Jeff Douglas – Van Johnson
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Jeff Douglas – Van Johnson is the character-actor pairing for the skeptical friend Jeff Douglas, played by American film star Van Johnson in the classic musical film "Brigadoon."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jeff Douglas – Van Johnson canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6134499 — 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: Jeff Douglas – Van Johnson Context triple: [Brigadoon, portrayedBy, Jeff Douglas – Van Johnson]
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A.
Lou Johnson
Lou Johnson was an American Major League Baseball outfielder best known for his clutch hitting with the Los Angeles Dodgers in the mid-1960s.
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B.
Tony Musante
Tony Musante was an American actor known for his intense, often gritty performances in film and television, including notable roles in works like "The Incident" and the TV series "Toma."
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C.
Jo Johnson
Jo Johnson is a British Conservative politician and former Member of Parliament who has held ministerial roles, particularly in higher education and transport, and is the younger brother of former Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
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D.
Sid Johnson
Sid Johnson is a songwriter known for co-writing the song "Two Occasions," popularized by The Deele and later covered by various R&B artists.
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E.
Buddy Johnson
Buddy Johnson is a screenwriter best known for his work on the horror-comedy parody film "Scary Movie."
- 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: Jeff Douglas – Van Johnson Target entity description: Jeff Douglas – Van Johnson is the character-actor pairing for the skeptical friend Jeff Douglas, played by American film star Van Johnson in the classic musical film "Brigadoon."
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A.
Lou Johnson
Lou Johnson was an American Major League Baseball outfielder best known for his clutch hitting with the Los Angeles Dodgers in the mid-1960s.
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B.
Tony Musante
Tony Musante was an American actor known for his intense, often gritty performances in film and television, including notable roles in works like "The Incident" and the TV series "Toma."
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C.
Jo Johnson
Jo Johnson is a British Conservative politician and former Member of Parliament who has held ministerial roles, particularly in higher education and transport, and is the younger brother of former Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
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D.
Sid Johnson
Sid Johnson is a songwriter known for co-writing the song "Two Occasions," popularized by The Deele and later covered by various R&B artists.
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E.
Buddy Johnson
Buddy Johnson is a screenwriter best known for his work on the horror-comedy parody film "Scary Movie."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (16)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | character-actor pairing ⓘ |
| actorName | Van Johnson ⓘ |
| actorNationality | American ⓘ |
| actorOccupation | film star ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | Brigadoon ⓘ |
| characterAllegiance | friend of Tommy Albright ⓘ |
| characterName | Jeff Douglas ⓘ |
| characterRoleType | skeptical friend ⓘ |
| genre | musical film ⓘ |
| includesActor | Van Johnson ⓘ |
| includesCharacter | Jeff Douglas ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| notableFor | pairing of Jeff Douglas with actor Van Johnson in Brigadoon ⓘ |
| portraysRelation | Van Johnson portrays Jeff Douglas in Brigadoon ⓘ |
| workTitle | Brigadoon ⓘ |
| workType | classic musical film ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jeff Douglas – Van Johnson Description of subject: Jeff Douglas – Van Johnson is the character-actor pairing for the skeptical friend Jeff Douglas, played by American film star Van Johnson in the classic musical film "Brigadoon."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.