Donald Holder
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Donald Holder is a renowned American lighting designer best known for his work on major Broadway productions and multiple Tony Award–winning designs.
All labels observed (1)
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| Donald Holder canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5893020 — 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: Donald Holder Context triple: [Anastasia, lightingDesigner, Donald Holder]
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A.
Roy Hinson
Roy Hinson is a former American professional basketball player and standout forward from Rutgers University who played several seasons in the NBA during the 1980s.
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B.
Carvin Haggins
Carvin Haggins is an American songwriter and record producer best known for his work in R&B and neo-soul, including collaborations with artists like Musiq Soulchild and Jill Scott.
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C.
Daniel Hylton
Daniel Hylton was the plaintiff in the landmark 1796 U.S. Supreme Court case Hylton v. United States, one of the earliest tests of federal taxation powers and judicial review.
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D.
Clifton McNeely
Clifton McNeely was an American basketball player and coach known for being the first overall pick in the inaugural 1947 BAA (now NBA) draft.
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E.
Arthur Johnson
Arthur Johnson is a collegiate sports administrator who serves as the athletic director overseeing Temple University's athletics program, including the men's basketball 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: Donald Holder Target entity description: Donald Holder is a renowned American lighting designer best known for his work on major Broadway productions and multiple Tony Award–winning designs.
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A.
Roy Hinson
Roy Hinson is a former American professional basketball player and standout forward from Rutgers University who played several seasons in the NBA during the 1980s.
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B.
Carvin Haggins
Carvin Haggins is an American songwriter and record producer best known for his work in R&B and neo-soul, including collaborations with artists like Musiq Soulchild and Jill Scott.
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C.
Daniel Hylton
Daniel Hylton was the plaintiff in the landmark 1796 U.S. Supreme Court case Hylton v. United States, one of the earliest tests of federal taxation powers and judicial review.
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D.
Clifton McNeely
Clifton McNeely was an American basketball player and coach known for being the first overall pick in the inaugural 1947 BAA (now NBA) draft.
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E.
Arthur Johnson
Arthur Johnson is a collegiate sports administrator who serves as the athletic director overseeing Temple University's athletics program, including the men's basketball team.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Broadway designer
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lighting designer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design
NERFINISHED
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Outer Critics Circle Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Play NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Maine
NERFINISHED
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Yale School of Drama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Mason Gross School of the Arts
NERFINISHED
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Rutgers University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Broadway theatre
NERFINISHED
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opera lighting design ⓘ theatre lighting design ⓘ |
| genre |
musical theatre
ⓘ
straight plays ⓘ |
| hasWorkedOn |
Broadway productions
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Off-Broadway productions NERFINISHED ⓘ opera productions ⓘ regional theatre productions ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Tony Award for Best Lighting Design NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collaborations with major Broadway directors
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innovative use of color in lighting design ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Streetcar Named Desire (revival)
NERFINISHED
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All My Sons (revival) NERFINISHED ⓘ Gem of the Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Golden Boy (2012 revival) NERFINISHED ⓘ Movin’ Out NERFINISHED ⓘ Oslo NERFINISHED ⓘ Radio Golf NERFINISHED ⓘ Ragtime NERFINISHED ⓘ Shuffle Along, or, the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed NERFINISHED ⓘ South Pacific (2008 Broadway revival) NERFINISHED ⓘ Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark NERFINISHED ⓘ The Boy from Oz NERFINISHED ⓘ The King and I (2015 Broadway revival) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lion King NERFINISHED ⓘ The Little Mermaid (Broadway musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ Thoroughly Modern Millie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
educator
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lighting designer ⓘ theatre designer ⓘ |
| positionHeld | faculty member at Mason Gross School of the Arts ⓘ |
| residence | New York City (region) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Donald Holder Description of subject: Donald Holder is a renowned American lighting designer best known for his work on major Broadway productions and multiple Tony Award–winning designs.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Anastasia