Hugh A. Robertson
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Hugh A. Robertson was an American film editor and director best known for his groundbreaking editing work on the 1969 film "Midnight Cowboy."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hugh A. Robertson canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2308226 — 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: Hugh A. Robertson Context triple: [Midnight Cowboy, editedBy, Hugh A. Robertson]
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A.
George P. Hunt
George P. Hunt was an American politician who served as the first governor of the state of Arizona.
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B.
Frederick H. Harbison
Frederick H. Harbison was an influential American labor economist and educator known for his work on human resources, industrial relations, and economic development.
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C.
Arthur Loomis Harmon
Arthur Loomis Harmon was an American architect best known as a partner in the firm that designed the Empire State Building.
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D.
Herbert F. York
Herbert F. York was an American physicist and arms control advocate who became the first director of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and a prominent advisor on nuclear policy and disarmament.
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E.
Robert L. Rice
Robert L. Rice was a prominent Utah businessman and philanthropist whose significant contributions to the University of Utah led to the football stadium bearing his name.
- 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: Hugh A. Robertson Target entity description: Hugh A. Robertson was an American film editor and director best known for his groundbreaking editing work on the 1969 film "Midnight Cowboy."
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A.
George P. Hunt
George P. Hunt was an American politician who served as the first governor of the state of Arizona.
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B.
Frederick H. Harbison
Frederick H. Harbison was an influential American labor economist and educator known for his work on human resources, industrial relations, and economic development.
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C.
Arthur Loomis Harmon
Arthur Loomis Harmon was an American architect best known as a partner in the firm that designed the Empire State Building.
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D.
Herbert F. York
Herbert F. York was an American physicist and arms control advocate who became the first director of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and a prominent advisor on nuclear policy and disarmament.
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E.
Robert L. Rice
Robert L. Rice was a prominent Utah businessman and philanthropist whose significant contributions to the University of Utah led to the football stadium bearing his name.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film director
ⓘ
film editor ⓘ person ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award nomination for Best Film Editing
ⓘ
linked to:
Academy Award for Best Film Editing
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1932-05-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1988-01-10 ⓘ |
| directed | Melinda ⓘ |
| edited |
Midnight Cowboy
ⓘ
Shaft ⓘ
linked to:
Shaft (2000 film)
|
| ethnicGroup |
African American
ⓘ
linked to:
Black Americans
|
| genre | film ⓘ |
| knownFor | editing the film "Midnight Cowboy" ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Academy Award for Best Film Editing ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | one of the first African American editors nominated for an Academy Award ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Melinda
ⓘ
Midnight Cowboy ⓘ |
| occupation |
film director
ⓘ
film editor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Brooklyn
ⓘ
New York ⓘ New York City ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
Los Angeles ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workedOn |
Shaft
ⓘ
linked to:
Shaft (2000 film)
|
| workPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hugh A. Robertson Description of subject: Hugh A. Robertson was an American film editor and director best known for his groundbreaking editing work on the 1969 film "Midnight Cowboy."
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.