David Whitaker
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David Whitaker was a British television writer and script editor best known as the first story editor of the long-running science fiction series Doctor Who.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| David Whitaker canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4170582 — 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: David Whitaker Context triple: [An Unearthly Child, scriptEditor, David Whitaker]
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A.
Robert Whitman
Robert Whitman is the husband of economist and former General Motors executive Marina von Neumann Whitman.
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B.
Hugh Whitaker
Hugh Whitaker is an English drummer best known for being the original drummer of the indie pop band The Housemartins in the 1980s.
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C.
William Burke-White
William Burke-White is an American legal scholar and professor known for his work in international law, foreign policy, and global governance.
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D.
John Whiteaker
John Whiteaker was an American politician who became the first governor of the U.S. state of Oregon after it achieved statehood.
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E.
Richard Bristow
Richard Bristow was a 16th-century English Catholic scholar and theologian who contributed to the development and annotation of the Douay–Rheims Bible.
- 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: David Whitaker Target entity description: David Whitaker was a British television writer and script editor best known as the first story editor of the long-running science fiction series Doctor Who.
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A.
Robert Whitman
Robert Whitman is the husband of economist and former General Motors executive Marina von Neumann Whitman.
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B.
Hugh Whitaker
Hugh Whitaker is an English drummer best known for being the original drummer of the indie pop band The Housemartins in the 1980s.
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C.
William Burke-White
William Burke-White is an American legal scholar and professor known for his work in international law, foreign policy, and global governance.
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D.
John Whiteaker
John Whiteaker was an American politician who became the first governor of the U.S. state of Oregon after it achieved statehood.
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E.
Richard Bristow
Richard Bristow was a 16th-century English Catholic scholar and theologian who contributed to the development and annotation of the Douay–Rheims Bible.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British person
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human ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ script editor ⓘ television writer ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1970s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1950s ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Doctor Who television serials
ⓘ
linked to:
Doctor Who television serial
|
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1928-04-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1980-02-04 ⓘ |
| employer | BBC ⓘ |
| familyName | Whitaker ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
science fiction writing
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television ⓘ |
| genre |
science fiction
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television drama ⓘ |
| givenName | David ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | David Whitaker ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the first story editor of Doctor Who ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Doctor Who
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Doctor Who and the Crusaders (novelisation) ⓘ Doctor Who and the Daleks (novelisation) ⓘ Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks ⓘ |
| occupation |
novelist
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playwright ⓘ script editor ⓘ television writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Knebworth, Hertfordshire, England
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linked to:
Knebworth
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| placeOfDeath | London, England ⓘ |
| positionHeld | story editor of Doctor Who ⓘ |
| series | Doctor Who ⓘ |
| spouse | June Barry ⓘ |
| workOn |
Doctor Who
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The Crusade (Doctor Who serial) ⓘ The Daleks (Doctor Who serial) ⓘ
linked to:
The Daleks
The Edge of Destruction (Doctor Who serial) ⓘ The Evil of the Daleks (Doctor Who serial) ⓘ
linked to:
The Evil of the Daleks
The Power of the Daleks (Doctor Who serial) ⓘ
linked to:
The Power of the Daleks
The Rescue (Doctor Who serial) ⓘ |
| wroteFor |
Doctor Who novelisations for Frederick Muller Ltd
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linked to:
Doctor Who novels
Target Books (Doctor Who novelisations) ⓘ
linked to:
Target Books Doctor Who range
television ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: David Whitaker Description of subject: David Whitaker was a British television writer and script editor best known as the first story editor of the long-running science fiction series Doctor Who.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.