Michael Cormac Newell
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Michael Cormac Newell is a British film director best known for movies such as "Four Weddings and a Funeral," "Donnie Brasco," and "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Michael Cormac Newell canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5074884 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Cormac Newell Context triple: [Mike Newell, birthName, Michael Cormac Newell]
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A.
Michael Phillip Anderson
Michael Phillip Anderson was a United States Air Force officer and NASA astronaut who served as a mission specialist on the Space Shuttle Columbia and died in the 2003 Columbia disaster.
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B.
Kenneth S. Hitchcock
Kenneth S. Hitchcock is a highly accomplished Canadian ice hockey coach best known for leading the Dallas Stars to a Stanley Cup championship and ranking among the NHL’s all-time winningest coaches.
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C.
Tim Van Patten
Tim Van Patten is an American television director, producer, and former actor known for his work on acclaimed series such as The Sopranos, Boardwalk Empire, and Game of Thrones.
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D.
Russell Carpenter
Russell Carpenter is an Academy Award–winning American cinematographer best known for his work on major films such as Titanic and other high-profile Hollywood productions.
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E.
Roy Roberts
Roy Roberts was an American character actor known for his prolific film and television career from the 1940s through the 1970s, often portraying authority figures such as businessmen, military officers, and lawmen.
- 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 Cormac Newell Target entity description: Michael Cormac Newell is a British film director best known for movies such as "Four Weddings and a Funeral," "Donnie Brasco," and "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire."
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A.
Michael Phillip Anderson
Michael Phillip Anderson was a United States Air Force officer and NASA astronaut who served as a mission specialist on the Space Shuttle Columbia and died in the 2003 Columbia disaster.
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B.
Kenneth S. Hitchcock
Kenneth S. Hitchcock is a highly accomplished Canadian ice hockey coach best known for leading the Dallas Stars to a Stanley Cup championship and ranking among the NHL’s all-time winningest coaches.
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C.
Tim Van Patten
Tim Van Patten is an American television director, producer, and former actor known for his work on acclaimed series such as The Sopranos, Boardwalk Empire, and Game of Thrones.
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D.
Russell Carpenter
Russell Carpenter is an Academy Award–winning American cinematographer best known for his work on major films such as Titanic and other high-profile Hollywood productions.
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E.
Roy Roberts
Roy Roberts was an American character actor known for his prolific film and television career from the 1940s through the 1970s, often portraying authority figures such as businessmen, military officers, and lawmen.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British person
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film director ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived | BAFTA Award for Best Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceivedFor | Four Weddings and a Funeral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| directorOf |
Dance with a Stranger
NERFINISHED
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Donnie Brasco NERFINISHED ⓘ Enchanted April NERFINISHED ⓘ Four Weddings and a Funeral NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire NERFINISHED ⓘ Into the West NERFINISHED ⓘ Love in the Time of Cholera NERFINISHED ⓘ Mona Lisa Smile NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time NERFINISHED ⓘ Pushing Tin NERFINISHED ⓘ The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen NERFINISHED ⓘ The Awakening NERFINISHED ⓘ The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society NERFINISHED ⓘ The Man in the Iron Mask (TV, 1977) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Newell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cinema
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television ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkDirected |
crime drama film
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fantasy film ⓘ romantic comedy film ⓘ |
| givenName | Michael ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Donnie Brasco
NERFINISHED
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Four Weddings and a Funeral NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Michael Cormac Newell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Academy Award for Best Picture (as producer of Four Weddings and a Funeral) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | directing a Harry Potter film adaptation ⓘ |
| notableWork | Four Weddings and a Funeral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
film director
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film producer ⓘ television director ⓘ |
| partOf | British cinema ⓘ |
| workLocation |
United Kingdom
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Michael Cormac Newell Description of subject: Michael Cormac Newell is a British film director best known for movies such as "Four Weddings and a Funeral," "Donnie Brasco," and "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.