Larry Markes

American comedian, singer and screenwriter
Person human Q6490744
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Summary

Larry Markes was born on September 24, 1921[1], in Brooklyn[2]. He died on May 19, 1999[3]. He worked as a screenwriter[4], songwriter[5], comedian[6], singer[7], and composer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (48 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[10]
  • Occupation: poet[11]
  • Sex or gender: male[12]
  • Family name: Markes[13]
  • Given name: Lawrence[14], Wolcott[15]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[16]
  • Birth name: Lawrence Wolcott Markes, Jr.[17]
  • Name in native language: Lawrence W. Markes, Jr.[18], Larry Markes[19]
  • P14750: A0E0-D050-4AE0-8217-3ED9[20]

Why It Matters

Larry Markes is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

FAQs

Where was Larry Markes born?

Larry Markes's place of birth was Brooklyn[2].

What did Larry Markes do for work?

Larry Markes worked as a screenwriter[4], songwriter[5], comedian[6], singer[7], and composer[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['en']
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    Kbr person id → 14649404
    Kinobox person id → 1275904
    Swedish film database person id → 63651
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