Alan Ormsby
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Alan Ormsby is an American screenwriter, actor, and director best known for his work in 1970s and 1980s horror films such as "Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things" and "Cat People."
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16228983 — 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: Alan Ormsby Context triple: [The Substitute, screenwriter, Alan Ormsby]
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A.
Gary Maitland
Gary Maitland is a Scottish actor best known for his roles in Ken Loach films, including the comedy-drama "The Angels' Share."
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B.
George Oatley
George Oatley was a British architect best known for designing prominent early 20th-century buildings in Bristol, England.
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C.
Alan Boyd
Alan Boyd is an American archivist, producer, and historian best known for his extensive work preserving and compiling archival recordings by The Beach Boys.
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D.
William Norrie
William Norrie was a Canadian politician who served as the long-time mayor of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
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E.
Moray Watson
Moray Watson was an English character actor known for his work in British television dramas and comedies from the mid-20th century onward.
- 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: Alan Ormsby Target entity description: Alan Ormsby is an American screenwriter, actor, and director best known for his work in 1970s and 1980s horror films such as "Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things" and "Cat People."
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A.
Gary Maitland
Gary Maitland is a Scottish actor best known for his roles in Ken Loach films, including the comedy-drama "The Angels' Share."
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B.
George Oatley
George Oatley was a British architect best known for designing prominent early 20th-century buildings in Bristol, England.
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C.
Alan Boyd
Alan Boyd is an American archivist, producer, and historian best known for his extensive work preserving and compiling archival recordings by The Beach Boys.
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D.
William Norrie
William Norrie was a Canadian politician who served as the long-time mayor of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
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E.
Moray Watson
Moray Watson was an English character actor known for his work in British television dramas and comedies from the mid-20th century onward.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.