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Hugh Laing

Barbadian dancer (1911–1988)
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Hugh Laing
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Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
June 6, 1911
Date of death
May 10, 1988, 1988[7]
Place of birth
Barbados
Place of death
Harlem, Mount Sinai Morningside[6]
Country of citizenship
Barbados[9]
Occupation
ballerina
Spouse
Diana Adams[8]
Archives at
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts[11]
Family name
Laing[12]
Given name
Hugh[13]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject New York Public Library[15]
Start of work period
1933[14]
🏷️ Also known as
en Hugh Laing en Hugh Skinner ar هيو لاينغ ru Хью Лэйн zh 休·萊恩
🔖 Identifiers · 21
VIAF cluster ID
92992134
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n89663868
GND ID
1328465586
American Film Institute person ID
71725
American National Biography ID
1800697
De Agostini ID
Laing,+Hugh
Film.ru person ID
hyu-leyng
Freebase ID
/m/05zyb9w
IMDb ID
nm0481905
Internet Broadway Database person ID
111674
Kinobox person ID
878124
Libraries Australia ID
35647655
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National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp130995
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100048734
Prabook ID
2355602
SNAC ARK ID
w6ng4smn
TMDB person ID
1324196
TheaterEncyclopedie ID
01944072-ff63-7332-a5e9-9635985865a7
Union List of Artist Names ID
500490727
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJrGwptm8rqhTtxcmPFkDq
Yale LUX ID
person/761dc6ee-92ec-45bc-9716-886c083a733b

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Country of citizenship 1
Barbados
Given name 1
Hugh
Instance of 1
human
Occupation 1
ballerina
Place of birth 1
Barbados
Place of death 1
Harlem
Sex or gender 1
male
Spouse 1
Diana Adams
Spouses 1
Diana Adams
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Summary

Hugh Laing was born on June 6, 1911[1], in Barbados[2]. He died on May 10, 1988[3], in Harlem[4]. He worked as a ballerina[5].

FAQs

Where was Hugh Laing born?

Hugh Laing was born in Barbados[2].

Where did Hugh Laing die?

Hugh Laing died in Harlem[4].

Who was Hugh Laing married to?

Hugh Laing's spouses include Diana Adams[8].

What did Hugh Laing do for work?

Hugh Laing worked as a ballerina[5].

Related Entities

Barbados

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . The New York Times. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . The New York Times. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . The New York Times. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . archives.nypl.org. Retrieved . archives.nypl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [1] ↑ . oxfordreference.com. oxfordreference.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . The New York Times. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 18w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    GND ID → 1328465586
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #39939: add missing GNDs"
  2. 26w ago · Ceaseless Watcher · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Start of work period → 1933
    Place of birth → Barbados
    Spouse → Diana Adams
    Country of citizenship → Barbados
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #31158: ULAN fecha de muerte, latinoamerica, open source"
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