Martin Charnin

American lyricist, writer, and theatre director (1934–2019)
Person human Q3295377
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Martin Charnin

Summary

Martin Charnin is a human[1]. His place of birth was New York City[2]. He was born on November 24, 1934[3]. He passed away in White Plains[4]. He died on July 6, 2019[5]. He worked as a songwriter[6], playwright[7], theatrical director[8], and lyricist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (151 views/month, #7,231 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Martin Charnin was born in New York City[2].
  • Martin Charnin died in White Plains[4].
  • Martin Charnin was born on November 24, 1934[3].
  • Martin Charnin died on July 6, 2019[5].
  • Martin Charnin held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Martin Charnin's professions included songwriter[6].
  • Martin Charnin worked as a playwright[7].
  • Martin Charnin's professions included theatrical director[8].
  • Martin Charnin worked as a lyricist[9].
  • Martin Charnin was educated at High School of Music & Art[12].
  • Martin Charnin was educated at Cooper Union[13].
  • Martin Charnin received the Tony Award for Best Original Score[14].
  • Martin Charnin is recorded as male[15].
  • Martin Charnin's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Martin Charnin's given name is recorded as Martin[17].
  • Martin Charnin's described by source is recorded as BEIC Digital Library[18].
  • Martin Charnin's nominated for is recorded as Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical[19].
  • Martin Charnin's nominated for is recorded as Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical[20].
  • Martin Charnin's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[21].

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[22]

  • Country: US[23]

  • Began / founded: 1934-11-24[24]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2019-07-06[25]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 63f4fa92-46ac-4fcd-ad0f-8988c383b557[26]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in New York City[2], Martin Charnin… he was born on November 24, 1934[3].

Education

Educated at High School of Music & Art[12], an art academy[27], in United States[28], founded in 1936[29] and Cooper Union[13], a college[30], in United States[31], founded in 1859[32].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include songwriter[6], playwright[7], theatrical director[8], and lyricist[9].

Recognition

Martin Charnin received the Tony Award for Best Original Score[14].

Death and Burial

Martin Charnin died on July 6, 2019[5]. He passed away in White Plains[4].

Why It Matters

Martin Charnin ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (151 views/month, #7,231 of 1,000,298).[10]

FAQs

Where was Martin Charnin born?

Born in New York City[2], Martin Charnin…

Where did Martin Charnin die?

Martin Charnin passed away in White Plains[4].

What did Martin Charnin do for work?

Martin Charnin worked as songwriter[6], playwright[7], theatrical director[8], and lyricist[9].

Where did Martin Charnin go to school?

Martin Charnin was educated at High School of Music & Art[12] and Cooper Union[13].

What awards did Martin Charnin receive?

Honors received include Tony Award for Best Original Score[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . tonyawards.com. tonyawards.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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