Shigeta, James

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Shigeta, James
Other forms of name
Shigeta, Jimmy
Date of birth
1933-06-17
Date of death
2014-07-28
Occupation
Motion picture actors and actresses
Singers
Television actors and actresses
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 5133564
Wikidata: Q1400297
Library of congress: no 97026596
HAI10: 000257073
Sources of Information
  • IMDb, June 11, 2010(James Shigeta; b. June 17, 1933, Hawaii)
  • New York times (online), viewed July 30, 2014(in obituary published July 29: James Shigeta; James S. Shigeta; b. June 17, 1929 (some sources incorrectly say 1933), Honolulu; d. Monday [July 28, 2014], Los Angeles, aged 85; actor who challenged social boundaries when he emerged in the late 1950s as one of the first Asian-Americans to play leading roles in Hollywood)
  • Rodgers, R. Flower drum song [SR] 1957:container (James Shigeta, vocals)
  • Shigeta, J. Scene one [SR] 1961:label (Jimmy Shigeta, vocals)
  • The crimson kimonotitle frame (James Shigeta)