John La Touche

American lyricist and bookwriter in musical theater (1914–1956)
Person human Q466539
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John La Touche

Summary

John La Touche is a human[1]. He was born in Baltimore[2]. He was born on November 13, 1914[3]. He died in Calais[4]. He died on August 7, 1956[5]. He worked as a composer[6], lyricist[7], writer[8], and songwriter[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • John La Touche was born in Baltimore[2].
  • John La Touche was born in Richmond[11].
  • John La Touche died in Calais[4].
  • John La Touche was born on November 13, 1914[3].
  • John La Touche died on August 7, 1956[5].
  • John La Touche held citizenship in United States[12].
  • John La Touche worked as a composer[6].
  • John La Touche's professions included lyricist[7].
  • John La Touche worked as a writer[8].
  • John La Touche worked as a songwriter[9].
  • John La Touche was educated at Columbia University[13].
  • John La Touche received the Guggenheim Fellowship[14].
  • John La Touche is recorded as male[15].
  • John La Touche's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • John La Touche's archives at is recorded as New York Public Library for the Performing Arts[17].
  • The cause of death was myocardial infarction[18].
  • John La Touche's family name is recorded as Latouche[19].
  • John La Touche's given name is recorded as John[20].
  • John La Touche's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[21].
  • John La Touche's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • John La Touche's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject New York Public Library[23].
  • John La Touche's writing language is recorded as English[24].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[25]

  • Country: US[26]

  • Began / founded: 1914-11-13[27]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1956-08-07[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: c5faab8a-17dc-412a-b233-6a70b3065f45[29]

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Baltimore[2], an independent city in the United States[30], in United States[31], founded in 1729[32] and Richmond[11], an independent city in the United States[33], in United States[34], founded in 1607[35]. John La Touche was born on November 13, 1914[3].

Education

John La Touche's education included a stint at Columbia University[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], lyricist[7], writer[8], and songwriter[9].

Recognition

John La Touche received the Guggenheim Fellowship[14].

Death and Burial

John La Touche died on August 7, 1956[5]. He passed away in Calais[4]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction[18].

Why It Matters

John La Touche ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[10] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was John La Touche born?

John La Touche was born in Baltimore[2].

Where did John La Touche die?

John La Touche passed away in Calais[4].

What did John La Touche do for work?

John La Touche worked as composer[6], lyricist[7], writer[8], and songwriter[9].

Where did John La Touche go to school?

John La Touche was educated at Columbia University[13].

What awards did John La Touche receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . thetheatretimes.com. thetheatretimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . thetheatretimes.com. thetheatretimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . archives.nypl.org. Retrieved . archives.nypl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . ibdb.com. ibdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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