John Laing

film and television director from New Zealand
Person human Q6243822
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John Laing

Summary

John Laing is a human[1]. His place of birth was Dunedin[2]. He was born on +1948-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a film director[4], television director[5], film producer[6], screenwriter[7], and film editor[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • John Laing's place of birth was Dunedin[2].
  • John Laing was born on +1948-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Laing held citizenship in New Zealand[10].
  • John Laing's professions included film director[4].
  • John Laing worked as a television director[5].
  • John Laing's professions included film producer[6].
  • John Laing worked as a screenwriter[7].
  • John Laing worked as a film editor[8].
  • John Laing worked as a director[11].
  • John Laing's field of work was television production[12].
  • John Laing is recorded as male[13].
  • John Laing's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • John Laing's ISNI is recorded as 0000000117785391[15].
  • John Laing's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 104280895[16].
  • John Laing's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2015061912[17].
  • John Laing's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 14112429d[18].
  • John Laing's IMDb ID is recorded as nm0481910[19].
  • John Laing's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04tkql9[20].
  • John Laing's family name is recorded as Laing[21].
  • John Laing's given name is recorded as John[22].
  • John Laing's National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID is recorded as XX1796391[23].
  • John Laing's AlloCiné person ID is recorded as 61212[24].
  • John Laing's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • John Laing's AllMovie person ID is recorded as p98493[26].
  • John Laing's AllMovie person ID is recorded as an1095220[27].

Body

Origins and Family

John Laing's place of birth was Dunedin[2]. He was born on +1948-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include film director[4], television director[5], film producer[6], screenwriter[7], film editor[8], and director[11]. John Laing's field of work was television production[12].

Why It Matters

John Laing ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was John Laing born?

John Laing's place of birth was Dunedin[2].

What did John Laing do for work?

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

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . ssl.ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . IMDb. Retrieved . ssl.ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . Swedish Film Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . ssl.ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . Korean Authority File. Retrieved . nl.go.kr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . Online-Filmdatenbank. Retrieved . ssl.ofdb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Virtual International Authority File. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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