Lyle Russell Cedric Henderson
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British emigrant to the United States
bandleader
conductor
human
music director
pianist
radio personality
television personality
Lyle Russell Cedric "Skitch" Henderson was a British-born American pianist, bandleader, and conductor best known as the longtime musical director for NBC television and "The Tonight Show."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lyle Russell Cedric Henderson canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13018477 — 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: Lyle Russell Cedric Henderson Context triple: [Skitch Henderson, fullName, Lyle Russell Cedric Henderson]
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A.
Greg Henderson
Greg Henderson is a New Zealand professional cyclist renowned for his success on both the track and road, including world championship titles and multiple Grand Tour appearances.
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B.
James Henderson
James Henderson was a British seafarer after whom the remote Henderson Island in the South Pacific is named, following his 19th-century rediscovery of it.
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C.
Russell Henderson
Russell Henderson is an American man best known as one of the two assailants convicted in the 1998 hate-crime murder of gay college student Matthew Shepard in Wyoming.
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D.
Michael Henderson
Michael Henderson is an author best known for writing the book "Window Seat."
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E.
Lyle Anderson
Lyle Anderson is a fictional character appearing in the "Kingdom" series.
- 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: Lyle Russell Cedric Henderson Target entity description: Lyle Russell Cedric "Skitch" Henderson was a British-born American pianist, bandleader, and conductor best known as the longtime musical director for NBC television and "The Tonight Show."
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A.
Greg Henderson
Greg Henderson is a New Zealand professional cyclist renowned for his success on both the track and road, including world championship titles and multiple Grand Tour appearances.
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B.
James Henderson
James Henderson was a British seafarer after whom the remote Henderson Island in the South Pacific is named, following his 19th-century rediscovery of it.
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C.
Russell Henderson
Russell Henderson is an American man best known as one of the two assailants convicted in the 1998 hate-crime murder of gay college student Matthew Shepard in Wyoming.
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D.
Michael Henderson
Michael Henderson is an author best known for writing the book "Window Seat."
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E.
Lyle Anderson
Lyle Anderson is a fictional character appearing in the "Kingdom" series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British emigrant to the United States
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bandleader ⓘ conductor ⓘ human ⓘ music director ⓘ pianist ⓘ radio personality ⓘ television personality ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Skitch Henderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grammy Award
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Grammy Award for Best Classical Crossover Album NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | New Milford, Connecticut, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1918-01-27 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2005-11-01 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ |
| employer | National Broadcasting Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | The New York Pops NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
big band
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jazz ⓘ popular music ⓘ |
| givenName |
Cedric
NERFINISHED
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Lyle NERFINISHED ⓘ Russell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nickname | Skitch Henderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
founding of The New York Pops
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musical director for NBC television ⓘ musical director for The Tonight Show ⓘ |
| occupation |
bandleader
ⓘ
conductor ⓘ music director ⓘ pianist ⓘ radio personality ⓘ television personality ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Birmingham, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New Milford, Connecticut, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
musical director of NBC television
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musical director of The Tonight Show ⓘ |
| residence | New Milford, Connecticut, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Ruth Einsiedel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ruth Henderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedOn |
The Tonight Show (NBC)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lyle Russell Cedric Henderson Description of subject: Lyle Russell Cedric "Skitch" Henderson was a British-born American pianist, bandleader, and conductor best known as the longtime musical director for NBC television and "The Tonight Show."
Referenced by (1)
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