Norman Gimbel
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Norman Gimbel was an American lyricist renowned for writing English-language lyrics to numerous popular songs and film themes, including classics like "Killing Me Softly with His Song" and "The Girl from Ipanema."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Norman Gimbel canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12668256 — 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: Norman Gimbel Context triple: [I Will Follow Him, lyricist, Norman Gimbel]
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A.
Mack David
Mack David was an American lyricist and songwriter known for his popular song adaptations and contributions to film and television music.
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B.
Gerry Goffin
Gerry Goffin was an American lyricist best known for his prolific 1960s songwriting partnership with Carole King, creating numerous classic pop and soul hits.
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C.
Harold Rome
Harold Rome was an American composer and lyricist best known for his work on Broadway musicals and film scores in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Jerry Livingston
Jerry Livingston was an American songwriter and composer best known for his popular film and pop standards, including work on classic Disney songs.
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E.
Barry Mann
Barry Mann is an American songwriter and musician best known for his prolific Brill Building pop hits, often written with his wife and collaborator Cynthia Weil.
- 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: Norman Gimbel Target entity description: Norman Gimbel was an American lyricist renowned for writing English-language lyrics to numerous popular songs and film themes, including classics like "Killing Me Softly with His Song" and "The Girl from Ipanema."
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A.
Mack David
Mack David was an American lyricist and songwriter known for his popular song adaptations and contributions to film and television music.
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B.
Gerry Goffin
Gerry Goffin was an American lyricist best known for his prolific 1960s songwriting partnership with Carole King, creating numerous classic pop and soul hits.
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C.
Harold Rome
Harold Rome was an American composer and lyricist best known for his work on Broadway musicals and film scores in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Jerry Livingston
Jerry Livingston was an American songwriter and composer best known for his popular film and pop standards, including work on classic Disney songs.
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E.
Barry Mann
Barry Mann is an American songwriter and musician best known for his prolific Brill Building pop hits, often written with his wife and collaborator Cynthia Weil.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American lyricist
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human ⓘ lyricist ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award for Best Original Song
NERFINISHED
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Grammy Award for Song of the Year ⓘ |
| awardReceivedFor |
It Goes Like It Goes
NERFINISHED
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Killing Me Softly with His Song NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Norman Gimbel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | complications of a stroke ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Antonio Carlos Jobim
NERFINISHED
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Charles Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ João Gilberto NERFINISHED ⓘ Michel Legrand NERFINISHED ⓘ Morris Albert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1927-11-16 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2018-12-19 ⓘ |
| genre |
film music
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popular music ⓘ television music ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Songwriters Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Norman Gimbel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Canadian Sunset (lyrics)
NERFINISHED
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I Got a Name NERFINISHED ⓘ I Will Wait for You (English lyrics) NERFINISHED ⓘ It Goes Like It Goes NERFINISHED ⓘ Killing Me Softly with His Song NERFINISHED ⓘ Meditation (English lyrics) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ready to Take a Chance Again NERFINISHED ⓘ So Nice (Summer Samba) (English lyrics) NERFINISHED ⓘ Sway (English lyrics) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Girl from Ipanema (English lyrics) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Happy Days Theme NERFINISHED ⓘ The Laverne & Shirley Theme (Making Our Dreams Come True) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
lyricist
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songwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Montecito, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wroteLyricsFor |
I Got a Name
NERFINISHED
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I Will Wait for You (English version) NERFINISHED ⓘ Killing Me Softly with His Song NERFINISHED ⓘ Meditation (English version) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ready to Take a Chance Again NERFINISHED ⓘ So Nice (Summer Samba) (English version) NERFINISHED ⓘ Sway (English version) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Girl from Ipanema (English version) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Happy Days Theme NERFINISHED ⓘ The Laverne & Shirley Theme (Making Our Dreams Come True) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Norman Gimbel Description of subject: Norman Gimbel was an American lyricist renowned for writing English-language lyrics to numerous popular songs and film themes, including classics like "Killing Me Softly with His Song" and "The Girl from Ipanema."
Referenced by (3)
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