John Dighton

British screenwriter (1909–1989)
Person human Q6229433
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John Dighton

Summary

John Dighton is a human[1]. Born in Greater London[2], he… he was born on +1909-08-12T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +1989-01-01T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a screenwriter[5] and writer[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40 views/month, #7,277 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • John Dighton was born in Greater London[2].
  • John Dighton was born on +1909-08-12T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Dighton was born on +1909-12-08T00:00:00Z[8].
  • John Dighton died on +1989-01-01T00:00:00Z[4].
  • John Dighton held citizenship in United Kingdom[9].
  • John Dighton held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[10].
  • John Dighton's professions included screenwriter[5].
  • John Dighton worked as a writer[6].
  • John Dighton's education included a stint at Charterhouse School[11].
  • John Dighton was educated at Gonville and Caius College[12].
  • John Dighton is recorded as male[13].
  • John Dighton's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • John Dighton's ISNI is recorded as 000000010863468X[15].
  • John Dighton's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 2671266[16].
  • John Dighton's GND ID is recorded as 1022921762[17].
  • John Dighton's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n87108222[18].
  • John Dighton's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 14037643z[19].
  • John Dighton's IdRef ID is recorded as 059728310[20].
  • John Dighton's IMDb ID is recorded as nm0226538[21].
  • John Dighton's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00689919[22].
  • John Dighton's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35340846[23].
  • John Dighton's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0fw8z6[24].
  • John Dighton's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as xx0152718[25].
  • John Dighton's family name is recorded as Dighton[26].
  • John Dighton's given name is recorded as John[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Greater London[2], John Dighton… Recorded date of birth include +1909-08-12T00:00:00Z[3] and +1909-12-08T00:00:00Z[8].

Education

Educated at Charterhouse School[11], a boarding school[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1611[30], headquartered in Godalming[31] and Gonville and Caius College[12], a college of the University of Cambridge[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1348[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include screenwriter[5] and writer[6].

Death and Burial

John Dighton died on +1989-01-01T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

John Dighton ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40 views/month, #7,277 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was John Dighton born?

John Dighton was born in Greater London[2].

What did John Dighton do for work?

John Dighton worked as screenwriter[5] and writer[6].

Where did John Dighton go to school?

John Dighton was educated at Charterhouse School[11] and Gonville and Caius College[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . HOLLIS. Retrieved . id.lib.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . wikidata.org.
  20. [8] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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