Alan Balsam
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Alan Balsam is a film editor best known for his work on the comedy sequel "Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alan Balsam canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15158946 — 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: Alan Balsam Context triple: [Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol, editedBy, Alan Balsam]
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A.
Charles Brenton Fisk
Charles Brenton Fisk was a prominent American pipe organ builder renowned for his influential role in the 20th-century revival of historically informed organ design and craftsmanship.
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B.
Thomas Karns
Thomas Karns is the individual after whom the entity Karns is named, likely a person of local or historical significance.
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C.
Glenn Tyler
Glenn Tyler is the troubled yet sensitive young protagonist of the 1961 Elvis Presley drama film "Wild in the Country."
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D.
Alan Shorter
Alan Shorter was an American jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist known for his avant-garde and experimental contributions to the 1960s jazz scene.
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E.
Gordon Gano
Gordon Gano is an American musician best known as the lead singer, guitarist, and primary songwriter for the alternative rock band Violent Femmes.
- 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 Balsam Target entity description: Alan Balsam is a film editor best known for his work on the comedy sequel "Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol."
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A.
Charles Brenton Fisk
Charles Brenton Fisk was a prominent American pipe organ builder renowned for his influential role in the 20th-century revival of historically informed organ design and craftsmanship.
-
B.
Thomas Karns
Thomas Karns is the individual after whom the entity Karns is named, likely a person of local or historical significance.
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C.
Glenn Tyler
Glenn Tyler is the troubled yet sensitive young protagonist of the 1961 Elvis Presley drama film "Wild in the Country."
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D.
Alan Shorter
Alan Shorter was an American jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist known for his avant-garde and experimental contributions to the 1960s jazz scene.
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E.
Gordon Gano
Gordon Gano is an American musician best known as the lead singer, guitarist, and primary songwriter for the alternative rock band Violent Femmes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.