Andrew V. McLaglen
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Andrew V. McLaglen was a British-American film and television director best known for his work on Westerns and action films, including numerous collaborations with John Wayne and James Stewart.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Andrew V. McLaglen canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5042889 — 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: Andrew V. McLaglen Context triple: [The Blue and the Gray, director, Andrew V. McLaglen]
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A.
John D. Ryan
John D. Ryan was a United States Air Force general who served as Chief of Staff of the Air Force and played a key leadership role in American strategic air operations during the Cold War.
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B.
Dick Van Patten
Dick Van Patten was an American actor best known for his role as the father on the television series "Eight Is Enough" and for numerous character roles in film and TV comedies.
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C.
Lee Flaherty
Lee Flaherty is an American businessman and race organizer best known for creating and launching the Chicago Marathon in the 1970s.
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D.
William Flanagan
William Flanagan is a notable individual distinguished enough to be specifically recognized as a bearer of the surname Flanagan.
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E.
Charles Farrell
Charles Farrell was an American film actor best known as a popular romantic leading man of the late silent and early sound era, frequently paired on screen with Janet Gaynor.
- 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: Andrew V. McLaglen Target entity description: Andrew V. McLaglen was a British-American film and television director best known for his work on Westerns and action films, including numerous collaborations with John Wayne and James Stewart.
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A.
John D. Ryan
John D. Ryan was a United States Air Force general who served as Chief of Staff of the Air Force and played a key leadership role in American strategic air operations during the Cold War.
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B.
Dick Van Patten
Dick Van Patten was an American actor best known for his role as the father on the television series "Eight Is Enough" and for numerous character roles in film and TV comedies.
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C.
Lee Flaherty
Lee Flaherty is an American businessman and race organizer best known for creating and launching the Chicago Marathon in the 1970s.
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D.
William Flanagan
William Flanagan is a notable individual distinguished enough to be specifically recognized as a bearer of the surname Flanagan.
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E.
Charles Farrell
Charles Farrell was an American film actor best known as a popular romantic leading man of the late silent and early sound era, frequently paired on screen with Janet Gaynor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film director
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person ⓘ television director ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1920-07-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2014-08-30 ⓘ |
| directed |
Cahill U.S. Marshal
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Chisum NERFINISHED ⓘ Hellfighters NERFINISHED ⓘ McLintock! NERFINISHED ⓘ North Sea Hijack NERFINISHED ⓘ Shenandoah NERFINISHED ⓘ The Rare Breed NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sea Wolves NERFINISHED ⓘ The Undefeated NERFINISHED ⓘ The Wild Geese NERFINISHED ⓘ many episodes of Gunsmoke ⓘ many episodes of Have Gun – Will Travel ⓘ |
| familyName | McLaglen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Victor McLaglen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Andrew Victor McLaglen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Western film
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action film ⓘ |
| givenName | Andrew ⓘ |
| knownFor |
collaborations with James Stewart
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collaborations with John Wayne ⓘ directing Westerns ⓘ directing action films ⓘ |
| notableSeriesContribution |
helped define the visual style of the TV series Gunsmoke
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major director on the TV series Have Gun – Will Travel ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Cahill U.S. Marshal
NERFINISHED
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Chisum NERFINISHED ⓘ Gunsmoke NERFINISHED ⓘ Have Gun – Will Travel NERFINISHED ⓘ Hellfighters NERFINISHED ⓘ McLintock! NERFINISHED ⓘ North Sea Hijack NERFINISHED ⓘ Shenandoah NERFINISHED ⓘ The Rare Breed NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sea Wolves NERFINISHED ⓘ The Undefeated NERFINISHED ⓘ The Wild Geese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 4 ⓘ |
| occupation |
film director
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television director ⓘ |
| parentOccupation | Victor McLaglen – actor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | London, England, United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Friday Harbor, San Juan Island, Washington, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | San Juan Island, Washington, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Diane Furnberg
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Veda Ann Borg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedWith |
James Stewart
NERFINISHED
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John Wayne NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Burton NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ Roger Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1940s–1990s ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Andrew V. McLaglen Description of subject: Andrew V. McLaglen was a British-American film and television director best known for his work on Westerns and action films, including numerous collaborations with John Wayne and James Stewart.
Referenced by (7)
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