Hugh Martin

American musical theater and film composer (1914-2011)
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Hugh Martin

Summary

Hugh Martin is a human[1]. Born in Birmingham[2], he… he was born on August 11, 1914[3]. He passed away in Encinitas[4]. He died on March 11, 2011[5]. He worked as a composer[6], songwriter[7], music arranger[8], opera vocal coach[9], and playwright[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (117 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Hugh Martin's place of birth was Birmingham[2].
  • Hugh Martin passed away in Encinitas[4].
  • Hugh Martin was born on August 11, 1914[3].
  • Hugh Martin died on March 11, 2011[5].
  • Hugh Martin is buried at Mission San Luis Rey Cemetery[12].
  • Hugh Martin held citizenship in United States[13].
  • Hugh Martin worked as a composer[6].
  • Hugh Martin worked as a songwriter[7].
  • Hugh Martin worked as a music arranger[8].
  • Hugh Martin's professions included opera vocal coach[9].
  • Hugh Martin's professions included playwright[10].
  • Hugh Martin worked as a lyricist[14].
  • Hugh Martin's field of work was drama[15].
  • Hugh Martin's field of work was composed musical work[16].
  • Hugh Martin's field of work was lyrics[17].
  • Hugh Martin's field of work was music[18].
  • Hugh Martin's field of work was piano[19].
  • Hugh Martin's field of work was music composition[20].
  • Hugh Martin was educated at Birmingham–Southern College[21].
  • Hugh Martin is recorded as male[22].
  • Hugh Martin's instance of is recorded as human[23].
  • Hugh Martin's genre is musical[24].
  • Hugh Martin's archives at is recorded as Library of Congress Music Division[25].
  • The cause of death was disease[26].
  • Hugh Martin's family name is recorded as Martin[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1914-08-11[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2011-03-11[31]

  • Community tags: composer[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 46f29ffe-7479-4365-bfd0-fd8f2bb1c7bf[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Hugh Martin's place of birth was Birmingham[2]. He was born on August 11, 1914[3].

Education

Hugh Martin's education included a stint at Birmingham–Southern College[21].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], songwriter[7], music arranger[8], opera vocal coach[9], playwright[10], and lyricist[14]. Fields of work include drama[15], a literary mode[34]; composed musical work[16], a type of work of art[35]; lyrics[17], a song component[36]; music[18], a type of arts[37]; piano[19], a type of musical instrument[38], founded in 1720[39]; and music composition[20], an academic discipline[40].

Death and Burial

Hugh Martin died on March 11, 2011[5]. He passed away in Encinitas[4]. The cause of death was disease[26]. Burial took place at Mission San Luis Rey Cemetery[12].

Why It Matters

Hugh Martin ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (117 views/month, #7,272 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

FAQs

Where was Hugh Martin born?

Hugh Martin was born in Birmingham[2].

Where did Hugh Martin die?

Hugh Martin died in Encinitas[4].

What did Hugh Martin do for work?

Hugh Martin worked as composer[6], songwriter[7], music arranger[8], opera vocal coach[9], and playwright[10].

Where did Hugh Martin go to school?

Hugh Martin was educated at Birmingham–Southern College[21].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [23] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [21] . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [19] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [20] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [12] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . Library of Congress Control Number. wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . abcnews.go.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Nominated for Tony Award for Best Author, Academy Award for Best Original Song, Academy Award for Best Original Song +3
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