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James Bowman

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Also known as James L. Bowman, James Langstaff Bowman

Canadian politician and curler (1879–1951)

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  • A Study of the Attitudinal Responses of Non-Disabled Subjects Toward Amputation, Blindness and Facial Disfigurement
  • Slowly Fading Dream
  • Gameduino 2
  • Skinny Gal
  • Finding My Real Father

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James Thomas Bowman (b. November 6, 1941) is a famous countertenor born in Oxford, England. His career spans opera, oratorio, contemporary music and solo recitals. He began singing as a boy chorister at Ely Cathedral. He later went to New College, Oxford. He was a member of the New College and Christ Church choirs. In 1967 he auditioned for Benjamin Britten's English Opera Group and was cast as Oberon in A Midsummer Night's Dream, a work with which he has subsequently had a long and distinguish

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
James
Family name
Bowman
Gender
male
Citizenship
Canada
Place of birth
Thornhill
Place of death
Dauphin
Languages spoken
English language
Participant in
1932 Winter Olympics
Sport
Curling
Work location
Ottawa
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date of death
1951-09-14
date of birth
1879-10-06
playing hand
right-handedness
candidacy in election
1940 Canadian federal election
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