Irving Klaw

influential American merchant of sexploitation, fetish, and Hollywood glamour pin-up photographs and films
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Irving Klaw

Summary

Irving Klaw is a human[1]. He was born in Brooklyn[2]. He was born on November 9, 1910[3]. He passed away in New York City[4]. He died on September 3, 1966[5]. He worked as a photographer[6], film director[7], film producer[8], and bondage rigger[9]. He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10]

Key Facts

  • Irving Klaw's place of birth was Brooklyn[2].
  • Irving Klaw died in New York City[4].
  • Irving Klaw was born on November 9, 1910[3].
  • Irving Klaw died on September 3, 1966[5].
  • Irving Klaw held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Irving Klaw worked as a photographer[6].
  • Irving Klaw worked as a film director[7].
  • Irving Klaw worked as a film producer[8].
  • Irving Klaw's professions included bondage rigger[9].
  • Irving Klaw's field of work was nude photography[12].
  • Irving Klaw's field of work was burlesque[13].
  • Irving Klaw's field of work was fetish photography[14].
  • Irving Klaw is recorded as male[15].
  • Irving Klaw's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Irving Klaw's genre is nude photography[17].
  • Irving Klaw's genre is fetish photography[18].
  • Irving Klaw's Commons category is recorded as Irving Klaw[19].
  • The cause of death was appendicitis[20].
  • Irving Klaw's family name is recorded as Klaw[21].
  • Irving Klaw's given name is recorded as Irving[22].
  • Irving Klaw's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[23].
  • Irving Klaw's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • Irving Klaw's Commons Creator page is recorded as Irving Klaw[25].
  • Irving Klaw's start of work period is recorded as 1938[26].
  • Irving Klaw's sibling is recorded as Paula Klaw[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.

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  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1910-11-09[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1966-09-03[31]

  • Community tags: director, film producer[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 605f09ea-e921-4c63-b02e-974551e6895a[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Brooklyn[2], Irving Klaw… he was born on November 9, 1910[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include photographer[6], film director[7], film producer[8], and bondage rigger[9]. Fields of work include nude photography[12], a photography genre[34]; burlesque[13], a comedic genre[35]; and fetish photography[14].

Death and Burial

Irving Klaw died on September 3, 1966[5]. He passed away in New York City[4]. The cause of death was appendicitis[20].

Why It Matters

Irving Klaw has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10]

FAQs

Where was Irving Klaw born?

Born in Brooklyn[2], Irving Klaw…

Where did Irving Klaw die?

Irving Klaw passed away in New York City[4].

What did Irving Klaw do for work?

Irving Klaw worked as photographer[6], film director[7], film producer[8], and bondage rigger[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . Photographers' Identities Catalog. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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