Harry Stradling Sr.
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Harry Stradling Sr. was an acclaimed American cinematographer known for his lush, expressive visual style on numerous classic Hollywood films.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Harry Stradling Sr. canonical | 35 |
| Harry Stradling Jr. | 10 |
| Harry Stradling | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T984266 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Harry Stradling Sr. Context triple: [A Star Is Born (1954 film), cinematography, Harry Stradling Sr.]
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A.
Alfred Drake
Alfred Drake was a prominent American actor and baritone best known for originating leading roles in landmark mid-20th-century Broadway musicals.
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B.
Nevil Macready
Nevil Macready was a British Army general best known for serving as Commander-in-Chief in Ireland during the Irish War of Independence.
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C.
Mr. Tappitt
Mr. Tappitt is a fictional character in Anthony Trollope’s novel "Rachel Ray," serving as one of the townspeople involved in the social and romantic intrigues of the story.
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D.
John Underhill
John Underhill was a 17th-century English colonial soldier and militia leader in New England, known for his prominent and controversial role in early Native American conflicts.
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E.
Eddie Sawyer
Eddie Sawyer was an American Major League Baseball manager best known for leading the Philadelphia Phillies' "Whiz Kids" to the 1950 National League pennant.
- 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: Harry Stradling Sr. Target entity description: Harry Stradling Sr. was an acclaimed American cinematographer known for his lush, expressive visual style on numerous classic Hollywood films.
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A.
Alfred Drake
Alfred Drake was a prominent American actor and baritone best known for originating leading roles in landmark mid-20th-century Broadway musicals.
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B.
Nevil Macready
Nevil Macready was a British Army general best known for serving as Commander-in-Chief in Ireland during the Irish War of Independence.
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C.
Mr. Tappitt
Mr. Tappitt is a fictional character in Anthony Trollope’s novel "Rachel Ray," serving as one of the townspeople involved in the social and romantic intrigues of the story.
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D.
John Underhill
John Underhill was a 17th-century English colonial soldier and militia leader in New England, known for his prominent and controversial role in early Native American conflicts.
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E.
Eddie Sawyer
Eddie Sawyer was an American Major League Baseball manager best known for leading the Philadelphia Phillies' "Whiz Kids" to the 1950 National League pennant.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American cinematographer
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cinematographer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| academyAwards | Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1960s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1920s ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award for Best Cinematography (Black-and-White) for The Picture of Dorian Gray
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linked to:
Academy Award for Best Cinematography
Academy Award for Best Cinematography (Color) for My Fair Lady ⓘ
linked to:
Academy Award for Best Cinematography
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| birthName | Henry A. Stradling ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| child |
Harry Stradling Jr.
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linked to:
Harry Stradling Sr.
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1901-09-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1970-02-14 ⓘ |
| genreWorkedIn |
drama films
ⓘ
film noir ⓘ musical films ⓘ |
| knownFor |
expressive cinematography
ⓘ
lush visual style ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English-language films ⓘ |
| name | Harry Stradling Sr. ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Academy Award for Best Cinematography for A Streetcar Named Desire
ⓘ
linked to:
Academy Award for Best Cinematography
Academy Award for Best Cinematography for Funny Girl ⓘ
linked to:
Academy Award for Best Cinematography
Academy Award for Best Cinematography for Suspicion ⓘ
linked to:
Academy Award for Best Cinematography
|
| notableWork |
A Streetcar Named Desire
ⓘ
Funny Girl ⓘ Jesse James ⓘ My Fair Lady ⓘ
linked to:
My Fair Lady (film)
Suspicion ⓘ
linked to:
Suspicion (1941 film)
The Dark Corner ⓘ The Love Parade ⓘ The Picture of Dorian Gray ⓘ |
| occupation |
cinematographer
ⓘ
director of photography ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Newark, New Jersey, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Los Angeles, California, United States ⓘ |
| relative | Walter Stradling ⓘ |
| spouse | Aline MacMahon ⓘ |
| style |
elegant camera movement
ⓘ
high-contrast lighting ⓘ sumptuous production lighting ⓘ |
| workedIn |
European cinema
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Hollywood ⓘ |
| workedWith |
Elia Kazan
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George Cukor ⓘ William Wyler ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Harry Stradling Sr. Description of subject: Harry Stradling Sr. was an acclaimed American cinematographer known for his lush, expressive visual style on numerous classic Hollywood films.
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