Roy Rowland
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Roy Rowland was an American film director known for his work on mid-20th-century Hollywood movies, particularly musicals and comedies.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Roy Rowland canonical | 13 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14075117 — 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)
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Target entity: Roy Rowland Context triple: [Meet Me in Las Vegas, director, Roy Rowland]
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A.
Roy Bland
Roy Bland is a fictional British intelligence officer and double agent in John le Carré’s George Smiley novels, notably featured as one of the suspected moles in "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy."
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B.
Roy McFarland
Roy McFarland is a former English central defender best known for his key role in Derby County’s successful teams of the late 1960s and 1970s and for earning numerous caps for the England national team.
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C.
Gordon Heath
Gordon Heath was an American actor, singer, and director known for his work on stage and in film, as well as for his influential career in Europe, particularly in France.
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Arthur Elvin
Arthur Elvin was a British entrepreneur and impresario best known for transforming and managing Wembley Stadium and its associated venues into major centers for sport and entertainment in the mid-20th century.
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E.
Bruce Woolley
Bruce Woolley is an English musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer best known for co-writing the hit song "Video Killed the Radio Star" and for his work with acts like The Buggles and The Camera Club.
- 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: Roy Rowland Target entity description: Roy Rowland was an American film director known for his work on mid-20th-century Hollywood movies, particularly musicals and comedies.
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A.
Roy Bland
Roy Bland is a fictional British intelligence officer and double agent in John le Carré’s George Smiley novels, notably featured as one of the suspected moles in "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy."
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B.
Roy McFarland
Roy McFarland is a former English central defender best known for his key role in Derby County’s successful teams of the late 1960s and 1970s and for earning numerous caps for the England national team.
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C.
Gordon Heath
Gordon Heath was an American actor, singer, and director known for his work on stage and in film, as well as for his influential career in Europe, particularly in France.
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D.
Arthur Elvin
Arthur Elvin was a British entrepreneur and impresario best known for transforming and managing Wembley Stadium and its associated venues into major centers for sport and entertainment in the mid-20th century.
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E.
Bruce Woolley
Bruce Woolley is an English musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer best known for co-writing the hit song "Video Killed the Radio Star" and for his work with acts like The Buggles and The Camera Club.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.