Thomas Del Ruth
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Thomas Del Ruth is an American cinematographer known for his work on acclaimed films and television series, including the coming-of-age drama "Stand by Me."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thomas Del Ruth canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5475672 — 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: Thomas Del Ruth Context triple: [Stand by Me, cinematographyBy, Thomas Del Ruth]
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A.
Roy Del Ruth
Roy Del Ruth was a prolific American film director and producer of the early to mid-20th century, known for his work on musicals, comedies, and crime films during Hollywood’s studio era.
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B.
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.
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C.
Clarence Kolster
Clarence Kolster was an American film editor best known for his work on classic Hollywood films in the early 20th century.
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D.
Paul Cox
Paul Cox was a Dutch-born Australian filmmaker renowned for his intimate, character-driven art-house films and his key role in the Australian New Wave cinema movement.
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E.
George Dixon
George Dixon is a fictional London police constable best known as the kindly, old-fashioned bobby in the long-running British television series "Dixon of Dock Green."
- 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: Thomas Del Ruth Target entity description: Thomas Del Ruth is an American cinematographer known for his work on acclaimed films and television series, including the coming-of-age drama "Stand by Me."
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A.
Roy Del Ruth
Roy Del Ruth was a prolific American film director and producer of the early to mid-20th century, known for his work on musicals, comedies, and crime films during Hollywood’s studio era.
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B.
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.
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C.
Clarence Kolster
Clarence Kolster was an American film editor best known for his work on classic Hollywood films in the early 20th century.
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D.
Paul Cox
Paul Cox was a Dutch-born Australian filmmaker renowned for his intimate, character-driven art-house films and his key role in the Australian New Wave cinema movement.
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E.
George Dixon
George Dixon is a fictional London police constable best known as the kindly, old-fashioned bobby in the long-running British television series "Dixon of Dock Green."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American cinematographer
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cinematographer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
American Society of Cinematographers Award
NERFINISHED
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Primetime Emmy Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Del Ruth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | cinematography ⓘ |
| genre |
coming-of-age film
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drama ⓘ television drama ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cinematography on Stand by Me
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cinematography on The Breakfast Club ⓘ cinematography on The West Wing ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Thomas Del Ruth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Double Jeopardy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ER NERFINISHED ⓘ Stand by Me NERFINISHED ⓘ The Breakfast Club NERFINISHED ⓘ The Mighty Ducks NERFINISHED ⓘ The River Wild NERFINISHED ⓘ The Running Man NERFINISHED ⓘ The West Wing NERFINISHED ⓘ Young Guns II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
cinematographer
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film cinematographer ⓘ television cinematographer ⓘ |
| workedOn |
Double Jeopardy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ER NERFINISHED ⓘ JAG NERFINISHED ⓘ Stand by Me NERFINISHED ⓘ The Breakfast Club NERFINISHED ⓘ The Mighty Ducks NERFINISHED ⓘ The River Wild NERFINISHED ⓘ The Running Man NERFINISHED ⓘ The West Wing NERFINISHED ⓘ The West Wing (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ The X-Files NERFINISHED ⓘ Young Guns II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Thomas Del Ruth Description of subject: Thomas Del Ruth is an American cinematographer known for his work on acclaimed films and television series, including the coming-of-age drama "Stand by Me."
Referenced by (4)
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