Richard Thompson
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American illustrator and cartoonist (1957–2016)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 147
Top works
- Carlines to the Columbia
- Sunnyside Streetcars
- Black and Blue
- Gristmill
- Mysteries of the Sacred Universe
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Film & TV
Gaithersburg, Maryland, USA
Known for
- Stripped — Self2014
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- 295,306
- Total plays
- 4,325,912
Tags
folksinger-songwriterfolk rockguitarfolk-rock
Richard Thompson OBE (born 3 April 1949, Notting Hill, London) is a British singer/songwriter and guitarist. Highly regarded for his guitar techniques, Thompson was awarded the Orville H. Gibson award for best acoustic guitar player in 1991. Similarly, his songwriting has earned him an Ivor Novello Award and, in 2006, a lifetime achievement award from BBC Radio. Thompson made his debut as a recording artist as a member of Fairport Convention in September 1967. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Richard
- Family name
- Thompson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Gaithersburg
- Place of death
- Northern Virginia
- Occupation
- illustrator
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Eisner Award
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- medical condition
- Parkinson's disease
- date of birth
- 1957-10-08
- date of death
- 2016-07-27
- cause of death
- Parkinson's disease
- manner of death
- natural causes
- different from
- Richard Thompson
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