Shirley Povich

American journalist (1905-1998)
Person human Q3482361
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Shirley Povich

Summary

Shirley Povich is a human[1]. He was born in Bar Harbor[2]. He was born on +1905-07-15T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Washington, D.C.[4]. He died on +1998-06-04T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a columnist[6] and sports journalist[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (91 views/month, #7,210 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Shirley Povich's place of birth was Bar Harbor[2].
  • Shirley Povich passed away in Washington, D.C.[4].
  • Shirley Povich was born on +1905-07-15T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Shirley Povich died on +1998-06-04T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Shirley Povich is buried at Elesavetgrad Cemetery[9].
  • A child of Shirley Povich was Maury Povich[10].
  • Shirley Povich held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Shirley Povich worked as a columnist[6].
  • Shirley Povich worked as a sports journalist[7].
  • Shirley Povich was educated at Georgetown University Law Center[12].
  • Shirley Povich received the BBWAA Career Excellence Award[13].
  • Shirley Povich received the Red Smith Award[14].
  • Shirley Povich's image is recorded as Shirley Povich 1955.JPG[15].
  • Shirley Povich is recorded as male[16].
  • Shirley Povich's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Shirley Povich's ISNI is recorded as 0000000037764347[18].
  • Shirley Povich's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 21545568[19].
  • Shirley Povich's GND ID is recorded as 173780164[20].
  • Shirley Povich's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2005008502[21].
  • Shirley Povich's archives at is recorded as University of Maryland Libraries[22].
  • Shirley Povich's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 178790189[23].
  • Shirley Povich's sport is recorded as baseball[24].
  • Shirley Povich's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05c5pg[25].
  • Shirley Povich's family name is recorded as Povich[26].
  • Shirley Povich's given name is recorded as Shirley[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Bar Harbor[2], Shirley Povich… he was born on +1905-07-15T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Shirley Povich's education included a stint at Georgetown University Law Center[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include columnist[6] and sports journalist[7].

Recognition

Awards received include BBWAA Career Excellence Award[13], an award[28], founded in 1962[29] and Red Smith Award[14], an award[30], in United States[31], founded in 1981[32].

Personal Life

A child of Shirley Povich was Maury Povich[10].

Death and Burial

Shirley Povich died on +1998-06-04T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Washington, D.C.[4]. Burial took place at Elesavetgrad Cemetery[9].

Why It Matters

Shirley Povich ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (91 views/month, #7,210 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Shirley Povich born?

Shirley Povich was born in Bar Harbor[2].

Where did Shirley Povich die?

Shirley Povich died in Washington, D.C.[4].

What did Shirley Povich do for work?

Shirley Povich worked as columnist[6] and sports journalist[7].

Where did Shirley Povich go to school?

Shirley Povich was educated at Georgetown University Law Center[12].

What awards did Shirley Povich receive?

Honors received include BBWAA Career Excellence Award[13] and Red Smith Award[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [15] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . findagrave.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . baseballhall.org. Retrieved . baseballhall.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . hdl.handle.net. Retrieved . hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] . Povich, Shirley (15 July 1905–04 June 1998), sportswriter. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [5] . Povich, Shirley (15 July 1905–04 June 1998), sportswriter. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Google Knowledge Graph. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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