Shirley Ellis

American singer (1929–2005)
Person human Q439346
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Shirley Ellis

Summary

Shirley Ellis is a human[1]. She was born in The Bronx[2]. She was born on January 19, 1929[3]. She died in The Bronx[4]. She died on October 5, 2005[5]. She worked as a singer[6] and songwriter[7]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (302 views/month, #7,190 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Shirley Ellis was born in The Bronx[2].
  • Shirley Ellis died in The Bronx[4].
  • Shirley Ellis was born on January 19, 1929[3].
  • Shirley Ellis died on October 5, 2005[5].
  • Burial took place at Woodlawn Cemetery[9].
  • Shirley Ellis held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Shirley Ellis worked as a singer[6].
  • Shirley Ellis worked as a songwriter[7].
  • Shirley Ellis is recorded as female[11].
  • Shirley Ellis's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Shirley Ellis's genre is pop music[13].
  • Shirley Ellis's record label is recorded as Congress[14].
  • Shirley Ellis's record label is recorded as Columbia Records[15].
  • Shirley Ellis's family name is recorded as Ellis[16].
  • Shirley Ellis's given name is recorded as Shirley[17].
  • Shirley Ellis's instrument is recorded as voice[18].
  • Shirley Ellis's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[19].
  • Shirley Ellis's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Shirley Marie O'Garra"}[20].
  • Shirley Ellis's start of work period is recorded as 1958[21].
  • Shirley Ellis's start of work period is recorded as 1950[22].
  • Shirley Ellis's end of work period is recorded as 1960[23].

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[24]

  • Country: US[25]

  • Began / founded: 1929-01-19[26]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2005-10-05[27]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 5508825e-1a58-43b9-9ff0-789ae462aee5[28]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in The Bronx[2], Shirley Ellis… she was born on January 19, 1929[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer[6] and songwriter[7].

Death and Burial

Shirley Ellis died on October 5, 2005[5]. She died in The Bronx[4]. Burial took place at Woodlawn Cemetery[9].

Why It Matters

Shirley Ellis ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (302 views/month, #7,190 of 1,000,298).[8] She has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] She is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

Where was Shirley Ellis born?

Born in The Bronx[2], Shirley Ellis…

Where did Shirley Ellis die?

Shirley Ellis died in The Bronx[4].

What did Shirley Ellis do for work?

Shirley Ellis worked as singer[6] and songwriter[7].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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