Clive Donner
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Clive Donner was a British film director known for his work in 1960s cinema, including influential comedies and literary adaptations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Clive Donner canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6821463 — 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: Clive Donner Context triple: [What’s New Pussycat?, director, Clive Donner]
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A.
John Guillermin
John Guillermin was a British film director known for his work on large-scale adventure and disaster films, including the 1976 remake of King Kong and The Towering Inferno.
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B.
Lewis Gilbert
Lewis Gilbert was a British film director best known for his work on several James Bond films, including "You Only Live Twice," "The Spy Who Loved Me," and "Moonraker."
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C.
Roy Ward Baker
Roy Ward Baker was a British film director best known for his work in suspense, horror, and science fiction, including classics like "A Night to Remember" and several influential Hammer horror films.
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D.
Tony Richardson
Tony Richardson was a British film and theatre director associated with the Free Cinema movement and known for influential works such as "Tom Jones" and "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner."
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E.
J. Lee Thompson
J. Lee Thompson was a British film director known for a wide range of popular movies, including war epics, thrillers, and collaborations with major Hollywood stars.
- 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: Clive Donner Target entity description: Clive Donner was a British film director known for his work in 1960s cinema, including influential comedies and literary adaptations.
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A.
John Guillermin
John Guillermin was a British film director known for his work on large-scale adventure and disaster films, including the 1976 remake of King Kong and The Towering Inferno.
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B.
Lewis Gilbert
Lewis Gilbert was a British film director best known for his work on several James Bond films, including "You Only Live Twice," "The Spy Who Loved Me," and "Moonraker."
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C.
Roy Ward Baker
Roy Ward Baker was a British film director best known for his work in suspense, horror, and science fiction, including classics like "A Night to Remember" and several influential Hammer horror films.
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D.
Tony Richardson
Tony Richardson was a British film and theatre director associated with the Free Cinema movement and known for influential works such as "Tom Jones" and "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner."
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E.
J. Lee Thompson
J. Lee Thompson was a British film director known for a wide range of popular movies, including war epics, thrillers, and collaborations with major Hollywood stars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British person
ⓘ
film director ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | Alzheimer's disease ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
| dateOfBirth | 1926-01-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2010-09-06 ⓘ |
| directed |
A Christmas Carol (1984 film)
NERFINISHED
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Alfred the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush NERFINISHED ⓘ Nothing But the Best (1964 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Rogue Male (1976 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Caretaker (1963 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ What's New Pussycat? NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedFor | British newsreels ⓘ |
| employer |
BBC
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Ealing Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Donner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ |
| givenName | Clive NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | British New Wave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Clive Donner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
1960s British cinema
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influential comedies ⓘ literary adaptations ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Christmas Carol (1984 film)
NERFINISHED
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Alfred the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush NERFINISHED ⓘ Nothing But the Best NERFINISHED ⓘ Nothing But the Best (1964 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Rogue Male (1976 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Some People NERFINISHED ⓘ The Caretaker NERFINISHED ⓘ The Caretaker (1963 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Secret Place NERFINISHED ⓘ What's New Pussycat? NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
film director
ⓘ
television director ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
England
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
England
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| spouse |
Jill Bennett
NERFINISHED
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Sally Donner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedAs | film editor ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Clive Donner Description of subject: Clive Donner was a British film director known for his work in 1960s cinema, including influential comedies and literary adaptations.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.