Roy William Neill
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Roy William Neill was a film director best known for his work on several 1940s Sherlock Holmes movies starring Basil Rathbone.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Roy William Neill canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4422651 — 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: Roy William Neill Context triple: [Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon, director, Roy William Neill]
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A.
William Cameron Menzies
William Cameron Menzies was a pioneering American film producer, director, and especially influential art director and production designer, renowned for shaping the visual style of early Hollywood cinema.
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B.
Stewart Menzies
Stewart Menzies was the head of Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) during World War II, overseeing key intelligence operations including those at Bletchley Park.
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C.
Granville Barker
Granville Barker was an influential early 20th-century English actor, director, and playwright known for his innovative staging and advocacy of modern drama.
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D.
Ken Annakin
Ken Annakin was a British film director known for his work on large-scale adventure and war films, including classics like "Swiss Family Robinson" and "The Longest Day."
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E.
Terence Fisher
Terence Fisher was a British film director best known for his influential work on gothic horror films for Hammer Film Productions in the 1950s and 1960s.
- 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: Roy William Neill Target entity description: Roy William Neill was a film director best known for his work on several 1940s Sherlock Holmes movies starring Basil Rathbone.
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A.
William Cameron Menzies
William Cameron Menzies was a pioneering American film producer, director, and especially influential art director and production designer, renowned for shaping the visual style of early Hollywood cinema.
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B.
Stewart Menzies
Stewart Menzies was the head of Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) during World War II, overseeing key intelligence operations including those at Bletchley Park.
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C.
Granville Barker
Granville Barker was an influential early 20th-century English actor, director, and playwright known for his innovative staging and advocacy of modern drama.
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D.
Ken Annakin
Ken Annakin was a British film director known for his work on large-scale adventure and war films, including classics like "Swiss Family Robinson" and "The Longest Day."
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E.
Terence Fisher
Terence Fisher was a British film director best known for his influential work on gothic horror films for Hammer Film Productions in the 1950s and 1960s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish-born American
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film director ⓘ film producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| activeIn |
silent film era
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sound film era ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Roy W. Neill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Roland de Gostrie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1887-09-04 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1946-12-14 ⓘ |
| directed |
Black Angel
NERFINISHED
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Dressed to Kill NERFINISHED ⓘ Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man NERFINISHED ⓘ Pursuit to Algiers NERFINISHED ⓘ Sherlock Holmes Faces Death NERFINISHED ⓘ Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon NERFINISHED ⓘ Sherlock Holmes in Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ Terror by Night NERFINISHED ⓘ The Black Doll NERFINISHED ⓘ The Black Room NERFINISHED ⓘ The House of Fear NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lone Wolf Returns NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt NERFINISHED ⓘ The Pearl of Death NERFINISHED ⓘ The Scarlet Claw NERFINISHED ⓘ The Woman in Green NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
20th Century Fox
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Columbia Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ Universal Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreSpecialization |
crime films
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horror films ⓘ mystery films ⓘ |
| name | Roy William Neill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor | directing Sherlock Holmes films starring Basil Rathbone ⓘ |
| occupation |
film director
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film producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Ship off the coast of Ireland ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | London, England, United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedWith |
Basil Rathbone
NERFINISHED
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Nigel Bruce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1910s–1940s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Roy William Neill Description of subject: Roy William Neill was a film director best known for his work on several 1940s Sherlock Holmes movies starring Basil Rathbone.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.