Clive Spong
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Clive Spong is a British illustrator best known for his work on later volumes of The Railway Series of children's books featuring Thomas the Tank Engine.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Clive Spong canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10411285 — 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: Clive Spong Context triple: [The Railway Series, hasIllustrator, Clive Spong]
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A.
Clive Beddoe
Clive Beddoe is a Canadian entrepreneur best known as a co-founder and longtime leader of the low-cost airline WestJet.
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B.
Clive Franks
Clive Franks is a British record producer and audio engineer best known for his long-term collaboration with Elton John on numerous classic albums and hit singles.
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C.
Clive Griffin
Clive Griffin is a British pop and soul singer best known for his 1993 duet "When I Fall in Love" with Celine Dion from the film Sleepless in Seattle.
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D.
Clive Egleton
Clive Egleton was a British author best known for his espionage and military thrillers, several of which were adapted for film and television.
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E.
Clive Revill
Clive Revill is a New Zealand-born actor and voice actor known for his extensive work in film, television, and theatre, including providing the original voice of Emperor Palpatine in the 1980 release of "The Empire Strikes Back."
- 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: Clive Spong Target entity description: Clive Spong is a British illustrator best known for his work on later volumes of The Railway Series of children's books featuring Thomas the Tank Engine.
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A.
Clive Beddoe
Clive Beddoe is a Canadian entrepreneur best known as a co-founder and longtime leader of the low-cost airline WestJet.
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B.
Clive Franks
Clive Franks is a British record producer and audio engineer best known for his long-term collaboration with Elton John on numerous classic albums and hit singles.
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C.
Clive Griffin
Clive Griffin is a British pop and soul singer best known for his 1993 duet "When I Fall in Love" with Celine Dion from the film Sleepless in Seattle.
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D.
Clive Egleton
Clive Egleton was a British author best known for his espionage and military thrillers, several of which were adapted for film and television.
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E.
Clive Revill
Clive Revill is a New Zealand-born actor and voice actor known for his extensive work in film, television, and theatre, including providing the original voice of Emperor Palpatine in the 1980 release of "The Empire Strikes Back."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British person
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illustrator ⓘ person ⓘ |
| basedIn | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Christopher Awdry
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The Railway Series publishers ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
book illustration
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children's book illustration ⓘ |
| genre | children's literature ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| illustrationMedium |
book covers
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interior book illustrations ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFor |
illustrating later volumes of The Railway Series
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illustrations of Thomas the Tank Engine books ⓘ |
| notableSeriesIllustrated |
The Railway Series
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linked to:
The Railway Series by Rev. W. Awdry
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| notableWork |
The Railway Series
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linked to:
The Railway Series by Rev. W. Awdry
illustrations for later volumes of The Railway Series ⓘ |
| occupation | illustrator ⓘ |
| workFocus |
anthropomorphic locomotives
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trains and railways ⓘ |
| workSubject |
Thomas the Tank Engine
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railway locomotives ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Clive Spong Description of subject: Clive Spong is a British illustrator best known for his work on later volumes of The Railway Series of children's books featuring Thomas the Tank Engine.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
The Railway Series by Rev. W. Awdry