Diane Weyermann
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Diane Weyermann was an influential American film producer and executive known for championing and overseeing numerous acclaimed social-issue documentaries.
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| Diane Weyermann canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9735538 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Diane Weyermann Context triple: [Food, Inc., producer, Diane Weyermann]
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A.
Lynne Hollander
Lynne Hollander is an American activist best known for her involvement in the 1960s Free Speech Movement at UC Berkeley and her longtime partnership with fellow activist Mario Savio.
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B.
Paula Vogel
Paula Vogel is a Pulitzer Prize–winning American playwright renowned for works such as "How I Learned to Drive" and "The Baltimore Waltz."
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C.
Maureen McTeer
Maureen McTeer is a Canadian lawyer, author, and advocate for women's rights and health policy, known in part for maintaining her professional identity during and after her marriage to former Prime Minister Joe Clark.
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D.
Doreen Alderman
Doreen Alderman is an American former dancer and actress best known for her past marriage to actor Kelsey Grammer.
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E.
Jill Furman
Jill Furman is a Tony Award–winning American theatrical producer best known for her work on hit Broadway shows including the musical phenomenon "Hamilton."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Diane Weyermann Target entity description: Diane Weyermann was an influential American film producer and executive known for championing and overseeing numerous acclaimed social-issue documentaries.
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A.
Lynne Hollander
Lynne Hollander is an American activist best known for her involvement in the 1960s Free Speech Movement at UC Berkeley and her longtime partnership with fellow activist Mario Savio.
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B.
Paula Vogel
Paula Vogel is a Pulitzer Prize–winning American playwright renowned for works such as "How I Learned to Drive" and "The Baltimore Waltz."
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C.
Maureen McTeer
Maureen McTeer is a Canadian lawyer, author, and advocate for women's rights and health policy, known in part for maintaining her professional identity during and after her marriage to former Prime Minister Joe Clark.
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D.
Doreen Alderman
Doreen Alderman is an American former dancer and actress best known for her past marriage to actor Kelsey Grammer.
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E.
Jill Furman
Jill Furman is a Tony Award–winning American theatrical producer best known for her work on hit Broadway shows including the musical phenomenon "Hamilton."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film executive
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film producer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Primetime Emmy Award
NERFINISHED
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Producers Guild of America Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | lung cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1955 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2021-10-14 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia College Chicago
NERFINISHED
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Loyola University Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ School of the Art Institute of Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Participant Media
NERFINISHED
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Sundance Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
documentary film
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environmental issues ⓘ human rights ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| knownFor |
executive leadership in documentary film
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supporting social-issue documentaries ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
championed politically engaged nonfiction cinema
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helped bring documentary films to wider theatrical audiences ⓘ supported emerging documentary filmmakers worldwide ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Fantastic Woman
NERFINISHED
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America to Me NERFINISHED ⓘ An Inconvenient Truth NERFINISHED ⓘ Citizenfour NERFINISHED ⓘ Collective NERFINISHED ⓘ Food, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ He Named Me Malala NERFINISHED ⓘ Merchants of Doubt NERFINISHED ⓘ My Name Is Pauli Murray NERFINISHED ⓘ The Final Year NERFINISHED ⓘ The Great Hack NERFINISHED ⓘ The Look of Silence NERFINISHED ⓘ The Square NERFINISHED ⓘ The Unknown Known NERFINISHED ⓘ When They See Us NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
documentary producer
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film executive ⓘ film producer ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New York City ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Director of the Documentary Film Program at Sundance Institute
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President of Documentary Film and Television at Participant Media ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Los Angeles
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New York City ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Diane Weyermann Description of subject: Diane Weyermann was an influential American film producer and executive known for championing and overseeing numerous acclaimed social-issue documentaries.
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