Harold McLernon
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Harold McLernon was a film editor known for his work on early sound-era movies, including the 1928 musical drama "The Singing Fool."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Harold McLernon canonical | 12 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T315418 — 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: Harold McLernon Context triple: [The Singing Fool, editedBy, Harold McLernon]
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A.
Clifton Daniel
Clifton Daniel was an American newspaper editor and managing editor of The New York Times, known also as the son-in-law of U.S. President Harry S. Truman.
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B.
Armond Hill
Armond Hill is a former American basketball player and coach best known for his standout collegiate career at Princeton University and subsequent role as an NBA guard.
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C.
Hugh Garner
Hugh Garner was a Canadian author best known for his socially conscious novels and short stories depicting working-class life in Toronto.
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D.
Harold Shannon
Harold Shannon was a Canadian sports executive known for being one of the owners involved with the Toronto Huskies professional basketball team in the 1940s.
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E.
Jeffrey Jones
Jeffrey Jones is an American character actor best known for his roles in films such as "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," "Beetlejuice," and "Amadeus."
- 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: Harold McLernon Target entity description: Harold McLernon was a film editor known for his work on early sound-era movies, including the 1928 musical drama "The Singing Fool."
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A.
Clifton Daniel
Clifton Daniel was an American newspaper editor and managing editor of The New York Times, known also as the son-in-law of U.S. President Harry S. Truman.
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B.
Armond Hill
Armond Hill is a former American basketball player and coach best known for his standout collegiate career at Princeton University and subsequent role as an NBA guard.
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C.
Hugh Garner
Hugh Garner was a Canadian author best known for his socially conscious novels and short stories depicting working-class life in Toronto.
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D.
Harold Shannon
Harold Shannon was a Canadian sports executive known for being one of the owners involved with the Toronto Huskies professional basketball team in the 1940s.
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E.
Jeffrey Jones
Jeffrey Jones is an American character actor best known for his roles in films such as "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," "Beetlejuice," and "Amadeus."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (19)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
ⓘ
film editor ⓘ musical drama film ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| countryOfWork |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| era | early sound era ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cinema
ⓘ
film ⓘ film editing ⓘ |
| filmEditingBy | Harold McLernon ⓘ |
| genreWorkedOn | musical drama films ⓘ |
| hasEditor | Harold McLernon ⓘ |
| knownFor |
The Singing Fool
ⓘ
film editing ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Singing Fool ⓘ |
| occupation | film editor ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1928 ⓘ |
| workedOn | The Singing Fool ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Harold McLernon Description of subject: Harold McLernon was a film editor known for his work on early sound-era movies, including the 1928 musical drama "The Singing Fool."
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
The Singing Fool (1928 film)
subject linked to:
Harold McLernon
subject linked to:
Harold McLernon