Douglas Shearer
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Douglas Shearer was a pioneering Canadian-American sound engineer and special effects designer in Hollywood, renowned for his groundbreaking work at MGM and multiple Academy Awards.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Douglas Shearer canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4356564 — 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)
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Target entity: Douglas Shearer Context triple: [Athole Shearer, sibling, Douglas Shearer]
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A.
Lee Dixon
Lee Dixon was an American actor and dancer best known for his work in mid-20th-century stage and film musicals.
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B.
Billy Sharp
Billy Sharp is an English professional footballer best known as a prolific striker, particularly for his goal-scoring exploits with Sheffield United.
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C.
Steven Davis
Steven Davis is a Northern Irish professional footballer and midfielder renowned for his long international career and captaincy of the Northern Ireland national team, as well as successful club spells with Rangers and Southampton.
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D.
Kris Boyd
Kris Boyd is a former Scottish professional footballer and prolific striker best known for his goal-scoring exploits with Rangers and Kilmarnock.
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E.
Robert Snodgrass
Robert Snodgrass is a Scottish professional footballer best known as a creative winger and midfielder who has played in the English Premier League and for the Scotland national team.
- 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: Douglas Shearer Target entity description: Douglas Shearer was a pioneering Canadian-American sound engineer and special effects designer in Hollywood, renowned for his groundbreaking work at MGM and multiple Academy Awards.
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A.
Lee Dixon
Lee Dixon was an American actor and dancer best known for his work in mid-20th-century stage and film musicals.
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B.
Billy Sharp
Billy Sharp is an English professional footballer best known as a prolific striker, particularly for his goal-scoring exploits with Sheffield United.
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C.
Steven Davis
Steven Davis is a Northern Irish professional footballer and midfielder renowned for his long international career and captaincy of the Northern Ireland national team, as well as successful club spells with Rangers and Southampton.
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D.
Kris Boyd
Kris Boyd is a former Scottish professional footballer and prolific striker best known for his goal-scoring exploits with Rangers and Kilmarnock.
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E.
Robert Snodgrass
Robert Snodgrass is a Scottish professional footballer best known as a creative winger and midfielder who has played in the English Premier League and for the Scotland national team.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
audio engineer
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film technician ⓘ human ⓘ sound engineer ⓘ special effects designer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award for Best Engineering Effects
NERFINISHED
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Academy Award for Best Sound Recording NERFINISHED ⓘ Academy Award for Technical Achievement NERFINISHED ⓘ Academy Honorary Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
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| countryOfCitizenship |
Canada
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United States of America ⓘ |
| employer |
Hollywood film industry
NERFINISHED
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MGM Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Canadian American ⓘ |
| familyName | Shearer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film sound
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motion picture technology ⓘ special effects ⓘ |
| genre | classical Hollywood cinema ⓘ |
| givenName | Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry |
entertainment industry
ⓘ
film industry ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of modern film sound engineering
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standards for studio sound recording ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Douglas Shearer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
contributed to early special effects practices in Hollywood
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developed innovative sound techniques for MGM films ⓘ pioneered advances in motion picture sound recording ⓘ |
| notableEmployerRole | key technical innovator at MGM ⓘ |
| notableFor |
groundbreaking work in film sound
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multiple Academy Awards for technical achievements ⓘ pioneering special effects design in Hollywood ⓘ |
| notableRole | head of sound department at MGM ⓘ |
| notableWork | sound department at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
audio engineer
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film producer ⓘ sound engineer ⓘ special effects designer ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling |
Athole Shearer
NERFINISHED
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Norma Shearer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Hollywood
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Los Angeles ⓘ |
| workPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Douglas Shearer Description of subject: Douglas Shearer was a pioneering Canadian-American sound engineer and special effects designer in Hollywood, renowned for his groundbreaking work at MGM and multiple Academy Awards.
Referenced by (2)
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