Angus MacLane
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Angus MacLane is an American animator, director, and longtime Pixar filmmaker known for his work on projects such as Finding Dory and the Toy Story franchise.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Angus MacLane canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Angus MacLane Context triple: [Finding Dory, coDirector, Angus MacLane]
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A.
Bob MacKinnon
Bob MacKinnon was an American basketball coach known for his work in the ABA and NBA, including leading the Spirits of St. Louis.
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B.
Barton MacLane
Barton MacLane was an American character actor known for his tough-guy roles in numerous Hollywood films and later for his work in early television.
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C.
John William Wallace
John William Wallace was a 19th-century American lawyer and court reporter best known for serving as the Reporter of Decisions for the U.S. Supreme Court.
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D.
Donald Finlay
Donald Finlay was a British hurdler and Royal Air Force officer who twice medaled in the Olympic 110m hurdles and later took the athletes' oath at the 1948 London Games.
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E.
Francis Johnston
Francis Johnston was a prominent early 19th-century Irish architect known for his influential public and ecclesiastical buildings in Dublin and across Ireland.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Angus MacLane Target entity description: Angus MacLane is an American animator, director, and longtime Pixar filmmaker known for his work on projects such as Finding Dory and the Toy Story franchise.
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A.
Bob MacKinnon
Bob MacKinnon was an American basketball coach known for his work in the ABA and NBA, including leading the Spirits of St. Louis.
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B.
Barton MacLane
Barton MacLane was an American character actor known for his tough-guy roles in numerous Hollywood films and later for his work in early television.
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C.
John William Wallace
John William Wallace was a 19th-century American lawyer and court reporter best known for serving as the Reporter of Decisions for the U.S. Supreme Court.
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D.
Donald Finlay
Donald Finlay was a British hurdler and Royal Air Force officer who twice medaled in the Olympic 110m hurdles and later took the athletes' oath at the 1948 London Games.
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E.
Francis Johnston
Francis Johnston was a prominent early 19th-century Irish architect known for his influential public and ecclesiastical buildings in Dublin and across Ireland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
animator
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film director ⓘ human ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ storyboard artist ⓘ |
| basedIn |
California
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linked to:
California, United States
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer |
Pixar Animation Studios
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Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
animation
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computer-animated films ⓘ |
| genre | animated film ⓘ |
| industry |
animation industry
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film industry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
co-directing Finding Dory
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directing BURN-E ⓘ directing Finding Dory ⓘ directing Lightyear ⓘ directing Toy Story of Terror! ⓘ work at Pixar Animation Studios ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
BURN-E
ⓘ
Finding Dory ⓘ Finding Nemo (animation department) ⓘ Lightyear ⓘ Monsters, Inc. (animation department) ⓘ
linked to:
Monsters, Inc.
Pixar short films direction ⓘ Ratatouille (animation department) ⓘ The Incredibles (animation department) ⓘ
linked to:
The Incredibles
The Incredibles short "Jack-Jack Attack" ⓘ Toy Story 3 (animation department) ⓘ
linked to:
Toy Story 3
Toy Story Toons: Hawaiian Vacation ⓘ
linked to:
Toy Story Toons
Toy Story Toons: Small Fry ⓘ
linked to:
Toy Story Toons
Toy Story of Terror! ⓘ WALL·E (animation department) ⓘ |
| occupation |
animator
ⓘ
film director ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ storyboard artist ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Finding Nemo franchise
ⓘ
linked to:
Finding Nemo
Pixar short films ⓘ
linked to:
Pixar theatrical short films
Toy Story franchise ⓘ
linked to:
Pixar Toy Story universe
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation | Emeryville, California ⓘ |
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Referenced by (7)
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