David Smith
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1906
- Died
- 1965
- Works
- 38
Top works
- David Smith--sculpture and writings
- Giacometti-Smith
- David Smith
- Noguchi & Rickey & Smith
- David Smith, spray paintings, drawings, sculpture
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1,746
- Total plays
- 8,829
Tags
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Born in Philadelphia, David was introduced to music and musical culture at a young age.His families' home was a congregating place for a number of artists and musicians and David would often fall asleep the sounds of music and voices emanating from the downstairs. Growing up he studied piano and guitar and spent hours listening to his father's extensive record collection. Eventually his interest turned toward songwriting. He wrote the material for and fronted several popular bands before creati
Key dates
- Born
- 21 May 1930
- Died
- 29 June 2018
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Smith
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Port Talbot
- Occupation
- academic
- Educated at
- The Queen's College
- Employer
- University of Oxford
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Knight Bachelor
Connections
Categories
1930 births2018 deathsAcademics of the University of BristolAcharius Medal recipientsAlumni of the Queen's College, OxfordAlumni of the University of EdinburghBritish fellows of the Royal SocietyBritish lichenologistsFellows of the Queen's College, OxfordFellows of the Royal Society of EdinburghKnights BachelorPeople from Port Talbot