Doran William Cannon
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Doran William Cannon was an American screenwriter and producer best known for his work on unconventional, offbeat films of the late 1960s and early 1970s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Doran William Cannon canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9845727 — 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: Doran William Cannon Context triple: [Brewster McCloud, screenwriter, Doran William Cannon]
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A.
Lawrence Cannon
Lawrence Cannon is a Canadian politician and diplomat who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs under Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
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B.
Reuben Cannon
Reuben Cannon is a prominent American casting director and film and television producer known for his influential work in Hollywood and frequent collaborations with Tyler Perry.
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C.
James William Cannon
James William Cannon was an American industrialist and textile magnate who built one of the South’s largest cotton mill enterprises in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Bruce Cannon
Bruce Cannon is a film editor best known for his work on movies such as the 1993 drama "Poetic Justice."
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E.
J. D. Cannon
J. D. Cannon was an American character actor best known for his tough, authoritative roles in film and television, including a prominent part on the TV series "McCloud."
- 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: Doran William Cannon Target entity description: Doran William Cannon was an American screenwriter and producer best known for his work on unconventional, offbeat films of the late 1960s and early 1970s.
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A.
Lawrence Cannon
Lawrence Cannon is a Canadian politician and diplomat who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs under Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
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B.
Reuben Cannon
Reuben Cannon is a prominent American casting director and film and television producer known for his influential work in Hollywood and frequent collaborations with Tyler Perry.
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C.
James William Cannon
James William Cannon was an American industrialist and textile magnate who built one of the South’s largest cotton mill enterprises in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Bruce Cannon
Bruce Cannon is a film editor best known for his work on movies such as the 1993 drama "Poetic Justice."
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E.
J. D. Cannon
J. D. Cannon was an American character actor best known for his tough, authoritative roles in film and television, including a prominent part on the TV series "McCloud."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
ⓘ
film producer ⓘ human ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
early 1970s
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late 1960s ⓘ |
| artisticStyle |
experimental narrative structures
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offbeat humor ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| creativeRole |
producer
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writer ⓘ |
| era | New Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film production
ⓘ
screenwriting ⓘ |
| genre |
offbeat film
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unconventional film ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| industry | film industry ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| medium | cinema ⓘ |
| notability | known for unconventional, offbeat films of the late 1960s and early 1970s ⓘ |
| notableFor |
writing the screenplay for Brewster McCloud
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writing the screenplay for Skidoo ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Brewster McCloud
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Skidoo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
film producer
ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ |
| typeOfArtist | film artist ⓘ |
| workFocus | feature films ⓘ |
| workLocation | Hollywood ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Doran William Cannon Description of subject: Doran William Cannon was an American screenwriter and producer best known for his work on unconventional, offbeat films of the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.