John McCormack
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It sits within the topics 1935 births, 2014 deaths and 20th-century Scottish sportsmen.
Vinony links it to 12 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 18
Top works
- Dark World of Spirits and the Fey
- A Story of Dublin
- Self-made in America
- Dating buildings of the inner ward at Mont Orgueil Castle
- Drama as response
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Ireland
- Active from
- 1884-06-14
- Active to
- 1945-09-16
Discography
- A Legendary Performer
- Irish Song
- Because / My Dreams
- Dear Little Shamrock / O Cease Thy Singing Maiden Fair
- It's a Long, Long Way to Tipperary1915
- Somewhere a Voice Is Calling1915
- The Star Spangled Banner1917
- Little Town in the Ould County Down1921
- Silver Threads Among The Gold / When You And I Were Young, Maggie1941
- Adeste fidelis / Oh, Holy Night / The First Noel1943
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 24,989
- Total plays
- 147,164
Tags
John McCormack (14 June 1884 - 16 September 1945), was a world-famous Irish tenor in the fields of opera and popular music, and renowned for his flawless diction and superb breath control. John Francis McCormack was born in Athlone, Ireland, the fourth of eleven children of Andrew and Hannah Watson on 14 June 1884, and was baptised in St. Mary's Church, Athlone on 23 June 1884. His father was employed in Athlone Woollen Mills. John received his early education from the Marist Brothers in Athlo
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Glasgow
- Place of death
- Paisley
- Occupation
- boxer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- 1956 Summer Olympics
- Sport
- boxing
- Country for sport
- United Kingdom
Show 4 more facts
- date of death
- 2014-05-23
- date of birth
- 1935-01-09
- sports discipline competed in
- light middleweight
- nickname
- Cowboy
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