James Darren

James Darren was an American film director, singer, actor, musician and filmmaker (1936–2024). He was born at Philadelphia and died at Los Angeles.

Also recorded as James William Ercolani; Jimmy Darren.

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Identity and origins

James Darren was recorded at birth as James William Ercolani. He also worked under the name James Darren. The authorities additionally record the headings James William Ercolani and Jimmy Darren. His recorded language was English.

He married Evy Norlund. One child is recorded: Jim Moret.

Identity

What the record establishes about James Darren.

James Darren is recorded as singer, actor, musician, filmmaker and director. James Darren is recorded with the citizenship of United States. James Darren is recorded at birth as James William Ercolani. Open Library catalogues 3 works under this name.

Works and catalogued output

What James Darren produced.

Schwebebahn is dated 1995 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 2007.32). The Art Institute of Chicago catalogues 1 work under this heading. Kuang, Darren is dated 1985 and held by Wellcome Collection. Wellcome Collection catalogues 4 works under this heading. Open Library catalogues 3 works under this heading.

Context

The circumstances in which James Darren stands.

Man is by nature a political animal : evolution, biology, and politics / Peter K. Hatemi and Rose McDermott. is dated 2011 and held by Wellcome Collection. Queen Mary's Hospital, Roehampton : A centenary tribute 1915-2015. is dated 2015 and held by Wellcome Collection. James Darren is also recorded as James William Ercolani; Jimmy Darren. The neglected sense. is dated 2016 and held by Wellcome Collection.

Holdings and surviving copies

Where material relating to James Darren is held.

Design of a beta-gamma personnel badge using thin LiF thermoluminescent dosimeters (1984) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive. The Art Institute of Chicago records 1 object associated with this heading. Ajax in action (2006) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive. Wellcome Collection records 4 objects associated with this heading.

Authority records

The identifiers under which James Darren may be traced in institutional catalogues.

James Darren is established in the international name authorities as MusicBrainz dc296d4e-5bc5-482e-92b2-7eb2ad8804c7, Social Networks and Archival Context w6r34jd6, Bibliothèque nationale de France 140909331, Gemeinsame Normdatei (GND) 139665730, Library of Congress n93002997, ISNI 0000000078402983, IdRef 269696431, Discogs 345662, VIAF 27272990 and Wikidata Q1345794.

Catalogued works

8 works under this name are catalogued by Open Library, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1985 to 2016.

Cookbook. Ralph's Italian Restaurant, 100 Years and 100 Recipes. Arbutus Manor. Schwebebahn, dated 1995, 8mm black-and-white and color film, sound, transferred to digital video (projection); 12 min. loop, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2007.32. Kuang, Darren, dated 1985, held by Wellcome Collection. Queen Mary's Hospital, Roehampton : A centenary tribute 1915-2015., dated 2015, held by Wellcome Collection. The neglected sense., dated 2016, held by Wellcome Collection. Man is by nature a political animal : evolution, biology, and politics / Peter K. Hatemi and Rose McDermott., dated 2011, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

3 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Mott, Baron, (Darren James Mott) ( born 15 Jan. 1973), Who's Who, 2023. Paffey, Dr Darren James, MP (Lab) Southampton Itchen, since 2024, Who's Who, 2024. Stevens, Darren James, (born 24 Nov. 1970), Director, Corporate Resources, East Riding of Yorkshire Council, since 2017, Who's Who, 2019.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 25 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1936James Darren born at Philadelphia.
  2. 1936James Darren was born on 8 June 1936.
  3. 1936James Darren was born in 1936 at Philadelphia.
  4. 1984Design of a beta-gamma personnel badge using thin LiF thermoluminescent dosimeters (1984) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
  5. 1985Kuang, Darren is dated 1985 and held by Wellcome Collection.
  6. 1985Kuang, Darren (Wellcome Collection).
  7. 1995Schwebebahn is dated 1995 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 2007.32).
  8. 1995Schwebebahn (The Art Institute of Chicago).
  9. 2006Ajax in action (2006) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
  10. 2011Man is by nature a political animal : evolution, biology, and politics / Peter K. Hatemi and Rose McDermott. is dated 2011 and held by Wellcome Collection.
  11. 2015Queen Mary's Hospital, Roehampton : A centenary tribute 1915-2015. (Wellcome Collection).
  12. 2016The neglected sense. is dated 2016 and held by Wellcome Collection.
  13. 2024James Darren died at Los Angeles.
  14. 2024James Darren died on 2 September 2024.
  15. 2024James Darren died in 2024 at Los Angeles.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Almond, Darren, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Almond, Darren, Oxford Art Online, 2000

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Mott, Baron, (Darren James Mott) ( born 15 Jan. 1973), Who's Who, 2023

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Open Library author record for James Darren (Internet Archive), 3 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  5. 5.

    Paffey, Dr Darren James, MP (Lab) Southampton Itchen, since 2024, Who's Who, 2024

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Stevens, Darren James, (born 24 Nov. 1970), Director, Corporate Resources, East Riding of Yorkshire Council, since 2017, Who's Who, 2019

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  7. 7.

    “James Darren”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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  8. 8.

    Gemeinsame Normdatei 173800998, James, Darren.

    authority file · Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek

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  9. 9.

    Internet Archive, 2 digitised items catalogued under James Darren as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  10. 10.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with James Darren.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  11. 11.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 4 works naming James Darren.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  12. 12.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1345794: James Darren

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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