William D. Wittliff

American screenwriter, photographer, and curator (1940-2019)
Person human Q8007527
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William D. Wittliff

Summary

William D. Wittliff is a human[1]. He was born in Taft[2]. He was born on +1940-01-00T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Austin[4]. He died on +2019-06-09T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a screenwriter[6], film director[7], photographer[8], writer[9], and publisher[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • William D. Wittliff was born in Taft[2].
  • William D. Wittliff died in Austin[4].
  • William D. Wittliff was born on +1940-01-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William D. Wittliff died on +2019-06-09T00:00:00Z[5].
  • William D. Wittliff held citizenship in United States[12].
  • William D. Wittliff's professions included screenwriter[6].
  • William D. Wittliff's professions included film director[7].
  • William D. Wittliff's professions included photographer[8].
  • William D. Wittliff's professions included writer[9].
  • William D. Wittliff worked as a publisher[10].
  • William D. Wittliff worked as a book designer[13].
  • A notable work attributed to William D. Wittliff is Lonesome Dove[14].
  • A notable work attributed to William D. Wittliff is Raggedy Man[15].
  • William D. Wittliff was a member of Texas Institute of Letters[16].
  • William D. Wittliff was a member of Sundance Institute[17].
  • William D. Wittliff was a member of Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences[18].
  • William D. Wittliff's image is recorded as Bill wittliff 2014.jpg[19].
  • William D. Wittliff is recorded as male[20].
  • William D. Wittliff's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • William D. Wittliff's ISNI is recorded as 0000000114883017[22].
  • William D. Wittliff's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 17343759[23].
  • William D. Wittliff's GND ID is recorded as 123510740[24].
  • William D. Wittliff's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n86813533[25].
  • William D. Wittliff's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 12646655p[26].
  • William D. Wittliff's IdRef ID is recorded as 131417274[27].

Body

Origins and Family

William D. Wittliff was born in Taft[2]. He was born on +1940-01-00T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include screenwriter[6], film director[7], photographer[8], writer[9], publisher[10], and book designer[13].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Lonesome Dove[14], a television series[28], directed by Simon Wincer[29] and Raggedy Man[15], a film[30], directed by Jack Fisk[31].

Death and Burial

William D. Wittliff died on +2019-06-09T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Austin[4]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction[32].

Why It Matters

William D. Wittliff ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[11]

FAQs

Where was William D. Wittliff born?

William D. Wittliff was born in Taft[2].

Where did William D. Wittliff die?

William D. Wittliff died in Austin[4].

What did William D. Wittliff do for work?

William D. Wittliff worked as screenwriter[6], film director[7], photographer[8], writer[9], and publisher[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [19] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [21] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . thewittliffcollections.txstate.edu. Retrieved . thewittliffcollections.txstate.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [23] . wikidata.org.
  15. [24] . wikidata.org.
  16. [25] . wikidata.org.
  17. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [16] . thewittliffcollections.txstate.edu. Retrieved . thewittliffcollections.txstate.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [17] . thewittliffcollections.txstate.edu. Retrieved . thewittliffcollections.txstate.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [18] . thewittliffcollections.txstate.edu. Retrieved . thewittliffcollections.txstate.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [32] . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [5] . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  25. [14] . wikidata.org.
  26. [15] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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