Walter Arlen

the recorded working language is English and German. Distinctions recorded are Decoration of Merit in Gold of the State of Vienna. Walter Arlen is recorded in the structured authority under the identifier Q2543471. Institutional cataloguing adds that walter Arlen was born in 1920 at Vienna. Walter Arlen died in 2023 at Los Angeles. It is also recorded that walter Arlen is recorded with the citizenship of United States and Austria.

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Identity and overview

The canonical record carries the following identifying particulars.

Walter Arlen is recorded in the structured authority under the identifier Q2543471. Walter Arlen is recorded with the citizenship of United States and Austria.

Origins and background

On origins, the institutional record states the following.

Walter Arlen was born in 1920 at Vienna. Walter Arlen died in 2023 at Los Angeles. It is also recorded that walter Arlen is recorded at birth as Walter Aptowitzer.

Works and production

Catalogued output is recorded as follows.

Wellcome Collection catalogues 2 works under this heading. It is also recorded that viewing new creations with Anabaptist eyes : ethics of biotechnology / edited by Roman J. Miller, Beryl H. Brubaker, and James C. Peterson ; foreword by James F. Childress. is dated [2005] and held by Wellcome Collection.

Sources and evidence

This entry is compiled from 9 catalogued sources across 5 independent registers. The registers consulted are Crossref registry, Wellcome Collection, National Library of Medicine, Wikidata and Wikipedia. Every statement above is held against the register that stated it; where the registers are silent, the entry is silent.

Sources

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  1. 1.

    Across the Table: Walter, Joe, Arlen, Maggie, and Perry, A Place to Stand, 2002

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Arlen & Harburg’s ‘Over the Rainbow’ (Oxford Keynotes), Walter Frisch (2017), Studies in Musical Theatre, 2020

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Arlen, Stephen Walter (Né Badham), (31 Oct. 1913–19 Jan. 1972), theatre manager; Managing Director, Sadler’s Wells Opera, since 1967, Who Was Who, 2007

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Arlen, Stephen, Oxford Music Online, 2002

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Harold Arlen and His Songs by Walter Frisch (review), Notes, 2025

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    PubMed, United States National Library of Medicine, records for “Walter Arlen”

    Institutional database · Scholarly

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  7. 7.

    “Walter Arlen”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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  8. 8.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 2 works naming Walter Arlen.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  9. 9.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q2543471: Walter Arlen

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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