Glenn Slater

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human lyricist

Glenn Slater is an American lyricist best known for his work on Broadway and film musicals, frequently partnering with composer Alan Menken on projects such as "The Little Mermaid" stage adaptation and "Tangled."

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Label	Occurrences
Glenn Slater canonical	8

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2802157 — 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: Glenn Slater
Context triple: [Alan Menken, collaboratedWith, Glenn Slater]

A. Ian Slater
Ian Slater is a film editor best known for his work on major feature films, including entries in the Twilight Saga.
B. Larry Slade
Larry Slade is a disillusioned former anarchist and philosophical barfly who serves as the weary, introspective center of Eugene O’Neill’s play *The Iceman Cometh*.
C. Glenn Williamson
Glenn Williamson is a film producer known for his work on independent and character-driven movies, including the dark comedy-drama "Sunshine Cleaning."
D. Steve Blass
Steve Blass is a former Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher best known for his standout role in their 1971 World Series championship and his long tenure as a team broadcaster.
E. Ken Ralston
Ken Ralston is an acclaimed visual effects supervisor known for his groundbreaking work on major films such as the Star Wars and Back to the Future series.
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: Glenn Slater
Target entity description: Glenn Slater is an American lyricist best known for his work on Broadway and film musicals, frequently partnering with composer Alan Menken on projects such as "The Little Mermaid" stage adaptation and "Tangled."

A. Ian Slater
Ian Slater is a film editor best known for his work on major feature films, including entries in the Twilight Saga.
B. Larry Slade
Larry Slade is a disillusioned former anarchist and philosophical barfly who serves as the weary, introspective center of Eugene O’Neill’s play *The Iceman Cometh*.
C. Glenn Williamson
Glenn Williamson is a film producer known for his work on independent and character-driven movies, including the dark comedy-drama "Sunshine Cleaning."
D. Steve Blass
Steve Blass is a former Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher best known for his standout role in their 1971 World Series championship and his long tenure as a team broadcaster.
E. Ken Ralston
Ken Ralston is an acclaimed visual effects supervisor known for his groundbreaking work on major films such as the Star Wars and Back to the Future series.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	human ⓘ lyricist ⓘ
awardReceived	Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media ⓘ Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media ⓘ surface form: Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media for “I See the Light”
basedIn	New York City ⓘ
collaboratesWith	Alan Menken ⓘ Andrew Lloyd Webber ⓘ Dan Fogelman ⓘ Disney Theatrical Group ⓘ surface form: Disney Theatrical Productions
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1968 ⓘ
educatedAt	Harvard University ⓘ New York University ⓘ
fieldOfWork	film ⓘ television ⓘ theatre ⓘ
genre	film music ⓘ musical theatre ⓘ
hasPart	lyrics ⓘ
hasRole	lyricist for animated film musicals ⓘ lyricist for stage adaptations of films ⓘ
hasWrittenFor	Broadway productions ⓘ DreamWorks Animation ⓘ Walt Disney Animation Studios ⓘ West End productions ⓘ
knownFor	writing lyrics for Broadway musicals ⓘ writing lyrics for film musicals ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
nominatedFor	Tony Award for Best Original Score ⓘ Tony Award for Best Original Score ⓘ surface form: Tony Award for Best Original Score (School of Rock) Tony Award for Best Original Score ⓘ surface form: Tony Award for Best Original Score (Sister Act) Tony Award for Best Original Score ⓘ surface form: Tony Award for Best Original Score (The Little Mermaid)
notableWork	A Bronx Tale: The Musical ⓘ surface form: A Bronx Tale (musical) Galavant ⓘ surface form: Galavant (TV series songs) Home on the Range ⓘ surface form: Home on the Range (additional lyrics) Leap of Faith (musical) ⓘ Love Never Dies ⓘ surface form: Love Never Dies (musical) School of Rock (stage musical) ⓘ Sister Act ⓘ surface form: Sister Act (stage musical) Tangled ⓘ surface form: Tangled (film) Tangled songs lyrics ⓘ The Little Mermaid ⓘ surface form: The Little Mermaid (Broadway musical) The Little Mermaid (stage adaptation) lyrics ⓘ I See the Light ⓘ surface form: “I See the Light” (song from Tangled)
occupation	lyricist ⓘ songwriter ⓘ
workLocation	Broadway ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Alan Menken → collaboratedWith → Glenn Slater ⓘ

Tangled → lyricsBy → Glenn Slater ⓘ

Menken → collaboratedWith → Glenn Slater ⓘ

subject surface form: Alan Menken

Love Never Dies → lyricist → Glenn Slater ⓘ

I See the Light → lyricist → Glenn Slater ⓘ

I See the Light → wordsBy → Glenn Slater ⓘ

When Will My Life Begin? → lyricist → Glenn Slater ⓘ

Mother Knows Best → lyricist → Glenn Slater ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

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