Shirley Ross

American actress, singer (1913-1975)
Person human Q7498838
Shirley Ross
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Shirley Ross

Summary

Shirley Ross is a human[1]. She was born in Omaha[2]. She was born on January 7, 1913[3]. She passed away in Menlo Park[4]. She died on March 9, 1975[5]. She worked as an actor[6], singer[7], jazz musician[8], radio personality[9], and film actor[10]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (189 views/month, #7,261 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Omaha[2], Shirley Ross…
  • Shirley Ross passed away in Menlo Park[4].
  • Shirley Ross was born on January 7, 1913[3].
  • Shirley Ross was born on 1913[12].
  • Shirley Ross died on March 9, 1975[5].
  • Shirley Ross died on 1975[13].
  • Shirley Ross is buried at Alta Mesa Memorial Park[14].
  • Shirley Ross held citizenship in United States[15].
  • English was Shirley Ross's native language[16].
  • Shirley Ross worked as an actor[6].
  • Shirley Ross worked as a singer[7].
  • Shirley Ross's professions included jazz musician[8].
  • Shirley Ross worked as a radio personality[9].
  • Shirley Ross worked as a film actor[10].
  • Shirley Ross's education included a stint at University of California, Los Angeles[17].
  • Shirley Ross's education included a stint at Hollywood High School[18].
  • Shirley Ross is recorded as female[19].
  • Shirley Ross's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Shirley Ross's Commons category is recorded as Shirley Ross[21].
  • The cause of death was cancer[22].
  • Shirley Ross's family name is recorded as Q37048404[23].
  • Shirley Ross's given name is recorded as Q16833314[24].
  • Shirley Ross's given name is recorded as Maude[25].
  • Shirley Ross's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[26].
  • Shirley Ross's instrument is recorded as voice[27].

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[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1913-01-17[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1975-03-09[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 2d57a38c-9eb7-41c3-b6f6-e598f0ac2f0d[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Omaha[2], Shirley Ross… Recorded date of birth include January 7, 1913[3] and 1913[12]. English was her native language[16].

Education

Educated at University of California, Los Angeles[17], a public research university[33], in United States[34], founded in 1919[35], headquartered in Los Angeles[36] and Hollywood High School[18], a high school[37], in United States[38], founded in 1903[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include actor[6], singer[7], jazz musician[8], radio personality[9], and film actor[10].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include March 9, 1975[5] and 1975[13]. Shirley Ross died in Menlo Park[4]. The cause of death was cancer[22]. Burial took place at Alta Mesa Memorial Park[14].

Why It Matters

Shirley Ross ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (189 views/month, #7,261 of 1,000,298).[11] She has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40]

FAQs

Where was Shirley Ross born?

Shirley Ross's place of birth was Omaha[2].

Where did Shirley Ross die?

Shirley Ross passed away in Menlo Park[4].

What did Shirley Ross do for work?

Shirley Ross worked as actor[6], singer[7], jazz musician[8], radio personality[9], and film actor[10].

Where did Shirley Ross go to school?

Shirley Ross was educated at University of California, Los Angeles[17] and Hollywood High School[18].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . wikidata.org.
  5. [20] . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [12] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [13] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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