Ken Nordine

American voiceover and recording artist
Person human Q13511788
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Ken Nordine

Summary

Ken Nordine is a human[1]. He was born in Cherokee[2]. He was born on April 13, 1920[3]. He passed away in Chicago[4]. He died on February 16, 2019[5]. He worked as a jazz musician[6], voice actor[7], and recording artist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (169 views/month, #7,262 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Ken Nordine was born in Cherokee[2].
  • Ken Nordine died in Chicago[4].
  • Ken Nordine was born on April 13, 1920[3].
  • Ken Nordine died on February 16, 2019[5].
  • Ken Nordine held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Ken Nordine's professions included jazz musician[6].
  • Ken Nordine worked as a voice actor[7].
  • Ken Nordine worked as a recording artist[8].
  • Ken Nordine was educated at Lane Technical College Prep High School[11].
  • Ken Nordine is recorded as male[12].
  • Ken Nordine's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Ken Nordine is associated with the Beat Generation movement[14].
  • Ken Nordine's record label is recorded as Dot Records[15].
  • Ken Nordine's record label is recorded as Asphodel Records[16].
  • Ken Nordine's discography is recorded as Ken Nordine discography[17].
  • Ken Nordine's family name is recorded as Nordine[18].
  • Ken Nordine's given name is recorded as Ken[19].
  • Ken Nordine's official website is recorded as http://www.wordjazz.com/[20].
  • Ken Nordine's described by source is recorded as UbuWeb[21].
  • Ken Nordine's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • Ken Nordine's number of children is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+3'}[23].
  • Ken Nordine's start of work period is recorded as 1948[24].
  • Ken Nordine's number of viewers/listeners is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+410955'}[25].

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[26]

  • Country: US[27]

  • Began / founded: 1920-04-13[28]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2019-02-16[29]

  • Genre(s): beat poetry, spoken word[30]

  • Community tags: 2008 universal fire victim, beat poetry, spoken word[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 02559a81-c2b5-46fd-a4d7-51d452fd3b3e[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Ken Nordine's place of birth was Cherokee[2]. He was born on April 13, 1920[3].

Education

Ken Nordine was educated at Lane Technical College Prep High School[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include jazz musician[6], voice actor[7], and recording artist[8].

Death and Burial

Ken Nordine died on February 16, 2019[5]. He passed away in Chicago[4].

Why It Matters

Ken Nordine ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (169 views/month, #7,262 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was Ken Nordine born?

Born in Cherokee[2], Ken Nordine…

Where did Ken Nordine die?

Ken Nordine died in Chicago[4].

What did Ken Nordine do for work?

Ken Nordine worked as jazz musician[6], voice actor[7], and recording artist[8].

Where did Ken Nordine go to school?

Ken Nordine was educated at Lane Technical College Prep High School[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
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  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . ubu.com. Retrieved . ubu.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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