James Laurenson

New Zealand actor (1940–2024)
Person human Q6137826
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James Laurenson

Summary

James Laurenson is a human[1]. His place of birth was Marton[2]. He was born on February 17, 1940[3]. He passed away in Frome[4]. He died on April 18, 2024[5]. He worked as an actor[6], television actor[7], and stage actor[8]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (615 views/month, #7,099 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • James Laurenson was born in Marton[2].
  • James Laurenson died in Frome[4].
  • James Laurenson was born on February 17, 1940[3].
  • James Laurenson died on April 18, 2024[5].
  • James Laurenson was married to Carol MacReady[10].
  • James Laurenson held citizenship in New Zealand[11].
  • James Laurenson's professions included actor[6].
  • James Laurenson's professions included television actor[7].
  • James Laurenson's professions included stage actor[8].
  • James Laurenson was educated at University of Canterbury[12].
  • James Laurenson is recorded as male[13].
  • James Laurenson's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • James Laurenson's family name is recorded as Laurenson[15].
  • James Laurenson's given name is recorded as James[16].

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[17]

  • Country: NZ[18]

  • Began / founded: 1940-02-17[19]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2024-04-18[20]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 69895e27-07a1-44e3-9eae-b6c052ad85dd[21]

Body

Origins and Family

James Laurenson's place of birth was Marton[2]. He was born on February 17, 1940[3].

Education

James Laurenson was educated at University of Canterbury[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include actor[6], television actor[7], and stage actor[8].

Personal Life

Among James Laurenson's spouses was Carol MacReady[10].

Death and Burial

James Laurenson died on April 18, 2024[5]. He passed away in Frome[4].

Why It Matters

James Laurenson ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (615 views/month, #7,099 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22]

FAQs

Where was James Laurenson born?

James Laurenson was born in Marton[2].

Where did James Laurenson die?

James Laurenson died in Frome[4].

Who was James Laurenson married to?

James Laurenson's spouses include Carol MacReady[10].

What did James Laurenson do for work?

James Laurenson worked as actor[6], television actor[7], and stage actor[8].

Where did James Laurenson go to school?

James Laurenson was educated at University of Canterbury[12].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Freebase Data Dumps. telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . Runcorn Weekly News. newspapers.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . The Daily Telegraph. telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . The Daily Telegraph. telegraph.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . yahoo.com. yahoo.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death Frome
    Instance of human
    Given name James
    Spouse Carol MacReady
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32119|batch #32119]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (32)"
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