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Will Donaldson

American pianist, songwriter, composer, jazz musician
Person Human Q29580376

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
April 21, 1891
Date of death
December 16, 1954
Place of birth
New York City
Place of death
Los Angeles
Country of citizenship
United States[11]
Occupation
pianist, composer, songwriter
Field of work
music[12]
Spouse
Muriel Pollock[9]
Child
Ted Donaldson[10]
Genre
jazz[14]
Family name
Donaldson[15]
Given name
Will[16]
Instrument
piano[17]
Place of burial
Forest Lawn Memorial Park[8]
🏷️ Also known as
en Will Donaldson
🔖 Identifiers · 20
ISNI
0000000055597335
VIAF cluster ID
75980677
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2002026360
GND ID
136221238
AllMusic artist ID
mn0001267082
Carnegie Hall agent ID
1022562
DAHR artist ID
111732
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
136221238
Discogs artist ID
647732
Find a Grave memorial ID
63684479
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11g7zd1xdy
IMSLP ID
Category:Donaldson,_Will
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J9U entity ID
987007451238505171
Library of Congress JukeBox ID (former scheme)
5626
MusicBrainz artist ID
79cc2132-6a5d-4761-9236-2b52f81e648e
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
282346058
SBN author ID
REAV165130
SecondHandSongs artist ID
143688
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJwtkK4HFkGbFGdqrVgdwC
Yale LUX ID
person/67cfcfab-df6a-4bee-bf3f-9ff44fa6f869

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Summary

Will Donaldson was born on April 21, 1891[1], in New York City[2]. He died on December 16, 1954[3], in Los Angeles[4]. He worked as a pianist[5], composer[6], and songwriter[7].

FAQs

Where was Will Donaldson born?

Will Donaldson's place of birth was New York City[2].

Where did Will Donaldson die?

Will Donaldson passed away in Los Angeles[4].

Who was Will Donaldson married to?

Will Donaldson's spouses include Muriel Pollock[9].

What did Will Donaldson do for work?

Will Donaldson worked as a pianist[5], composer[6], and songwriter[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . International Music Score Library Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . International Music Score Library Project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Bargioni · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #62824: add P1810 to P396"
  2. 10d ago · Qyayoor · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SBN author ID → REAV165130
    "Created claim: SBN author ID: REAV165130, batch #292920"
  3. 6w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Los Angeles
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #56925: Import places of birth, death from dewiki"
  4. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID → 136221238
    AllMusic artist ID → mn0001267082
    Library of Congress Authorities ID → no2002026360
    Place of birth → New York City
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32083: import P21 and P106 from GND (25)"
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