Ernest Thompson
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 13
Top works
- Out Clause
- Wild Animals I Have Known
- The Book of Maps
- Indian Sign Language
- Homeboy Came to Orange
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- Listeners
- 867
- Total plays
- 2,656
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Ernest Thompson (1892 – 1961) was not well known and his career lasted but five short years, his repertoire included some important songs that would become country standards largely through his April 1924 recording session. Thompson, who lived in Winston-Salem North Carolina, lost his sight at age 18 in a sawmill accident. Although he attended the State School for the Blind and learned skills commonly taught at the time (piano tuning, broom making), he became most interested in developing his m
Authority record · VIAF
- Lifespan
- b. 1949
- Nationality
- US
- Language
- eng
- Gender
- Male
Recorded by 20 libraries
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ernest
- Family name
- Thompson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Bellows Falls
- Occupation
- director
- Educated at
- American University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Image
- Academy Award Winner Ernest Thompson.jpg
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- member of
- Writers Guild of America West
- date of birth
- 1949-11-06
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- writing language
- English language
- Commons category
- Ernest Thompson
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