Conor McPherson
E1433508
UNEXPLORED
Conor McPherson is an acclaimed Irish playwright, screenwriter, and director known for his atmospheric, character-driven dramas and ghost stories such as "The Weir" and "Shining City."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Conor McPherson canonical | 11 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20471973 — 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: Conor McPherson Context triple: [Quirke, screenwriter, Conor McPherson]
-
A.
David Greig
David Greig is a Scottish playwright and theatre director known for his wide-ranging stage works and adaptations, including the book for the musical "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory."
-
B.
David Harrower
David Harrower is a Scottish playwright and screenwriter known for his acclaimed stage works such as "Blackbird" and his contributions to film and television.
-
C.
Dennis Kelly
Dennis Kelly is a British playwright and screenwriter known for his darkly comic and often unsettling work in theatre and television, including the acclaimed series "Utopia" and the stage musical "Matilda."
-
D.
Joe Penhall
Joe Penhall is a British playwright and screenwriter known for works such as the play "Blue/Orange" and for writing the screenplay for the film adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's novel "The Road."
-
E.
Desmond Boal
Desmond Boal was a Northern Irish barrister and politician who co-founded the Democratic Unionist Party alongside Ian Paisley and played a key role in shaping its early unionist and hardline 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: Conor McPherson Target entity description: Conor McPherson is an acclaimed Irish playwright, screenwriter, and director known for his atmospheric, character-driven dramas and ghost stories such as "The Weir" and "Shining City."
-
A.
David Greig
David Greig is a Scottish playwright and theatre director known for his wide-ranging stage works and adaptations, including the book for the musical "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory."
-
B.
David Harrower
David Harrower is a Scottish playwright and screenwriter known for his acclaimed stage works such as "Blackbird" and his contributions to film and television.
-
C.
Dennis Kelly
Dennis Kelly is a British playwright and screenwriter known for his darkly comic and often unsettling work in theatre and television, including the acclaimed series "Utopia" and the stage musical "Matilda."
-
D.
Joe Penhall
Joe Penhall is a British playwright and screenwriter known for works such as the play "Blue/Orange" and for writing the screenplay for the film adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's novel "The Road."
-
E.
Desmond Boal
Desmond Boal was a Northern Irish barrister and politician who co-founded the Democratic Unionist Party alongside Ian Paisley and played a key role in shaping its early unionist and hardline policies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.