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Also known as Mario Matthew Cuomo

Governor of New York from 1983 to 1994

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Mario Cuomo (1932–2015) was an American male figure associated with the United States. He is recognized as an author with eleven works, including *Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--Silver Level*, *More Than Words*, *Lincoln on Democracy*, *Primi Passi con Unity*, and *Semplici Algoritmi Di Ordinamento*. Additionally, he is identified as a person in the music industry, with genres listed as alternative rock, american, power pop, rock, and singer-songwriter.

His recorded statements include “You campaign in poetry. You govern in prose.” and “I said I didn’t want to run for president. I didn’t ask you to believe me.” Other quotes attributed to him are “It was anticipating self-defense.” and “I’d say, ‘That’s it, Charlie, you’re going to be by yourself for a hundred years.’” His musical output has been tagged with power pop, pop, new wave, alternative, and noise pop.

Synthesized by Vinony from 19 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Last.fm, Crossref, Wikiquote, 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
11

Top works

  • Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--Silver Level
  • More Than Words
  • Lincoln on Democracy
  • Primi Passi con Unity
  • Semplici Algoritmi Di Ordinamento

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1970-06-13
alternative rockamericanpower poprocksinger-songwriterslacker rock

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1,243
Total plays
12,442

Tags

power poppopnew wavealternativenoise pop

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Mario+Cuomo">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Quotes

  • It was anticipating self-defense.
  • I said I didn’t want to run for president. I didn’t ask you to believe me.
  • You campaign in poetry. You govern in prose.
  • The mugger who is arrested is back on the street before the police officer, but the person mugged may not be back on the street for a long time, if ever.
  • When you’ve parked the second car in the garage, and installed the hot tub, and skied in Colorado, and wind-surfed in the Caribbean, when you’ve had your first love affair and your second and your third, the question will remain, where does the dream end for me?
  • I’d say, “That’s it, Charlie, you’re going to be by yourself for a hundred years.”

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Key facts

Lieutenant
Alfred DelBello , Warren Anderson (acting), Stan Lundine
Preceded by
Hugh Carey
Succeeded by
George Pataki
Governor
Hugh Carey
Born
Mario Matthew Cuomo , ( 1932-06-15 ) June 15, 1932, New York City , U.S.
Died
January 1, 2015 (2015-01-01) (aged 82), New York City, U.S.
Resting place
St. John Cemetery
Party
Democratic
Other political affiliations
Liberal Party of New York
Spouse
Matilda Raffa ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1954 ) ​
Children
5, including Margaret , Andrew , and Chris
Relatives
Cuomo family
Education
St. John's University ( BA , LLB )

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Marius
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Jamaica
Place of death
Manhattan
Occupation
baseball player
Languages spoken
English language
Religion
Catholicism
Image
GovernorMarioCuomo.jpg
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date of death
2015-01-01
date of birth
1932-06-15
Commons category
Mario Cuomo
name in native language
Mario Matthew Cuomo
cause of death
heart failure
National Governors Association biography URL
www.nga.org/governor/mario-matthew-cuomo
manner of death
natural causes
Sources (2)

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Encyclopedic overview

Mario Matthew Cuomo (/ˈkwoʊmoʊ/, Italian: [ˈmaːrjo ˈkwɔːmo]; June 15, 1932 – January 1, 2015) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 52nd governor of New York for three terms, from 1983 to 1995. A member of the Democratic Party, Cuomo previously served as the lieutenant governor of New York from 1979 to 1982 and the secretary of state of New York from 1975 to 1978. He was the father of former New York governor Andrew Cuomo and broadcaster Chris Cuomo.

Cuomo was known for his liberal views and public speeches, particularly his keynote speech address at the 1984 Democratic National Convention in which he sharply criticized the policies of the Reagan administration, saying, "Mr. President, you ought to know that this nation is more a 'Tale of Two Cities' than it is just a shining 'city on a hill.'" He was widely considered a frontrunner for the Democratic nomination for president in both 1988 and 1992, but he ultimately declined to seek the nomination in both instances. His indecisiveness about entering the race led to his being dubbed "Hamlet on the Hudson".

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mario Cuomo” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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