Doug McHenry
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Doug McHenry is an American film producer and director known for his work on popular African-American comedies and dramas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Doug McHenry canonical | 11 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1230652 — 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: Doug McHenry Context triple: [Two Can Play That Game, producer, Doug McHenry]
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A.
Martin Hurson
Martin Hurson was an Irish republican and Provisional IRA member who died on hunger strike in the Maze Prison during the 1981 Irish hunger strikes.
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B.
Charles Walters
Charles Walters was an American film director and choreographer best known for his work on classic MGM musicals in the mid-20th century.
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C.
Robert Kurtzman
Robert Kurtzman is an American special effects artist, director, and screenwriter best known as a founding member of KNB EFX Group and for creating the original story for the film "From Dusk Till Dawn."
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D.
Lou Henson
Lou Henson was a highly respected American college basketball coach best known for his long, successful tenures at New Mexico State and the University of Illinois, where he became one of the winningest coaches in NCAA history.
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E.
Tony Smith
Tony Smith was an influential American sculptor and architect best known for his large-scale minimalist geometric sculptures.
- 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: Doug McHenry Target entity description: Doug McHenry is an American film producer and director known for his work on popular African-American comedies and dramas.
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A.
Martin Hurson
Martin Hurson was an Irish republican and Provisional IRA member who died on hunger strike in the Maze Prison during the 1981 Irish hunger strikes.
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B.
Charles Walters
Charles Walters was an American film director and choreographer best known for his work on classic MGM musicals in the mid-20th century.
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C.
Robert Kurtzman
Robert Kurtzman is an American special effects artist, director, and screenwriter best known as a founding member of KNB EFX Group and for creating the original story for the film "From Dusk Till Dawn."
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D.
Lou Henson
Lou Henson was a highly respected American college basketball coach best known for his long, successful tenures at New Mexico State and the University of Illinois, where he became one of the winningest coaches in NCAA history.
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E.
Tony Smith
Tony Smith was an influential American sculptor and architect best known for his large-scale minimalist geometric sculptures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film director
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American film producer ⓘ film director ⓘ film producer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeIn |
early 21st century
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late 20th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
African Americans
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linked to:
Black Americans
|
| fieldOfWork |
film direction
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film industry ⓘ motion picture production ⓘ |
| genre |
African-American cinema
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comedy film ⓘ drama film ⓘ |
| hasWorkedWith |
Allen Payne
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Forest Whitaker ⓘ Jada Pinkett Smith ⓘ Kid 'n Play ⓘ Mario Van Peebles ⓘ
linked to:
Melvin Van Peebles
Martin Lawrence ⓘ Reginald Hudlin ⓘ Warrington Hudlin ⓘ
linked to:
Reginald Hudlin
|
| industry | entertainment industry ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| notableFor |
producing African-American comedies
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producing African-American dramas ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate
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House Party ⓘ House Party 2 ⓘ
linked to:
House Party
Jason's Lyric ⓘ King's Ransom ⓘ Krush Groove ⓘ New Jack City ⓘ |
| occupation |
film director
ⓘ
film producer ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Hollywood
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Los Angeles ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Doug McHenry Description of subject: Doug McHenry is an American film producer and director known for his work on popular African-American comedies and dramas.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.