John Glen

English film director and editor
Person human Q545216
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John Glen

Summary

John Glen is a human[1]. He was born in Sunbury-on-Thames[2]. He was born on May 15, 1932[3]. He worked as a film director[4], television director[5], film editor[6], screenwriter[7], and director[8]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,311 views/month, #7,029 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • John Glen was born in Sunbury-on-Thames[2].
  • John Glen was born on May 15, 1932[3].
  • John Glen held citizenship in United Kingdom[10].
  • John Glen worked as a film director[4].
  • John Glen's professions included television director[5].
  • John Glen worked as a film editor[6].
  • John Glen worked as a screenwriter[7].
  • John Glen worked as a director[8].
  • John Glen is recorded as male[11].
  • John Glen's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • John Glen's Commons category is recorded as John Glen (director)[13].
  • John Glen's family name is recorded as Glen[14].
  • John Glen's given name is recorded as John[15].
  • John Glen's work location is recorded as United Kingdom[16].
  • John Glen's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[17].
  • John Glen's name in native language is recorded as John Glen[18].
  • John Glen's start of work period is recorded as 1945[19].
  • John Glen's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Harvard Film Archive Project[20].
  • John Glen's has works in the collection is recorded as Harvard Film Archive[21].
  • John Glen's related category is recorded as Category:Films directed by John Glen[22].
  • John Glen's P14750 is recorded as A9C4-E994-4682-B1D5-B860[23].

Body

Origins and Family

John Glen was born in Sunbury-on-Thames[2]. He was born on May 15, 1932[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include film director[4], television director[5], film editor[6], screenwriter[7], and director[8].

Why It Matters

John Glen ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,311 views/month, #7,029 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

FAQs

Where was John Glen born?

John Glen's place of birth was Sunbury-on-Thames[2].

What did John Glen do for work?

John Glen worked as film director[4], television director[5], film editor[6], screenwriter[7], and director[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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. 20d ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Kinobaza person id → john-glen
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P10166]]: john-glen, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/273862|batch #273862]]"
  2. 8w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → A9C4-E994-4682-B1D5-B860
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46460|batch #46460]]: HAND ID (6)"
  3. 16w ago · John Dickson04 · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has works in the collection → Harvard Film Archive
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Harvard Film Archive Project
    "/* wbsetreference-add:2| */ [[Property:P106]]: [[Q2526255]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1781124816464"
  4. 19w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → John
    Family name → Glen
    Country of citizenship → United Kingdom
    Instance of → —
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32117|batch #32117]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (30)"
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