# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/don-gillis
# Generated: 2026-08-13T13:05:41.933Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/don-gillis"
name: "Don Gillis"
slug: "don-gillis"
description: "Donald Eugene Gillis was an American composer, conductor, teacher, and radio producer. The composition that has gained him most recognition is his orchestral Symphony No. 5½, A Symphony for Fun."
tagline: "American composer (1912–1978)"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1912-06-17"
deathDate: "1978-01-10"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           41.81
  momentum:             0
  historical:           9.41062
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4867405/"
    handle:    "nm4867405"
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/1507081"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%B2_(%D9%85%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%86)"
    title: "دون جيلز (ملحن)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%B2"
    title: "دون جيلز"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Gillis"
    title: "Don Gillis"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Gillis"
    title: "Don Gillis"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Gillis_(composer)"
    title: "Don Gillis (composer)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Gillis"
    title: "Don Gillis"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%89%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AE%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9"
    title: "ドン・ギリス"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Gillis"
    title: "Don Gillis"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Gillis"
    title: "Don Gillis"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/c17177b2-c596-4d86-8bb3-350d3368d460"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q714525"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump