John McNamara
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John McNamara is an American television writer and producer known for his work on series such as "The Magicians" and "Aquarius," as well as for writing the screenplay for the biographical film "Trumbo."
All labels observed (1)
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| John McNamara canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15584421 — 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: John McNamara Context triple: [Trumbo, screenwriter, John McNamara]
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John McNamara
John McNamara was an American Major League Baseball manager best known for leading the Boston Red Sox during the mid-1980s, including their pennant-winning 1986 season.
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John McNamara
John McNamara is a software developer best known for creating Fastlane, a popular automation toolchain for building and releasing mobile applications.
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Dennis McCarthy
Dennis McCarthy is an American composer best known for his extensive work scoring multiple Star Trek television series and films.
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Tom McNamara
Tom McNamara was an American film director and writer active during the silent film era, known for his work on early Hollywood productions.
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Tom McNamara
Tom McNamara was an American screenwriter active during the early 20th century, known for his work on pioneering sound-era films.
- 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: John McNamara Target entity description: John McNamara is an American television writer and producer known for his work on series such as "The Magicians" and "Aquarius," as well as for writing the screenplay for the biographical film "Trumbo."
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A.
John McNamara
John McNamara was an American Major League Baseball manager best known for leading the Boston Red Sox during the mid-1980s, including their pennant-winning 1986 season.
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B.
John McNamara
John McNamara is a software developer best known for creating Fastlane, a popular automation toolchain for building and releasing mobile applications.
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C.
Dennis McCarthy
Dennis McCarthy is an American composer best known for his extensive work scoring multiple Star Trek television series and films.
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D.
Tom McNamara
Tom McNamara was an American film director and writer active during the silent film era, known for his work on early Hollywood productions.
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E.
Tom McNamara
Tom McNamara was an American screenwriter active during the early 20th century, known for his work on pioneering sound-era films.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
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