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Burton Lane

American composer (1912–1997)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMay 13, 2026
Entity authoritySource title only
Source-derived summary

Burton Lane was an American composer primarily known for his theatre and film scores. His most popular and successful works include the Broadway musicals Finian's Rainbow (1947) and On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1965).

Editorial summary

This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Burton Lane” as american composer (1912–1997). Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA useful biographical orientation record, particularly for establishing names, roles and a first chronology. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1947, 1965—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. The account is most persuasive where Burton, Lane and American can be independently traced.
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Why this record matters

The subject matters to the people & ideas register because the source frames it as american composer (1912–1997). Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

Evidence profile

Biographical claims are most persuasive when dates, appointments and relationships can be traced to records created close to the events described. The source revision retrieved here is dated May 13, 2026. The first chronological checks are 1947 and 1965.

Critical limits

Public reputation and documentary evidence do not always develop together; absence from a summary is not evidence of historical absence. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

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  • Establishing names and roles
  • Building a first chronology
  • Locating cited institutions
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  3. How has the subject’s reputation changed across later accounts?
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This entry incorporates text from “Burton Lane” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.