John Giorno

Summary

John Giorno is a human^[1]. His place of birth was New York City^[2]. He was born on December 4, 1936^[3]. He died in Manhattan^[4]. He died on October 11, 2019^[5]. He worked as a poet^[6], writer^[7], actor^[8], performance artist^[9], and conceptual artist^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (347 views/month, #7,167 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• John Giorno was born in New York City^[2].
• John Giorno passed away in Manhattan^[4].
• John Giorno passed away in 222 Bowery^[12].
• John Giorno was born on December 4, 1936^[3].
• John Giorno died on October 11, 2019^[5].
• Among John Giorno's spouses was Ugo Rondinone^[13].
• John Giorno held citizenship in United States^[14].
• English was John Giorno's native language^[15].
• John Giorno worked as a poet^[6].
• John Giorno's professions included writer^[7].
• John Giorno worked as an actor^[8].
• John Giorno's professions included performance artist^[9].
• John Giorno's professions included conceptual artist^[10].
• John Giorno worked as a musician^[16].
• John Giorno's field of work was performing arts^[17].
• John Giorno's field of work was poetry^[18].
• John Giorno's field of work was performance artwork^[19].
• John Giorno's field of work was visual arts^[20].
• John Giorno was educated at Columbia University^[21].
• A notable work attributed to John Giorno is Life is a Killer^[22].
• A notable work attributed to John Giorno is Space Forgets You^[23].
• A notable work attributed to John Giorno is Let it Come Let it Go^[24].
• A notable work attributed to John Giorno is Cherry Blossoms are Razor Blades^[25].
• A notable work attributed to John Giorno is Thanx 4 Nothing^[26].
• John Giorno's religion is recorded as Buddhism^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1936-12-04^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2019-10-11^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 247c8dd9-d543-4b28-a317-1bd52628b5c7^[32]

Body

Origins and Family

John Giorno was born in New York City^[2]. He was born on December 4, 1936^[3]. English was his native language^[15].

Education

John Giorno's education included a stint at Columbia University^[21].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet^[6], writer^[7], actor^[8], performance artist^[9], conceptual artist^[10], and musician^[16]. Fields of work include performing arts^[17], a type of arts^[33]; poetry^[18], a literary form^[34]; performance artwork^[19]; and visual arts^[20], a type of arts^[35].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Life is a Killer^[22], Space Forgets You^[23], Let it Come Let it Go^[24], Cherry Blossoms are Razor Blades^[25], and Thanx 4 Nothing^[26].

Personal Life

John Giorno was married to Ugo Rondinone^[13]. His religion is recorded as Buddhism^[27].

Death and Burial

John Giorno died on October 11, 2019^[5]. Recorded place of death include Manhattan^[4], a borough of New York City^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1624^[38] and 222 Bowery^[12], a building^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1885^[41]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction^[42].

Why It Matters

John Giorno ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (347 views/month, #7,167 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43]

FAQs

Where was John Giorno born?

John Giorno was born in New York City^[2].

Where did John Giorno die?

John Giorno passed away in Manhattan^[4].

Who was John Giorno married to?

John Giorno's spouses include Ugo Rondinone^[13].

What did John Giorno do for work?

John Giorno worked as poet^[6], writer^[7], actor^[8], performance artist^[9], and conceptual artist^[10].

Where did John Giorno go to school?

John Giorno was educated at Columbia University^[21].