Richard Glatzer
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Richard Glatzer was an American filmmaker and screenwriter best known for his emotionally resonant independent dramas, often co-directed with his husband Wash Westmoreland.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Richard Glatzer canonical | 11 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12869393 — 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: Richard Glatzer Context triple: [Still Alice, director, Richard Glatzer]
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A.
Daniel Licht
Daniel Licht was an American composer best known for his dark, atmospheric scores for film and television, particularly the acclaimed crime drama series "Dexter."
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B.
Michael Seitzman
Michael Seitzman is an American screenwriter and producer known for his work on films such as "North Country" and for creating and producing several television series.
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C.
Jane Kurson
Jane Kurson is a film editor best known for her work on the 1988 fantasy-comedy film "Beetlejuice."
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D.
Michael Greif
Michael Greif is an American theatre director best known for staging acclaimed Broadway musicals such as Rent, Next to Normal, and Dear Evan Hansen.
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E.
Robin Swicord
Robin Swicord is an American screenwriter and director known for her literary adaptations, including films such as Little Women (1994), Memoirs of a Geisha, and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
- 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: Richard Glatzer Target entity description: Richard Glatzer was an American filmmaker and screenwriter best known for his emotionally resonant independent dramas, often co-directed with his husband Wash Westmoreland.
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A.
Daniel Licht
Daniel Licht was an American composer best known for his dark, atmospheric scores for film and television, particularly the acclaimed crime drama series "Dexter."
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B.
Michael Seitzman
Michael Seitzman is an American screenwriter and producer known for his work on films such as "North Country" and for creating and producing several television series.
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C.
Jane Kurson
Jane Kurson is a film editor best known for her work on the 1988 fantasy-comedy film "Beetlejuice."
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D.
Michael Greif
Michael Greif is an American theatre director best known for staging acclaimed Broadway musicals such as Rent, Next to Normal, and Dear Evan Hansen.
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E.
Robin Swicord
Robin Swicord is an American screenwriter and director known for her literary adaptations, including films such as Little Women (1994), Memoirs of a Geisha, and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film director
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film producer ⓘ human ⓘ independent filmmaker ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsInFilm |
1990s
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2000s ⓘ 2010s ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath |
ALS
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complications of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ⓘ |
| coDirectorWith | Wash Westmoreland ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| coWriterWith | Wash Westmoreland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1952-01-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2015-03-10 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia University
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University of Michigan ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Jewish American
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linked to:
Jewish Americans
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| familyName | Glatzer ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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independent film ⓘ |
| givenName | Richard ⓘ |
| knownFor |
collaborations with Wash Westmoreland
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emotionally resonant independent dramas ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Richard Glatzer ⓘ |
| notableAward |
Academy Award for Best Actress for Julianne Moore in "Still Alice" (as writer-director of the film)
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Humanitas Prize (for "Quinceañera") ⓘ Sundance Film Festival Audience Award (for "Quinceañera") ⓘ
linked to:
Audience Award at Sundance Film Festival
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| notableWork |
Quinceañera
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Still Alice ⓘ The Fluffer ⓘ The Last of Robin Hood ⓘ |
| occupation |
film director
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film producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ television producer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Flushing, Queens, New York City
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New York City ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Los Angeles, California ⓘ |
| residence | Los Angeles, California ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | gay ⓘ |
| spouse | Wash Westmoreland ⓘ |
| workedOn |
Quinceañera
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Still Alice ⓘ The Fluffer ⓘ The Last of Robin Hood ⓘ |
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Subject: Richard Glatzer Description of subject: Richard Glatzer was an American filmmaker and screenwriter best known for his emotionally resonant independent dramas, often co-directed with his husband Wash Westmoreland.
Referenced by (11)
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