Norman Newell

English record producer, songwriter and lyricist (1919-2004)
Person human Q712478
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Norman Newell

Summary

Norman Newell is a human[1]. His place of birth was London[2]. He was born on January 25, 1919[3]. He died in West Sussex[4]. He died on December 1, 2004[5]. He worked as a record producer[6], lyricist[7], and songwriter[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (63 views/month, #7,273 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Norman Newell's place of birth was London[2].
  • Norman Newell passed away in West Sussex[4].
  • Norman Newell was born on January 25, 1919[3].
  • Norman Newell died on December 1, 2004[5].
  • Norman Newell held citizenship in United Kingdom[10].
  • Norman Newell held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[11].
  • English was Norman Newell's native language[12].
  • Norman Newell's professions included record producer[6].
  • Norman Newell's professions included lyricist[7].
  • Norman Newell's professions included songwriter[8].
  • Norman Newell received the Officer of the Order of the British Empire[13].
  • Norman Newell received the Grammy Awards[14].
  • Norman Newell is recorded as male[15].
  • Norman Newell's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Norman Newell's genre is popular music[17].
  • Norman Newell's family name is recorded as Newell[18].
  • Norman Newell's given name is recorded as Norman[19].
  • Norman Newell's given name is recorded as Dennis[20].
  • Norman Newell's pseudonym is recorded as David West[21].
  • Norman Newell's pseudonym is recorded as Baron[22].
  • Norman Newell's nominated for is recorded as Academy Award for Best Original Song[23].
  • Norman Newell's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • Norman Newell's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Norman Dennis Newell'}[25].
  • Norman Newell's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Norman Newell'}[26].
  • Norman Newell's start of work period is recorded as 1945[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: GB[29]

  • Began / founded: 1919-01-25[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2004-12-01[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: cb419a70-7a0e-4b78-9fdc-f4e299e48ae9[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in London[2], Norman Newell… he was born on January 25, 1919[3]. English was his native language[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include record producer[6], lyricist[7], and songwriter[8].

Recognition

Awards received include Officer of the Order of the British Empire[13], a grade of an order[33], in United Kingdom[34] and Grammy Awards[14], a music award[35], in United States[36], founded in 1958[37].

Death and Burial

Norman Newell died on December 1, 2004[5]. He passed away in West Sussex[4].

Why It Matters

Norman Newell ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (63 views/month, #7,273 of 1,000,298).[9] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

Where was Norman Newell born?

Born in London[2], Norman Newell…

Where did Norman Newell die?

Norman Newell passed away in West Sussex[4].

What did Norman Newell do for work?

Norman Newell worked as record producer[6], lyricist[7], and songwriter[8].

What awards did Norman Newell receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Order of the British Empire[13] and Grammy Awards[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . grammy.com. grammy.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . CONOR.SI. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . 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.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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