William Nicholas Selig

American actor and filmmaker (1864–1948)
Person human Q452737
William Nicholas Selig
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William Nicholas Selig

Summary

William Nicholas Selig is a human[1]. He was born in Chicago[2]. He was born on +1864-03-14T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Los Angeles[4]. He died on +1948-07-15T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a film producer[6], screenwriter[7], and film director[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month, #7,264 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • William Nicholas Selig was born in Chicago[2].
  • William Nicholas Selig died in Los Angeles[4].
  • William Nicholas Selig was born on +1864-03-14T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Nicholas Selig died on +1948-07-15T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Burial took place at Chapel of the Pines Crematory[10].
  • William Nicholas Selig held citizenship in United States[11].
  • William Nicholas Selig worked as a film producer[6].
  • William Nicholas Selig worked as a screenwriter[7].
  • William Nicholas Selig's professions included film director[8].
  • William Nicholas Selig received the star on Hollywood Walk of Fame[12].
  • William Nicholas Selig received the Academy Honorary Award[13].
  • William Nicholas Selig's image is recorded as William Selig.jpg[14].
  • William Nicholas Selig is recorded as male[15].
  • William Nicholas Selig's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • William Nicholas Selig's ISNI is recorded as 0000000043953267[17].
  • William Nicholas Selig's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 46324079[18].
  • William Nicholas Selig's GND ID is recorded as 1022639617[19].
  • William Nicholas Selig's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no91015664[20].
  • William Nicholas Selig's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 16715986n[21].
  • William Nicholas Selig's IdRef ID is recorded as 170700291[22].
  • William Nicholas Selig's IMDb ID is recorded as nm0783152[23].
  • William Nicholas Selig's Commons category is recorded as William Nicholas Selig[24].
  • William Nicholas Selig's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 7969623[25].
  • William Nicholas Selig's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05d9_j[26].
  • William Nicholas Selig's family name is recorded as Selig[27].

Body

Origins and Family

William Nicholas Selig's place of birth was Chicago[2]. He was born on +1864-03-14T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include film producer[6], screenwriter[7], and film director[8].

Recognition

Awards received include star on Hollywood Walk of Fame[12], a commemorative plaque[28], in United States[29] and Academy Honorary Award[13], an Academy Awards[30], in United States[31], founded in 1928[32].

Death and Burial

William Nicholas Selig died on +1948-07-15T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Los Angeles[4]. He is buried at Chapel of the Pines Crematory[10].

Why It Matters

William Nicholas Selig ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month, #7,264 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was William Nicholas Selig born?

Born in Chicago[2], William Nicholas Selig…

Where did William Nicholas Selig die?

William Nicholas Selig died in Los Angeles[4].

What did William Nicholas Selig do for work?

William Nicholas Selig worked as film producer[6], screenwriter[7], and film director[8].

What awards did William Nicholas Selig receive?

Honors received include star on Hollywood Walk of Fame[12] and Academy Honorary Award[13].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [5] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . 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
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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