Newton Crosby
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Newton Crosby is the quirky robotics scientist and creator of the experimental military robot Number 5 in the 1986 sci-fi comedy film "Short Circuit."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Newton Crosby canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14397611 — 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: Newton Crosby Context triple: [Short Circuit, hasCharacter, Newton Crosby]
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A.
Josh Crosby
Josh Crosby is a music producer best known for his work on Owl City’s pop album "The Midsummer Station."
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B.
Michael Nolin
Michael Nolin is an American film producer best known for his work on the acclaimed music drama "Mr. Holland's Opus."
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C.
Neil Canton
Neil Canton is an American film producer best known for his work on the Back to the Future trilogy and other major Hollywood films.
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D.
Kevin Cahoon
Kevin Cahoon is an American actor and singer known for his work in Broadway musicals, television, and film.
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E.
John Crouse
John Crouse was a prominent member of the Lindsay and Crouse family, known for his role in their business and social prominence.
- 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: Newton Crosby Target entity description: Newton Crosby is the quirky robotics scientist and creator of the experimental military robot Number 5 in the 1986 sci-fi comedy film "Short Circuit."
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A.
Josh Crosby
Josh Crosby is a music producer best known for his work on Owl City’s pop album "The Midsummer Station."
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B.
Michael Nolin
Michael Nolin is an American film producer best known for his work on the acclaimed music drama "Mr. Holland's Opus."
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C.
Neil Canton
Neil Canton is an American film producer best known for his work on the Back to the Future trilogy and other major Hollywood films.
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D.
Kevin Cahoon
Kevin Cahoon is an American actor and singer known for his work in Broadway musicals, television, and film.
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E.
John Crouse
John Crouse was a prominent member of the Lindsay and Crouse family, known for his role in their business and social prominence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.