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Jimmy McGovern

British writer
Person Human Q6200774

Facts

11 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[8]
Date of birth
September 1949
Place of birth
Liverpool
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[5]
Occupation
screenwriter, television producer
Educated at
St Francis Xavier's College[6]
Award received
Edgar Awards[7]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[11]
Family name
McGovern[9]
Given name
Jimmy[10]
🏷️ Also known as
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ISNI
0000000083987496
VIAF cluster ID
87070601
Library of Congress Authorities ID
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GND ID
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Allcinema person ID
37399
BBC Things ID
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BIBSYS ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Danish National Filmography person ID
191372
Film.ru person ID
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Freebase ID
/m/03fsdp
HAND ID
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IMDb ID
nm0569568
IdRef ID
050301136
J9U entity ID
987007426288305171
JRC Names ID
6363
Kinobox person ID
316871
LdiF person ID
39738
NDL Authority ID
00514929
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810610240005606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1300654
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
167450395
Open Library ID
OL1536650A
TMDB person ID
201639
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/c6041280-e216-4d27-bc59-452126f6e548
ČSFD person ID
233170

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Films written 2
Priest, Liam
Occupation 2
screenwriter, television producer
Award received 1
Edgar Awards
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Given name 1
Jimmy
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Liverpool
Sex or gender 1
male
← Creator 1
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Summary

Jimmy McGovern was born in September 1949[1] in Liverpool[2]. He has worked as a screenwriter[3] and television producer[4].

FAQs

Where was Jimmy McGovern born?

Jimmy McGovern was born in Liverpool[2].

What did Jimmy McGovern do for work?

Jimmy McGovern worked as a screenwriter[3] and television producer[4].

Where did Jimmy McGovern go to school?

Jimmy McGovern was educated at St Francis Xavier's College[6].

What awards did Jimmy McGovern receive?

Honors received include Edgar Awards[7].

Related Entities

Liverpool United Kingdom

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [1] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Allcinema person ID → 37399
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #62588"
  2. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → human
    Award received → Edgar Awards
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Given name → Jimmy
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    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32119: import P21 and P106 from GND (32)"
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