William Finley as Winslow Leach
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William Finley as Winslow Leach refers to the actor’s cult-favorite performance as the disfigured, Faustian composer-turned-masked avenger in Brian De Palma’s rock-horror film "Phantom of the Paradise."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William Finley as Winslow Leach canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10583296 — 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: William Finley as Winslow Leach Context triple: [Phantom of the Paradise, portraysCharacter, William Finley as Winslow Leach]
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A.
Lawrence Holbrook
Lawrence Holbrook is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the Holbrook surname, though specific widely known biographical details about him are not readily established.
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B.
Oscar Finley
Oscar Finley is a seasoned, cynical Chicago lawyer and co-founder of the small, struggling law firm at the center of John Grisham’s legal thriller "The Litigators."
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C.
Henry Tracy
Henry Tracy is one of the children of American television journalist and news anchor Norah O'Donnell.
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D.
Joe Plummer
Joe Plummer is an American rock drummer best known for his work with indie bands such as Modest Mouse and The Shins.
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E.
John Dunlavy
John Dunlavy was an early 19th-century American religious leader and writer involved in the dissolution of the Springfield Presbytery and later known for his association with the Shaker movement.
- 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: William Finley as Winslow Leach Target entity description: William Finley as Winslow Leach refers to the actor’s cult-favorite performance as the disfigured, Faustian composer-turned-masked avenger in Brian De Palma’s rock-horror film "Phantom of the Paradise."
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A.
Lawrence Holbrook
Lawrence Holbrook is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a bearer of the Holbrook surname, though specific widely known biographical details about him are not readily established.
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B.
Oscar Finley
Oscar Finley is a seasoned, cynical Chicago lawyer and co-founder of the small, struggling law firm at the center of John Grisham’s legal thriller "The Litigators."
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C.
Henry Tracy
Henry Tracy is one of the children of American television journalist and news anchor Norah O'Donnell.
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D.
Joe Plummer
Joe Plummer is an American rock drummer best known for his work with indie bands such as Modest Mouse and The Shins.
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E.
John Dunlavy
John Dunlavy was an early 19th-century American religious leader and writer involved in the dissolution of the Springfield Presbytery and later known for his association with the Shaker movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictionalCharacterPortrayal
ⓘ
filmPerformance ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | Phantom of the Paradise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Phoenix
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Swan ⓘ |
| basedOn | FaustLegend NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
FaustianBargain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
corruptionInMusicIndustry ⓘ revenge ⓘ |
| characterName | Winslow Leach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterType |
composer
ⓘ
maskedAvenger NERFINISHED ⓘ tragicAntihero ⓘ |
| costumeFeature |
blackLeatherOutfit
ⓘ
silverBirdLikeMask ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| cultReception | midnightMovieFavorite ⓘ |
| directedBy | Brian De Palma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disfigurementCauseInStory | recordPressAccident ⓘ |
| distributedBy | 20thCenturyFox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
cultFilm
ⓘ
musicalHorror ⓘ rockHorror ⓘ |
| hasAliasInWork | The Phantom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowingInRegion |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
France NERFINISHED ⓘ NorthAmerica ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Faust
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ThePhantomOfTheOpera NERFINISHED ⓘ ThePictureOfDorianGray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| musicStyleInWork |
glamRock
ⓘ
pop ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | protagonist ⓘ |
| notableFor |
cultFavoriteStatus
ⓘ
disfiguredAppearance ⓘ |
| notableSceneFeature |
organPerformance
ⓘ
singingThroughVocoder ⓘ |
| occupationInStory |
composer
ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | William Finley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompanyOfWork | HarborProductions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYearOfWork | 1974 ⓘ |
| soundtrackComposer | Paul Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| toneOfPerformance |
melodramatic
ⓘ
operatic ⓘ |
| workMedium | featureFilm ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: William Finley as Winslow Leach Description of subject: William Finley as Winslow Leach refers to the actor’s cult-favorite performance as the disfigured, Faustian composer-turned-masked avenger in Brian De Palma’s rock-horror film "Phantom of the Paradise."
Referenced by (1)
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