--- name: "Scott Joplin" canonical: "https://film.one/person/scott-joplin" fi1m_id: "scott-joplin" imdb_id: "nm0429771" tmdb_id: 2257431 wikidata_id: "Q191499" roles: ["Composer"] born: "24 November 1868" died: "1 April 1917" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_over: 1 updated: "2026-09-17T23:19:14.513999+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Scott Joplin ## Identity Scott Joplin - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/scott-joplin - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** scott-joplin - **IMDb ID:** nm0429771 - **TMDB ID:** 2257431 - **Wikidata ID:** Q191499 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Joplin, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q191499, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0429771/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2257431 Composer. Born 24 November 1868 in Texarkana, Texas, USA. Died 1 April 1917. ## Details - **Work:** Composer - **Born:** 24 November 1868, Texarkana, Texas, USA - **Died:** 1 April 1917 - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Joplin, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q191499, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0429771/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2257431 ## Biography Scott Joplin was an American composer and pianist. He was born on 24 November 1868 in Texarkana, Texas, and died on 1 April 1917 in New York City. He is recognised as a leading figure in ragtime music. His compositions include the piano rags 'Maple Leaf Rag' (1899) and 'The Entertainer' (1902), as well as the opera *Treemonisha* (1911). Joplin's music was adapted by Marvin Hamlisch for the 1973 film *The Sting*, which led to renewed popular interest in his work. A special Pulitzer Prize was awarded to him posthumously in 1976 for his contributions to American music. *Sources: imdb.com, wikiwand.com, theguardian.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *The Sting* (1973), Fi1m 85, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-sting.md) ## Complete filmography (9) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Vamulanatuacása?* (2026), as Songs - *Dog in a Swimming Pool* (2025), Music - *Borough Bugs* (2025), series, Music - *Fritiof & Tage* (2022), Music - *Hudební perličky Pavla Šporcla* (2017), series, Original Music Composer - *Three Ballets by Kenneth MacMillan: Elite Syncopations/The Judas Tree/Concerto* (2010), Music - *Treemonisha* (1982), Original Music Composer, Writer - *The Sting* (1973), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/the-sting.md) - *suburban bums*, Music ## Gallery - ![Scott Joplin](https://film.one/media/person/103558/gallery-97d5a5138ee4.jpg) Scott Joplin — Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ca/Scott_Joplin_19072.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Orr School (2015)](https://film.one/media/person/103558/gallery-9b72bc0c71e6.jpg) Orr School (2015) — Renelibrary, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/OrrSchool1.jpg/1280px-OrrSchool1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Billy Hathorn took this photo of a photo of Scott Joplin at Finney County, KS, Historical Museum in Garden City, KS, with Canon camera. This precedes 1923.](https://film.one/media/person/103558/gallery-2db583deae2f.jpg) Billy Hathorn took this photo of a photo of Scott Joplin at Finney County, KS, Historical Museum in Garden City, KS, with Canon camera. This precedes 1923. — Rephotographed by Billy Hathorn; author of the original image itself not noted., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Scott_Joplin%2C_Garden_City%2C_KS%2C_Museum_IMG_5894.JPG/1280px-Scott_Joplin%2C_Garden_City%2C_KS%2C_Museum_IMG_5894.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![The grave of legendary ragtime musician Scott Joplin at the St. Michael's Cemetery in the East Elmhurst and Woodside sections of Queens, New York City. It actua](https://film.one/media/person/103558/gallery-e426316150b9.jpg) The grave of legendary ragtime musician Scott Joplin at the St. Michael's Cemetery in the East Elmhurst and Woodside sections of Queens, New York City. It actua — DanTD, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Scott_Joplin_Grave%3B_St_Michael%27s_Cemetery%3B_East_Elmhurst%2C_Queens.jpg/1280px-Scott_Joplin_Grave%3B_St_Michael%27s_Cemetery%3B_East_Elmhurst%2C_Queens.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Scott Joplin Memorial in St. Michaels Cemetery (2020)](https://film.one/media/person/103558/gallery-87a5ca7d45ea.jpg) Scott Joplin Memorial in St. Michaels Cemetery (2020) — CaptJayRuffins, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Scott_Joplin_Memorial_20200806_110910.jpg/1280px-Scott_Joplin_Memorial_20200806_110910.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Scott Joplin Memorial bench in St. Michaels Cemetery (2020)](https://film.one/media/person/103558/gallery-37211109c145.jpg) Scott Joplin Memorial bench in St. Michaels Cemetery (2020) — CaptJayRuffins, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Scott_Joplin_Memorial_bench_20200806_110917.jpg/1280px-Scott_Joplin_Memorial_bench_20200806_110917.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) ## Awards ### Other awards — 2 won, 1 nominated - Pulitzer Prize Special Citations and Awards 1976: Pulitzer Prize Special Citations and Awards (won) - Tony Award for Best Original Score 1976: Tony Award for Best Original Score (nominated), for *Treemonisha* - Songwriters Hall of Fame 1970: Songwriters Hall of Fame (won) *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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