Portia Nelson

American actress and musician (1920–2001)
Person human Q3399288
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Portia Nelson

Summary

Portia Nelson is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Brigham City[2]. She was born on May 27, 1920[3]. She passed away in New York[4]. She died on March 6, 2001[5]. She worked as a singer[6], stage actor[7], television actor[8], and film actor[9]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (326 views/month, #7,212 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Portia Nelson was born in Brigham City[2].
  • Portia Nelson died in New York[4].
  • Portia Nelson was born on May 27, 1920[3].
  • Portia Nelson died on March 6, 2001[5].
  • Portia Nelson held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Portia Nelson's professions included singer[6].
  • Portia Nelson worked as a stage actor[7].
  • Portia Nelson worked as a television actor[8].
  • Portia Nelson worked as a film actor[9].
  • Portia Nelson is recorded as female[12].
  • Portia Nelson's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Portia Nelson's record label is recorded as Columbia Records[14].
  • Portia Nelson's voice type is recorded as soprano[15].
  • Portia Nelson's archives at is recorded as New York Public Library for the Performing Arts[16].
  • The cause of death was cancer[17].
  • Portia Nelson's family name is recorded as Nelson[18].
  • Portia Nelson's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[19].
  • Portia Nelson's instrument is recorded as voice[20].
  • Portia Nelson's start of work period is recorded as 1945[21].
  • Portia Nelson's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject New York Public Library[22].

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[23]

  • Country: US[24]

  • Began / founded: 1920-05-27[25]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2001-03-06[26]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 5767d6df-0873-49ba-992d-13c17781c593[27]

Body

Origins and Family

Portia Nelson was born in Brigham City[2]. She was born on May 27, 1920[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer[6], stage actor[7], television actor[8], and film actor[9].

Death and Burial

Portia Nelson died on March 6, 2001[5]. She died in New York[4]. The cause of death was cancer[17].

Why It Matters

Portia Nelson ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (326 views/month, #7,212 of 1,000,298).[10]

FAQs

Where was Portia Nelson born?

Portia Nelson was born in Brigham City[2].

Where did Portia Nelson die?

Portia Nelson passed away in New York[4].

What did Portia Nelson do for work?

Portia Nelson worked as singer[6], stage actor[7], television actor[8], and film actor[9].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . archives.nypl.org. Retrieved . archives.nypl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . 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.

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

  1. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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    Family name Nelson
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    Country of citizenship United States
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