Michael Latham Powell
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Michael Latham Powell was a renowned British film director best known for his influential collaborations with Emeric Pressburger on classics such as "The Red Shoes" and "Black Narcissus."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Michael Latham Powell canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9824945 — 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: Michael Latham Powell Context triple: [Michael Powell, birthName, Michael Latham Powell]
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A.
Michael J. Powell
Michael J. Powell is an American R&B record producer and songwriter best known for his work with Anita Baker and other soul artists in the 1980s and 1990s.
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B.
Alexander Somervell
Alexander Somervell was a 19th-century Texas political and military figure after whom Somervell County, Texas, is named.
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C.
Edgar Daniel Nixon
Edgar Daniel Nixon was an African American civil rights leader and union organizer in Montgomery, Alabama, best known for helping initiate and organize the Montgomery bus boycott.
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D.
Walter Powell
Walter Powell was an American entrepreneur best known as the founder of Powell’s City of Books, one of the world’s largest independent bookstores in Portland, Oregon.
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E.
Alfred Brown
Alfred Brown was an early settler and prominent local figure after whom Brown County in South Dakota was named.
- 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: Michael Latham Powell Target entity description: Michael Latham Powell was a renowned British film director best known for his influential collaborations with Emeric Pressburger on classics such as "The Red Shoes" and "Black Narcissus."
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A.
Michael J. Powell
Michael J. Powell is an American R&B record producer and songwriter best known for his work with Anita Baker and other soul artists in the 1980s and 1990s.
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B.
Alexander Somervell
Alexander Somervell was a 19th-century Texas political and military figure after whom Somervell County, Texas, is named.
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C.
Edgar Daniel Nixon
Edgar Daniel Nixon was an African American civil rights leader and union organizer in Montgomery, Alabama, best known for helping initiate and organize the Montgomery bus boycott.
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D.
Walter Powell
Walter Powell was an American entrepreneur best known as the founder of Powell’s City of Books, one of the world’s largest independent bookstores in Portland, Oregon.
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E.
Alfred Brown
Alfred Brown was an early settler and prominent local figure after whom Brown County in South Dakota was named.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film director
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human ⓘ producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1980s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1920s ⓘ |
| awardReceived | BAFTA Fellowship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1905-09-30 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Bekesbourne
NERFINISHED
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England ⓘ Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| coFounderOf | The Archers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Emeric Pressburger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1990-02-19 ⓘ |
| familyName | Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy film
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psychological thriller film ⓘ romantic drama film ⓘ |
| givenName | Michael ⓘ |
| hasEmployer | The Archers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | British filmmakers ⓘ |
| influenced | Martin Scorsese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | collaboration with Emeric Pressburger ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | British cinema ⓘ |
| name | Michael Latham Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFor |
innovative use of color in film
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stylized visual storytelling ⓘ |
| notableWork |
49th Parallel
NERFINISHED
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A Canterbury Tale NERFINISHED ⓘ A Matter of Life and Death NERFINISHED ⓘ Black Narcissus NERFINISHED ⓘ I Know Where I'm Going! NERFINISHED ⓘ One of Our Aircraft Is Missing NERFINISHED ⓘ Peeping Tom NERFINISHED ⓘ The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp NERFINISHED ⓘ The Red Shoes NERFINISHED ⓘ The Tales of Hoffmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
film director
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film producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| partnerIn | The Archers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Avening
NERFINISHED
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England ⓘ Gloucestershire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Frances Doble
NERFINISHED
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Thelma Schoonmaker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Michael Latham Powell Description of subject: Michael Latham Powell was a renowned British film director best known for his influential collaborations with Emeric Pressburger on classics such as "The Red Shoes" and "Black Narcissus."
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