Lewis R. Foster
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Lewis R. Foster was an American screenwriter and director best known for his Academy Award–winning story that became the classic film "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lewis R. Foster canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10811489 — 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: Lewis R. Foster Context triple: [Senator Joseph Paine, createdBy, Lewis R. Foster]
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A.
Lewis M. Rutherfurd
Lewis M. Rutherfurd was a 19th-century American lawyer-turned-astronomer and pioneering astrophotographer known for his influential work in celestial photography and astronomical instrumentation.
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B.
Charles R. Fenwick
Charles R. Fenwick was a Virginia lawyer and long-serving state legislator known for his influence on transportation policy, for whom the Charles R. Fenwick Bridge is named.
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C.
Frederick L. Ashworth
Frederick L. Ashworth was a U.S. Navy officer and ordnance expert who served as the weaponeer on the Nagasaki atomic bomb mission during World War II.
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D.
Frederick H. Winston
Frederick H. Winston was a 19th-century American lawyer and politician best known as the founding partner of the international law firm Winston & Strawn.
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E.
William H. Demarest
William H. Demarest was an American educator who served as president of Rutgers College in the early 20th century.
- 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: Lewis R. Foster Target entity description: Lewis R. Foster was an American screenwriter and director best known for his Academy Award–winning story that became the classic film "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington."
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A.
Lewis M. Rutherfurd
Lewis M. Rutherfurd was a 19th-century American lawyer-turned-astronomer and pioneering astrophotographer known for his influential work in celestial photography and astronomical instrumentation.
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B.
Charles R. Fenwick
Charles R. Fenwick was a Virginia lawyer and long-serving state legislator known for his influence on transportation policy, for whom the Charles R. Fenwick Bridge is named.
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C.
Frederick L. Ashworth
Frederick L. Ashworth was a U.S. Navy officer and ordnance expert who served as the weaponeer on the Nagasaki atomic bomb mission during World War II.
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D.
Frederick H. Winston
Frederick H. Winston was a 19th-century American lawyer and politician best known as the founding partner of the international law firm Winston & Strawn.
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E.
William H. Demarest
William H. Demarest was an American educator who served as president of Rutgers College in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Senator Joseph Paine in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
subject linked to:
College Swing (1938 film)