John Gilling

British film director and screenwriter (1912-1984)
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John Gilling

Summary

John Gilling is a human[1]. His place of birth was London[2]. He was born on May 29, 1912[3]. He died in Madrid[4]. He died on November 22, 1984[5]. He worked as a film director[6] and screenwriter[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (107 views/month, #7,267 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in London[2], John Gilling…
  • John Gilling died in Madrid[4].
  • John Gilling was born on May 29, 1912[3].
  • John Gilling died on November 22, 1984[5].
  • John Gilling held citizenship in United Kingdom[9].
  • John Gilling worked as a film director[6].
  • John Gilling worked as a screenwriter[7].
  • John Gilling is recorded as male[10].
  • John Gilling's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • John Gilling was part of the conflict World War II[12].
  • John Gilling's family name is recorded as Gilling[13].
  • John Gilling's given name is recorded as John[14].
  • John Gilling's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[15].
  • John Gilling's start of work period is recorded as 1935[16].
  • John Gilling's related category is recorded as Category:Films directed by John Gilling[17].
  • John Gilling's P14750 is recorded as 9FE1-F202-2C1A-D82C-281E[18].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in London[2], John Gilling… he was born on May 29, 1912[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include film director[6] and screenwriter[7].

Death and Burial

John Gilling died on November 22, 1984[5]. He passed away in Madrid[4].

Why It Matters

John Gilling ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (107 views/month, #7,267 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

FAQs

Where was John Gilling born?

John Gilling's place of birth was London[2].

Where did John Gilling die?

John Gilling passed away in Madrid[4].

What did John Gilling do for work?

John Gilling worked as film director[6] and screenwriter[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 21h ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sbn author id → LO1V262318, PUGV004445
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'ca', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'it', 'lb', 'mg', 'ro', 'ru', 'sv', 'uk']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P396]]: PUGV004445, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/289737|batch #289737]]"
  2. 4w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Rero id (legacy) → A013988752
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P3065]]: A013988752, Added with [[User:Bargioni/moreIdentifiers|moreIdentifiers]]"
  3. 8w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 9FE1-F202-2C1A-D82C-281E
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46458|batch #46458]]: HAND ID (5)"
  4. 9w ago · Printstream · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Related category → Category:Films directed by John Gilling
    Place of birth → London
    Occupation → —
    Participated in conflict → World War II
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/45810|batch #45810]]: add missing GNDs"
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