# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/gene-sedric
# Generated: 2026-08-14T02:00:52.183Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/gene-sedric"
name: "Gene Sedric"
slug: "gene-sedric"
description: "Eugene Hall Cedric June 17, 1907, St. Louis, Missouri – April 3, 1963, New York City) was an American jazz clarinetist and tenor saxophonist. He acquired the nickname \"Honey Bear\" in the 1930s because of his large camelhair coat."
tagline: "American jazz clarinetist and tenor saxophonist (1907-1963)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Gene_Sedric%2C_Danny_Settle%2C_Slick_Jones%2C_Mary_Lou_Williams%2C_and_Lincoln_Mills%2C_The_Place%2C_New_York%2C_N.Y.%2C_ca._July_1946_(William_P._Gottlieb).jpg?width=1200"
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: "1907-06-17"
deathDate: "1963-04-03"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           38.61
  momentum:             4.631578947368421
  historical:           7.469438666666666
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     50.00000000000001
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/313066"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%86_%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%83"
    title: "جين سيدريك"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Sedric"
    title: "Gene Sedric"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Sedric"
    title: "Gene Sedric"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Sedric"
    title: "Gene Sedric"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Sedric"
    title: "Gene Sedric"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Sedric"
    title: "Gene Sedric"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Sedric"
    title: "Gene Sedric"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/2c1eaada-a712-4f9b-af9a-c355ca02b775"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q488300"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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