Jack Norworth

American songwriter, singer and vaudeville performer (1879-1959)
Person human Q709490

Facts

15 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
January 5, 1879
Date of death
September 1, 1959
Place of birth
Philadelphia
Place of death
Laguna Beach
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[16]
Birth name
John Godfrey Knauff[17]
Family name
Knauff[12]
P14750
54E3-8913-E58D-86E1-EBD9[18]
Pseudonym
Jack Norworth[15]
🏷️ Also known as
en Jack Norworth de Norworth he ג'ק נורוורת' ja ジャック・ニューワース ja ジャック・ノーワース
🔖 Identifiers · 39
VIAF cluster ID
1646527
Library of Congress authority ID
n91038972
Carnegie Hall agent ID
63139
DAHR artist ID
106319
Discogs artist ID
741924
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Jack-Norworth
Europeana entity
agent/base/150237
FAST ID
1760986
Find a Grave memorial ID
6912184
Freebase ID
/m/039806
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Geni.com profile ID
6000000018853097677
Genius artist ID
Jack-norworth
Genius artist numeric ID
1251726
Grove Music Online ID
A2224806
IMDb ID
nm0636413
IPI name number
00040224533
Internet Broadway Database person ID
68437
KBR person ID
14630458
Kinobox person ID
892514
Library of Congress JukeBox ID (former scheme)
407 (407–3.4k, n=4)
Musicalics composer ID
84437
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007419286005171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810662556405606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX4784871
Open Library ID
OL7014802A
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100239849
Prabook ID
1678701
SNAC ARK ID
w6sx7h04
SecondHandSongs artist ID
8943
Songwriters Hall of Fame ID
Jack_Norworth
TMDB person ID
1550299
Trading Card Database name ID
129953
WikiTree person ID
Knauff-17
WorldCat Entities ID
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Occupation 3
Mb:composer 2
Spouse 2
Spouses 2
Country of citizenship 1
Given name 1
Instance of 1
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
Sex or gender 1
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Summary

Jack Norworth was born on January 5, 1879[1], in Philadelphia[2]. He died on September 1, 1959[3], in Laguna Beach[4]. He worked as a composer[5], songwriter[6], and singer-songwriter[7].

FAQs

Where was Jack Norworth born?

Jack Norworth was born in Philadelphia[2].

Where did Jack Norworth die?

Jack Norworth died in Laguna Beach[4].

Who was Jack Norworth married to?

Jack Norworth's spouses include Louise Dresser[8] and Nora Bayes[9].

What did Jack Norworth do for work?

Jack Norworth worked as a composer[5], songwriter[6], and singer-songwriter[7].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 11w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Citizenship → —
    Family name → Knauff
    Place of death → Laguna Beach
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