John A. Alonzo
E169934
John A. Alonzo was an American cinematographer best known for his influential work on films such as "Chinatown," which helped define the visual style of 1970s Hollywood cinema.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John A. Alonzo canonical | 15 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1408282 — 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: John A. Alonzo Context triple: [Deuces Wild, cinematographyBy, John A. Alonzo]
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A.
Edgar A. Newell
Edgar A. Newell was an American businessman and entrepreneur best known for building the Newell Company into a major consumer goods manufacturer that later became Newell Brands.
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B.
John L. Selfridge
John L. Selfridge was an American mathematician known for his contributions to number theory and computational mathematics, particularly in primality testing and factorization.
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C.
Robert S. Boyer
Robert S. Boyer is an American computer scientist and logician known for his pioneering work in automated theorem proving and formal methods in software verification.
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D.
Harold A. Wheeler
Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
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E.
John R. Pierce
John R. Pierce was an American engineer and scientist best known for his pioneering work in communications technology, including satellite and microwave systems, and for coining the term "transistor."
- 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: John A. Alonzo Target entity description: John A. Alonzo was an American cinematographer best known for his influential work on films such as "Chinatown," which helped define the visual style of 1970s Hollywood cinema.
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A.
Edgar A. Newell
Edgar A. Newell was an American businessman and entrepreneur best known for building the Newell Company into a major consumer goods manufacturer that later became Newell Brands.
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B.
John L. Selfridge
John L. Selfridge was an American mathematician known for his contributions to number theory and computational mathematics, particularly in primality testing and factorization.
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C.
Robert S. Boyer
Robert S. Boyer is an American computer scientist and logician known for his pioneering work in automated theorem proving and formal methods in software verification.
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D.
Harold A. Wheeler
Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
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E.
John R. Pierce
John R. Pierce was an American engineer and scientist best known for his pioneering work in communications technology, including satellite and microwave systems, and for coining the term "transistor."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actor
ⓘ
cinematographer ⓘ film director ⓘ human ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Alonzo ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cinematography
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motion pictures ⓘ |
| fullName | John A. Alonzo self-link ⓘ |
| genre |
crime film
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drama film ⓘ |
| givenName | John ⓘ |
| influenced | visual style of 1970s American cinema ⓘ |
| knownFor |
influential cinematography in 1970s Hollywood
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visual style of Chinatown ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Academy Award for Best Cinematography
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Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
surface form:
Academy Award for Best Cinematography for Chinatown
|
| notableAchievement |
helped define the look of 1970s Hollywood cinema through Chinatown
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pioneering use of naturalistic lighting in studio films ⓘ |
| notableAward | Academy Award nomination for Best Cinematography ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Blue Thunder
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Chinatown ⓘ Farewell, My Lovely ⓘ Internal Affairs ⓘ Norma Rae ⓘ Scarface ⓘ Sounder ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
cinematographer ⓘ film director ⓘ |
| partOf |
New Hollywood
ⓘ
surface form:
New Hollywood era
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workedOn |
Blue Thunder
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Chinatown ⓘ Farewell, My Lovely ⓘ Internal Affairs ⓘ Norma Rae ⓘ Scarface ⓘ Sounder ⓘ |
| workedWith |
Brian De Palma
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Faye Dunaway ⓘ Jack Nicholson ⓘ Roman Polanski ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: John A. Alonzo Description of subject: John A. Alonzo was an American cinematographer best known for his influential work on films such as "Chinatown," which helped define the visual style of 1970s Hollywood cinema.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.