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British actor (1900-1975)

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1939-06-03
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95,599
Total plays
810,240

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Ian Hunter (born Ian Hunter Patterson on June 3, 1939 in Oswestry, Shropshire, England) was the lead singer of the band Mott the Hoople from 1969 until the band broke up in 1974. He has since worked as a solo artist. Hunter began his musical career on the bass guitar. An early foray into music was as an entrant in a talent competition at one of Butlin's holiday camps, performing "Blue Moon" as part of a skiffle group with Colen York and Colin Broome. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Ian+Hunte

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Ian
Family name
Hunter
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Cape Town
Place of death
London
Occupation
actor
Languages spoken
English language
Conflict
World War I
Military branch
British Army
Image
Ian Hunter by Elmer Fryer.jpg
Number of children
2
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Commons category
Ian Hunter
cause of death
myocardial infarction
date of birth
1900-06-13
date of death
1975-09-23
manner of death
natural causes
Commons gallery
Ian Hunter
start of work period
1924-00-00
end of work period
1963-00-00
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