Joe Darion

American lyricist (1917–2001)
Person human Q3180042
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Joe Darion

Summary

Joe Darion is a human[1]. Born in New York City[2], he… he was born on January 30, 1917[3]. He passed away in New Hampshire[4]. He died on June 6, 2001[5]. He worked as a poet[6], lyricist[7], and songwriter[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (112 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Joe Darion was born in New York City[2].
  • Joe Darion died in New Hampshire[4].
  • Joe Darion was born on January 30, 1917[3].
  • Joe Darion was born on January 30, 1911[10].
  • Joe Darion died on June 6, 2001[5].
  • Joe Darion died on June 16, 2001[11].
  • Joe Darion held citizenship in United States[12].
  • Joe Darion worked as a poet[6].
  • Joe Darion's professions included lyricist[7].
  • Joe Darion's professions included songwriter[8].
  • Joe Darion's field of work was musical theater[13].
  • Joe Darion's field of work was musical[14].
  • Joe Darion's field of work was lyrics[15].
  • Joe Darion received the Tony Award for Best Musical[16].
  • Joe Darion received the Tony Award for Best Original Score[17].
  • Joe Darion is recorded as male[18].
  • Joe Darion's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Joe Darion's archives at is recorded as New York Public Library for the Performing Arts[20].
  • Joe Darion's given name is recorded as Joe[21].
  • Joe Darion's nominated for is recorded as Tony Award for Best Original Score[22].
  • Joe Darion's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[23].
  • Joe Darion's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject New York Public Library[24].

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[25]

  • Country: US[26]

  • Began / founded: 1917-01-30[27]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2001-06-21[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 2830afd8-d8a1-4fdb-9618-7c4c618a1edb[29]

Body

Origins and Family

Joe Darion's place of birth was New York City[2]. Recorded date of birth include January 30, 1917[3] and January 30, 1911[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[6], lyricist[7], and songwriter[8]. Fields of work include musical theater[13], a music genre[30]; musical[14], a music genre[31], founded in 1560[32]; and lyrics[15], a song component[33].

Recognition

Awards received include Tony Award for Best Musical[16], a theatre award[34], in United States[35] and Tony Award for Best Original Score[17], a theatre award[36], in United States[37], founded in 1947[38].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include June 6, 2001[5] and June 16, 2001[11]. Joe Darion died in New Hampshire[4].

Why It Matters

Joe Darion ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (112 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was Joe Darion born?

Joe Darion was born in New York City[2].

Where did Joe Darion die?

Joe Darion died in New Hampshire[4].

What did Joe Darion do for work?

Joe Darion worked as poet[6], lyricist[7], and songwriter[8].

What awards did Joe Darion receive?

Honors received include Tony Award for Best Musical[16] and Tony Award for Best Original Score[17].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Carnegie Hall linked open data. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . tonyawards.com. tonyawards.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . tonyawards.com. tonyawards.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . archives.nypl.org. Retrieved . archives.nypl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [10] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [11] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . tonyawards.com. tonyawards.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [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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