William A. Anderson
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William A. Anderson was a cinematographer known for his work on nature and documentary films, including the acclaimed Disney documentary "The Vanishing Prairie."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William A. Anderson canonical | 1 |
| William A. Anderson Jr. | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14843138 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William A. Anderson Context triple: [The Vanishing Prairie, cinematographyBy, William A. Anderson]
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A.
William M. Anderson
William M. Anderson is an editor best known for his work on the film "Breaker Morant."
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B.
William R. Anderson
William R. Anderson was a U.S. Navy submarine commander best known for leading the nuclear submarine USS Nautilus on the first submerged transit of the North Pole during the Cold War.
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C.
William G. Anderson
William G. Anderson was an American osteopathic physician and prominent civil rights leader who helped spearhead desegregation efforts in the early 1960s.
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D.
William S. Andrews
William S. Andrews was an American judge best known for his influential dissent in the landmark tort law case Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Co., which helped shape modern concepts of proximate cause.
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E.
Charles B. Gatewood
Charles B. Gatewood was a U.S. Army officer best known for his pivotal role in persuading the Apache leader Geronimo to surrender in 1886, effectively ending the Apache Wars.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: William A. Anderson Target entity description: William A. Anderson was a cinematographer known for his work on nature and documentary films, including the acclaimed Disney documentary "The Vanishing Prairie."
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A.
William M. Anderson
William M. Anderson is an editor best known for his work on the film "Breaker Morant."
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B.
William R. Anderson
William R. Anderson was a U.S. Navy submarine commander best known for leading the nuclear submarine USS Nautilus on the first submerged transit of the North Pole during the Cold War.
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C.
William G. Anderson
William G. Anderson was an American osteopathic physician and prominent civil rights leader who helped spearhead desegregation efforts in the early 1960s.
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D.
William S. Andrews
William S. Andrews was an American judge best known for his influential dissent in the landmark tort law case Palsgraf v. Long Island Railroad Co., which helped shape modern concepts of proximate cause.
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E.
Charles B. Gatewood
Charles B. Gatewood was a U.S. Army officer best known for his pivotal role in persuading the Apache leader Geronimo to surrender in 1886, effectively ending the Apache Wars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
William A. Anderson Jr.