William S. Paley
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William S. Paley was an American broadcasting executive who built CBS into one of the dominant radio and television networks in the United States.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William S. Paley canonical | 18 |
| William S. Paley (competitor at CBS) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T294865 — 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: William S. Paley Context triple: [CBS, foundedBy, William S. Paley]
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A.
Walter A. Brown
Walter A. Brown was an American sports executive best known for helping establish the NBA and building the Boston Celtics into a championship franchise.
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B.
George Burroughs
George Burroughs was a Puritan minister in colonial New England who was infamously executed for alleged witchcraft during the Salem witch trials.
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C.
James Gamble Rogers
James Gamble Rogers was an American architect best known for designing many of Yale University's Collegiate Gothic buildings in the early 20th century.
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D.
Henry Billings Brown
Henry Billings Brown was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court best known for authoring the decision that upheld racial segregation under the “separate but equal” doctrine.
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E.
Frederic L. Smith
Frederic L. Smith was an American industrialist and early automotive pioneer who played a key role in the creation and development of General Motors.
- 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: William S. Paley Target entity description: William S. Paley was an American broadcasting executive who built CBS into one of the dominant radio and television networks in the United States.
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A.
Walter A. Brown
Walter A. Brown was an American sports executive best known for helping establish the NBA and building the Boston Celtics into a championship franchise.
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B.
George Burroughs
George Burroughs was a Puritan minister in colonial New England who was infamously executed for alleged witchcraft during the Salem witch trials.
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C.
James Gamble Rogers
James Gamble Rogers was an American architect best known for designing many of Yale University's Collegiate Gothic buildings in the early 20th century.
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D.
Henry Billings Brown
Henry Billings Brown was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court best known for authoring the decision that upheld racial segregation under the “separate but equal” doctrine.
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E.
Frederic L. Smith
Frederic L. Smith was an American industrialist and early automotive pioneer who played a key role in the creation and development of General Motors.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
broadcasting executive
ⓘ
business executive ⓘ human ⓘ media proprietor ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Chevalier of the Legion of Honour
ⓘ
linked to:
Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur
|
| burialPlace | Beth El Cemetery, Paramus, New Jersey, United States ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | kidney failure ⓘ |
| child |
Hilary Paley
ⓘ
Jeffrey Paley ⓘ Kate Paley ⓘ William C. Paley ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1901-09-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1990-10-26 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Pennsylvania
ⓘ
Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| employer |
CBS
ⓘ
Columbia Broadcasting System ⓘ
linked to:
CBS
|
| ethnicGroup | Jewish American ⓘ |
| familyName | Paley ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
broadcasting
ⓘ
mass media ⓘ |
| founded |
Museum of Broadcasting
ⓘ
linked to:
The Paley Center for Media
Museum of Television & Radio ⓘ
linked to:
The Paley Center for Media
|
| fullName | William Samuel Paley ⓘ |
| genre | commercial broadcasting management ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Council on Foreign Relations
ⓘ
Metropolitan Museum of Art board of trustees ⓘ |
| notableFor |
building CBS into a major American radio network
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expanding CBS into a leading U.S. television network ⓘ |
| notableWork |
development of CBS radio network
ⓘ
development of CBS television network ⓘ |
| occupation |
broadcasting executive
ⓘ
businessperson ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| parent |
Goldie Paley
ⓘ
Samuel Paley ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City, New York, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
New York City
|
| positionHeld |
chairman of CBS
ⓘ
president of CBS ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City, New York, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
New York City
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Babe Paley
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Barbara Cushing Mortimer ⓘ Dorothy Hart Hearst ⓘ |
| workLocation |
New York City, New York, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
New York City
|
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Referenced by (19)
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