John Whiting

English actor, dramatist and critic (1917–1963)
Person human Q323060
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Summary

John Whiting was born on November 15, 1917[1], in Salisbury[2]. He died on June 16, 1963[3], in London[4]. He worked as a screenwriter[5], writer[6], actor[7], and playwright[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (325 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[10]
  • Educated at: Royal Academy of Dramatic Art[11]
  • Member of: National Academy of Sciences[12]
  • Sex or gender: male[13]
  • Cause of death: cancer[14]
  • Family name: Whiting[15]
  • Given name: John[16], Robert[17]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[18]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[19]
  • Documentation files at: SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts[20]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for John Whiting include John Whiting Award[21], an award[22].

Why It Matters

John Whiting has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Works attributed to him include The Devils[25], a literary work[26]. Entities named for him include John Whiting Award[21], an award[22].

FAQs

Where was John Whiting born?

John Whiting was born in Salisbury[2].

Where did John Whiting die?

John Whiting passed away in London[4].

What did John Whiting do for work?

John Whiting worked as a screenwriter[5], writer[6], actor[7], and playwright[8].

Where did John Whiting go to school?

John Whiting was educated at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art[11].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . rada.ac.uk. rada.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . performing-arts.ch. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Bargioni · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'de', 'en', 'fa', 'it', 'ko', 'pl']
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  6. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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