Pen Tennyson
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Pen Tennyson was a British film director, best known for his work in the late 1930s and early 1940s before his career was cut short by his death in World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pen Tennyson canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10089121 — 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: Pen Tennyson Context triple: [Nova Pilbeam, spouse, Pen Tennyson]
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A.
Ben Tennyson
Ben Tennyson is the young protagonist of the animated series "Ben 10," known for using the Omnitrix device to transform into various alien heroes and fight evil.
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B.
Danny Bennett
Danny Bennett is an American music producer and longtime manager best known for guiding the later career of his father, legendary singer Tony Bennett.
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C.
Jake Pentecost
Jake Pentecost is the charismatic Jaeger pilot and son of legendary Marshal Stacker Pentecost who leads a new generation of defenders against monstrous threats in the film "Pacific Rim: Uprising."
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D.
Peter Quinn
Peter Quinn is a highly skilled and morally conflicted CIA operative from the television series "Homeland."
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E.
Billy Williamson
Billy Williamson was an American musician best known as the steel guitarist for the pioneering rock and roll band Bill Haley & His Comets.
- 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: Pen Tennyson Target entity description: Pen Tennyson was a British film director, best known for his work in the late 1930s and early 1940s before his career was cut short by his death in World War II.
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A.
Ben Tennyson
Ben Tennyson is the young protagonist of the animated series "Ben 10," known for using the Omnitrix device to transform into various alien heroes and fight evil.
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B.
Danny Bennett
Danny Bennett is an American music producer and longtime manager best known for guiding the later career of his father, legendary singer Tony Bennett.
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C.
Jake Pentecost
Jake Pentecost is the charismatic Jaeger pilot and son of legendary Marshal Stacker Pentecost who leads a new generation of defenders against monstrous threats in the film "Pacific Rim: Uprising."
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D.
Peter Quinn
Peter Quinn is a highly skilled and morally conflicted CIA operative from the television series "Homeland."
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E.
Billy Williamson
Billy Williamson was an American musician best known as the steel guitarist for the pioneering rock and roll band Bill Haley & His Comets.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British person
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film director ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1941 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1930 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Golders Green Crematorium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | aircraft accident ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Michael Balcon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1912-08-12 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1941-07-08 ⓘ |
| directedFilm |
Convoy
NERFINISHED
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The Proud Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ There Ain't No Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Ealing Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cinema
ⓘ
motion picture direction ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
war film ⓘ |
| givenName | Penrose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAncestor | Alfred Tennyson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | plane crash ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| name | Pen Tennyson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notablePeriod |
early 1940s
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late 1930s ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Convoy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Proud Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ There Ain't No Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notedFor |
early Ealing Studios features
ⓘ
realistic social drama ⓘ |
| occupation |
assistant director
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film director ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Chelsea, London, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | near Caernarfon, Wales ⓘ |
| relative | Alfred Tennyson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceNumber | British Royal Navy officer ⓘ |
| spouse | Jane Penrose Tennyson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedAsAssistantDirectorOn |
Sabotage
NERFINISHED
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The 39 Steps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedAt | Ealing Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedWithDirector | Alfred Hitchcock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pen Tennyson Description of subject: Pen Tennyson was a British film director, best known for his work in the late 1930s and early 1940s before his career was cut short by his death in World War II.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Proud Valley