Murray Louis

American choreographer (1926–2016)
Person human Q3328203
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Murray Louis

Summary

Murray Louis is a human[1]. Born in Brooklyn[2], he… he was born on November 4, 1926[3]. He passed away in New York City[4]. He died on February 1, 2016[5]. He worked as a choreographer[6] and dancer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Brooklyn[2], Murray Louis…
  • Murray Louis passed away in New York City[4].
  • Murray Louis was born on November 4, 1926[3].
  • Murray Louis was born on 1926[9].
  • Murray Louis died on February 1, 2016[5].
  • Murray Louis is buried at Crématorium-columbarium du Père-Lachaise[10].
  • Murray Louis is buried at Grave of Nikolais[11].
  • Murray Louis was married to Alwin Nikolais[12].
  • Murray Louis held citizenship in United States[13].
  • Murray Louis worked as a choreographer[6].
  • Murray Louis's professions included dancer[7].
  • Murray Louis's education included a stint at Samuel J. Tilden High School[14].
  • Murray Louis received the Guggenheim Fellowship[15].
  • Murray Louis received the American Dance Festival[16].
  • Murray Louis is recorded as male[17].
  • Murray Louis's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Murray Louis's archives at is recorded as Ohio University Libraries[19].
  • Murray Louis's family name is recorded as Louis[20].
  • Murray Louis's given name is recorded as Murray[21].
  • Murray Louis's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • Murray Louis's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Ohio University Libraries[23].
  • Murray Louis's documentation files at is recorded as SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts[24].

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[25]

  • Began / founded: 1926-11-04[26]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2016-02-01[27]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 5d9eb31b-81d6-4970-a42e-6743f9006cd5[28]

Body

Origins and Family

Murray Louis was born in Brooklyn[2]. Recorded date of birth include November 4, 1926[3] and 1926[9].

Education

Murray Louis was educated at Samuel J. Tilden High School[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include choreographer[6] and dancer[7].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[15], a fellowship grant[29], in United States[30], founded in 1925[31] and American Dance Festival[16], a dance festival[32], in United States[33], founded in 1948[34], headquartered in Durham[35].

Personal Life

Among Murray Louis's spouses was Alwin Nikolais[12].

Death and Burial

Murray Louis died on February 1, 2016[5]. He passed away in New York City[4]. Recorded place of burial include Crématorium-columbarium du Père-Lachaise[10] and Grave of Nikolais[11].

Why It Matters

Murray Louis ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Murray Louis born?

Murray Louis's place of birth was Brooklyn[2].

Where did Murray Louis die?

Murray Louis died in New York City[4].

Who was Murray Louis married to?

Murray Louis's spouses include Alwin Nikolais[12].

What did Murray Louis do for work?

Murray Louis worked as choreographer[6] and dancer[7].

Where did Murray Louis go to school?

Murray Louis was educated at Samuel J. Tilden High School[14].

What awards did Murray Louis receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[15] and American Dance Festival[16].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . nytimes.com. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . Le Nouvel Obs. tempsreel.nouvelobs.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . archivesspace.ohio.edu. archivesspace.ohio.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . performing-arts.ch. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

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

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [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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