Walter Donaldson

American songwriter (1893-1947)
Person human Q169341
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Walter Donaldson

Summary

Walter Donaldson is a human[1]. He was born in Manhattan[2]. He was born on February 15, 1893[3]. He passed away in Santa Monica[4]. He died on July 15, 1947[5]. He worked as a pianist[6], composer[7], songwriter[8], film score composer[9], and lyricist[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (181 views/month, #7,250 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Manhattan[2], Walter Donaldson…
  • Born in Brooklyn[12], Walter Donaldson…
  • Walter Donaldson died in Santa Monica[4].
  • Walter Donaldson was born on February 15, 1893[3].
  • Walter Donaldson died on July 15, 1947[5].
  • Burial took place at Holy Cross Cemetery[13].
  • Walter Donaldson held citizenship in United States[14].
  • Walter Donaldson worked as a pianist[6].
  • Walter Donaldson's professions included composer[7].
  • Walter Donaldson worked as a songwriter[8].
  • Walter Donaldson's professions included film score composer[9].
  • Walter Donaldson worked as a lyricist[10].
  • Walter Donaldson is recorded as male[15].
  • Walter Donaldson's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Walter Donaldson's Commons category is recorded as Walter Donaldson[17].
  • Walter Donaldson's family name is recorded as Donaldson[18].
  • Walter Donaldson's given name is recorded as Walter[19].
  • Walter Donaldson's official website is recorded as http://walterdonaldson.net[20].
  • Walter Donaldson's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Walter Donaldson[21].
  • Walter Donaldson's described at URL is recorded as https://riverwalkjazz.stanford.edu/?q=program/my-blue-heaven-life-and-music-composer-walter-donaldson[22].
  • Walter Donaldson's instrument is recorded as piano[23].
  • Walter Donaldson's nominated for is recorded as Academy Award for Best Original Song[24].
  • Walter Donaldson's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • Walter Donaldson's Commons Creator page is recorded as Walter Donaldson[26].
  • Walter Donaldson's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Walter Donaldson'}[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1893-02-15[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1947-07-15[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 0a2824a1-660d-42c9-9043-657f182533b3[32]

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Manhattan[2], a borough of New York City[33], in United States[34], founded in 1624[35] and Brooklyn[12], a borough of New York City[36], in United States[37], founded in 1634[38]. Walter Donaldson was born on February 15, 1893[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include pianist[6], composer[7], songwriter[8], film score composer[9], and lyricist[10].

Death and Burial

Walter Donaldson died on July 15, 1947[5]. He died in Santa Monica[4]. He is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery[13].

Why It Matters

Walter Donaldson ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (181 views/month, #7,250 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

Where was Walter Donaldson born?

Born in Manhattan[2], Walter Donaldson…

Where did Walter Donaldson die?

Walter Donaldson passed away in Santa Monica[4].

What did Walter Donaldson do for work?

Walter Donaldson worked as pianist[6], composer[7], songwriter[8], film score composer[9], and lyricist[10].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . Musicalics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . Grove Music Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . Grove Music Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Retrieved . 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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth Manhattan, Brooklyn
    Aliases
    Family name Donaldson
    Writing language English
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