John Foster

cartoonist and film director, born 1886
Person human Q6233736
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John Foster

Summary

John Foster is a human[1]. His place of birth was New Jersey[2]. He was born on +1886-11-27T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +1959-02-16T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a film director[5], animator[6], draftsperson[7], and film screenwriter[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in New Jersey[2], John Foster…
  • John Foster was born on +1886-11-27T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Foster was born on +1906-00-00T00:00:00Z[10].
  • John Foster died on +1959-02-16T00:00:00Z[4].
  • John Foster died on +1971-00-00T00:00:00Z[11].
  • John Foster held citizenship in United States[12].
  • John Foster's professions included film director[5].
  • John Foster's professions included animator[6].
  • John Foster worked as a draftsperson[7].
  • John Foster worked as a film screenwriter[8].
  • John Foster's field of work was cartoon[13].
  • John Foster's field of work was animated film[14].
  • John Foster is recorded as male[15].
  • John Foster's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • John Foster's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 297137364[17].
  • John Foster's IMDb ID is recorded as nm0287888[18].
  • John Foster's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h5241s[19].
  • John Foster's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as xx0167224[20].
  • John Foster's family name is recorded as Foster[21].
  • John Foster's given name is recorded as John[22].
  • John Foster's work location is recorded as United States[23].
  • John Foster's AlloCiné person ID is recorded as 79434[24].
  • John Foster's AllMovie person ID is recorded as p90221[25].
  • John Foster's Swedish Film Database person ID is recorded as 139123[26].
  • John Foster's Elonet person ID is recorded as 874306[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in New Jersey[2], John Foster… Recorded date of birth include +1886-11-27T00:00:00Z[3] and +1906-00-00T00:00:00Z[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include film director[5], animator[6], draftsperson[7], and film screenwriter[8]. Fields of work include cartoon[13], a two-dimensional visual artwork genre[28] and animated film[14], a type of cinematic work[29].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +1959-02-16T00:00:00Z[4] and +1971-00-00T00:00:00Z[11].

Why It Matters

John Foster ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was John Foster born?

John Foster's place of birth was New Jersey[2].

What did John Foster do for work?

John Foster worked as film director[5], animator[6], draftsperson[7], and film screenwriter[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . cartoonresearch.com. Retrieved . cartoonresearch.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . port.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . cartoonresearch.com. Retrieved . cartoonresearch.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [10] . Animation: A World History: Volume I: Foundations - The Golden Age. wikidata.org.
  15. [4] . cartoonresearch.com. Retrieved . cartoonresearch.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [11] . Animation: A World History: Volume I: Foundations - The Golden Age. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . acmi.net.au. acmi.net.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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