Alan Smithee
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Alan Smithee is a pseudonym historically used by film directors in Hollywood who wished to disown a project and remove their real names from the credits.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14283717 — 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: Alan Smithee Context triple: [Hellraiser: Bloodline, creditedDirector, Alan Smithee]
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A.
Gene Corman
Gene Corman was an American film producer and talent agent known for his work in low-budget genre films and for collaborating with major studios on commercially successful projects.
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B.
Jon Bokenkamp
Jon Bokenkamp is an American screenwriter and producer best known for creating the television series "The Blacklist" and writing several thriller films.
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C.
Danny Kwan
Danny Kwan is the father of American figure skating champion Michelle Kwan.
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D.
John S. Waters
John S. Waters was an American film assistant director recognized in Hollywood’s early studio era, notably honored with an Academy Award for his work.
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E.
John Fiedler
John Fiedler was an American character actor known for his distinctive high-pitched voice and roles in films, television, and as the voice of Piglet in Disney’s Winnie the Pooh adaptations.
- 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: Alan Smithee Target entity description: Alan Smithee is a pseudonym historically used by film directors in Hollywood who wished to disown a project and remove their real names from the credits.
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A.
Gene Corman
Gene Corman was an American film producer and talent agent known for his work in low-budget genre films and for collaborating with major studios on commercially successful projects.
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B.
Jon Bokenkamp
Jon Bokenkamp is an American screenwriter and producer best known for creating the television series "The Blacklist" and writing several thriller films.
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C.
Danny Kwan
Danny Kwan is the father of American figure skating champion Michelle Kwan.
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D.
John S. Waters
John S. Waters was an American film assistant director recognized in Hollywood’s early studio era, notably honored with an Academy Award for his work.
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E.
John Fiedler
John Fiedler was an American character actor known for his distinctive high-pitched voice and roles in films, television, and as the voice of Piglet in Disney’s Winnie the Pooh adaptations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
A director named Alan Smithee tries to disown his film but cannot because his real name is the same as the pseudonym used by directors who remove their names from projects.