Alan David Yorkin
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Alan David Yorkin is the full birth name of American television producer and director Bud Yorkin, known for co-creating influential sitcoms such as "All in the Family."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alan David Yorkin canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7469772 — 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)
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Target entity: Alan David Yorkin Context triple: [Bud Yorkin, fullName, Alan David Yorkin]
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A.
Kevin Yagher
Kevin Yagher is an American special effects and makeup artist and director best known for his work on horror and fantasy films and for creating iconic genre characters.
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B.
Kim York
Kim York is one of the children of American actor Dick York, best known for his role as Darrin Stephens on the classic television series "Bewitched."
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C.
Matthew York
Matthew York is the son of American actor Dick York, best known for his role as the original Darrin Stephens on the television series "Bewitched."
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D.
Brian Yale
Brian Yale is the bassist for the American rock band Matchbox Twenty.
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E.
Matthew Arkin
Matthew Arkin is an American actor and acting teacher, known for his work in film, television, and theater and as part of the Arkin family of performers.
- 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: Alan David Yorkin Target entity description: Alan David Yorkin is the full birth name of American television producer and director Bud Yorkin, known for co-creating influential sitcoms such as "All in the Family."
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A.
Kevin Yagher
Kevin Yagher is an American special effects and makeup artist and director best known for his work on horror and fantasy films and for creating iconic genre characters.
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B.
Kim York
Kim York is one of the children of American actor Dick York, best known for his role as Darrin Stephens on the classic television series "Bewitched."
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C.
Matthew York
Matthew York is the son of American actor Dick York, best known for his role as the original Darrin Stephens on the television series "Bewitched."
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D.
Brian Yale
Brian Yale is the bassist for the American rock band Matchbox Twenty.
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E.
Matthew Arkin
Matthew Arkin is an American actor and acting teacher, known for his work in film, television, and theater and as part of the Arkin family of performers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
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film director ⓘ film producer ⓘ human ⓘ television producer ⓘ |
| activeIn |
film industry
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television industry ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| businessPartner | Norman Lear NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
David Yorkin
NERFINISHED
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Nicole Yorkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coCreatorOf |
All in the Family
NERFINISHED
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Good Times NERFINISHED ⓘ Maude NERFINISHED ⓘ Sanford and Son NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coFounderOf | Tandem Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1926-02-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2015-08-18 ⓘ |
| employer | Tandem Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Jewish American ⓘ |
| genre | situation comedy ⓘ |
| hasBirthName | Alan David Yorkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasName | Bud Yorkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAward | Primetime Emmy Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
co-creating influential American sitcoms
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pioneering socially conscious television comedy ⓘ |
| notableWork |
All in the Family
NERFINISHED
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Good Times NERFINISHED ⓘ Maude NERFINISHED ⓘ Sanford and Son NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
film director
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film producer ⓘ television director ⓘ television producer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Washington, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Bel Air, Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Cynthia Sikes
NERFINISHED
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Peggy Yorkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alan David Yorkin Description of subject: Alan David Yorkin is the full birth name of American television producer and director Bud Yorkin, known for co-creating influential sitcoms such as "All in the Family."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.