Mervyn Haisman
E229598
Mervyn Haisman was a British screenwriter best known for his work on television series such as Doctor Who and various film and TV projects in the 1960s and 1970s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mervyn Haisman canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2008452 — 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: Mervyn Haisman Context triple: [Midas Run, screenwriter, Mervyn Haisman]
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A.
Bernard Hart
Bernard Hart was an early American financier and broker known for being among the original founders of what became the New York Stock Exchange.
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B.
Richard Hiscott
Richard Hiscott is an editor known for his work on the television series "Willow."
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C.
Norman Hewson
Norman Hewson is the brother of U2's lead singer Bono and a member of the Hewson family from Dublin, Ireland.
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D.
Mervyn Warren
Mervyn Warren is an American composer, record producer, and arranger best known for his work in film scores, gospel, and a cappella music, including as a founding member of Take 6.
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E.
Geoffrey Beevers
Geoffrey Beevers is a British actor best known to Doctor Who fans for his chilling portrayal of the villainous Time Lord known as the Master.
- 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: Mervyn Haisman Target entity description: Mervyn Haisman was a British screenwriter best known for his work on television series such as Doctor Who and various film and TV projects in the 1960s and 1970s.
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A.
Bernard Hart
Bernard Hart was an early American financier and broker known for being among the original founders of what became the New York Stock Exchange.
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B.
Richard Hiscott
Richard Hiscott is an editor known for his work on the television series "Willow."
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C.
Norman Hewson
Norman Hewson is the brother of U2's lead singer Bono and a member of the Hewson family from Dublin, Ireland.
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D.
Mervyn Warren
Mervyn Warren is an American composer, record producer, and arranger best known for his work in film scores, gospel, and a cappella music, including as a founding member of Take 6.
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E.
Geoffrey Beevers
Geoffrey Beevers is a British actor best known to Doctor Who fans for his chilling portrayal of the villainous Time Lord known as the Master.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British person
ⓘ
human ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ television writer ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
1960s
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1970s ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coWriter | Henry Lincoln ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film
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television ⓘ |
| genre |
science fiction
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television drama ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| medium |
film
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television ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributions to British television in the 1960s and 1970s
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writing Doctor Who serials featuring the Yeti ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Doctor Who
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The Abominable Snowmen ⓘ The Dominators ⓘ The Web of Fear ⓘ |
| occupation |
film writer
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screenwriter ⓘ television writer ⓘ |
| workedOn |
Doctor Who
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surface form:
Doctor Who (1960s television serials)
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| workLocation | United Kingdom ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mervyn Haisman Description of subject: Mervyn Haisman was a British screenwriter best known for his work on television series such as Doctor Who and various film and TV projects in the 1960s and 1970s.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart