Paul Creston

American composer (1906–1985)
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Paul Creston
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Paul Creston

Summary

Paul Creston is a human[1]. His place of birth was Manhattan[2]. He was born on October 10, 1906[3]. He passed away in San Diego[4]. He died on August 24, 1985[5]. He worked as a pianist[6] and composer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (77 views/month, #7,256 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Paul Creston's place of birth was Manhattan[2].
  • Paul Creston died in San Diego[4].
  • Paul Creston was born on October 10, 1906[3].
  • Paul Creston died on August 24, 1985[5].
  • Paul Creston held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Paul Creston worked as a pianist[6].
  • Paul Creston's professions included composer[7].
  • A notable work attributed to Paul Creston is Symphony No. 4, Op. 52[10].
  • Paul Creston received the Guggenheim Fellowship[11].
  • Paul Creston received the Arts and Letters Award in Music[12].
  • Paul Creston is recorded as male[13].
  • Paul Creston's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Paul Creston's genre is symphony[15].
  • Paul Creston's Commons category is recorded as Paul Creston[16].
  • Paul Creston's family name is recorded as Creston[17].
  • Paul Creston's given name is recorded as Paul[18].
  • Paul Creston's instrument is recorded as piano[19].
  • Paul Creston's described by source is recorded as Brief Biographical Dictionary of Foreign Composers[20].
  • Paul Creston'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: 1906-10-10[24]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1985-08-24[25]

  • Genre(s): classical[26]

  • Community tags: classical, composer[27]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 049eef82-f716-44ac-ae0f-513e3ccf9308[28]

Body

Origins and Family

Paul Creston's place of birth was Manhattan[2]. He was born on October 10, 1906[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include pianist[6] and composer[7].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Paul Creston is Symphony No. 4, Op. 52[10].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[11], a fellowship grant[29], in United States[30], founded in 1925[31] and Arts and Letters Award in Music[12], an award[32], in United States[33], founded in 1941[34].

Death and Burial

Paul Creston died on August 24, 1985[5]. He passed away in San Diego[4].

Why It Matters

Paul Creston ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (77 views/month, #7,256 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Paul Creston born?

Born in Manhattan[2], Paul Creston…

Where did Paul Creston die?

Paul Creston died in San Diego[4].

What did Paul Creston do for work?

Paul Creston worked as pianist[6] and composer[7].

What awards did Paul Creston receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[11] and Arts and Letters Award in Music[12].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . actorschapel.org. actorschapel.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . artsandletters.org. Retrieved . artsandletters.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [10] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: 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.
  6. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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