Robert Yost
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Robert Yost was an American screenwriter active during Hollywood’s early studio era, contributing scripts to numerous films in the 1930s and 1940s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Robert Yost canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15698318 — 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: Robert Yost Context triple: [Border Flight, screenwriter, Robert Yost]
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A.
David Yost
David Yost is an American actor best known for playing Billy Cranston, the original Blue Ranger, in the television series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.
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B.
John Reiser
John Reiser is a software developer best known for creating the UPX (Ultimate Packer for Executables) compression tool.
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C.
Daniel Yost
Daniel Yost is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing the acclaimed 1989 film "Drugstore Cowboy."
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D.
Gil Westrum
Gil Westrum is a central character in the 1962 Western film "Ride the High Country," portrayed as an aging former lawman whose moral ambiguity contrasts with his partner’s steadfast integrity.
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E.
Jay Gorney
Jay Gorney was an American composer best known for writing socially conscious songs for Broadway and film, including the music for the classic Depression-era anthem "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?"
- 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: Robert Yost Target entity description: Robert Yost was an American screenwriter active during Hollywood’s early studio era, contributing scripts to numerous films in the 1930s and 1940s.
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A.
David Yost
David Yost is an American actor best known for playing Billy Cranston, the original Blue Ranger, in the television series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.
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B.
John Reiser
John Reiser is a software developer best known for creating the UPX (Ultimate Packer for Executables) compression tool.
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C.
Daniel Yost
Daniel Yost is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing the acclaimed 1989 film "Drugstore Cowboy."
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D.
Gil Westrum
Gil Westrum is a central character in the 1962 Western film "Ride the High Country," portrayed as an aging former lawman whose moral ambiguity contrasts with his partner’s steadfast integrity.
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E.
Jay Gorney
Jay Gorney was an American composer best known for writing socially conscious songs for Broadway and film, including the music for the classic Depression-era anthem "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?"
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.