Robin Swicord
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Robin Swicord is an American screenwriter and director known for her literary adaptations, including films such as Little Women (1994), Memoirs of a Geisha, and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Robin Swicord canonical | 10 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T976986 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robin Swicord Context triple: [Little Women (1994 film), screenwriter, Robin Swicord]
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A.
Dede Gardner
Dede Gardner is an Academy Award–winning American film producer and co-president of Plan B Entertainment, known for producing acclaimed films such as "Selma," "12 Years a Slave," and "Moonlight."
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B.
Jennifer Lame
Jennifer Lame is an American film editor known for her frequent collaborations with prominent directors such as Christopher Nolan, including her work on the 2023 biographical thriller "Oppenheimer."
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C.
Lee Russell
Lee Russell was an American photographer known for his work documenting rural life and poverty in the United States as part of the Farm Security Administration project during the Great Depression.
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D.
Sandy Powell
Sandy Powell is a renowned British costume designer celebrated for her innovative and influential work on numerous acclaimed films.
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E.
Sally Reed
Sally Reed was the woman whose challenge to a discriminatory Idaho inheritance law led to the landmark 1971 U.S. Supreme Court case Reed v. Reed, the first to strike down a law for sex-based discrimination under the Equal Protection Clause.
- 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: Robin Swicord Target entity description: Robin Swicord is an American screenwriter and director known for her literary adaptations, including films such as Little Women (1994), Memoirs of a Geisha, and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
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A.
Dede Gardner
Dede Gardner is an Academy Award–winning American film producer and co-president of Plan B Entertainment, known for producing acclaimed films such as "Selma," "12 Years a Slave," and "Moonlight."
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B.
Jennifer Lame
Jennifer Lame is an American film editor known for her frequent collaborations with prominent directors such as Christopher Nolan, including her work on the 2023 biographical thriller "Oppenheimer."
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C.
Lee Russell
Lee Russell was an American photographer known for his work documenting rural life and poverty in the United States as part of the Farm Security Administration project during the Great Depression.
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D.
Sandy Powell
Sandy Powell is a renowned British costume designer celebrated for her innovative and influential work on numerous acclaimed films.
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E.
Sally Reed
Sally Reed was the woman whose challenge to a discriminatory Idaho inheritance law led to the landmark 1971 U.S. Supreme Court case Reed v. Reed, the first to strike down a law for sex-based discrimination under the Equal Protection Clause.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film director
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American screenwriter ⓘ film director ⓘ person ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| activeInField |
film directing
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film industry ⓘ screenwriting ⓘ |
| adaptedFrom |
Little Women
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surface form:
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Matilda ⓘ
surface form:
Matilda by Roald Dahl
Memoirs of a Geisha ⓘ
surface form:
Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Practical Magic ⓘ
surface form:
Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button ⓘ
surface form:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Columbia, South Carolina
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surface form:
Columbia, South Carolina, United States
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| citizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| directed |
The Jane Austen Book Club
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surface form:
The Jane Austen Book Club (film)
Wakefield (2016 film) ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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romantic drama film ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Little Women (1994 film)
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Memoirs of a Geisha ⓘ
surface form:
Memoirs of a Geisha (film)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button ⓘ
surface form:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)
literary adaptations ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay ⓘ |
| nominatedForWork |
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
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surface form:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)
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| notableWork |
Little Women (1994 film)
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Memoirs of a Geisha ⓘ
surface form:
Memoirs of a Geisha (film)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button ⓘ
surface form:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)
The Jane Austen Book Club ⓘ
surface form:
The Jane Austen Book Club (film)
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| occupation |
film director
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producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| relative | Elia Kazan ⓘ |
| spouse | Nicholas Kazan ⓘ |
| wroteScreenplayFor |
Little Women (1994 film)
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Matilda ⓘ
surface form:
Matilda (1996 film)
Memoirs of a Geisha ⓘ
surface form:
Memoirs of a Geisha (film)
Practical Magic ⓘ
surface form:
Practical Magic (film)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button ⓘ
surface form:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film)
The Jane Austen Book Club ⓘ
surface form:
The Jane Austen Book Club (film)
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Robin Swicord Description of subject: Robin Swicord is an American screenwriter and director known for her literary adaptations, including films such as Little Women (1994), Memoirs of a Geisha, and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
Referenced by (10)
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