Howard Zieff
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Howard Zieff was an American film director and former commercial photographer best known for directing popular comedies such as "Private Benjamin" and "My Girl."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Howard Zieff canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12425028 — 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: Howard Zieff Context triple: [Unfaithfully Yours, director, Howard Zieff]
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A.
George Zuckerman
George Zuckerman was an American screenwriter and novelist best known for his work on mid-20th-century Hollywood films, including collaborations with director Douglas Sirk.
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B.
Philip Liebmann
Philip Liebmann was the husband of American film actress Linda Darnell.
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C.
Harold Blum
Harold Blum is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a namesake of the surname Blum, though specific widely known biographical details are not clearly established.
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D.
Ralph Berkowitz
Ralph Berkowitz was an American pianist, accompanist, and arts administrator known for his influential work in classical music performance and education.
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E.
Harold Lieberman
Harold Lieberman is a musician known for performing on Miles Davis’s landmark jazz album "Sketches of Spain."
- 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: Howard Zieff Target entity description: Howard Zieff was an American film director and former commercial photographer best known for directing popular comedies such as "Private Benjamin" and "My Girl."
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A.
George Zuckerman
George Zuckerman was an American screenwriter and novelist best known for his work on mid-20th-century Hollywood films, including collaborations with director Douglas Sirk.
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B.
Philip Liebmann
Philip Liebmann was the husband of American film actress Linda Darnell.
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C.
Harold Blum
Harold Blum is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a namesake of the surname Blum, though specific widely known biographical details are not clearly established.
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D.
Ralph Berkowitz
Ralph Berkowitz was an American pianist, accompanist, and arts administrator known for his influential work in classical music performance and education.
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E.
Harold Lieberman
Harold Lieberman is a musician known for performing on Miles Davis’s landmark jazz album "Sketches of Spain."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.