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Willard Maas

American filmmaker (1906–1971)
Person Human Q8003453

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
June 24, 1906
Date of death
January 2, 1971
Place of birth
Lindsay
Place of death
Brooklyn Heights
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Occupation
poet, film director, university teacher
Employer
Wagner College[10]
Educated at
San José State University, Columbia University[11][12]
Spouse
Marie Menken[8]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[18]
Archives at
Harry Ransom Center[14]
Described by source
UbuWeb[17]
Family name
Maas[15]
Given name
Willard[16]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Harry Ransom Center[20]
Personal library at
Harry Ransom Center[21]
Represented by
Light Cone[19]
🏷️ Also known as
en Willard Maas ja ウィラード・マース zh 威拉德·马斯 zh-hant 威拉德·馬斯
🔖 Identifiers · 28
ISNI
0000000077791112
VIAF cluster ID
203929230
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n94072960
GND ID
140712518
BIBSYS ID
4088869
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
141174644
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf11592303
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
140712518
FAST ID
343079
FilmPolski ID
103895
Freebase ID
/m/0c6rtb
HAND ID
EBDB-0FCC-C66C-97D2-DE4B
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IMDb ID
nm0531004
IdRef ID
080025730
J9U entity ID
987007454724905171
Kinobox person ID
882878
NL CR AUT ID
xx0152732
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
254863345
Open Library ID
OL2330983A
Poetry Foundation ID
willard-maas
Prabook ID
1745180
RERO ID (legacy)
A008699179
SNAC ARK ID
w64m9zns
TMDB person ID
1183419
Union List of Artist Names ID
500372535
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJvxq6fycFTfHCFttP7PwC
Yale LUX ID
person/330623ac-cccd-488d-9d9b-27d25082a1c8
ČSFD person ID
38684

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Summary

Willard Maas was born on June 24, 1906[1], in Lindsay[2]. He died on January 2, 1971[3], in Brooklyn Heights[4]. He worked as a poet[5], film director[6], and university teacher[7].

FAQs

Where was Willard Maas born?

Willard Maas's place of birth was Lindsay[2].

Where did Willard Maas die?

Willard Maas passed away in Brooklyn Heights[4].

Who was Willard Maas married to?

Willard Maas's spouses include Marie Menken[8].

What did Willard Maas do for work?

Willard Maas worked as a poet[5], film director[6], and university teacher[7].

Where did Willard Maas go to school?

Willard Maas was educated at San José State University[11] and Columbia University[12].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . silive.com. Retrieved . silive.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . ubu.com. Retrieved . ubu.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . ubu.com. Retrieved . ubu.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . ubu.com. Retrieved . ubu.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . norman.hrc.utexas.edu. Retrieved . norman.hrc.utexas.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . ubu.com. Retrieved . ubu.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . lightcone.org. Retrieved . lightcone.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . Collecting, curating, and researching Writers' Libraries. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65758: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Willard
    IdRef ID → 080025730
    Family name → Maas
    Date of death → January 2, 1971
    + 44 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #46380: HAND ID (3)"
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