Kenyon Hopkins

American composer who composed many film scores in a jazz idiom (1912-1983)
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Kenyon Hopkins

Summary

Kenyon Hopkins is a human[1]. His place of birth was Coffeyville[2]. He was born on January 15, 1912[3]. He died in Princeton[4]. He died on April 7, 1983[5]. He worked as a composer[6], jazz musician[7], conductor[8], film score composer[9], and music arranger[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Coffeyville[2], Kenyon Hopkins…
  • Kenyon Hopkins died in Princeton[4].
  • Kenyon Hopkins was born on January 15, 1912[3].
  • Kenyon Hopkins died on April 7, 1983[5].
  • Kenyon Hopkins held citizenship in United States[12].
  • Kenyon Hopkins worked as a composer[6].
  • Kenyon Hopkins's professions included jazz musician[7].
  • Kenyon Hopkins's professions included conductor[8].
  • Kenyon Hopkins worked as a film score composer[9].
  • Kenyon Hopkins worked as a music arranger[10].
  • Kenyon Hopkins is recorded as male[13].
  • Kenyon Hopkins's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Kenyon Hopkins's record label is recorded as ABC Records[15].
  • Kenyon Hopkins's record label is recorded as Cadence[16].
  • Kenyon Hopkins's record label is recorded as Capitol Records[17].
  • Kenyon Hopkins's record label is recorded as Columbia Records[18].
  • Kenyon Hopkins's record label is recorded as MGM Records[19].
  • Kenyon Hopkins's record label is recorded as Verve Records[20].
  • Kenyon Hopkins's family name is recorded as Hopkins[21].
  • Kenyon Hopkins's given name is recorded as Kenyon[22].
  • Kenyon Hopkins's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'H. Kenyon Hopkins'}[23].
  • Kenyon Hopkins's start of work period is recorded as 1912[24].
  • Kenyon Hopkins's end of work period is recorded as 1983[25].
  • Kenyon Hopkins's related category is recorded as Category:Films scored by Kenyon Hopkins[26].

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[27]

  • Country: US[28]

  • Began / founded: 1912-01-15[29]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1983-04-07[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 7c9bd7aa-5972-4c5f-b7f5-1110d39feecf[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Coffeyville[2], Kenyon Hopkins… he was born on January 15, 1912[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], jazz musician[7], conductor[8], film score composer[9], and music arranger[10].

Death and Burial

Kenyon Hopkins died on April 7, 1983[5]. He died in Princeton[4].

Why It Matters

Kenyon Hopkins ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53 views/month, #7,281 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was Kenyon Hopkins born?

Kenyon Hopkins was born in Coffeyville[2].

Where did Kenyon Hopkins die?

Kenyon Hopkins died in Princeton[4].

What did Kenyon Hopkins do for work?

Kenyon Hopkins worked as composer[6], jazz musician[7], conductor[8], film score composer[9], and music arranger[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

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

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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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