Douglas Moore
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Douglas Moore was an American composer best known for his operas that drew on American history and folklore, including the widely performed "The Ballad of Baby Doe."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Douglas Moore canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11076058 — 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: Douglas Moore Context triple: [The Ballad of Baby Doe, composer, Douglas Moore]
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A.
Roy McMurtry
Roy McMurtry is a Canadian lawyer, former Attorney General of Ontario, and former Chief Justice of Ontario who played a key role in advancing the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
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B.
Walter Tevis
Walter Tevis was an American novelist best known for his psychologically rich stories of outsiders and games, including the novels that inspired "The Hustler," "The Color of Money," and "The Queen’s Gambit."
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C.
Ian Blume
Ian Blume is a film editor known for his work on the drama feature "Ben Is Back."
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D.
William Link
William Link was an American television writer and producer best known for co-creating the iconic detective series Columbo.
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E.
Victor Strand
Victor Strand is a charismatic, morally ambiguous con man and survivor from the television series "Fear the Walking Dead."
- 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: Douglas Moore Target entity description: Douglas Moore was an American composer best known for his operas that drew on American history and folklore, including the widely performed "The Ballad of Baby Doe."
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A.
Roy McMurtry
Roy McMurtry is a Canadian lawyer, former Attorney General of Ontario, and former Chief Justice of Ontario who played a key role in advancing the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
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B.
Walter Tevis
Walter Tevis was an American novelist best known for his psychologically rich stories of outsiders and games, including the novels that inspired "The Hustler," "The Color of Money," and "The Queen’s Gambit."
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C.
Ian Blume
Ian Blume is a film editor known for his work on the drama feature "Ben Is Back."
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D.
William Link
William Link was an American television writer and producer best known for co-creating the iconic detective series Columbo.
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E.
Victor Strand
Victor Strand is a charismatic, morally ambiguous con man and survivor from the television series "Fear the Walking Dead."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American composer
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composer ⓘ human ⓘ opera composer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Pulitzer Prize
NERFINISHED
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Pulitzer Prize for Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1893-08-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfBirthPrecision | day ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1969-07-25 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeathPrecision | day ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia University
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Schola Cantorum de Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ Yale University ⓘ |
| employer | Columbia University ⓘ |
| era | 20th-century classical music ⓘ |
| familyName | Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
music composition
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opera composition ⓘ |
| genre |
chamber music
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opera ⓘ orchestral music ⓘ vocal music ⓘ |
| givenName | Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNationality | American ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Academy of Arts and Letters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | American classical music ⓘ |
| notableFor |
The Ballad of Baby Doe being widely performed
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operas based on American folklore ⓘ operas based on American history ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Gallantry
NERFINISHED
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Giants in the Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ Pageant of P.T. Barnum NERFINISHED ⓘ Symphony in A major NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ballad of Baby Doe NERFINISHED ⓘ The Devil and Daniel Webster NERFINISHED ⓘ The Headless Horseman NERFINISHED ⓘ The Wings of the Dove NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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music educator ⓘ professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Cutchogue, New York
NERFINISHED
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United States of America ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Greenport, New York
NERFINISHED
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United States of America ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| studiedUnder |
Horatio Parker
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vincent d’Indy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Douglas Moore Description of subject: Douglas Moore was an American composer best known for his operas that drew on American history and folklore, including the widely performed "The Ballad of Baby Doe."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Ballad of Baby Doe