John Gay

American screenwriter (1924-2017)
Person human Q3181567
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John Gay

Summary

John Gay is a human[1]. His place of birth was Whittier[2]. He was born on +1924-04-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Santa Monica[4]. He died on +2017-02-04T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a screenwriter[6], writer[7], and actor[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month, #7,276 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Whittier[2], John Gay…
  • John Gay passed away in Santa Monica[4].
  • John Gay was born on +1924-04-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Gay was born on +1924-01-01T00:00:00Z[10].
  • John Gay died on +2017-02-04T00:00:00Z[5].
  • John Gay held citizenship in United States[11].
  • English was John Gay's native language[12].
  • John Gay worked as a screenwriter[6].
  • John Gay worked as a writer[7].
  • John Gay worked as an actor[8].
  • John Gay was a member of Writers Guild of America West[13].
  • John Gay is recorded as male[14].
  • John Gay's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • John Gay's ISNI is recorded as 0000000108634604[16].
  • John Gay's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 2665792[17].
  • John Gay's GND ID is recorded as 141385928[18].
  • John Gay's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no96054496[19].
  • John Gay's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 139860069[20].
  • John Gay's IdRef ID is recorded as 058252347[21].
  • John Gay's IMDb ID is recorded as nm0310775[22].
  • John Gay's SBN author ID is recorded as DDSV075744[23].
  • John Gay's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35642510[24].
  • John Gay's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06w1c0r[25].
  • John Gay's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as pna2010568176[26].
  • John Gay's family name is recorded as Gay[27].

Body

Origins and Family

John Gay was born in Whittier[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1924-04-01T00:00:00Z[3] and +1924-01-01T00:00:00Z[10]. English was his native language[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include screenwriter[6], writer[7], and actor[8].

Death and Burial

John Gay died on +2017-02-04T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Santa Monica[4].

Why It Matters

John Gay ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month, #7,276 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

FAQs

Where was John Gay born?

John Gay's place of birth was Whittier[2].

Where did John Gay die?

John Gay died in Santa Monica[4].

What did John Gay do for work?

John Gay worked as screenwriter[6], writer[7], and actor[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . Swedish Film Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] . wikidata.org.
  17. [23] . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [13] . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [10] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [5] . IMDb. Retrieved . variety.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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