Alexander Scourby
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Alexander Scourby was an American actor and narrator best known for his distinctive baritone voice in film, television, and especially audiobook and Bible recordings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alexander Scourby canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7775596 — 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: Alexander Scourby Context triple: [The Big Heat, starring, Alexander Scourby]
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A.
Anthony Peckham
Anthony Peckham is a South African–born screenwriter best known for scripting films such as "Invictus" and "Sherlock Holmes."
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B.
Anthony Forwood
Anthony Forwood was a British actor best known for his film and stage work in the mid-20th century and for his long-term partnership with Dirk Bogarde.
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C.
Alexander Worple
Alexander Worple is a fictional character from P. G. Wodehouse’s Jeeves and Wooster stories, typically portrayed as a wealthy, strong-willed American businessman and uncle figure whose romantic and familial entanglements drive much of the comic plot.
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D.
Arthur Crabtree
Arthur Crabtree was a British film director and cinematographer known for his work on mid-20th-century melodramas and horror films.
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E.
Alexander Parris
Alexander Parris was a prominent 19th-century American architect and engineer best known for his austere Greek Revival and early granite public buildings in New England.
- 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: Alexander Scourby Target entity description: Alexander Scourby was an American actor and narrator best known for his distinctive baritone voice in film, television, and especially audiobook and Bible recordings.
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A.
Anthony Peckham
Anthony Peckham is a South African–born screenwriter best known for scripting films such as "Invictus" and "Sherlock Holmes."
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B.
Anthony Forwood
Anthony Forwood was a British actor best known for his film and stage work in the mid-20th century and for his long-term partnership with Dirk Bogarde.
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C.
Alexander Worple
Alexander Worple is a fictional character from P. G. Wodehouse’s Jeeves and Wooster stories, typically portrayed as a wealthy, strong-willed American businessman and uncle figure whose romantic and familial entanglements drive much of the comic plot.
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D.
Arthur Crabtree
Arthur Crabtree was a British film director and cinematographer known for his work on mid-20th-century melodramas and horror films.
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E.
Alexander Parris
Alexander Parris was a prominent 19th-century American architect and engineer best known for his austere Greek Revival and early granite public buildings in New England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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narrator ⓘ voice actor ⓘ |
| activeIn | 20th century ⓘ |
| basedIn |
New York City
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1913-11-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1985-02-22 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Greek American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Scourby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
audiobooks
ⓘ
religious audio recordings ⓘ |
| givenName | Alexander ⓘ |
| hasVoiceCharacteristic |
baritone
ⓘ
distinctive ⓘ resonant ⓘ |
| knownFor |
narration of the entire King James Bible for audio release
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narration work for the American Foundation for the Blind ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Alexander Scourby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
audiobook recordings
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distinctive baritone voice ⓘ narration of the King James Version of the Bible ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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audiobook narrator ⓘ film actor ⓘ narrator ⓘ stage actor ⓘ television actor ⓘ voice actor ⓘ |
| performedIn |
Bible recordings
NERFINISHED
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audiobook recordings ⓘ film ⓘ radio ⓘ television ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Newtown, Connecticut, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Greek Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| voiceType | baritone ⓘ |
| workLocation |
New York City
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alexander Scourby Description of subject: Alexander Scourby was an American actor and narrator best known for his distinctive baritone voice in film, television, and especially audiobook and Bible recordings.
Referenced by (2)
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