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Helene Hanff

American screenwriter and writer (1916-1997)
Person Human Q297542

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[13]
Date of birth
April 15, 1916
Date of death
April 9, 1997
Place of birth
Philadelphia
Place of death
New York City
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Occupation
writer, screenwriter, novelist
Educated at
Philadelphia High School for Girls, Temple University[10][11]
Notable work
84, Charing Cross Road[12]
Genre
memoir[14]
Cause of death
diabetes[15]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[19]
Family name
Hanff[16]
Given name
Helene[17]
Manner of death
natural causes[18]
Name in native language
Helene Hanff[20]
Place of burial
Mount Lebanon Cemetery[8]
🏷️ Also known as
en Helene Hanff fa هلن هانف he הלין האנף ja ヘレーン・ハンフ ko 헬렌 한프 ru Хелен Ханфф sv Hanff zh 海伦·汉芙 zh-hant 海倫·漢芙
🔖 Identifiers · 73
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
12478214
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n50017710
GND ID
123719615
Alexander Turnbull Library ID
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Allcinema person ID
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BAnQ authority ID
0000816437
BBC Things ID
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BIBSYS ID
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Babelio author ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
136012263
BookBrainz author ID
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CANTIC ID
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CINE21 person ID
53054
Canadiana Name Authority ID
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CiNii Research ID
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Databazeknih.cz author ID
167276
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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ELNET ID
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Europeana entity
agent/base/78758
FAST ID
5604
FID performing arts ID
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Film.ru person ID
helene-hanff
Find a Grave memorial ID
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Freebase ID
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Geni profile ID
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Goodreads author ID
58918
HAND ID
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Harper's tag
helene-hanff
IMDb ID
nm0359815
IdRef ID
053503775
Internet Broadway Database person ID
6200
J9U entity ID
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Kallías ID
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Kinobox person ID
1295701
Les Archives du spectacle person ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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LibraryThing author ID
hanffhelene
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA0658692X
NDL Authority ID
00442370
NE.se ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
849620
NNDB people ID
246/000179706
NSK (VIAF) ID
000780580
NSK ID
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NUKAT ID
n2015092234
National Library of Brazil ID
000235512
National Library of Greece ID
198948
National Library of Korea ID
KAC201839319
National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
9811499730005606
National Library of Portugal ID
1488035
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1615329
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
072267380
Open Library ID
OL656011A
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
66166
Parsifal cluster ID
584535
Penguin Random House author ID
234670
Perlentaucher ID
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Plex person key
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RERO ID (legacy)
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Runeberg author ID
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SBN author ID
CFIV107576
SNAC ARK ID
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SVKKL authority ID
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Swedish Film Database person ID
213351
TMDB person ID
78515
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058516734606706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1288153
WikiTree person ID
Hanff-15
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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Occupation 3
writer, screenwriter, novelist
Cause of death 1
diabetes
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Temple University
Genre 1
memoir
Given name 1
Helene
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Notable work 1
84, Charing Cross Road
Place of birth 1
Philadelphia
Place of death 1
New York City
Sex or gender 1
female
Works by author 1
84, Charing Cross Road
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Summary

Helene Hanff was born on April 15, 1916[1], in Philadelphia[2]. She died on April 9, 1997[3], in New York City[4]. She worked as a writer[5], screenwriter[6], and novelist[7].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to her include 84, Charing Cross Road[21], a written work[22].

FAQs

Where was Helene Hanff born?

Helene Hanff was born in Philadelphia[2].

Where did Helene Hanff die?

Helene Hanff died in New York City[4].

What did Helene Hanff do for work?

Helene Hanff worked as a writer[5], screenwriter[6], and novelist[7].

Where did Helene Hanff go to school?

Helene Hanff was educated at Philadelphia High School for Girls[10] and Temple University[11].

Related Entities

New York City Temple University United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . Q's Legacy. wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 4w ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    BookBrainz author ID → 337c64b1-d397-4d23-8f8a-a6bf9aed5d2d
    "Created claim: BookBrainz author ID: 337c64b1-d397-4d23-8f8a-a6bf9aed5d2d, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1791629849434"
  2. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → helene-hanff
    HAND ID → 2003-6F48-5F6A-3CFF-F32F
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #46379: HAND ID (2)"
  3. 16w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CINE21 person ID → 53054
    "Changed [ko] labels, descriptions, aliases and claims: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #42334"
  4. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → 0423690-Hanff-Helene-19161997
    "Created claim: SVKKL authority ID: 0423690-Hanff-Helene-19161997, batch #259654"
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