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Lindsay Kemp

British mime (1938-2018)
Person human Q2669884

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
May 3, 1938
Date of death
August 24, 2018, August 25, 2018[4][10]
Place of birth
South Shields
Place of death
Livorno
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[11]
Occupation
choreographer, actor, ballet dancer, mime artist, film actor, stage actor, dancer, pedagogue, theatre designer, director[5][6][7][8][9][12]
Field of work
dance, choreography, pantomime, pedagogy[13][14][15][16]
Cause of death
cardiac arrest[18]
Student of
Marcel Marceau, Hilde Holger[22][23]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English, Italian
Described by source
Lindsay Kemp, Dancer Who Taught David Bowie, Is Dead at 80
Documentation files at
SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
Family name
Kemp[20]
Given name
Lindsay[21]
Manner of death
natural causes
Name in native language
Lindsay Kemp
P14750
203E-5ACB-E442-B4BA-4503
Residence
Livorno[19]
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🔖 Identifiers · 51
ISNI
000000009824971X
VIAF cluster ID
94252426
Library of Congress authority ID
n81091350
GND ID
118852698
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Lindsey Kemp Allan Warren.jpg ↗
AllMovie person ID
p37618
Allcinema person ID
43124
AlloCiné person ID
17303
BBC Things ID
ab1419e9-101b-4f17-9e5c-b74ff98cc171
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14192973x
CiNii Research ID
1140845216617697408
CineMagia person ID
45281
Show all 51 identifiers +39
Cinémathèque québécoise person ID
74539
DDB person (GND) ID
118852698
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
140284
FAST ID
77532
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_118852698
Film.ru person ID
lindsey-kemp
Freebase ID
/m/0fyfwk
GTAA ID
115758
Gazetteer for Scotland person ID
879
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
lindsay-kemp
IMDb ID
nm0447330
Internet Broadway Database person ID
7345
Kinobox person ID
109130
Kinopoisk person ID
66301
LdiF person ID
304277
Les Archives du spectacle person ID
20321
MYmovies person ID
8488
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA11792862
NDL Authority ID
00469428
NL CR AUT ID
xx0276897
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007278543605171
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp72306
Notable Names Database ID
516/000035411
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
90000380527
Quora topic ID
Lindsay-Kemp
RKDartists ID
297013
SBN author ID
CFIV040088
SHARE Catalogue author ID
529601
SPAP ID
a/c232be20-6386-4ad7-9fbb-6511f29fee2c
Sinemalar person ID
189157
Swedish Film Database person ID
80892
TMDB person ID
119942
TheaterEncyclopedie ID
01944072-b009-738c-befc-31eb7ac00722
Treccani ID
lindsay-kemp
Union List of Artist Names ID
500476055
WikiTree person ID
Kemp-6098
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJkhQ6ygFG3DrM9mXqvbVC
Yale LUX ID
person/a63d4555-c3a6-4d64-acfe-81a96f51eb90
ČSFD person ID
397338

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 10
actor, mime artist, pedagogue, ballet dancer, dancer, film actor, choreographer, stage actor +2 more
Field of work 6
dance, pedagogy, choreography, Dance, pantomime, Pantomime
← Cast member 4
The Wicker Man, Sebastiane, The Line, the Cross and the Curve, Italian Postcards
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, Italian
Student of 2
Marcel Marceau, Hilde Holger
Cause of death 1
cardiac arrest
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Family name 1
Kemp
Given name 1
Lindsay
Instance of 1
human
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Place of birth 1
South Shields
Place of death 1
Livorno
Residence 1
Livorno
Sex or gender 1
male
Teachers 1
Hilde Holger
← Inspired by 1
Moving
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Summary

Lindsay Kemp was born in South Shields[1]. He was born on May 3, 1938[2]. He passed away in Livorno[3]. He died on August 24, 2018[4]. He worked as a choreographer[5], actor[6], ballet dancer[7], mime artist[8], and film actor[9].

Body

Education

Studied under Marcel Marceau[22], a mime artist[24], 1923–2007[25], of France[26], awarded the Officer of the Legion of Honour[27] and Hilde Holger[23], a dancer[28], 1905–2001[29], of Austria[30], awarded the Goldener Rathausmann[31].

Career and Affiliations

Fields of work include dance[13], a performing arts genre[32]; choreography[14]; pantomime[15], a theatrical genre[33]; and pedagogy[16], a branch of science[34].

FAQs

Where was Lindsay Kemp born?

Lindsay Kemp's place of birth was South Shields[1].

Where did Lindsay Kemp die?

Lindsay Kemp passed away in Livorno[3].

What did Lindsay Kemp do for work?

Lindsay Kemp worked as choreographer[5], actor[6], ballet dancer[7], mime artist[8], and film actor[9].

Related Entities

Hilde Holger Marcel Marceau Pantomime pedagogy The Wicker Man United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [2] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [4] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [10] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . theguardian.com. theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 4w ago · Brunnaiz · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID → lindsay-kemp
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID: lindsay-kemp, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/327084740|Lindsay Kemp (#327084740)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8549|GEC"
  2. 8w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person ID → 189157
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  3. 9w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 203E-5ACB-E442-B4BA-4503
    Allcinema person ID → 43124
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Allcinema person ID: 43124, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/321994710|リンゼイ・ケンプ (#321994710)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8395|Allcinema person]] #mix'"
  4. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → South Shields
    Kinobox person ID → 109130
    Gnd id → —
    National Library of Israel J9U ID → 987007278543605171
    + 132 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32082|batch #32082]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (24)"
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