John Morris

American film score composer (1928-2018)
Person human Q203188
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John Morris

Summary

John Morris is a human[1]. His place of birth was Elizabeth[2]. He was born on October 18, 1926[3]. He died in Brooklyn[4]. He died on January 25, 2018[5]. He worked as a composer[6], film score composer[7], and pianist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (208 views/month, #7,207 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • John Morris's place of birth was Elizabeth[2].
  • John Morris passed away in Brooklyn[4].
  • John Morris died in Red Hook[10].
  • John Morris was born on October 18, 1926[3].
  • John Morris died on January 25, 2018[5].
  • John Morris held citizenship in United States[11].
  • John Morris worked as a composer[6].
  • John Morris worked as a film score composer[7].
  • John Morris's professions included pianist[8].
  • John Morris is recorded as male[12].
  • John Morris's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • John Morris's family name is recorded as Morris[14].
  • John Morris's given name is recorded as John[15].
  • John Morris's instrument is recorded as piano[16].
  • John Morris's described by source is recorded as John Morris, Composer for Mel Brooks’s Films, Dies at 91[17].
  • John Morris's nominated for is recorded as Academy Award for Best Original Song[18].
  • John Morris's nominated for is recorded as Academy Award for Best Original Score[19].
  • John Morris's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[20].
  • John Morris's start of work period is recorded as 1963[21].
  • John Morris's writing language is recorded as English[22].
  • John Morris's related category is recorded as Category:Films scored by John Morris[23].

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[24]

  • Country: US[25]

  • Began / founded: 1926-10-18[26]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 87ee7d60-d051-4665-8398-eb476e1171d6[27]

Body

Origins and Family

John Morris was born in Elizabeth[2]. He was born on October 18, 1926[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], film score composer[7], and pianist[8].

Death and Burial

John Morris died on January 25, 2018[5]. Recorded place of death include Brooklyn[4], a borough of New York City[28], in United States[29], founded in 1634[30] and Red Hook[10], a town in the United States[31], in United States[32], founded in 1812[33].

Why It Matters

John Morris ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (208 views/month, #7,207 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was John Morris born?

Born in Elizabeth[2], John Morris…

Where did John Morris die?

John Morris died in Brooklyn[4].

What did John Morris do for work?

John Morris worked as composer[6], film score composer[7], and pianist[8].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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