Wally Harper

American musical director, composer, conductor, dance arranger, and musical supervisor (1941–2004)
Person human Q7963376
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Wally Harper

Summary

Wally Harper is a human[1]. He was born in Akron[2]. He was born on 1941[3]. He passed away in New York City[4]. He died on October 8, 2004[5]. He worked as a composer[6] and conductor[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Wally Harper was born in Akron[2].
  • Wally Harper passed away in New York City[4].
  • Wally Harper was born on 1941[3].
  • Wally Harper was born on September 8, 1941[9].
  • Wally Harper died on October 8, 2004[5].
  • Wally Harper held citizenship in United States[10].
  • Wally Harper worked as a composer[6].
  • Wally Harper's professions included conductor[7].
  • Wally Harper is recorded as male[11].
  • Wally Harper's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Wally Harper's archives at is recorded as New York Public Library for the Performing Arts[13].
  • The cause of death was myocardial infarction[14].
  • Wally Harper's family name is recorded as Harper[15].
  • Wally Harper's given name is recorded as Wally[16].
  • Wally Harper's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[17].
  • Wally Harper's different from is recorded as Andrés Mirón[18].
  • Wally Harper's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject New York Public Library[19].

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[20]

  • Began / founded: 1941-09-08[21]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2004-10-08[22]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 3701910d-9381-4eb6-ba20-044fa719b197[23]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Akron[2], Wally Harper… Recorded date of birth include 1941[3] and September 8, 1941[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6] and conductor[7].

Death and Burial

Wally Harper died on October 8, 2004[5]. He passed away in New York City[4]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction[14].

Why It Matters

Wally Harper ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[8] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

FAQs

Where was Wally Harper born?

Wally Harper's place of birth was Akron[2].

Where did Wally Harper die?

Wally Harper died in New York City[4].

What did Wally Harper do for work?

Wally Harper worked as composer[6] and conductor[7].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Freebase Data Dumps. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . Carnegie Hall linked open data. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . archives.nypl.org. Retrieved . archives.nypl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender male
    Manner of death natural causes
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    Cause of death myocardial infarction
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