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Vincent Sheean

American journalist and novelist (1899–1975)
Person Human Q2526733

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13 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
December 5, 1899
Date of death
March 16, 1975, March 15, 1975[7]
Place of birth
Pana
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Occupation
journalist, writer, screenwriter
Award received
National Book Award[10]
Spouse
Diana Forbes-Robertson[8]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[15]
Family name
Sheean[13]
Given name
Vincent[14]
Member of
American Academy of Arts and Letters[11]
🏷️ Also known as
en James Vincent Sheean en Vincent Sheean ar فنسنت شيين cs James Vincent Sheean de James Vincent Sheean fa شیان، وینسنت، ۱۸۹۹ - ۱۹۷۵م. ru Винсент Шиан
🔖 Identifiers · 70
ISNI
0000000083490834
VIAF cluster ID
78164
Library of Congress Authorities ID
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GND ID
129960489
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Vincent-Sheean-1958.jpg ↗
American Film Institute person ID
151409
American National Biography ID
1602794
Archives at Yale agent ID
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Awards & Winners artist ID
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BFXC authority ID
134217
BIBSYS ID
90563361
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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CANTIC ID
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CBDB.cz author ID
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CONOR.SI ID
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CiNii Research ID
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CoBiS author ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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Databazeknih.cz author ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ID
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FAST ID
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FID performing arts ID
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Freebase ID
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Geni profile ID
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HAND ID
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IMDb ID
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ISFDB author ID
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IdRef ID
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Internet Broadway Database person ID
88775
J9U entity ID
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KBR person ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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Kinobox person ID
906655
Libraries Australia ID
35494403
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA03017305
NDL Authority ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NLAI ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Chile ID
000164481
National Library of Greece ID
113045
National Library of Ireland ID
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National Library of Korea ID
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National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
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National Library of Portugal ID
55073
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1346030
National Virtual Library of India ID
760k (193k–760k, n=5)
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
074295330
Online Books Page author ID
Sheean, Vincent, 1899-1975
Open Library ID
OL1049792A
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100500433
Parsifal cluster ID
8896
Prabook ID
1086353
RERO ID (legacy)
A003826603
RILM ID
271688
SBN author ID
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SHARE Catalogue author ID
439200
SNAC ARK ID
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The Peerage person ID
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University of Barcelona authority ID
981058518117306706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
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Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV12219642
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/133978
Wellcome Collection concept ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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ČSFD person ID
437768

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Occupation 3
writer, journalist, screenwriter
Award received 1
National Book Award
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Films written 1
Foreign Correspondent
Given name 1
Vincent
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of 1
American Academy of Arts and Letters
Place of birth 1
Pana
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Vincent Sheean was born on December 5, 1899[1], in Pana[2]. He died on March 16, 1975[3]. He worked as a journalist[4], writer[5], and screenwriter[6].

FAQs

Where was Vincent Sheean born?

Vincent Sheean's place of birth was Pana[2].

Who was Vincent Sheean married to?

Vincent Sheean's spouses include Diana Forbes-Robertson[8].

What did Vincent Sheean do for work?

Vincent Sheean worked as a journalist[4], writer[5], and screenwriter[6].

What awards did Vincent Sheean receive?

Honors received include National Book Award[10].

Related Entities

Foreign Correspondent United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → F7AA-3FE5-4AED-4811-AA42
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  2. 21w ago · Spinster300 · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    RILM ID → 271688
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  3. 23w ago · Koavf · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Commons Creator page → Vincent Sheean
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