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OverviewAI-generated
John Saxon was a British artist active from 1955 to 2015. Born on August 5, 1936, and deceased on July 25, 2020, he had one child. His musical output is categorized under genres including british, hard rock, heavy metal, history, and metal.
According to Open Library records, Saxon is associated with 51 works. Notable titles include *There Was a Haunted Mansion*, *Days of Daniel*, *622 the Underground*, *Testing Book*, and *Answer Key Transparencies Volume 2*. Crossref data lists five works, while Last.fm tracks 38 plays from 12 listeners. His name appears in 400 other encyclopedia articles.
Synthesized by Vinony from 18 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Last.fm, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 51
Top works
- There Was a Haunted Mansion
- Days of Daniel
- 622 the Underground
- Testing Book
- Answer Key Transparencies Volume 2
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Group
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1976
Discography
- Saxon1979
- Wheels of Steel1980
- Strong Arm of the Law1980
- Denim and Leather1981
- Power & the Glory1983
- Crusader1984
- Innocence Is No Excuse1985
- Rock the Nations1986
- Destiny1988
- Solid Ball of Rock1990
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 12
- Total plays
- 38
<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/John+Saxon">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Generalized Gradient Approximation Made Simple
· 1996 · cited 204,416x
- Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold
· 2021 · cited 43,543x
- Gene Ontology: tool for the unification of biology
· 2000 · cited 36,882x
- Matplotlib: A 2D Graphics Environment
· 2007 · cited 35,543x
- The MOS 36-ltem Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36)
· 1992 · cited 29,119x
via Crossref · CC0
Key facts
- Born
- Carmine Orrico , ( 1936-08-05 ) August 5, 1936, Brooklyn, New York , U.S.
- Died
- July 25, 2020 (2020-07-25) (aged 83), Murfreesboro, Tennessee , U.S.
- Resting place
- Lake View Cemetery
- Occupation
- Actor • martial artist
- Years active
- 1954–2017
- Known for
- Rock, Pretty Baby This Happy Feeling Enter the Dragon The Appaloosa
- Spouse
- Mary Ann Saxon ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1967 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1979 ) , Elizabeth Saxon ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1987 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1992 ) , Gloria Martel Saxon, ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2008 – 2020 )
- Awards
- Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year - Actor
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
John Saxon (born Carmine Orrico; August 5, 1936 – July 25, 2020) was an American actor and martial artist who worked on more than 200 film and television projects during a span of 60 years. He was known for his work in Westerns and horror films, often playing police officers and detectives.
Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Saxon studied acting with Stella Adler before beginning his career as a contract actor for Universal Pictures, appearing in such films as Rock, Pretty Baby (1956) and Portrait in Black (1961), which earned him a reputation as a teen idol and won him a Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor. During the 1970s and 1980s, he established himself as a character actor, frequently portraying law-enforcement officials in horror films such as Black Christmas (1974) and A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “John Saxon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.