Lawrence Holofcener

American-British sculptor, poet, lyricist, playwright, novelist, actor and director (1926-2017)
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Lawrence Holofcener

Summary

Lawrence Holofcener is a human[1]. His place of birth was Baltimore[2]. He was born on February 23, 1926[3]. He died on March 4, 2017[4]. He worked as an actor[5], stage actor[6], poet[7], sculptor[8], and lyricist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Lawrence Holofcener was born in Baltimore[2].
  • Lawrence Holofcener was born on February 23, 1926[3].
  • Lawrence Holofcener died on March 4, 2017[4].
  • Among Lawrence Holofcener's spouses was Carol Joffe[11].
  • A child of Lawrence Holofcener was Nicole Holofcener[12].
  • Lawrence Holofcener held citizenship in United States[13].
  • Lawrence Holofcener held citizenship in United Kingdom[14].
  • English was Lawrence Holofcener's native language[15].
  • Lawrence Holofcener worked as an actor[5].
  • Lawrence Holofcener's professions included stage actor[6].
  • Lawrence Holofcener worked as a poet[7].
  • Lawrence Holofcener worked as a sculptor[8].
  • Lawrence Holofcener's professions included lyricist[9].
  • Lawrence Holofcener's professions included songwriter[16].
  • Lawrence Holofcener's field of work was art of sculpture[17].
  • Lawrence Holofcener's education included a stint at University of Wisconsin–Madison[18].
  • Lawrence Holofcener was educated at University of Maryland[19].
  • Lawrence Holofcener is recorded as male[20].
  • Lawrence Holofcener's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Lawrence Holofcener's Commons category is recorded as Lawrence Holofcener[22].
  • Lawrence Holofcener's family name is recorded as Holofcener[23].
  • Lawrence Holofcener's given name is recorded as Lawrence[24].
  • Lawrence Holofcener's official website is recorded as http://www.holofcener.com[25].
  • Lawrence Holofcener's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[26].
  • Lawrence Holofcener's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Lawrence Holofcener'}[27].

Product Details

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  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1926-02-23[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2017-03-04[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 11e3a5dc-5eac-4624-a237-413a5563ef61[32]

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Origins and Family

Lawrence Holofcener's place of birth was Baltimore[2]. He was born on February 23, 1926[3]. English was his native language[15].

Education

Educated at University of Wisconsin–Madison[18], a public research university[33], in United States[34], founded in 1848[35] and University of Maryland[19], a public research university[36], in United States[37], founded in 1858[38], headquartered in College Park[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include actor[5], stage actor[6], poet[7], sculptor[8], lyricist[9], and songwriter[16]. Lawrence Holofcener's field of work was art of sculpture[17].

Personal Life

Among Lawrence Holofcener's spouses was Carol Joffe[11]. A child of him was Nicole Holofcener[12].

Death and Burial

Lawrence Holofcener died on March 4, 2017[4].

Why It Matters

Lawrence Holofcener ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[10] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

Where was Lawrence Holofcener born?

Lawrence Holofcener's place of birth was Baltimore[2].

Who was Lawrence Holofcener married to?

Lawrence Holofcener's spouses include Carol Joffe[11].

What did Lawrence Holofcener do for work?

Lawrence Holofcener worked as actor[5], stage actor[6], poet[7], sculptor[8], and lyricist[9].

Where did Lawrence Holofcener go to school?

Lawrence Holofcener was educated at University of Wisconsin–Madison[18] and University of Maryland[19].

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  15. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  19. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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

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

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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