Walt Curtis

American painter and poet (1941–2023)
Person human Q2906117
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Walt Curtis

Summary

Walt Curtis is a human[1]. His place of birth was Portland[2]. He was born on July 4, 1941[3]. He died on August 25, 2023[4]. He worked as a novelist[5], painter[6], poet[7], actor[8], and publisher[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Walt Curtis's place of birth was Portland[2].
  • Walt Curtis was born on July 4, 1941[3].
  • Walt Curtis died on August 25, 2023[4].
  • Walt Curtis held citizenship in United States[11].
  • English was Walt Curtis's native language[12].
  • Walt Curtis's professions included novelist[5].
  • Walt Curtis's professions included painter[6].
  • Walt Curtis worked as a poet[7].
  • Walt Curtis worked as an actor[8].
  • Walt Curtis's professions included publisher[9].
  • Walt Curtis's field of work was poetry[13].
  • Walt Curtis's field of work was gay literature[14].
  • Walt Curtis's field of work was fiction[15].
  • Walt Curtis is recorded as male[16].
  • Walt Curtis's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Walt Curtis is associated with the Beat Generation movement[18].
  • Walt Curtis's residence is recorded as Portland[19].
  • Walt Curtis's family name is recorded as Curtis[20].
  • Walt Curtis's given name is recorded as Walt[21].
  • Walt Curtis's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[22].
  • Walt Curtis's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Walt Curtis'}[23].
  • Walt Curtis's significant person is recorded as Marty Christensen[24].
  • Walt Curtis's significant person is recorded as David Hedges[25].
  • Walt Curtis's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wiki Loves Pride Art & Artists[26].
  • Walt Curtis's has works in the collection is recorded as Oregon Poetry Collection[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: 1941-07-04[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2023-08-25[31]

  • Genre(s): spoken word[32]

  • Community tags: poet, spoken word[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 356108b9-b5e9-4ab1-bbe2-d501fcf0f8d4[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Walt Curtis was born in Portland[2]. He was born on July 4, 1941[3]. English was his native language[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include novelist[5], painter[6], poet[7], actor[8], and publisher[9]. Fields of work include poetry[13], a literary form[35]; gay literature[14], a literary genre[36]; and fiction[15], an art genre[37].

Death and Burial

Walt Curtis died on August 25, 2023[4].

Why It Matters

Walt Curtis ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[10]

FAQs

Where was Walt Curtis born?

Walt Curtis's place of birth was Portland[2].

What did Walt Curtis do for work?

Walt Curtis worked as novelist[5], painter[6], poet[7], actor[8], and publisher[9].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . portlandtribune.com. Retrieved . portlandtribune.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [17] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [4] . orartswatch.org. Retrieved . orartswatch.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Library of Congress Authorities. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Library of Congress Authorities. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . archive.orartswatch.org. archive.orartswatch.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . ci.oswego.or.us. ci.oswego.or.us. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . alliance-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com. alliance-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com. Provenance: 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.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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