Edgar Lyons
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Edgar Lyons was a cinematographer active during the early sound era of American cinema, known for his work on the pioneering all-talking feature film "Lights of New York."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Edgar Lyons canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1823692 — 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: Edgar Lyons Context triple: [Lights of New York, cinematographyBy, Edgar Lyons]
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A.
Henry Davison
Henry Davison was an American banker and humanitarian who played a key role in organizing international Red Cross relief efforts during and after World War I.
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B.
Harold Briggs
Harold Briggs was a British Army officer best known for devising and implementing the Briggs Plan to combat communist insurgency during the Malayan Emergency.
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C.
Leonard Franklin Slye
Leonard Franklin Slye, better known as Roy Rogers, was a hugely popular American singing cowboy actor and musician who became a Western film and television icon in the mid-20th century.
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D.
George Ward
George Ward was a British Conservative politician who served in senior government roles during the mid-20th century, including as Minister of Supply.
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E.
Walter Pitman
Walter Pitman was an American geophysicist and oceanographer known for his pioneering work on seafloor spreading and plate tectonics.
- 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: Edgar Lyons Target entity description: Edgar Lyons was a cinematographer active during the early sound era of American cinema, known for his work on the pioneering all-talking feature film "Lights of New York."
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A.
Henry Davison
Henry Davison was an American banker and humanitarian who played a key role in organizing international Red Cross relief efforts during and after World War I.
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B.
Harold Briggs
Harold Briggs was a British Army officer best known for devising and implementing the Briggs Plan to combat communist insurgency during the Malayan Emergency.
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C.
Leonard Franklin Slye
Leonard Franklin Slye, better known as Roy Rogers, was a hugely popular American singing cowboy actor and musician who became a Western film and television icon in the mid-20th century.
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D.
George Ward
George Ward was a British Conservative politician who served in senior government roles during the mid-20th century, including as Minister of Supply.
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E.
Walter Pitman
Walter Pitman was an American geophysicist and oceanographer known for his pioneering work on seafloor spreading and plate tectonics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (16)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cinematographer
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person ⓘ |
| activeIn |
American cinema
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film industry ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| era | early sound era ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | cinematography ⓘ |
| genre | sound film ⓘ |
| industryRole | director of photography ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cinematography on the all-talking feature film "Lights of New York"
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work during the early sound era of American cinema ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English-language films ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork | Lights of New York ⓘ |
| occupation | cinematographer ⓘ |
| workedOn | Lights of New York ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Edgar Lyons Description of subject: Edgar Lyons was a cinematographer active during the early sound era of American cinema, known for his work on the pioneering all-talking feature film "Lights of New York."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.