E. Preston Ames
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E. Preston Ames was an American art director known for his work on numerous Hollywood films, particularly large-scale musicals and epics of the mid-20th century.
All labels observed (1)
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| E. Preston Ames canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13511523 — 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: E. Preston Ames Context triple: [Lost Horizon (1973 film), artDirector, E. Preston Ames]
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Norton P. Otis
Norton P. Otis was an American businessman and politician from New York, known for his role in the elevator industry and service in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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B.
Romeyn B. Ayres
Romeyn B. Ayres was a Union Army general during the American Civil War, noted for his leadership of infantry units in key late-war battles.
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C.
Francis Lathrop
Francis Lathrop was an American artist and illustrator of the late 19th century, known for his stained glass, mural work, and book illustrations.
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Adelbert Ames Jr.
Adelbert Ames Jr. was an American scientist and artist best known for his influential work in visual perception and optical illusions, including the creation of the Ames room.
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E.
George N. Humphrey
George N. Humphrey was an American businessman and U.S. Secretary of the Treasury under President Dwight D. Eisenhower, known for shaping and promoting the administration’s fiscally conservative “Modern Republican” economic policies.
- 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: E. Preston Ames Target entity description: E. Preston Ames was an American art director known for his work on numerous Hollywood films, particularly large-scale musicals and epics of the mid-20th century.
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A.
Norton P. Otis
Norton P. Otis was an American businessman and politician from New York, known for his role in the elevator industry and service in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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B.
Romeyn B. Ayres
Romeyn B. Ayres was a Union Army general during the American Civil War, noted for his leadership of infantry units in key late-war battles.
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C.
Francis Lathrop
Francis Lathrop was an American artist and illustrator of the late 19th century, known for his stained glass, mural work, and book illustrations.
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D.
Adelbert Ames Jr.
Adelbert Ames Jr. was an American scientist and artist best known for his influential work in visual perception and optical illusions, including the creation of the Ames room.
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E.
George N. Humphrey
George N. Humphrey was an American businessman and U.S. Secretary of the Treasury under President Dwight D. Eisenhower, known for shaping and promoting the administration’s fiscally conservative “Modern Republican” economic policies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.