Beau Willimon
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Beau Willimon is an American playwright, screenwriter, and producer best known for developing the U.S. version of the political drama series "House of Cards."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Beau Willimon canonical | 13 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T956593 — 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: Beau Willimon Context triple: [House of Cards, creator, Beau Willimon]
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A.
Brannon Braga
Brannon Braga is an American television producer, director, and writer best known for his work on multiple Star Trek series and other science and science-fiction programs.
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B.
Steven S. DeKnight
Steven S. DeKnight is an American writer, producer, and director best known for his work on genre television series like Spartacus and Marvel's Daredevil, as well as his feature film directing.
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C.
Kurt Sutter
Kurt Sutter is an American screenwriter, producer, director, and actor best known for creating the FX outlaw biker drama series "Sons of Anarchy."
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D.
Terrance Dicks
Terrance Dicks was a British television writer and script editor best known for his extensive work on Doctor Who and his influential contributions to the series’ mythology.
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E.
Mitchell Hurwitz
Mitchell Hurwitz is an American television writer and producer best known for creating the critically acclaimed sitcom "Arrested Development."
- 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: Beau Willimon Target entity description: Beau Willimon is an American playwright, screenwriter, and producer best known for developing the U.S. version of the political drama series "House of Cards."
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A.
Brannon Braga
Brannon Braga is an American television producer, director, and writer best known for his work on multiple Star Trek series and other science and science-fiction programs.
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B.
Steven S. DeKnight
Steven S. DeKnight is an American writer, producer, and director best known for his work on genre television series like Spartacus and Marvel's Daredevil, as well as his feature film directing.
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C.
Kurt Sutter
Kurt Sutter is an American screenwriter, producer, director, and actor best known for creating the FX outlaw biker drama series "Sons of Anarchy."
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D.
Terrance Dicks
Terrance Dicks was a British television writer and script editor best known for his extensive work on Doctor Who and his influential contributions to the series’ mythology.
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E.
Mitchell Hurwitz
Mitchell Hurwitz is an American television writer and producer best known for creating the critically acclaimed sitcom "Arrested Development."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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playwright ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ showrunner ⓘ television producer ⓘ |
| activeIn |
American film industry
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American television ⓘ American theatre ⓘ |
| adaptedFrom | play Farragut North ⓘ |
| basedOn |
House of Cards
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surface form:
House of Cards (UK TV series)
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| coWroteWith |
George Clooney
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Grant Heslov ⓘ |
| developed |
House of Cards
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surface form:
House of Cards (U.S. TV series)
|
| educatedAt | Columbia University School of the Arts ⓘ |
| education | Columbia University ⓘ |
| familyName | Willimon ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film
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television ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreSpecialization | political drama ⓘ |
| givenName | Beau ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Beau Willimon self-link ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
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surface form:
Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for The Ides of March
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| notableAwardNomination | Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay ⓘ |
| notableFor |
developing the U.S. version of House of Cards
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writing political dramas ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Farragut North (play)
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House of Cards ⓘ
surface form:
House of Cards (U.S. TV series)
The Ides of March ⓘ
surface form:
The Ides of March (film)
The Parisian Woman (play) ⓘ |
| occupation |
playwright
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screenwriter ⓘ showrunner ⓘ television producer ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
creator of House of Cards (U.S. TV series)
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showrunner of House of Cards (U.S. TV series) ⓘ |
| wrote |
play Farragut North
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play Lower Ninth ⓘ play Spirit Control ⓘ play The Parisian Woman ⓘ screenplay for The Ides of March ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Beau Willimon Description of subject: Beau Willimon is an American playwright, screenwriter, and producer best known for developing the U.S. version of the political drama series "House of Cards."
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Zoe Barnes