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Shana Alexander

American journalist (1925–2005)
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Shana Alexander
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Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[15]
Date of birth
October 6, 1925
Date of death
June 23, 2005
Place of birth
New York City
Place of death
Hermosa Beach
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
journalist, writer
Educated at
Vassar College[11]
Award received
Edgar Awards, Los Angeles Times Women of the Year Silver Cup[13][14]
Notable work
Happy Days[12]
Father
Milton Ager[8]
Mother
Cecelia Ager[9]
Cause of death
cancer[16]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[21]
Birth name
Shana Ager[22]
Family name
Ager (surname), Alexander (surname)[17][18]
Given name
Shana[19]
Manner of death
natural causes[20]
Married name
Shana Alexander[23]
Place of burial
Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery[7]
🏷️ Also known as
en Shana Alexander ja シャナ・アレクサンダー ru Шена Александр
🔖 Identifiers · 31
ISNI
0000000115617685
VIAF cluster ID
20314331
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n78093529
Awards & Winners artist ID
06n2hl
CONOR.SI ID
133594979
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Shana-Alexander
Europeana entity
agent/base/74134
FAST ID
28858
Film.ru person ID
shana-alexander
Find a Grave memorial ID
15462336
Freebase ID
/m/06n2hl
Geni profile ID
6000000135257688843
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HAND ID
8433-EEAE-688F-494E-70C5
Harper's tag
shana-alexander
IMDb ID
nm0018744
IdRef ID
088051080
J9U entity ID
987007274843405171
Kinobox person ID
832687
Movie Walker Press person ID
7738
NNDB people ID
603/000089336
NUKAT ID
n2008078708
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1139581
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
073506117
Prabook ID
616123
SBN author ID
PALV028151
SNAC ARK ID
w6mp59kj
TMDB person ID
1239113
Unz Review author ID
AlexanderShana
Wellcome Collection concept ID
hvp8jvrq
WikiTree person ID
Ager-288
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJtrTytQW63d9qvDHmKyBP

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🔗 Connections
Award received 2
Edgar Awards, Los Angeles Times Women of the Year Silver Cup
Occupation 2
writer, journalist
Parent of 2
Milton Ager, Cecelia Ager
Cause of death 1
cancer
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Vassar College
Father 1
Milton Ager
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Mother 1
Cecelia Ager
Place of birth 1
New York City
Place of burial 1
Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
Place of death 1
Hermosa Beach
Sex or gender 1
female
← Dedicated to 1
Ain't She Sweet
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Summary

Shana Alexander's place of birth was New York City[1]. She was born on October 6, 1925[2]. She died in Hermosa Beach[3]. She died on June 23, 2005[4]. She worked as a journalist[5] and writer[6].

Body

Recognition

Awards received include Edgar Awards[13], a class of award[24], in United States[25], founded in 1946[26] and Los Angeles Times Women of the Year Silver Cup[14], an award[27], in United States[28], founded in 1950[29].

FAQs

Where was Shana Alexander born?

Born in New York City[1].

Where did Shana Alexander die?

Shana Alexander died in Hermosa Beach[3].

Who were Shana Alexander's parents?

Shana Alexander's father was Milton Ager[8]. Shana Alexander's mother was Cecelia Ager[9].

What did Shana Alexander do for work?

Shana Alexander worked as journalist[5] and writer[6].

Where did Shana Alexander go to school?

Shana Alexander was educated at Vassar College[11].

What awards did Shana Alexander receive?

Honors received include Edgar Awards[13] and Los Angeles Times Women of the Year Silver Cup[14].

Related Entities

New York City United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . newspapers.com. Retrieved . newspapers.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [2] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [4] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . cbsnews.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 5w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → 8433-EEAE-688F-494E-70C5
    Place of birth → New York City
    Educated at → Vassar College
    Family name → Ager (surname), Alexander (surname)
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Harper's tag: shana-alexander, Matched to shana alexander (#289959089) in Harper'…"
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