Johnny Mandel
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Johnny Mandel was an American composer and arranger renowned for his film and television scores, including the iconic theme for M*A*S*H and numerous jazz and pop standards.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Johnny Mandel canonical | 17 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1180846 — 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: Johnny Mandel Context triple: [Freaky Friday (1976 film), musicBy, Johnny Mandel]
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A.
Elmer Bernstein
Elmer Bernstein was an American composer renowned for his prolific and influential film scores across genres, including classics like "The Ten Commandments," "The Magnificent Seven," and "To Kill a Mockingbird."
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B.
Henry Mancini
Henry Mancini was an American composer, conductor, and arranger best known for his memorable film and television scores, including iconic themes such as "Moon River" and "The Pink Panther."
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C.
Maurice Jarre
Maurice Jarre was a French composer renowned for his sweeping, Oscar-winning film scores, particularly for epic movies such as "Lawrence of Arabia," "Doctor Zhivago," and "A Passage to India."
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D.
Earle Hagen
Earle Hagen was an American composer and arranger best known for his iconic television themes, including the whistled opening of The Andy Griffith Show.
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E.
Nino Rota
Nino Rota was an Italian composer best known for his iconic film scores, including his collaborations with Federico Fellini and his music for The Godfather.
- 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: Johnny Mandel Target entity description: Johnny Mandel was an American composer and arranger renowned for his film and television scores, including the iconic theme for M*A*S*H and numerous jazz and pop standards.
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A.
Elmer Bernstein
Elmer Bernstein was an American composer renowned for his prolific and influential film scores across genres, including classics like "The Ten Commandments," "The Magnificent Seven," and "To Kill a Mockingbird."
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B.
Henry Mancini
Henry Mancini was an American composer, conductor, and arranger best known for his memorable film and television scores, including iconic themes such as "Moon River" and "The Pink Panther."
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C.
Maurice Jarre
Maurice Jarre was a French composer renowned for his sweeping, Oscar-winning film scores, particularly for epic movies such as "Lawrence of Arabia," "Doctor Zhivago," and "A Passage to India."
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D.
Earle Hagen
Earle Hagen was an American composer and arranger best known for his iconic television themes, including the whistled opening of The Andy Griffith Show.
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E.
Nino Rota
Nino Rota was an Italian composer best known for his iconic film scores, including his collaborations with Federico Fellini and his music for The Godfather.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arranger
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composer ⓘ film score composer ⓘ human ⓘ jazz composer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ television composer ⓘ |
| activeIn |
20th century
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21st century ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award for Best Original Song
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Emmy Award ⓘ Grammy Award ⓘ |
| birthName | John Alfred Mandel ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Barbra Streisand
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Diana Krall ⓘ Frank Sinatra ⓘ Shirley Horn ⓘ Tony Bennett ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film music
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jazz arranging ⓘ television music ⓘ |
| genre |
film score
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jazz ⓘ popular music ⓘ television score ⓘ |
| instrument |
trombone
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trumpet ⓘ |
| knownFor |
jazz and pop standards
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lyrical jazz-influenced film scores ⓘ |
| name | Johnny Mandel self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Time for Love
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Close Enough for Love ⓘ Emily ⓘ Suicide Is Painless ⓘ The Shadow of Your Smile ⓘ MASH ⓘ
surface form:
Theme from M*A*S*H
Where Do You Start? ⓘ |
| occupation |
arranger
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composer ⓘ film score composer ⓘ music producer ⓘ |
| wroteMusicFor |
film "Agatha"
ⓘ
Being There ⓘ
surface form:
film "Being There"
I Want to Live! ⓘ
surface form:
film "I Want to Live!"
MASH ⓘ
surface form:
film "M*A*S*H"
The Americanization of Emily ⓘ
surface form:
film "The Americanization of Emily"
film "The Sandpiper" ⓘ The Verdict ⓘ
surface form:
film "The Verdict"
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| wroteThemeFor |
MASH
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surface form:
television series "M*A*S*H"
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Johnny Mandel Description of subject: Johnny Mandel was an American composer and arranger renowned for his film and television scores, including the iconic theme for M*A*S*H and numerous jazz and pop standards.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.