Jimmy Murakami

American film director (1933–2014)
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Jimmy Murakami

Summary

Jimmy Murakami is a human[1]. His place of birth was San Jose[2]. He was born on +1933-06-05T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Dublin[4]. He died on +2014-02-16T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a film director[6], film producer[7], character designer[8], storyboard artist[9], and animator[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (112 views/month, #7,203 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Jimmy Murakami's place of birth was San Jose[2].
  • Jimmy Murakami died in Dublin[4].
  • Jimmy Murakami was born on +1933-06-05T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Jimmy Murakami died on +2014-02-16T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Jimmy Murakami held citizenship in United States[12].
  • Jimmy Murakami is identified as part of the Japanese Americans ethnic group[13].
  • Jimmy Murakami's professions included film director[6].
  • Jimmy Murakami's professions included film producer[7].
  • Jimmy Murakami's professions included character designer[8].
  • Jimmy Murakami's professions included storyboard artist[9].
  • Jimmy Murakami's professions included animator[10].
  • Jimmy Murakami was employed by UPA[14].
  • Jimmy Murakami was employed by TVC London[15].
  • Among Jimmy Murakami's employers was Fred Wolf Films[16].
  • Jimmy Murakami's education included a stint at Chouinard Art Institute[17].
  • Jimmy Murakami's image is recorded as Jimmy Murakami, 1970 (cropped).jpg[18].
  • Jimmy Murakami is recorded as male[19].
  • Jimmy Murakami's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Jimmy Murakami's ISNI is recorded as 0000000114606984[21].
  • Jimmy Murakami's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 42047879[22].
  • Jimmy Murakami's GND ID is recorded as 1047607468[23].
  • Jimmy Murakami's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2008130079[24].
  • Jimmy Murakami's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 141236460[25].
  • Jimmy Murakami's IdRef ID is recorded as 185455514[26].
  • Jimmy Murakami's IMDb ID is recorded as nm0613471[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in San Jose[2], Jimmy Murakami… he was born on +1933-06-05T00:00:00Z[3]. He is identified as part of the Japanese Americans ethnic group[13].

Education

Jimmy Murakami's education included a stint at Chouinard Art Institute[17].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include film director[6], film producer[7], character designer[8], storyboard artist[9], and animator[10]. Employers include UPA[14], a film production company[28], in United States[29], founded in 1945[30], headquartered in Burbank[31]; TVC London[15], an animation studio[32], founded in 1957[33], headquartered in London[34]; and Fred Wolf Films[16], a business[35], founded in 1965[36], headquartered in Hollywood[37].

Death and Burial

Jimmy Murakami died on +2014-02-16T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Dublin[4].

Why It Matters

Jimmy Murakami ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (112 views/month, #7,203 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

FAQs

Where was Jimmy Murakami born?

Jimmy Murakami was born in San Jose[2].

Where did Jimmy Murakami die?

Jimmy Murakami passed away in Dublin[4].

What did Jimmy Murakami do for work?

Jimmy Murakami worked as film director[6], film producer[7], character designer[8], storyboard artist[9], and animator[10].

Where did Jimmy Murakami go to school?

Jimmy Murakami was educated at Chouinard Art Institute[17].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [18] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . independent.co.uk. Retrieved . independent.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] . Who's Who in Animated Cartoon. Retrieved . independent.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . Who's Who in Animated Cartoon. wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . Who's Who in Animated Cartoon. wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . independent.co.uk. Retrieved . independent.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . independent.co.uk. Retrieved . independent.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . Who's Who in Animated Cartoon. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . Who's Who in Animated Cartoon. Retrieved . independent.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . Who's Who in Animated Cartoon. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . Who's Who in Animated Cartoon. wikidata.org.
  16. [13] . independent.co.uk. Retrieved . independent.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . independent.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . independent.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . 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. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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