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Hal Willner

American record producer (1957–2020)

PersonDied aged 64humanQ447509

Born: April 6, 1956
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1.bestclassicbands.com/hal-willner-obituary-producer-snl-4-7-20/
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, 1957
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2015-10-17
2.Stated in DiscogsRetrieved 2017-10-09
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Died: April 7, 2020
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1.nytimes.com/aponline/2020/04/07/us/ap-us-obit-hal-willner.html
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, April 6, 2020
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1.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/hal-willner-obituary-979949/
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Birthplace: Philadelphia
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1.Stated in Freebase Data Dumps
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Place of death: New York City
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1.eu.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2020/04/07/hal-willner-saturday-night-live-producer-dies-coronavirus/2964373001/Retrieved 2020-04-08
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Citizenship: United States
Occupation: record producer
, composer
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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Languages spoken, written or signed: English
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1.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2022-03-01
2.Stated in CONOR.SI
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia · Read full article · Text CC BY-SA 4.0

Hal Willner was an American music producer working in recording, films, television, and live events. He was the longtime music coordinator of Saturday Night Live, was also known for assembling tribute albums and events featuring a wide variety of artists and musical styles. Willner died during the COVID-19 pandemic from complications brought on by the virus.

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WWords of Advice: William S. Burroughs on the Road2007 · 2007 film by Steen Møller Rasmussen

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Amarcord Nino Rota(1981)

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Sex or gender: male
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2024-07-08
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Given name: Hal
Family name: Willner
Cause of death: COVID-19
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1.variety.com/2020/music/obituaries-people-news/hal-willner-dead-dies-music-producer-saturday-night-live-1234573202/Retrieved 2020-04-07
2.edition.cnn.com/2020/04/07/entertainment/hal-willner-dies/index.htmlRetrieved 2020-04-08
3.theguardian.com/music/2020/apr/08/hal-willner-music-producer-and-snl-supervisor-dies-aged-64Retrieved 2020-04-08
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Manner of death: natural causes
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1.metro.co.uk/2020/04/08/saturday-night-lives-hal-willner-dies-coronavirus-aged-64-12524924/Retrieved 2020-04-08
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Start of work period: 1981
Name in native language: Hal Willner
Social media followers: 1,453(January 3, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 2523167316
1,455(April 27, 2020) x (twitter) numeric user id: 2523167316
End of work period: 2020
Field of work: music
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1.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2022-11-07
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