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Joseph Arthur

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American playwright (1848–1906)

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Vinony's link graph records 9 inbound references to Joseph Arthur, and connects out to New York City, IMDb and The New York Times.

It sits within the topics 1848 births, 1906 deaths and 19th-century American dramatists and playwrights.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1816
Died
1882
Works
174

Top works

  • Mademoiselle Irnois
  • Der arische Mensch in Weltgeschichte und Weltkultur, Herkunft, Weg und Einfluss
  • La troisième république française, et qu'alle vaut
  • Catalogue d'une précieuse collection de manuscrits persans et d'ouvrages recueillis en Perse, provenant de la bibliothèque de M. le Comte de Gobineau
  • Adélaide

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
GB
Active from
1859-05-22
Active to
1930-07-07

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
555,121
Total plays
7,175,893

Tags

singer-songwriterindiefolkalternativeindie rock

Joseph Arthur (born September 28, 1971) is an American contemporary singer-songwriter from Akron, Ohio. He is known for his melodic compositions combined with swirling choruses. He was discovered by Peter Gabriel in the mid-'90s and signed to Gabriel's Real World label in 1996. Arthur's first album, Big City Secrets, was released in 1997 to critical acclaim. In 2006, Arthur's song "In the Sun" was covered by Michael Stipe (of R.E.M.) and Coldplay singer Chris Martin. <a href="https://www.last.f

via Last.fm · Joseph Arthur

Quotes

  • I need the saint of laughter, I need the saint of tears, I need the saint detective who can find my stolen years
  • I need the saint of needing, I need the saint of loss -- the one who gave up wanting his heart to trash to toss
  • The saint of killers too afraid to kill

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Wikidata facts

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The Indianapolis News, Joseph Arthur, 1900.jpg
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date of birth
1848-01-01
date of death
1906-02-21
Commons category
Joseph Arthur (playwright)
birth name
Arthur Hill Smith
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Available in 4 languages

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