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Richard Crooks

American opera tenor (1900–1972)
Person Human Q7324976

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
June 26, 1900
Date of death
September 29, 1972
Place of birth
Trenton
Place of death
Portola Valley
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Occupation
opera singer
Educated at
Trenton Central High School[8]
Award received
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame[9]
Cause of death
cancer[14]
Student of
Enrica Clay Dillon[17]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[20]
Family name
Crooks[15]
Given name
Richard[16]
Instrument
voice[19]
Manner of death
natural causes[18]
Place of burial
Alta Mesa Memorial Park[6]
Record label
His Master's Voice, Victor Talking Machine Company[11][12]
Voice type
tenor[13]
🏷️ Also known as
en Richard Alexander Crooks en Richard Crooks ar ريتشارد كروكس cs Richard Alexander Crooks
🔖 Identifiers · 42
ISNI
000000005518061X
VIAF cluster ID
49413943
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no93003543
GND ID
134352521
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Richard Crooks.jpg ↗
Alexander Turnbull Library ID
248464
BBC Things ID
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BIBSYS ID
4017438
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
139509777
CONOR.SI ID
138091107
Carnegie Hall agent ID
25523
DAHR artist ID
109454
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DDB person (GND) ID
134352521
Described at URL
www.nytimes.com
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
134352521
Discogs artist ID
958641
Europeana entity
agent/base/2210
FAST ID
316933
FES digital collections entity ID
386309
Find a Grave memorial ID
201023835
Freebase ID
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GTAA ID
258317
Geni profile ID
6000000031237197061
Grove Music Online ID
06866
J9U entity ID
987007339660005171
KBR person ID
14603953
MusicBrainz artist ID
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Muziekweb performer ID
M00000245972
NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
1540838
NLP ID
a0000002112330
National Library of Latvia ID
000314617
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810626921305606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX851863
Obálky knih ID
xx0078899
Opera Vivra singer ID
tenors/richard-crooks
Political Graveyard politician ID
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SBN author ID
LO1V429323
SNAC ARK ID
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SecondHandSongs artist ID
89538
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/79b143f9-6f21-42ac-80ed-df7f83b6b229

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🔗 Connections
Record label 2
Victor Talking Machine Company, His Master's Voice
Award received 1
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Cause of death 1
cancer
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Given name 1
Richard
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
voice
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Occupation 1
opera singer
Place of birth 1
Trenton
Place of burial 1
Alta Mesa Memorial Park
Place of death 1
Portola Valley
Sex or gender 1
male
Voice type 1
tenor
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Summary

Richard Crooks was born on June 26, 1900[1], in Trenton[2]. He died on September 29, 1972[3], in Portola Valley[4]. He worked as an opera singer[5].

FAQs

Where was Richard Crooks born?

Richard Crooks was born in Trenton[2].

Where did Richard Crooks die?

Richard Crooks passed away in Portola Valley[4].

What did Richard Crooks do for work?

Richard Crooks worked as an opera singer[5].

Where did Richard Crooks go to school?

Richard Crooks was educated at Trenton Central High School[8].

What awards did Richard Crooks receive?

Honors received include star on Hollywood Walk of Fame[9].

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . Opera Vivra. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 14h ago · Printstream · 2026-11-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65760: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship → United States
    Given name → Richard
    Place of death → Portola Valley
    Educated at → Trenton Central High School
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