Willard Motley

African American writer (1909–1965)
Person human Q2576637
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Willard Motley

Summary

Willard Motley is a human[1]. He was born in Chicago[2]. He was born on July 14, 1909[3]. He passed away in Mexico City[4]. He died on March 15, 1965[5]. He worked as a novelist[6], writer[7], and journalist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (54 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Willard Motley was born in Chicago[2].
  • Willard Motley passed away in Mexico City[4].
  • Willard Motley was born on July 14, 1909[3].
  • Willard Motley died on March 15, 1965[5].
  • Willard Motley's mother was Florence Motley[10].
  • Willard Motley held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Willard Motley is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[12].
  • Willard Motley worked as a novelist[6].
  • Willard Motley's professions included writer[7].
  • Willard Motley's professions included journalist[8].
  • Willard Motley was educated at Englewood Technical Prep Academy[13].
  • Willard Motley is recorded as male[14].
  • Willard Motley's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Willard Motley's Commons category is recorded as Willard Motley[16].
  • Willard Motley's family name is recorded as Motley[17].
  • Willard Motley's given name is recorded as Willard[18].
  • Willard Motley's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[19].
  • Willard Motley's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Black Bibliography Project[20].

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.

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  • Type: Person[21]

  • Country: US[22]

  • Began / founded: 1909-07-14[23]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1965-03-15[24]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 6a7fccec-f13e-4296-a3fa-8695e0cbda2d[25]

Body

Origins and Family

Willard Motley's place of birth was Chicago[2]. He was born on July 14, 1909[3]. His mother was Florence Motley[10]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[12].

Education

Willard Motley's education included a stint at Englewood Technical Prep Academy[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include novelist[6], writer[7], and journalist[8].

Death and Burial

Willard Motley died on March 15, 1965[5]. He passed away in Mexico City[4].

Why It Matters

Willard Motley ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (54 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

FAQs

Where was Willard Motley born?

Willard Motley was born in Chicago[2].

Where did Willard Motley die?

Willard Motley died in Mexico City[4].

Who were Willard Motley's parents?

Willard Motley's mother was Florence Motley[10].

What did Willard Motley do for work?

Willard Motley worked as novelist[6], writer[7], and journalist[8].

Where did Willard Motley go to school?

Willard Motley was educated at Englewood Technical Prep Academy[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [14] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . Afro-American fiction, 1853-1976: a guide to information sources. wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [23] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [24] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed English
    Ethnic group African Americans
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