Alison Ellwood

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documentary film director documentary film editor film director film editor person

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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Label	Occurrences
Alison Ellwood canonical	7

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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]

A. Pippa Norris
Pippa Norris is a prominent political scientist known for her influential research on democracy, public opinion, and political communications.
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.
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.
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.
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.

A. Pippa Norris
Pippa Norris is a prominent political scientist known for her influential research on democracy, public opinion, and political communications.
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.
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.
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.
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 ⓘ 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 ⓘ linked to: United States of America
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
education	New York University Tisch School of the Arts (MFA) ⓘ linked to: NYU Tisch School of the Arts
employer	various film and television production companies ⓘ
fieldOfWork	non-fiction film ⓘ television documentary series ⓘ
genre	documentary film ⓘ
hasCollaboratedWith	Alex Gibney ⓘ Tom DiCillo ⓘ
hasRole	director ⓘ editor ⓘ producer ⓘ
hasWorkedOn	archival-based documentaries ⓘ episodic documentary television ⓘ feature-length documentaries ⓘ television documentary series ⓘ
knownFor	directing music-related documentaries ⓘ editing documentary films ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
nationality	American ⓘ
notableAward	Primetime Emmy Award nomination ⓘ
notableWork	American Experience: The War on Disco ⓘ 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
occupation	documentary filmmaker ⓘ film director ⓘ film editor ⓘ
residence	Los Angeles, California (as of 2020s) ⓘ linked to: Los Angeles, California, United States of America
spouse	Geoffrey Ellwood (divorced) ⓘ
workFocus	American history ⓘ music history ⓘ popular culture ⓘ