Joan Acocella

American journalist, dance critic and writer
Person human Q6204798
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Joan Acocella

Summary

Joan Acocella is a human[1]. She was born in San Francisco[2]. She was born on +1945-04-13T00:00:00Z[3]. She passed away in Manhattan[4]. She died on +2024-01-07T00:00:00Z[5]. She worked as a journalist[6], literary critic[7], and writer[8]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Joan Acocella's place of birth was San Francisco[2].
  • Joan Acocella passed away in Manhattan[4].
  • Joan Acocella was born on +1945-04-13T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Joan Acocella died on +2024-01-07T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Joan Acocella held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Joan Acocella's professions included journalist[6].
  • Joan Acocella worked as a literary critic[7].
  • Joan Acocella worked as a writer[8].
  • Joan Acocella's field of work was journalism[11].
  • Joan Acocella's field of work was dance[12].
  • Joan Acocella's field of work was literature[13].
  • Joan Acocella's field of work was psychology[14].
  • A notable work attributed to Joan Acocella is Creating Hysteria[15].
  • Joan Acocella received the Guggenheim Fellowship[16].
  • Joan Acocella received the Berlin Prize[17].
  • Joan Acocella received the Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing[18].
  • Joan Acocella is recorded as female[19].
  • Joan Acocella's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Joan Acocella's Commons category is recorded as Joan Acocella[21].
  • Joan Acocella's family name is recorded as Acocella[22].
  • Joan Acocella's given name is recorded as Joan[23].
  • Joan Acocella's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • Joan Acocella's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Joan Ross'}[25].
  • Joan Acocella's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Joan Acocella'}[26].
  • Joan Acocella's has written for is recorded as The New Yorker[27].

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Origins and Family

Joan Acocella was born in San Francisco[2]. She was born on +1945-04-13T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include journalist[6], literary critic[7], and writer[8]. Fields of work include journalism[11], an industry[28]; dance[12], a performing arts genre[29]; literature[13], a type of arts[30]; and psychology[14], an academic discipline[31].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Joan Acocella is Creating Hysteria[15].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[16], a fellowship grant[32], in United States[33], founded in 1925[34]; Berlin Prize[17], a fellowship grant[35], in Germany[36], founded in 1998[37]; and Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing[18], a National Book Critics Circle Award[38].

Death and Burial

Joan Acocella died on +2024-01-07T00:00:00Z[5]. She passed away in Manhattan[4].

Why It Matters

Joan Acocella ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was Joan Acocella born?

Joan Acocella was born in San Francisco[2].

Where did Joan Acocella die?

Joan Acocella passed away in Manhattan[4].

What did Joan Acocella do for work?

Joan Acocella worked as journalist[6], literary critic[7], and writer[8].

What awards did Joan Acocella receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[16], Berlin Prize[17], and Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . americanacademy.de. americanacademy.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . bookcritics.org. bookcritics.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [15] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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