William Garrett Walden
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William Garrett Walden is an American musician and composer best known for creating the scores for numerous popular television series, including "The West Wing," "Thirtysomething," and "Friday Night Lights."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William Garrett Walden canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: William Garrett Walden Context triple: [W. G. Snuffy Walden, birthName, William Garrett Walden]
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Edward Waldo Emerson
Edward Waldo Emerson was an American physician, writer, and lecturer best known as the son and biographer of transcendentalist philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson.
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William Beecher
William Beecher was a member of the prominent 19th-century Beecher family, known for its influential religious and social reform figures in American history.
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Edward Dickinson Baker
Edward Dickinson Baker was a 19th-century American politician and Union Army colonel, a close friend of Abraham Lincoln who served as a U.S. Senator from Oregon and was killed in the Civil War.
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Gardiner Greene Hubbard
Gardiner Greene Hubbard was a 19th-century American lawyer, financier, and philanthropist best known as the first president of the National Geographic Society and an early backer and father-in-law of Alexander Graham Bell.
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George Ripley
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: William Garrett Walden Target entity description: William Garrett Walden is an American musician and composer best known for creating the scores for numerous popular television series, including "The West Wing," "Thirtysomething," and "Friday Night Lights."
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A.
Edward Waldo Emerson
Edward Waldo Emerson was an American physician, writer, and lecturer best known as the son and biographer of transcendentalist philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson.
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B.
William Beecher
William Beecher was a member of the prominent 19th-century Beecher family, known for its influential religious and social reform figures in American history.
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C.
Edward Dickinson Baker
Edward Dickinson Baker was a 19th-century American politician and Union Army colonel, a close friend of Abraham Lincoln who served as a U.S. Senator from Oregon and was killed in the Civil War.
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D.
Gardiner Greene Hubbard
Gardiner Greene Hubbard was a 19th-century American lawyer, financier, and philanthropist best known as the first president of the National Geographic Society and an early backer and father-in-law of Alexander Graham Bell.
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E.
George Ripley
George Ripley was a 19th-century American transcendentalist, social reformer, and journalist best known for founding the utopian community Brook Farm and contributing to the Transcendentalist movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
composer
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human ⓘ musician ⓘ television composer ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
W. G. Snuffy Walden
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surface form:
Snuffy Walden
W. G. Snuffy Walden ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music
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surface form:
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Theme Music
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| awardReceivedForWork |
The West Wing Theme
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surface form:
The West Wing (TV series) main title theme
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| basedIn | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film music
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television music ⓘ |
| genre |
film score
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rock music ⓘ television score ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| instrument | guitar ⓘ |
| knownFor | creating scores for television series ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | William Garrett Walden ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Friday Night Lights (TV series) score
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My So-Called Life ⓘ
surface form:
My So-Called Life (TV series) score
Roseanne (TV series) score ⓘ Sports Night (TV series) score ⓘ The West Wing Theme ⓘ
surface form:
The West Wing (TV series) score
The Wonder Years (TV series) – score ⓘ
surface form:
The Wonder Years (TV series) score
Thirtysomething (TV series) score ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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musician ⓘ record producer ⓘ |
| workedOn |
Friday Night Lights (film)
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surface form:
Friday Night Lights (TV series)
My So-Called Life ⓘ
surface form:
My So-Called Life (TV series)
Roseanne ⓘ
surface form:
Roseanne (TV series)
Sports Night ⓘ
surface form:
Sports Night (TV series)
The West Wing (TV series) ⓘ The Wonder Years ⓘ
surface form:
The Wonder Years (TV series)
thirtysomething ⓘ
surface form:
Thirtysomething (TV series)
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Subject: William Garrett Walden Description of subject: William Garrett Walden is an American musician and composer best known for creating the scores for numerous popular television series, including "The West Wing," "Thirtysomething," and "Friday Night Lights."
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