Mike Melvoin

American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger (1937-2012)
Person human Q546405
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Mike Melvoin

Summary

Mike Melvoin is a human[1]. He was born in Oshkosh[2]. He was born on May 10, 1937[3]. He died in Burbank[4]. He died on February 22, 2012[5]. He worked as a composer[6], pianist[7], jazz musician[8], film score composer[9], and session musician[10]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (524 views/month, #7,091 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Mike Melvoin's place of birth was Oshkosh[2].
  • Mike Melvoin passed away in Burbank[4].
  • Mike Melvoin was born on May 10, 1937[3].
  • Mike Melvoin died on February 22, 2012[5].
  • Mike Melvoin is buried at Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery[12].
  • A child of Mike Melvoin was Wendy Melvoin[13].
  • A child of Mike Melvoin was Susannah Melvoin[14].
  • A child of Mike Melvoin was Jonathan Melvoin[15].
  • Mike Melvoin held citizenship in United States[16].
  • Mike Melvoin worked as a composer[6].
  • Mike Melvoin worked as a pianist[7].
  • Mike Melvoin worked as a jazz musician[8].
  • Mike Melvoin's professions included film score composer[9].
  • Mike Melvoin worked as a session musician[10].
  • Mike Melvoin's professions included recording artist[17].
  • Mike Melvoin's education included a stint at Dartmouth College[18].
  • Mike Melvoin is recorded as male[19].
  • Mike Melvoin's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Mike Melvoin's genre is jazz[21].
  • Mike Melvoin's genre is rock music[22].
  • Mike Melvoin's genre is pop music[23].
  • Mike Melvoin is part of The Wrecking Crew[24].
  • The cause of death was cancer[25].
  • Mike Melvoin's family name is recorded as Melvoin[26].
  • Mike Melvoin's given name is recorded as Michael[27].

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[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1937-05-10[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2012-02-22[31]

  • Genre(s): jazz[32]

  • Community tags: jazz[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 4df01ecc-68a8-41e5-8971-d6550edde76f[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Mike Melvoin was born in Oshkosh[2]. He was born on May 10, 1937[3].

Education

Mike Melvoin was educated at Dartmouth College[18].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], pianist[7], jazz musician[8], film score composer[9], session musician[10], and recording artist[17].

Personal Life

Children include Wendy Melvoin[13], a musician[35], b. 1964[36], of United States[37], specialised in music composing[38]; Susannah Melvoin[14], a musician[39], b. 1964[40], of United States[41], specialised in music composing[42]; and Jonathan Melvoin[15], a keyboardist[43], 1961–1996[44], of United States[45], specialised in music[46].

Death and Burial

Mike Melvoin died on February 22, 2012[5]. He died in Burbank[4]. The cause of death was cancer[25]. He is buried at Mount Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery[12].

Why It Matters

Mike Melvoin ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (524 views/month, #7,091 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

FAQs

Where was Mike Melvoin born?

Mike Melvoin's place of birth was Oshkosh[2].

Where did Mike Melvoin die?

Mike Melvoin died in Burbank[4].

What did Mike Melvoin do for work?

Mike Melvoin worked as composer[6], pianist[7], jazz musician[8], film score composer[9], and session musician[10].

Where did Mike Melvoin go to school?

Mike Melvoin was educated at Dartmouth College[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  14. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  20. [24] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [5] . IMDb. Retrieved . latimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  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.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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