Gregory Prentiss
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Gregory Prentiss is a screenwriter best known for co-writing the 1981 comedy film "Zorro, The Gay Blade."
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| Gregory Prentiss canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17623444 — 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: Gregory Prentiss Context triple: [Zorro, The Gay Blade, screenwriter, Gregory Prentiss]
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A.
James Van Ness
James Van Ness was a 19th-century American politician who served as mayor of San Francisco and for whom the city's major thoroughfare Van Ness Avenue is named.
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B.
Joseph Bancroft
Joseph Bancroft was an Australian physician and parasitologist known for his pioneering work on filarial worms, including the species later named Wuchereria bancrofti in his honor.
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C.
Emmett DeWitt
Emmett DeWitt is a supporting character in the psychological thriller film "10 Cloverfield Lane," known for his wary yet good-natured presence inside the underground bunker.
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D.
Lewis Burwell
Lewis Burwell is a name shared by several prominent figures in colonial Virginia history, including influential planters and politicians.
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E.
Alexander Macomb
Alexander Macomb was a prominent early 19th-century U.S. Army general who served as Commanding General of the Army and played key roles in conflicts such as the War of 1812 and the Seminole Wars.
- 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: Gregory Prentiss Target entity description: Gregory Prentiss is a screenwriter best known for co-writing the 1981 comedy film "Zorro, The Gay Blade."
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A.
James Van Ness
James Van Ness was a 19th-century American politician who served as mayor of San Francisco and for whom the city's major thoroughfare Van Ness Avenue is named.
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B.
Joseph Bancroft
Joseph Bancroft was an Australian physician and parasitologist known for his pioneering work on filarial worms, including the species later named Wuchereria bancrofti in his honor.
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C.
Emmett DeWitt
Emmett DeWitt is a supporting character in the psychological thriller film "10 Cloverfield Lane," known for his wary yet good-natured presence inside the underground bunker.
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D.
Lewis Burwell
Lewis Burwell is a name shared by several prominent figures in colonial Virginia history, including influential planters and politicians.
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E.
Alexander Macomb
Alexander Macomb was a prominent early 19th-century U.S. Army general who served as Commanding General of the Army and played key roles in conflicts such as the War of 1812 and the Seminole Wars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.