Richard Taylor
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Richard Taylor is a New Zealand special effects and prop designer best known as the co-founder and creative force behind the award-winning Weta Workshop, which worked on films such as The Lord of the Rings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Richard Taylor canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2138241 — 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.
Target entity: Richard Taylor Context triple: [Weta Workshop, foundedBy, Richard Taylor]
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Richard E. Taylor
Richard E. Taylor was a Canadian physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering deep inelastic scattering experiments at SLAC that provided key evidence for the quark model of subatomic particles.
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John Edward Taylor
John Edward Taylor was a 19th-century British journalist and businessman best known for establishing the influential newspaper that became The Guardian.
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Charles Wood Taylor
Charles Wood Taylor was a British-born artist and designer best known for creating the modern coat of arms of Chile in the 19th century.
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D.
Neil Hamilton
Neil Hamilton was an American actor best known for his roles in early Hollywood films and later as Commissioner Gordon in the 1960s "Batman" television series.
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E.
William Lee Davidson
William Lee Davidson was an American Revolutionary War officer from North Carolina who was killed in battle in 1781 and later honored as the namesake of Davidson County.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Richard Taylor Target entity description: Richard Taylor is a New Zealand special effects and prop designer best known as the co-founder and creative force behind the award-winning Weta Workshop, which worked on films such as The Lord of the Rings.
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A.
Richard E. Taylor
Richard E. Taylor was a Canadian physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for his pioneering deep inelastic scattering experiments at SLAC that provided key evidence for the quark model of subatomic particles.
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B.
John Edward Taylor
John Edward Taylor was a 19th-century British journalist and businessman best known for establishing the influential newspaper that became The Guardian.
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C.
Charles Wood Taylor
Charles Wood Taylor was a British-born artist and designer best known for creating the modern coat of arms of Chile in the 19th century.
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D.
Neil Hamilton
Neil Hamilton was an American actor best known for his roles in early Hollywood films and later as Commissioner Gordon in the 1960s "Batman" television series.
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E.
William Lee Davidson
William Lee Davidson was an American Revolutionary War officer from North Carolina who was killed in battle in 1781 and later honored as the namesake of Davidson County.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
businessperson
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film professional ⓘ prop designer ⓘ special effects designer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling
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surface form:
Academy Award for Best Makeup
Academy Award for Best Visual Effects ⓘ BAFTA awards ⓘ
surface form:
BAFTA Award
New Zealand Order of Merit ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand
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surface form:
Miramar, Wellington
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| coFounderOf | Weta Workshop ⓘ |
| coFounderWith | Tania Rodger ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Fran Walsh
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Peter Jackson ⓘ Philippa Boyens ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | New Zealand ⓘ |
| employer | Weta Workshop ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
creature design
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miniatures ⓘ prop design ⓘ prosthetic makeup ⓘ special effects ⓘ |
| founded | Weta Workshop ⓘ |
| genreOfWork |
adventure films
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fantasy films ⓘ science fiction films ⓘ |
| industry |
film industry
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television industry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
The Lord of the Rings film trilogy
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Weta Workshop ⓘ |
| nationality | New Zealander ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | helped establish New Zealand as a hub for film special effects ⓘ |
| notableProject |
King Kong (2005 film)
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The Chronicles of Narnia film series ⓘ The Hobbit film trilogy ⓘ
surface form:
The Hobbit film series
The Lord of the Rings film trilogy ⓘ |
| notableWork |
props and effects for The Hobbit film series
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special effects for King Kong (2005 film) ⓘ special effects for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe ⓘ special effects for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring ⓘ special effects for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King ⓘ special effects for The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers ⓘ |
| occupation |
entrepreneur
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prop designer ⓘ special effects designer ⓘ |
| positionHeld | creative director of Weta Workshop ⓘ |
| residence | Wellington ⓘ |
| spouse | Tania Rodger ⓘ |
| workLocation | Wellington ⓘ |
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Subject: Richard Taylor Description of subject: Richard Taylor is a New Zealand special effects and prop designer best known as the co-founder and creative force behind the award-winning Weta Workshop, which worked on films such as The Lord of the Rings.
Referenced by (6)
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