Robert Thornby

American film director and actor (1888-1953)
Person human Q3436409
Robert Thornby
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Robert Thornby

Summary

Robert Thornby is a human[1]. His place of birth was New York City[2]. He was born on +1888-03-27T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Los Angeles[4]. He died on +1953-03-06T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an actor[6], film director[7], film actor[8], and screenwriter[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Born in New York City[2], Robert Thornby…
  • Robert Thornby died in Los Angeles[4].
  • Robert Thornby was born on +1888-03-27T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Robert Thornby died on +1953-03-06T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Robert Thornby held citizenship in United States[11].
  • English was Robert Thornby's native language[12].
  • Robert Thornby worked as an actor[6].
  • Robert Thornby worked as a film director[7].
  • Robert Thornby's professions included film actor[8].
  • Robert Thornby's professions included screenwriter[9].
  • Robert Thornby's image is recorded as Robert Thornby - Mar 1920 EH.jpg[13].
  • Robert Thornby is recorded as male[14].
  • Robert Thornby's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Robert Thornby's ISNI is recorded as 000000003714368X[16].
  • Robert Thornby's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 1573480[17].
  • Robert Thornby's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n88226492[18].
  • Robert Thornby's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 14702138c[19].
  • Robert Thornby's IMDb ID is recorded as nm0861336[20].
  • Robert Thornby's Commons category is recorded as Robert Thornby[21].
  • Robert Thornby's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03c8t8c[22].
  • Robert Thornby's family name is recorded as Thornby[23].
  • Robert Thornby's given name is recorded as Robert[24].
  • Robert Thornby's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • Robert Thornby's start of work period is recorded as +1911-00-00T00:00:00Z[26].
  • Robert Thornby's end of work period is recorded as +1930-00-00T00:00:00Z[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in New York City[2], Robert Thornby… he was born on +1888-03-27T00:00:00Z[3]. English was his native language[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include actor[6], film director[7], film actor[8], and screenwriter[9].

Death and Burial

Robert Thornby died on +1953-03-06T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Los Angeles[4].

Why It Matters

Robert Thornby ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

FAQs

Where was Robert Thornby born?

Robert Thornby was born in New York City[2].

Where did Robert Thornby die?

Robert Thornby died in Los Angeles[4].

What did Robert Thornby do for work?

Robert Thornby worked as actor[6], film director[7], film actor[8], and screenwriter[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [13] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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