Luther Davis

American writer (1916-2008)
Person human Q3267868
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Luther Davis

Summary

Luther Davis is a human[1]. He was born in Brooklyn[2]. He was born on August 29, 1916[3]. He passed away in The Bronx[4]. He died on July 29, 2008[5]. He worked as an actor[6] and screenwriter[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (123 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Brooklyn[2], Luther Davis…
  • Luther Davis passed away in The Bronx[4].
  • Luther Davis passed away in Bronx County[9].
  • Luther Davis was born on August 29, 1916[3].
  • Luther Davis died on July 29, 2008[5].
  • Luther Davis held citizenship in United States[10].
  • English was Luther Davis's native language[11].
  • Luther Davis's professions included actor[6].
  • Luther Davis worked as a screenwriter[7].
  • Luther Davis's field of work was television screenwriting[12].
  • Luther Davis's field of work was musical[13].
  • Luther Davis's education included a stint at Culver Academies[14].
  • Luther Davis received the Edgar Awards[15].
  • Luther Davis received the Tony Award for Best Musical[16].
  • Luther Davis is recorded as male[17].
  • Luther Davis's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Luther Davis's family name is recorded as Davis[19].
  • Luther Davis's given name is recorded as Luther[20].
  • Luther Davis's nominated for is recorded as Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical[21].
  • Luther Davis's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • Luther Davis's writing language is recorded as English[23].

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[24]

  • Country: US[25]

  • Began / founded: 1916-08-29[26]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2008-07-29[27]

  • MusicBrainz ID: de330a80-ccbe-4dce-90b3-890a88c47bc7[28]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Brooklyn[2], Luther Davis… he was born on August 29, 1916[3]. English was his native language[11].

Education

Luther Davis's education included a stint at Culver Academies[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include actor[6] and screenwriter[7]. Fields of work include television screenwriting[12] and musical[13], a music genre[29], founded in 1560[30].

Recognition

Awards received include Edgar Awards[15], a class of award[31], in United States[32], founded in 1946[33] and Tony Award for Best Musical[16], a theatre award[34], in United States[35].

Death and Burial

Luther Davis died on July 29, 2008[5]. Recorded place of death include The Bronx[4], a borough of New York City[36], in United States[37], founded in 1898[38] and Bronx County[9], a county of New York[39], in United States[40], founded in 1914[41].

Why It Matters

Luther Davis ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (123 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Luther Davis born?

Luther Davis was born in Brooklyn[2].

Where did Luther Davis die?

Luther Davis died in The Bronx[4].

What did Luther Davis do for work?

Luther Davis worked as actor[6] and screenwriter[7].

Where did Luther Davis go to school?

Luther Davis was educated at Culver Academies[14].

What awards did Luther Davis receive?

Honors received include Edgar Awards[15] and Tony Award for Best Musical[16].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [17] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . tonyawards.com. tonyawards.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . tonyawards.com. tonyawards.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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    Educated at Culver Academies
    Deutsche biographie (gnd) id 139017003
    Kinopoisk person id 184666
    Nominated for Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical
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