Herschel Burke Gilbert
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Herschel Burke Gilbert was an American composer and music director best known for his prolific work scoring mid-20th-century films and television series.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Herschel Burke Gilbert canonical | 12 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5042391 — 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: Herschel Burke Gilbert Context triple: [The Star (1952 film), musicBy, Herschel Burke Gilbert]
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A.
Pat Harris
Pat Harris is the protagonist of Arthur C. Clarke’s science fiction novel "A Fall of Moondust," serving as the skilled and resourceful captain of the lunar tourist vessel Selene.
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B.
John Byron Nelson Jr.
John Byron Nelson Jr. was an American professional golfer renowned for his dominant 1945 season and is considered one of the greatest golfers in the sport’s history.
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C.
Pat Jennings
Pat Jennings is a legendary Northern Irish goalkeeper renowned for his long and successful career with clubs like Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal, as well as his record number of international caps for Northern Ireland.
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D.
Rod Gilbert
Rod Gilbert was a Canadian Hall of Fame right winger best known as one of the greatest players in New York Rangers history.
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E.
Bill Truitt
Bill Truitt is a central character in the dark comedy film "The Opposite of Sex," serving as a mild-mannered teacher whose life is upended by the manipulative actions of his teenage half-sister.
- 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: Herschel Burke Gilbert Target entity description: Herschel Burke Gilbert was an American composer and music director best known for his prolific work scoring mid-20th-century films and television series.
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A.
Pat Harris
Pat Harris is the protagonist of Arthur C. Clarke’s science fiction novel "A Fall of Moondust," serving as the skilled and resourceful captain of the lunar tourist vessel Selene.
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B.
John Byron Nelson Jr.
John Byron Nelson Jr. was an American professional golfer renowned for his dominant 1945 season and is considered one of the greatest golfers in the sport’s history.
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C.
Pat Jennings
Pat Jennings is a legendary Northern Irish goalkeeper renowned for his long and successful career with clubs like Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal, as well as his record number of international caps for Northern Ireland.
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D.
Rod Gilbert
Rod Gilbert was a Canadian Hall of Fame right winger best known as one of the greatest players in New York Rangers history.
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E.
Bill Truitt
Bill Truitt is a central character in the dark comedy film "The Opposite of Sex," serving as a mild-mannered teacher whose life is upended by the manipulative actions of his teenage half-sister.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film composer
ⓘ
human ⓘ music director ⓘ television composer ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1918-04-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2003-06-08 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Juilliard School
ⓘ
Milwaukee State Teachers College ⓘ
linked to:
Milwaukee State Normal School
|
| employer | Four Star Television ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish Americans ⓘ |
| familyName | Gilbert ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film music
ⓘ
television music ⓘ |
| founded |
Ludlow Music, Inc.
ⓘ
linked to:
Ludlow Music
The Stanyan Music Group ⓘ |
| genre |
film score
ⓘ
television score ⓘ |
| givenName | Herschel ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Ellen Gilbert
ⓘ
Ron Gilbert ⓘ Susan Gilbert ⓘ |
| instrument |
viola
ⓘ
violin ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| militaryService | United States Army Air Forces ⓘ |
| name | Herschel Burke Gilbert ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | scored music for hundreds of television episodes in the 1950s and 1960s ⓘ |
| notableWork |
music for the film "Riot in Cell Block 11" (1954)
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music for the film "The Thief" (1952) ⓘ music for the film "While the City Sleeps" (1956) ⓘ music for the television series "Burke's Law" ⓘ music for the television series "The Detectives" ⓘ music for the television series "The Dick Powell Show" ⓘ music for the television series "Wanted: Dead or Alive" ⓘ theme music for the television series "The Rifleman" ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
ⓘ
conductor ⓘ music director ⓘ music publisher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Los Angeles, California, United States ⓘ |
| positionHeld | music director at Four Star Television ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles, California, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Los Angeles
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Trudy Gilbert ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Referenced by (12)
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