William M. Finkelstein
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William M. Finkelstein is an American television writer and producer known for his work on acclaimed legal and crime dramas such as L.A. Law and NYPD Blue.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| William M. Finkelstein canonical | 4 |
| William Finkelstein | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11956650 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: William M. Finkelstein Context triple: [Civil Wars, creator, William M. Finkelstein]
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David H. Steinberg
David H. Steinberg is a television writer and producer best known for his work on American sitcoms, including creating the series "3rd Rock from the Sun."
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Myron I. Kerstein
Myron I. Kerstein is an American film editor known for his work on feature films and television, including projects like "Down to Earth" (2001) and later acclaimed titles such as "Crazy Rich Asians."
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C.
Frank E. Seidman
Frank E. Seidman was an influential figure in the field of political economy, honored by a distinguished award that bears his name.
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D.
Larry A. Lebofsky
Larry A. Lebofsky is an American astronomer known for his work in planetary science and the study of ring systems around planets.
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Philip M. Kaiser
Philip M. Kaiser was an American diplomat and public servant who held several key ambassadorial posts during the Cold War era.
- 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: William M. Finkelstein Target entity description: William M. Finkelstein is an American television writer and producer known for his work on acclaimed legal and crime dramas such as L.A. Law and NYPD Blue.
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A.
David H. Steinberg
David H. Steinberg is a television writer and producer best known for his work on American sitcoms, including creating the series "3rd Rock from the Sun."
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B.
Myron I. Kerstein
Myron I. Kerstein is an American film editor known for his work on feature films and television, including projects like "Down to Earth" (2001) and later acclaimed titles such as "Crazy Rich Asians."
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C.
Frank E. Seidman
Frank E. Seidman was an influential figure in the field of political economy, honored by a distinguished award that bears his name.
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D.
Larry A. Lebofsky
Larry A. Lebofsky is an American astronomer known for his work in planetary science and the study of ring systems around planets.
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E.
Philip M. Kaiser
Philip M. Kaiser was an American diplomat and public servant who held several key ambassadorial posts during the Cold War era.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.