Tom Topor
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Tom Topor is an American screenwriter and playwright best known for his work on the acclaimed courtroom drama film "The Accused."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tom Topor canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1105188 — 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: Tom Topor Context triple: [The Accused, writer, Tom Topor]
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A.
Edward Szczepanik
Edward Szczepanik was a Polish economist and politician who served as the last prime minister of the Polish government-in-exile before the restoration of democracy in Poland.
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B.
Daniel Tarschys
Daniel Tarschys is a Swedish political scientist and politician who served as Secretary General of the Council of Europe in the 1990s.
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C.
Tony Kubek
Tony Kubek is a former Major League Baseball shortstop and longtime television broadcaster best known for his work as a color commentator on national baseball telecasts.
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D.
Leo Tover
Leo Tover was an American cinematographer known for his work on numerous classic Hollywood films across several decades.
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E.
Abel Korzeniowski
Abel Korzeniowski is a Polish film and television composer known for his lush, emotive orchestral scores for works such as "A Single Man" and "Nocturnal Animals."
- 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: Tom Topor Target entity description: Tom Topor is an American screenwriter and playwright best known for his work on the acclaimed courtroom drama film "The Accused."
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A.
Edward Szczepanik
Edward Szczepanik was a Polish economist and politician who served as the last prime minister of the Polish government-in-exile before the restoration of democracy in Poland.
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B.
Daniel Tarschys
Daniel Tarschys is a Swedish political scientist and politician who served as Secretary General of the Council of Europe in the 1990s.
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C.
Tony Kubek
Tony Kubek is a former Major League Baseball shortstop and longtime television broadcaster best known for his work as a color commentator on national baseball telecasts.
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D.
Leo Tover
Leo Tover was an American cinematographer known for his work on numerous classic Hollywood films across several decades.
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E.
Abel Korzeniowski
Abel Korzeniowski is a Polish film and television composer known for his lush, emotive orchestral scores for works such as "A Single Man" and "Nocturnal Animals."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
journalist
ⓘ
novelist ⓘ person ⓘ playwright ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| activeIn |
film
ⓘ
television ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Writers Guild of America Award for Best Screenplay – Motion Picture (for The Accused) ⓘ |
| basedOn | real-life rape case in New Bedford, Massachusetts (for The Accused) ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
legal drama ⓘ |
| knownFor |
writing the play Nuts
ⓘ
writing the screenplay for The Accused ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
ⓘ
surface form:
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay (for The Accused)
Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay ⓘ
surface form:
Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay (for The Accused)
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| notableFor |
courtroom drama writing
ⓘ
social-issue dramas ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Judgment
ⓘ
Nuts in May ⓘ
surface form:
Nuts
The Accused ⓘ |
| occupation |
journalist
ⓘ
novelist ⓘ playwright ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| subjectOf | interviews about the making of The Accused ⓘ |
| workFocusesOn |
legal system
ⓘ
psychological trauma ⓘ victims' rights ⓘ |
| workLocation |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| writingStyle |
character-driven
ⓘ
realist ⓘ |
| wrote |
A Child Lost Forever
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Judgment ⓘ Nuts in May ⓘ
surface form:
Nuts
Perfect Murder, Perfect Town ⓘ The Accused ⓘ The Dreamer of Oz ⓘ The Gentleman Bandit ⓘ Will There Really Be a Morning? (biography) ⓘ
surface form:
Will There Really Be a Morning?
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tom Topor Description of subject: Tom Topor is an American screenwriter and playwright best known for his work on the acclaimed courtroom drama film "The Accused."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.