Woody Guthrie
1912 to 1967
18 documented presences
16 places
Quo Fuit places 18 dated presences for Woody Guthrie across 16 places, from 1912 to 1967. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Woodrow Wilson Guthrie (July 14, 1912 – October 3, 1967) was an American singer, songwriter, and composer widely considered one of the most significant figures in American folk music.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Where Woody Guthrie was documented, and when
14 July 1912exact date
Okemah, Oklahomaattested
“Guthrie was born July 14, 1912, in Okemah, a small town in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, the son of Nora Belle (née Sherman) and Charles Edward Guthrie.”
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14 July 1912exact date
Okfuskee County, Oklahomaattested
“Guthrie was born July 14, 1912, in Okemah, a small town in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, the son of Nora Belle (née Sherman) and Charles Edward Guthrie.”
source: Wikipedia: Woody Guthrie
1917year
Texasattested
“At age 20, Guthrie met and married his first wife, Oklahoma-born Mary Jennings (1917–2014), in Texas in 1931.”
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1929year
Texasattested
“In 1929, Guthrie's father sent for Woody to join him in Texas, but little changed for the aspiring musician.”
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April 1940month
Greenwich Villageattested
“From April 1940, Guthrie and Seeger lived together in the Greenwich Village loft of sculptor Harold Ambellan and his fiancée.”
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May 1941month
Los Angelesattested
“In May 1941, after a brief stay in Los Angeles, Guthrie moved to Portland, Oregon, in the neighborhood of Lents, on the promise of a job.”
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May 1941month
Portland, Oregonattested
“In May 1941, after a brief stay in Los Angeles, Guthrie moved to Portland, Oregon, in the neighborhood of Lents, on the promise of a job.”
source: Wikipedia: Woody Guthrie
May 1941month
Lents, Portland, Oregonattested
“In May 1941, after a brief stay in Los Angeles, Guthrie moved to Portland, Oregon, in the neighborhood of Lents, on the promise of a job.”
source: Wikipedia: Woody Guthrie
1954year
Gravesend, Brooklynattested
“In 1954, the couple returned to New York, living in the Beach Haven apartment complex owned and operated by Fred Trump in Gravesend, Brooklyn; Guthrie composed there the song "Old Man Trump".”
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1954year
New Yorkattested
“In 1954, the couple returned to New York, living in the Beach Haven apartment complex owned and operated by Fred Trump in Gravesend, Brooklyn; Guthrie composed there the song "Old Man Trump".”
source: Wikipedia: Woody Guthrie
1954year
Gravesendattested
“In 1954, the couple returned to New York, living in the Beach Haven apartment complex owned and operated by Fred Trump in Gravesend, Brooklyn; Guthrie composed there the song "Old Man Trump".”
source: Wikipedia: Woody Guthrie
1956 to 1967period
Brooklynattested
“Increasingly unable to control his muscles, Guthrie was hospitalized at Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital in Morris County, New Jersey, from 1956 to 1961; at Brooklyn State Hospital (now Kingsboro Psychiatric Center) in East Flatbush u…”
source: Wikipedia: Woody Guthrie
1956 to 1967period
Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospitalattested
“Increasingly unable to control his muscles, Guthrie was hospitalized at Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital in Morris County, New Jersey, from 1956 to 1961; at Brooklyn State Hospital (now Kingsboro Psychiatric Center) in East Flatbush u…”
source: Wikipedia: Woody Guthrie
1956 to 1967period
East Flatbush, Brooklynattested
“Increasingly unable to control his muscles, Guthrie was hospitalized at Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital in Morris County, New Jersey, from 1956 to 1961; at Brooklyn State Hospital (now Kingsboro Psychiatric Center) in East Flatbush u…”
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1956 to 1967period
1956 to 1967period
1956 to 1967period
3 October 1967exact date
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Places Woody Guthrie is documented in
Texas2 presences · 1917 to 1929
Creedmoor Psychiatric Center2 presences · 1956 to 1967
Brooklyn1 presence · 1956Greenwich Village1 presence · 1940Los Angeles1 presence · 1941New York1 presence · 1954Portland, Oregon1 presence · 1941East Flatbush, Brooklyn1 presence · 1956
Gravesend1 presence · 1954
Gravesend, Brooklyn1 presence · 1954
Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital1 presence · 1956
Kingsboro Psychiatric Center1 presence · 1956
Other places tied to Woody Guthrie in the record
In each of these, a source puts Woody Guthrie and the place in the same dated sentence without stating that Woody Guthrie was there. They are kept apart from the timeline above for exactly that reason: a mention is not a presence, and Quo Fuit does not quietly promote one into the other.
1930year
Oklahomamentioned
“His mother died in 1930 of complications of Huntington's disease while still in the Oklahoma Hospital for the Insane.”
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1933year
1939year
Finlandmentioned
“After the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, Guthrie took an antiwar U-turn and wrote one song describing the Soviet invasion of Poland as a favor to Polish farmers and another attacking President Roosevelt's loans to Finland to help it defend aga…”
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March 1942month
New York Citymentioned
“The premiere took place in March 1942 at the Humphrey-Weidman Studio Theatre in New York City.”
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March 1942month
New Yorkmentioned
“The premiere took place in March 1942 at the Humphrey-Weidman Studio Theatre in New York City.”
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July 1944month
United Statesmentioned
“In July 1944, she returned to the United States.”
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5 July 1944exact date
Utah Beachmentioned
“Guthrie was aboard when the ship was torpedoed off Utah Beach by the German submarine U-390 on July 5, 1944, injuring 12 of the crew.”
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24 November 1944exact date
New York Citymentioned
“The 30-minute broadcast aired on WCBW, the pioneer CBS television station in New York City (now WCBS-TV), from 8:15–8:45 pm ET on November 24, 1944.”
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24 November 1944exact date
New Yorkmentioned
“The 30-minute broadcast aired on WCBW, the pioneer CBS television station in New York City (now WCBS-TV), from 8:15–8:45 pm ET on November 24, 1944.”
source: Wikipedia: Woody Guthrie
1952year
Brooklynmentioned
“After Guthrie was admitted to Brooklyn State Hospital in 1952, doctors advised Marjorie to divorce him and take custody of the children because of Woody's raging paranoia and occasional violent acts against family members.”
source: Wikipedia: Woody Guthrie
1952year
Kingsboro Psychiatric Centermentioned
“After Guthrie was admitted to Brooklyn State Hospital in 1952, doctors advised Marjorie to divorce him and take custody of the children because of Woody's raging paranoia and occasional violent acts against family members.”
source: Wikipedia: Woody Guthrie
Documented at the same place, the same year
Stanley MilgramNew York · 1954Neil DiamondBrighton Beach · 1956Albert KingBrighton Beach · 1956Frances FarmerLos Angeles · 1941Hanns EislerLos Angeles · 1941Jelly Roll MortonLos Angeles · 1941Andy WarholNew York · 1954Alexander CalderNew York · 1954William ShatnerNew York · 1954Gianni AgnelliNew York · 1954Charles IvesNew York · 1954Robert SmithsonNew York · 1954
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