Joseph E. Levine
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Joseph E. Levine was an influential American film producer and distributor known for aggressively marketing and popularizing both foreign and domestic films in the mid-20th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Joseph E. Levine canonical | 21 |
| Samuel P. Spiegel | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2546961 — 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: Joseph E. Levine Context triple: [Harlow (1965 film), producer, Joseph E. Levine]
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A.
Sidney Levin
Sidney Levin was a film editor best known for his work on influential American movies such as Martin Scorsese’s early crime drama "Mean Streets."
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B.
Herman Lieberman
Herman Lieberman was a prominent Polish socialist politician, lawyer, and parliamentarian active in the early 20th century, known for his leadership in the Polish left and opposition to authoritarianism.
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C.
Edward S. Feldman
Edward S. Feldman is an American film producer known for overseeing a range of notable movies across several decades, including acclaimed dramas and thrillers.
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D.
Harold T. Shapiro
Harold T. Shapiro is an economist and academic leader best known for serving as president of both Princeton University and the University of Michigan and for his influential work at the intersection of higher education and public policy.
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E.
John L. Friedman
John L. Friedman is an American theoretical physicist known for his contributions to relativistic astrophysics and gravitational physics, including work on instabilities in rotating stars.
- 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: Joseph E. Levine Target entity description: Joseph E. Levine was an influential American film producer and distributor known for aggressively marketing and popularizing both foreign and domestic films in the mid-20th century.
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A.
Sidney Levin
Sidney Levin was a film editor best known for his work on influential American movies such as Martin Scorsese’s early crime drama "Mean Streets."
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B.
Herman Lieberman
Herman Lieberman was a prominent Polish socialist politician, lawyer, and parliamentarian active in the early 20th century, known for his leadership in the Polish left and opposition to authoritarianism.
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C.
Edward S. Feldman
Edward S. Feldman is an American film producer known for overseeing a range of notable movies across several decades, including acclaimed dramas and thrillers.
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D.
Harold T. Shapiro
Harold T. Shapiro is an economist and academic leader best known for serving as president of both Princeton University and the University of Michigan and for his influential work at the intersection of higher education and public policy.
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E.
John L. Friedman
John L. Friedman is an American theoretical physicist known for his contributions to relativistic astrophysics and gravitational physics, including work on instabilities in rotating stars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film distributor
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film producer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1980s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1930s ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American New Wave cinema
ⓘ
linked to:
New Hollywood
Italian cinema ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery
ⓘ
linked to:
Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery, Los Angeles
|
| causeOfDeath | pancreatic cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1905-09-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1987-07-31 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Boston public schools
ⓘ
linked to:
Boston Public Schools
|
| employer | Embassy Pictures ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish American ⓘ |
| familyName | Levine ⓘ |
| founded | Embassy Pictures ⓘ |
| givenName | Joseph ⓘ |
| hasGenreSpecialization |
art-house cinema distribution
ⓘ
exploitation films ⓘ |
| industry | film industry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
aggressive film marketing
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popularizing foreign films in the United States ⓘ wide-release saturation booking campaigns ⓘ |
| name | Joseph E. Levine ⓘ |
| notableFor | importing and dubbing Italian films for U.S. release ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Bridge Too Far (1977 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
A Bridge Too Far
Hercules (1958 film) ⓘ The 10th Victim (1965 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The 10th Victim
The Carpetbaggers (1964 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Carpetbaggers
The Graduate (1967 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Graduate
The Lion in Winter (1968 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Lion in Winter
The Night Porter (1974 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Night Porter
The Pawnbroker (1964 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Pawnbroker
The Producers (1967 film) ⓘ Two Women (1960 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Two Women
Zorba the Greek (1964 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Zorba the Greek
|
| occupation |
businessperson
ⓘ
film distributor ⓘ film producer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Boston, Massachusetts
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| placeOfDeath | Los Angeles, California, United States ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Rosalie Harrison Levine ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Hollywood
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New York City ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Joseph E. Levine Description of subject: Joseph E. Levine was an influential American film producer and distributor known for aggressively marketing and popularizing both foreign and domestic films in the mid-20th century.
Referenced by (22)
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