Philip W. Anderson

American film editor (1915-1980)
Person human Q4558221
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Summary

Philip W. Anderson was born on June 23, 1915[1], in New York City[2]. He died on March 27, 1980[3], in Granada Hills[4]. He worked as a film editor[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (57 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[7]
  • Sex or gender: male[8]
  • Cause of death: disease[9]
  • Family name: Anderson[10]
  • Given name: Philip[11]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[12]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Film Editing[13]
  • Start of work period: 1939[14]
  • P14750: 7AD3-4B47-B556-151C-A1C2[15]

Why It Matters

Philip W. Anderson is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

FAQs

Where was Philip W. Anderson born?

Philip W. Anderson was born in New York City[2].

Where did Philip W. Anderson die?

Philip W. Anderson passed away in Granada Hills[4].

What did Philip W. Anderson do for work?

Philip W. Anderson worked as a film editor[5].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  7. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22h ago · Bargioni · 2026-10-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 13d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 14d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Granada Hills
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'de', 'en', 'fr']
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  4. 10w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Philip
    Place of death → Granada Hills
    Family name → Anderson
    P14750 → 7AD3-4B47-B556-151C-A1C2
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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