Properties (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Person
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| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Ripley_Entertainment
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| gptkbp:awards |
Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_California
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| gptkbp:born |
February 22, 1890
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| gptkbp:burialPlace |
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
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| gptkbp:children |
Ripley_Ripley
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| gptkbp:createdBy |
gptkb:Ripley's_Believe_It_or_Not!_television_series
gptkb:Ripley's_Believe_It_or_Not!_museum Ripley's_Believe_It_or_Not!_newspaper_panel |
| gptkbp:died |
May 27, 1949
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| gptkbp:education |
gptkb:School_of_the_Art_Institute_of_Chicago
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| gptkbp:famousFor |
Oddities and curiosities
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| gptkbp:famousQuote |
"Truth is stranger than fiction."
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| gptkbp:hobbies |
Photography
Traveling Writing Collecting oddities |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Robert Ripley
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| gptkbp:influence |
Entertainment industry
Public speaking Reality television Travel writing Comic strips Exhibition design Cultural anthropology Adventure literature Visual storytelling Museum exhibitions Cultural commentary Documentary filmmaking Freak shows Curiosity and wonder Travel journalism Reality-based entertainment Curatorial_practices |
| gptkbp:influenced |
Pop culture
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
Travel and exploration
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| gptkbp:inspiration |
Various media adaptations
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| gptkbp:knownFor |
gptkb:Ripley's_Believe_It_or_Not!
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| gptkbp:legacy |
Ripley's_Believe_It_or_Not!_franchise
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| gptkbp:nationality |
American
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| gptkbp:notableWork |
Believe It or Not! books
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| gptkbp:occupation |
Cartoonist
Entrepreneur Explorer |
| gptkbp:placeOfBirth |
gptkb:Santa_Rosa,_California
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| gptkbp:placeOfDeath |
gptkb:New_York_City
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| gptkbp:residence |
gptkb:New_York_City
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| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Lillian_Ripley
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