Alison Ellwood
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Alison Ellwood is an American documentary film editor and director known for her work on acclaimed non-fiction films and series.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alison Ellwood canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3237087 — 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: Alison Ellwood Context triple: [Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, editedBy, Alison Ellwood]
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A.
Pippa Norris
Pippa Norris is a prominent political scientist known for her influential research on democracy, public opinion, and political communications.
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B.
Clare Short
Clare Short is a British politician and former Labour MP who served as Secretary of State for International Development, known for her outspoken views on poverty, international aid, and the Iraq War.
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C.
Glenys Kinnock
Glenys Kinnock was a Welsh Labour politician and Member of the European Parliament who later served as a UK government minister and life peer.
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D.
Diane Abbott
Diane Abbott is a British Labour Party politician who became the first Black woman elected to the UK Parliament and is known for her long-standing role as MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington.
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E.
Claire Higgins
Claire Higgins is an acclaimed English actress known for her work in film, television, and especially on the stage, including award-winning performances in London theatre.
- 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: Alison Ellwood Target entity description: Alison Ellwood is an American documentary film editor and director known for her work on acclaimed non-fiction films and series.
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A.
Pippa Norris
Pippa Norris is a prominent political scientist known for her influential research on democracy, public opinion, and political communications.
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B.
Clare Short
Clare Short is a British politician and former Labour MP who served as Secretary of State for International Development, known for her outspoken views on poverty, international aid, and the Iraq War.
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C.
Glenys Kinnock
Glenys Kinnock was a Welsh Labour politician and Member of the European Parliament who later served as a UK government minister and life peer.
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D.
Diane Abbott
Diane Abbott is a British Labour Party politician who became the first Black woman elected to the UK Parliament and is known for her long-standing role as MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington.
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E.
Claire Higgins
Claire Higgins is an acclaimed English actress known for her work in film, television, and especially on the stage, including award-winning performances in London theatre.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
documentary film director
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documentary film editor ⓘ film director ⓘ film editor ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeIn | 21st century ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Grammy Award for Best Music Film (for History of the Eagles, as part of the producing/directing team) ⓘ |
| basedIn |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| education |
New York University Tisch School of the Arts (MFA)
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linked to:
NYU Tisch School of the Arts
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| employer | various film and television production companies ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
non-fiction film
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television documentary series ⓘ |
| genre | documentary film ⓘ |
| hasCollaboratedWith |
Alex Gibney
ⓘ
Tom DiCillo ⓘ |
| hasRole |
director
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editor ⓘ producer ⓘ |
| hasWorkedOn |
archival-based documentaries
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episodic documentary television ⓘ feature-length documentaries ⓘ television documentary series ⓘ |
| knownFor |
directing music-related documentaries
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editing documentary films ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableAward | Primetime Emmy Award nomination ⓘ |
| notableWork |
American Experience: The War on Disco
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linked to:
American Experience
American Jihad ⓘ CNN’s The 2000s ⓘ
linked to:
CNN
CNN’s The 2010s ⓘ History of the Eagles ⓘ
linked to:
History of the Eagles Tour
Laurel Canyon ⓘ
linked to:
Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles, California
Let the Music Play: The Story of The Doobie Brothers ⓘ The Doors: When You’re Strange ⓘ
linked to:
The Doors: When You're Strange (narration)
The Go-Go's ⓘ
linked to:
The Go-Go’s
Women of Troy ⓘ
linked to:
All for Hecuba
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| occupation |
documentary filmmaker
ⓘ
film director ⓘ film editor ⓘ |
| residence | Los Angeles, California (as of 2020s) ⓘ |
| spouse | Geoffrey Ellwood (divorced) ⓘ |
| workFocus |
American history
ⓘ
music history ⓘ popular culture ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alison Ellwood Description of subject: Alison Ellwood is an American documentary film editor and director known for her work on acclaimed non-fiction films and series.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.