Lee Garmes
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Lee Garmes was an American cinematographer renowned for his innovative lighting and camera techniques in early Hollywood cinema, including his Academy Award-winning work on "Shanghai Express."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lee Garmes canonical | 17 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T315417 — 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: Lee Garmes Context triple: [The Singing Fool, cinematographyBy, Lee Garmes]
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John Pehle
John Pehle was an American Treasury Department official who became the first executive director of the War Refugee Board and played a key role in U.S. efforts to rescue Jews and other persecuted people during the Holocaust.
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B.
Richard Stolley
Richard Stolley was an influential American magazine editor best known for shaping modern celebrity journalism as the founding managing editor of People magazine.
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C.
Kevin Yagher
Kevin Yagher is an American special effects and makeup artist and director best known for his work on horror and fantasy films and for creating iconic genre characters.
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D.
Sam Wheeler
Sam Wheeler is the father of Ted Wheeler, the mayor of Portland, Oregon.
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E.
Joseph Buloff
Joseph Buloff was a Lithuanian-born American actor and director known for his work in Yiddish theater and on Broadway.
- 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: Lee Garmes Target entity description: Lee Garmes was an American cinematographer renowned for his innovative lighting and camera techniques in early Hollywood cinema, including his Academy Award-winning work on "Shanghai Express."
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A.
John Pehle
John Pehle was an American Treasury Department official who became the first executive director of the War Refugee Board and played a key role in U.S. efforts to rescue Jews and other persecuted people during the Holocaust.
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B.
Richard Stolley
Richard Stolley was an influential American magazine editor best known for shaping modern celebrity journalism as the founding managing editor of People magazine.
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C.
Kevin Yagher
Kevin Yagher is an American special effects and makeup artist and director best known for his work on horror and fantasy films and for creating iconic genre characters.
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D.
Sam Wheeler
Sam Wheeler is the father of Ted Wheeler, the mayor of Portland, Oregon.
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E.
Joseph Buloff
Joseph Buloff was a Lithuanian-born American actor and director known for his work in Yiddish theater and on Broadway.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Academy Award winner
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cinematographer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeIn | early Hollywood cinema ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ |
| awardReceivedFor | Shanghai Express ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Garmes ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | cinematography ⓘ |
| genre | black-and-white cinematography ⓘ |
| givenName | Lee ⓘ |
| industry |
Hollywood
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surface form:
Hollywood film industry
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| influenced | later generations of cinematographers ⓘ |
| knownFor |
innovative camera techniques
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innovative lighting techniques ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Lee Garmes self-link ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | pioneering expressive use of shadows and contrast in film lighting ⓘ |
| notableCollaborationWith |
David O. Selznick
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Howard Hawks ⓘ Josef von Sternberg ⓘ |
| notableWork | Shanghai Express ⓘ |
| occupation |
cinematographer
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film director ⓘ producer ⓘ |
| workedOn |
Duel in the Sun
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Morocco ⓘ Scarface ⓘ Shanghai Express ⓘ Since You Went Away ⓘ The Secret Life of Walter Mitty ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lee Garmes Description of subject: Lee Garmes was an American cinematographer renowned for his innovative lighting and camera techniques in early Hollywood cinema, including his Academy Award-winning work on "Shanghai Express."
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Singing Fool