William Reese Jones

American singer (1889-1940)
Person human Q4912815
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William Reese Jones

Summary

William Reese Jones is a human[1]. His place of birth was New York City[2]. He was born on March 15, 1889[3]. He died in New York City[4]. He died on November 23, 1940[5]. He worked as a singer[6], radio personality[7], and silent film actor[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • William Reese Jones's place of birth was New York City[2].
  • William Reese Jones died in New York City[4].
  • William Reese Jones was born on March 15, 1889[3].
  • William Reese Jones died on November 23, 1940[5].
  • Burial took place at Woodlawn Cemetery[10].
  • William Reese Jones held citizenship in United States[11].
  • William Reese Jones worked as a singer[6].
  • William Reese Jones's professions included radio personality[7].
  • William Reese Jones worked as a silent film actor[8].
  • William Reese Jones was a member of Harmonizers Quartet[12].
  • William Reese Jones is recorded as male[13].
  • William Reese Jones's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • William Reese Jones's record label is recorded as Vocalion Records[15].
  • William Reese Jones's Commons category is recorded as Billy Jones (actor)[16].
  • William Reese Jones's voice type is recorded as tenor[17].
  • William Reese Jones's family name is recorded as Jones[18].
  • William Reese Jones's given name is recorded as William[19].
  • William Reese Jones's given name is recorded as Reese[20].
  • William Reese Jones's pseudonym is recorded as Victor Roberts[21].
  • William Reese Jones's instrument is recorded as voice[22].
  • William Reese Jones's Commons Creator page is recorded as Billy Jones (actor)[23].
  • William Reese Jones's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'William Reese Jones'}[24].

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[25]

  • Country: US[26]

  • Began / founded: 1889-03-15[27]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1940-11-23[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: a110fdc0-3b8b-404a-9c9e-a706d915c661[29]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in New York City[2], William Reese Jones… he was born on March 15, 1889[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer[6], radio personality[7], and silent film actor[8].

Death and Burial

William Reese Jones died on November 23, 1940[5]. He died in New York City[4]. Burial took place at Woodlawn Cemetery[10].

Why It Matters

William Reese Jones ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,290 of 1,000,298).[9] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

Where was William Reese Jones born?

Born in New York City[2], William Reese Jones…

Where did William Reese Jones die?

William Reese Jones died in New York City[4].

What did William Reese Jones do for work?

William Reese Jones worked as singer[6], radio personality[7], and silent film actor[8].

References

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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. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [25] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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