Rowland Leigh

Lyricist and screenwriter
Person human Q7372159
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Rowland Leigh

Summary

Rowland Leigh is a human[1]. He was born in London[2]. He was born on 1903[3]. He passed away in New York City[4]. He died on October 8, 1963[5]. He worked as a screenwriter[6], librettist[7], lyricist[8], songwriter[9], and director[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in London[2], Rowland Leigh…
  • Rowland Leigh died in New York City[4].
  • Rowland Leigh was born on 1903[3].
  • Rowland Leigh was born on May 16, 1902[12].
  • Rowland Leigh was born on 1902[13].
  • Rowland Leigh died on October 8, 1963[5].
  • Rowland Leigh died on 1963[14].
  • Rowland Leigh's father was Rowland Leigh[15].
  • Rowland Leigh's mother was Mabel Gordon[16].
  • Rowland Leigh was married to Catherine de la Fosse[17].
  • Rowland Leigh held citizenship in United States[18].
  • Rowland Leigh worked as a screenwriter[6].
  • Rowland Leigh worked as a librettist[7].
  • Rowland Leigh worked as a lyricist[8].
  • Rowland Leigh's professions included songwriter[9].
  • Rowland Leigh's professions included director[10].
  • Rowland Leigh is recorded as male[19].
  • Rowland Leigh's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Rowland Leigh's family name is recorded as Leigh[21].
  • Rowland Leigh's given name is recorded as Rowland[22].
  • Rowland Leigh's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[23].
  • Rowland Leigh's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Harvard Film Archive Project[24].
  • Rowland Leigh's has works in the collection is recorded as Harvard Film Archive[25].
  • Rowland Leigh's copyright status as a creator is recorded as works protected by copyrights[26].

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[27]

  • Country: US[28]

  • Began / founded: 1903[29]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1963-10[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 95bae427-65a9-49f9-9656-f177fa4665dd[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Rowland Leigh was born in London[2]. Recorded date of birth include 1903[3], May 16, 1902[12], and 1902[13]. His father was he[15]. His mother was Mabel Gordon[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include screenwriter[6], librettist[7], lyricist[8], songwriter[9], and director[10].

Personal Life

Rowland Leigh was married to Catherine de la Fosse[17].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include October 8, 1963[5] and 1963[14]. Rowland Leigh died in New York City[4].

Why It Matters

Rowland Leigh ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[11]

FAQs

Where was Rowland Leigh born?

Rowland Leigh was born in London[2].

Where did Rowland Leigh die?

Rowland Leigh passed away in New York City[4].

Who were Rowland Leigh's parents?

Rowland Leigh's father was Rowland Leigh[15]. Rowland Leigh's mother was Mabel Gordon[16].

Who was Rowland Leigh married to?

Rowland Leigh's spouses include Catherine de la Fosse[17].

What did Rowland Leigh do for work?

Rowland Leigh worked as screenwriter[6], librettist[7], lyricist[8], songwriter[9], and director[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] . wikidata.org.
  8. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . id.lib.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . datos.bne.es. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [14] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . HOLLIS. Retrieved . id.lib.harvard.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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