20th Century Fox
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20th Century Fox was a leading American film studio renowned for producing and distributing many iconic movies during and after Hollywood’s Golden Age.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T100326 — 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)
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Target entity: 20th Century Fox Context triple: [Hollywood Golden Age, majorStudio, 20th Century Fox]
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A.
Paramount Pictures Studios
Paramount Pictures Studios is a historic major American film studio and production lot in Hollywood known for producing and distributing countless iconic movies and television shows.
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B.
Universal Pictures
Universal Pictures is a major American film production and distribution studio, one of Hollywood's oldest and most prominent, known for releasing a wide range of blockbuster and critically acclaimed movies.
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United Artists
United Artists is an American film and television entertainment studio historically known for giving filmmakers creative control and producing influential, artist-driven movies.
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Warner Bros. Pictures
Warner Bros. Pictures is a major American film production and distribution studio known for releasing numerous blockbuster movies across a wide range of genres.
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21st Century Fox
21st Century Fox was a major American multinational mass media corporation that owned film and television assets including the 20th Century Fox studio before most of its entertainment properties were acquired by The Walt Disney Company in 2019.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: 20th Century Fox Target entity description: 20th Century Fox was a leading American film studio renowned for producing and distributing many iconic movies during and after Hollywood’s Golden Age.
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A.
Paramount Pictures Studios
Paramount Pictures Studios is a historic major American film studio and production lot in Hollywood known for producing and distributing countless iconic movies and television shows.
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B.
Universal Pictures
Universal Pictures is a major American film production and distribution studio, one of Hollywood's oldest and most prominent, known for releasing a wide range of blockbuster and critically acclaimed movies.
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C.
United Artists
United Artists is an American film and television entertainment studio historically known for giving filmmakers creative control and producing influential, artist-driven movies.
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D.
Warner Bros. Pictures
Warner Bros. Pictures is a major American film production and distribution studio known for releasing numerous blockbuster movies across a wide range of genres.
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E.
21st Century Fox
21st Century Fox was a major American multinational mass media corporation that owned film and television assets including the 20th Century Fox studio before most of its entertainment properties were acquired by The Walt Disney Company in 2019.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
entertainment company
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film distributor ⓘ film studio ⓘ |
| acquiredBy | The Walt Disney Company ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dateOfAcquisition | March 20, 2019 ⓘ |
| distributed |
Avatar (2009 film)
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Die Hard (1988 film) ⓘ Home Alone (1990 film) ⓘ Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope ⓘ
surface form:
Star Wars (1977 film)
The Sound of Music ⓘ
surface form:
The Sound of Music (1965 film)
Titanic ⓘ
surface form:
Titanic (1997 film)
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| formedByMergerOf |
20th Century Fox
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Fox Film Corporation
20th Century Fox self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Twentieth Century Pictures
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| formerName |
20th Century Fox
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surface form:
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
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| foundedBy |
Darryl F. Zanuck
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Joseph M. Schenck ⓘ William Fox ⓘ |
| hasMotto | A News Corporation Company ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
Century City ⓘ Fox Studio Lot ⓘ Los Angeles ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| inception |
1935
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May 31, 1935 ⓘ |
| industry |
entertainment industry
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film industry ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| logo | Searchlights logo ⓘ |
| notableFor |
producing and distributing science fiction films
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producing blockbuster films in the late 20th century ⓘ producing films during Hollywood’s Golden Age ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Alien (1979 film)
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Avatar (2009 film) ⓘ Die Hard (1988 film) ⓘ Home Alone (1990 film) ⓘ Ice Age (film series) ⓘ Dawn of the Planet of the Apes ⓘ
surface form:
Planet of the Apes (film series)
Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope ⓘ
surface form:
Star Wars (1977 film)
The Sound of Music ⓘ
surface form:
The Sound of Music (1965 film)
Titanic ⓘ
surface form:
Titanic (1997 film)
X-Men (film series) ⓘ |
| operatedFrom | 1935 ⓘ |
| operatedUntil | 2020 ⓘ |
| owned |
20th Century Fox Animation
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Blue Sky Studios ⓘ Fox 2000 Pictures ⓘ Searchlight Pictures ⓘ
surface form:
Fox Searchlight Pictures
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| parentOrganization |
21st Century Fox
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News Corporation ⓘ The Walt Disney Company ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hollywood Golden Age
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surface form:
Hollywood studio system
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| successor |
20th Century Fox
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
20th Century Studios
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 20th Century Fox Description of subject: 20th Century Fox was a leading American film studio renowned for producing and distributing many iconic movies during and after Hollywood’s Golden Age.
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