Michael Lesslie
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Michael Lesslie is a British screenwriter and playwright known for adapting works such as John le Carré’s "The Little Drummer Girl" for television.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Michael Lesslie canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2351587 — 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: Michael Lesslie Context triple: [The Little Drummer Girl (TV series), writer, Michael Lesslie]
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A.
Duncan Reid
Duncan Reid is a musician best known as the former bassist and vocalist for the UK punk band The Boys and for his solo work with Duncan Reid and the Big Heads.
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B.
Chris MacNeil
Chris MacNeil is a successful actress and devoted mother whose desperate struggle to save her demon-possessed daughter drives the horror and emotional core of *The Exorcist*.
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C.
Ian Bryce
Ian Bryce is a British film producer known for his work on major Hollywood blockbusters such as Saving Private Ryan and the Transformers series.
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D.
Graeme Ferguson
Graeme Ferguson was a Canadian filmmaker and co-founder of the IMAX large-format cinema technology.
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E.
David Reid
David Reid is a film producer known for his work on major British and international feature films, including the action spy movie "Kingsman: The Secret Service."
- 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: Michael Lesslie Target entity description: Michael Lesslie is a British screenwriter and playwright known for adapting works such as John le Carré’s "The Little Drummer Girl" for television.
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A.
Duncan Reid
Duncan Reid is a musician best known as the former bassist and vocalist for the UK punk band The Boys and for his solo work with Duncan Reid and the Big Heads.
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B.
Chris MacNeil
Chris MacNeil is a successful actress and devoted mother whose desperate struggle to save her demon-possessed daughter drives the horror and emotional core of *The Exorcist*.
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C.
Ian Bryce
Ian Bryce is a British film producer known for his work on major Hollywood blockbusters such as Saving Private Ryan and the Transformers series.
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D.
Graeme Ferguson
Graeme Ferguson was a Canadian filmmaker and co-founder of the IMAX large-format cinema technology.
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E.
David Reid
David Reid is a film producer known for his work on major British and international feature films, including the action spy movie "Kingsman: The Secret Service."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
person
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playwright ⓘ producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| activeIn |
film industry
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television industry ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| basedIn |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| basedOn |
The Little Drummer Girl
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surface form:
The Little Drummer Girl by John le Carré
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| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Eton College
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New College, Oxford ⓘ |
| genre |
adaptation
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drama ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
adapted John le Carré’s The Little Drummer Girl for television
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co-wrote the screenplay for Assassin's Creed (2016 film) ⓘ worked on the screenplay for Macbeth (2015 film) ⓘ |
| notableFor |
playwriting for stage
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screen adaptations of literary works ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Assassin's Creed (film)
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surface form:
Assassin's Creed (2016 film)
Macbeth (2015 film) ⓘ Prince of Denmark (play) ⓘ Swimming at the Ritz (play) ⓘ The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes ⓘ The Little Drummer Girl ⓘ
surface form:
The Little Drummer Girl (TV series)
State of the Union (play) ⓘ
surface form:
The State of the Union (play)
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| occupation |
film producer
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playwright ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ television producer ⓘ |
| workLocation | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| wroteFor |
Assassin's Creed (film)
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surface form:
Assassin's Creed (2016 film)
Macbeth (2015 film) ⓘ Prince of Denmark (play) ⓘ Swimming at the Ritz (play) ⓘ The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes ⓘ The Little Drummer Girl ⓘ
surface form:
The Little Drummer Girl (TV series)
State of the Union (play) ⓘ
surface form:
The State of the Union (play)
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Michael Lesslie Description of subject: Michael Lesslie is a British screenwriter and playwright known for adapting works such as John le Carré’s "The Little Drummer Girl" for television.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Little Drummer Girl (TV series)