John Drainie

Canadian actor (1916-1966)
Person human Q3181380
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John Drainie

Summary

John Drainie is a human[1]. His place of birth was Vancouver[2]. He was born on +1916-04-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Toronto[4]. He died on +1966-10-30T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an actor[6] and film actor[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • John Drainie was born in Vancouver[2].
  • John Drainie died in Toronto[4].
  • John Drainie was born on +1916-04-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Drainie was born on +1916-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].
  • John Drainie died on +1966-10-30T00:00:00Z[5].
  • John Drainie died on +1966-00-00T00:00:00Z[10].
  • John Drainie held citizenship in Canada[11].
  • John Drainie's professions included actor[6].
  • John Drainie's professions included film actor[7].
  • John Drainie is recorded as male[12].
  • John Drainie's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • John Drainie's ISNI is recorded as 0000000106545368[14].
  • John Drainie's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 60016219[15].
  • John Drainie's GND ID is recorded as 12442192X[16].
  • John Drainie's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n88249936[17].
  • John Drainie's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 16241884g[18].
  • John Drainie's IMDb ID is recorded as nm0236835[19].
  • The cause of death was cancer[20].
  • John Drainie's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09cgnj[21].
  • John Drainie's family name is recorded as Drainie[22].
  • John Drainie's given name is recorded as John[23].
  • John Drainie's National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID is recorded as XX5007212[24].
  • John Drainie's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 073886939[25].
  • John Drainie's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[26].
  • John Drainie's AllMovie person ID is recorded as p20047[27].

Body

Origins and Family

John Drainie's place of birth was Vancouver[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1916-04-01T00:00:00Z[3] and +1916-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include actor[6] and film actor[7].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +1966-10-30T00:00:00Z[5] and +1966-00-00T00:00:00Z[10]. John Drainie passed away in Toronto[4]. The cause of death was cancer[20].

Works and Contributions

Things named for John Drainie include Drainie-Taylor Biography Prize[28], an award[29], in Canada[30], founded in 1999[31].

Why It Matters

John Drainie ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,288 of 1,000,298).[8]

Entities named for him include Drainie-Taylor Biography Prize[28], an award[29], in Canada[30], founded in 1999[31].

FAQs

Where was John Drainie born?

Born in Vancouver[2], John Drainie…

Where did John Drainie die?

John Drainie died in Toronto[4].

What did John Drainie do for work?

John Drainie worked as actor[6] and film actor[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [10] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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