Æneas MacKenzie
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Æneas MacKenzie was a Scottish-born Hollywood screenwriter known for crafting grand historical and biblical epics, including contributing to the screenplay of Cecil B. DeMille’s 1956 film "The Ten Commandments."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Æneas MacKenzie canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1011455 — 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: Æneas MacKenzie Context triple: [The Ten Commandments (1956 film), screenwriter, Æneas MacKenzie]
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A.
Alexander Cameron
Alexander Cameron is a British barrister and King's Counsel, notable as the elder brother of former UK Prime Minister David Cameron.
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B.
Alexander McDougall
Alexander McDougall was a Scottish-born American merchant, political leader, and Revolutionary War officer who became a prominent patriot voice in New York before and during the American Revolution.
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C.
John MacGregor
John MacGregor is a British Conservative politician who held several senior government posts, including serving as a Cabinet minister under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and John Major.
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D.
Archibald Blair
Archibald Blair was a British naval officer and surveyor associated with the early colonial exploration and development of the Andaman Islands.
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E.
James McGill
James McGill was an 18th–19th century Scottish-Canadian merchant and philanthropist whose endowment led to the creation of McGill University in Montreal.
- 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: Æneas MacKenzie Target entity description: Æneas MacKenzie was a Scottish-born Hollywood screenwriter known for crafting grand historical and biblical epics, including contributing to the screenplay of Cecil B. DeMille’s 1956 film "The Ten Commandments."
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A.
Alexander Cameron
Alexander Cameron is a British barrister and King's Counsel, notable as the elder brother of former UK Prime Minister David Cameron.
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B.
Alexander McDougall
Alexander McDougall was a Scottish-born American merchant, political leader, and Revolutionary War officer who became a prominent patriot voice in New York before and during the American Revolution.
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C.
John MacGregor
John MacGregor is a British Conservative politician who held several senior government posts, including serving as a Cabinet minister under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and John Major.
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D.
Archibald Blair
Archibald Blair was a British naval officer and surveyor associated with the early colonial exploration and development of the Andaman Islands.
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E.
James McGill
James McGill was an 18th–19th century Scottish-Canadian merchant and philanthropist whose endowment led to the creation of McGill University in Montreal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hollywood screenwriter
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Scottish emigrant to the United States ⓘ person ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Cecil B. DeMille ⓘ |
| contributedTo | screenplay of The Ten Commandments (1956 film) ⓘ |
| countryOfActivity |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| countryOfBirth | Scotland ⓘ |
| familyName | MacKenzie ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cinema
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screenwriting ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
biblical epic
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historical drama ⓘ |
| givenName |
Aeneas
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surface form:
Æneas
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| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Æneas MacKenzie self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Scottish ⓘ |
| notability | known as a Scottish-born Hollywood screenwriter of epics ⓘ |
| notableFor |
writing biblical epics
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writing grand historical epics ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Ten Commandments (1956 film) ⓘ |
| occupation |
film writer
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screenwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Scotland ⓘ |
| workedIn | Hollywood ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Æneas MacKenzie Description of subject: Æneas MacKenzie was a Scottish-born Hollywood screenwriter known for crafting grand historical and biblical epics, including contributing to the screenplay of Cecil B. DeMille’s 1956 film "The Ten Commandments."
Referenced by (3)
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