)
Person human Q5673421
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Harry Williams

Summary

Harry Williams is a human[1]. Born in Faribault[2], he… he was born on August 23, 1879[3]. He died in Oakland[4]. He died on May 15, 1922[5]. He worked as a composer[6], songwriter[7], actor[8], lyricist[9], and film director[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Faribault[2], Harry Williams…
  • Harry Williams died in Oakland[4].
  • Harry Williams was born on August 23, 1879[3].
  • Harry Williams died on May 15, 1922[5].
  • Harry Williams held citizenship in United States[12].
  • English was Harry Williams's native language[13].
  • Harry Williams worked as a composer[6].
  • Harry Williams's professions included songwriter[7].
  • Harry Williams's professions included actor[8].
  • Harry Williams's professions included lyricist[9].
  • Harry Williams worked as a film director[10].
  • Harry Williams worked as a music publisher[14].
  • Harry Williams is recorded as male[15].
  • Harry Williams's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Harry Williams's family name is recorded as Williams[17].
  • Harry Williams's given name is recorded as Harry[18].
  • Harry Williams's given name is recorded as Hiram[19].
  • Harry Williams's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[20].
  • Harry Williams's copyright representative is recorded as American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers[21].
  • Harry Williams's writing language is recorded as English[22].
  • Harry Williams's copyright status as a creator is recorded as copyrights on works have expired[23].
  • Harry Williams's P14750 is recorded as 0102-7EB3-B9B1-120A-C2F5[24].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Faribault[2], Harry Williams… he was born on August 23, 1879[3]. English was his native language[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], songwriter[7], actor[8], lyricist[9], film director[10], and music publisher[14].

Death and Burial

Harry Williams died on May 15, 1922[5]. He passed away in Oakland[4].

Why It Matters

Harry Williams ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

He is credited with the discovery of silver screen[27].

FAQs

Where was Harry Williams born?

Harry Williams's place of birth was Faribault[2].

Where did Harry Williams die?

Harry Williams died in Oakland[4].

What did Harry Williams do for work?

Harry Williams worked as composer[6], songwriter[7], actor[8], lyricist[9], and film director[10].

What did Harry Williams discover?

Harry Williams is credited as discoverer of silver screen[27].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . 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.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person id → 366301
    P14750 → 0102-7EB3-B9B1-120A-C2F5
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P7553]]: 366301, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270112|batch #270112]]"
  2. 16w ago · Bargioni · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    George eastman museum people id → 99995
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/36438|batch #36438]]: add P1810 to P5504 (RISM persons)"
  3. 19w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Harry, Hiram
    Family name → Williams
    Writing language → English
    Country of citizenship → United States
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32118|batch #32118]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (31)"
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