W. S. Gilbert
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W. S. Gilbert was a Victorian-era English dramatist and librettist best known for his comic operatic collaborations with composer Arthur Sullivan.
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dramatist
ⓘ
librettist ⓘ person ⓘ poet ⓘ satirist ⓘ |
| awardReceived | knighthood ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1836-11-18 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
England
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Arthur Sullivan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1911-05-29 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
England
ⓘ
Harrow Weald NERFINISHED ⓘ Middlesex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Great Ealing School
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King's College London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | D'Oyly Carte Opera Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| familyName | Gilbert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | William Schwenck Gilbert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comic opera
ⓘ
satire ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| hasSignature | signature of W. S. Gilbert ⓘ |
| influenced |
modern comic opera
ⓘ
musical theatre ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | accidental death ⓘ |
| marriageStart | 1867 ⓘ |
| movement | Victorian era ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collaborations with Arthur Sullivan
ⓘ
comic operas ⓘ |
| notableIdea | topsy-turvy plots ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Engaged
NERFINISHED
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H.M.S. Pinafore NERFINISHED ⓘ Iolanthe NERFINISHED ⓘ Patience NERFINISHED ⓘ Princess Ida NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruddigore NERFINISHED ⓘ The Bab Ballads NERFINISHED ⓘ The Gondoliers NERFINISHED ⓘ The Mikado NERFINISHED ⓘ The Pirates of Penzance NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sorcerer NERFINISHED ⓘ The Yeomen of the Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ Trial by Jury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
dramatist
ⓘ
librettist ⓘ playwright ⓘ poet ⓘ stage director ⓘ |
| spouse | Lucy Agnes Turner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Sir ⓘ |
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