Tom Bernard
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Tom Bernard is an American film executive and co-president of Sony Pictures Classics, known for distributing acclaimed independent and arthouse films.
All labels observed (1)
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| Tom Bernard canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Tom Bernard Context triple: [Sony Pictures Classics, foundedBy, Tom Bernard]
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A.
Edward Allen Bernero
Edward Allen Bernero is an American television writer, producer, and director best known for his work on crime and procedural dramas such as Third Watch and Criminal Minds.
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B.
David Bonderman
David Bonderman is an American billionaire businessman and private equity investor, best known as a founding partner of TPG Capital and as a prominent owner of major professional sports franchises.
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C.
Bernard Kilpatrick
Bernard Kilpatrick is an American political consultant and the father of former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, known for his involvement in Detroit-area politics and related corruption investigations.
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D.
Ralph Boston
Ralph Boston was an American track and field athlete best known for breaking the long jump world record and winning the gold medal at the 1960 Rome Olympics.
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E.
Lionel Bender
Lionel Bender was an American linguist known for his extensive research and classification work on African languages, particularly those in the Nilo-Saharan and Afroasiatic families.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tom Bernard Target entity description: Tom Bernard is an American film executive and co-president of Sony Pictures Classics, known for distributing acclaimed independent and arthouse films.
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A.
Edward Allen Bernero
Edward Allen Bernero is an American television writer, producer, and director best known for his work on crime and procedural dramas such as Third Watch and Criminal Minds.
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B.
David Bonderman
David Bonderman is an American billionaire businessman and private equity investor, best known as a founding partner of TPG Capital and as a prominent owner of major professional sports franchises.
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C.
Bernard Kilpatrick
Bernard Kilpatrick is an American political consultant and the father of former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, known for his involvement in Detroit-area politics and related corruption investigations.
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D.
Ralph Boston
Ralph Boston was an American track and field athlete best known for breaking the long jump world record and winning the gold medal at the 1960 Rome Olympics.
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E.
Lionel Bender
Lionel Bender was an American linguist known for his extensive research and classification work on African languages, particularly those in the Nilo-Saharan and Afroasiatic families.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film executive
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human ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Special recognition from film industry organizations ⓘ |
| coFounded | Sony Pictures Classics ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer | Sony Pictures Classics ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
arthouse cinema
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film distribution ⓘ independent cinema ⓘ |
| genreFocus |
arthouse film
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foreign-language film ⓘ independent film ⓘ |
| hasRole |
acquisitions executive
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distribution strategist ⓘ |
| industry | film industry ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
championing awards campaigns for independent films
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distributing arthouse films ⓘ distributing independent films ⓘ supporting foreign-language films in the U.S. market ⓘ |
| notableWork | Sony Pictures Classics distribution slate ⓘ |
| occupation |
film distributor
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film executive ⓘ |
| positionHeld | co-president of Sony Pictures Classics ⓘ |
| sharesPositionWith |
Marcie Bloom
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Michael Barker ⓘ |
| workLocation |
New York City
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United States of America ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tom Bernard Description of subject: Tom Bernard is an American film executive and co-president of Sony Pictures Classics, known for distributing acclaimed independent and arthouse films.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.