William Finn

Summary

William Finn is a human^[1]. He was born in Boston^[2]. He was born on February 28, 1952^[3]. He passed away in Bennington^[4]. He died on April 7, 2025^[5]. He worked as a composer^[6], songwriter^[7], and lyricist^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (470 views/month, #7,072 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• William Finn was born in Boston^[2].
• William Finn died in Bennington^[4].
• William Finn was born on February 28, 1952^[3].
• William Finn died on April 7, 2025^[5].
• William Finn held citizenship in United States^[10].
• William Finn worked as a composer^[6].
• William Finn worked as a songwriter^[7].
• William Finn worked as a lyricist^[8].
• William Finn's field of work was musical^[11].
• William Finn was employed by New York University^[12].
• William Finn's education included a stint at Williams College^[13].
• William Finn's education included a stint at Natick High School^[14].
• William Finn received the Guggenheim Fellowship^[15].
• William Finn received the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical^[16].
• William Finn received the Tony Award for Best Original Score^[17].
• William Finn is recorded as male^[18].
• William Finn's instance of is recorded as human^[19].
• William Finn's Commons category is recorded as William Alan Finn^[20].
• William Finn's family name is recorded as Finn^[21].
• William Finn's given name is recorded as William^[22].
• William Finn's nominated for is recorded as Tony Award for Best Original Score^[23].
• William Finn's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[24].
• William Finn's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'William Finn'}^[25].
• William Finn's start of work period is recorded as 1971^[26].
• William Finn's end of work period is recorded as 2025^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1952-02-28^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2025-04-07^[31]

• Genre(s): musical^[32]

• Community tags: composer, lyricist, musical^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: c9db02ec-2fe1-4b73-a827-c587f32c21ea^[34]

Body

Origins and Family

William Finn's place of birth was Boston^[2]. He was born on February 28, 1952^[3].

Education

Educated at Williams College^[13], a liberal arts college^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1793^[37] and Natick High School^[14], a high school^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1954^[40].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer^[6], songwriter^[7], and lyricist^[8]. William Finn's field of work was musical^[11]. He was employed by New York University^[12].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[15], a fellowship grant^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 1925^[43]; Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical^[16], a theatre award^[44], in United States^[45]; and Tony Award for Best Original Score^[17], a theatre award^[46], in United States^[47], founded in 1947^[48].

Death and Burial

William Finn died on April 7, 2025^[5]. He died in Bennington^[4].

Why It Matters

William Finn ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (470 views/month, #7,072 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[49] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[50]

Works attributed to him include Falsettos^[51], a dramatico-musical work^[52].

FAQs

Where was William Finn born?

William Finn was born in Boston^[2].

Where did William Finn die?

William Finn died in Bennington^[4].

What did William Finn do for work?

William Finn worked as composer^[6], songwriter^[7], and lyricist^[8].

Where did William Finn go to school?

William Finn was educated at Williams College^[13] and Natick High School^[14].

What awards did William Finn receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[15], Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical^[16], and Tony Award for Best Original Score^[17].