Alfred Newman
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Alfred Newman was a prominent American film composer and conductor, renowned for his influential work in Hollywood’s Golden Age and for winning multiple Academy Awards for his scores.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alfred Newman canonical | 78 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Alfred Newman Context triple: [Gentleman's Agreement, musicBy, Alfred Newman]
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A.
Richard Rodgers
Richard Rodgers was a renowned American composer best known for his influential Broadway musicals, particularly his collaborations with lyricists Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II.
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Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein was a renowned American composer, conductor, and pianist best known for works like "West Side Story" and for his long tenure as music director of the New York Philharmonic.
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C.
John Barry
John Barry was an Irish-born American naval officer renowned as one of the founding captains of the United States Navy during the American Revolutionary era.
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D.
Alexandre Desplat
Alexandre Desplat is an acclaimed French film composer known for his elegant, emotionally nuanced scores for movies such as The King’s Speech, The Grand Budapest Hotel, and The Shape of Water.
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E.
Vangelis
Vangelis was a Greek composer and pioneer of electronic and ambient music, renowned for his evocative synthesizer-based film scores such as those for "Chariots of Fire" and "Blade Runner."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Alfred Newman Target entity description: Alfred Newman was a prominent American film composer and conductor, renowned for his influential work in Hollywood’s Golden Age and for winning multiple Academy Awards for his scores.
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A.
Richard Rodgers
Richard Rodgers was a renowned American composer best known for his influential Broadway musicals, particularly his collaborations with lyricists Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II.
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B.
Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein was a renowned American composer, conductor, and pianist best known for works like "West Side Story" and for his long tenure as music director of the New York Philharmonic.
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C.
John Barry
John Barry was an Irish-born American naval officer renowned as one of the founding captains of the United States Navy during the American Revolutionary era.
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D.
Alexandre Desplat
Alexandre Desplat is an acclaimed French film composer known for his elegant, emotionally nuanced scores for movies such as The King’s Speech, The Grand Budapest Hotel, and The Shape of Water.
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E.
Vangelis
Vangelis was a Greek composer and pioneer of electronic and ambient music, renowned for his evocative synthesizer-based film scores such as those for "Chariots of Fire" and "Blade Runner."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American composer
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composer ⓘ conductor ⓘ film composer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeIn | Hollywood ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award for Best Original Score
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surface form:
Academy Award for Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture
Academy Award for Best Original Score ⓘ
surface form:
Academy Award for Best Original Music Score
Academy Award for Best Original Score ⓘ Academy Award for Best Original Score ⓘ
surface form:
Academy Award for Best Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
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| child |
David Newman
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Maria Newman ⓘ Thomas Newman ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer | 20th Century Fox ⓘ |
| familyName | Newman ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
conducting
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film music ⓘ film score composition ⓘ |
| genre |
film score
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orchestral music ⓘ |
| givenName | Alfred ⓘ |
| influenced |
David Newman
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Randy Newman ⓘ Thomas Newman ⓘ |
| instrument | piano ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Thomas Newman
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surface form:
Newman family of film composers
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| movement |
Hollywood Golden Age
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surface form:
Golden Age of Hollywood film music
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| name | Alfred Newman self-link ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
received dozens of Academy Award nominations for film scores
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won nine Academy Awards for film music ⓘ |
| notableFor | shaping the sound of Hollywood film music in the mid-20th century ⓘ |
| notableWork |
20th Century Fox
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surface form:
20th Century Fox fanfare
Airport (film score) ⓘ All About Eve ⓘ
surface form:
All About Eve (film score)
How the West Was Won (film score) ⓘ Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (film score) ⓘ The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939 film score) ⓘ The Robe (film score) ⓘ The Song of Bernadette (film score) ⓘ Wuthering Heights (1939 film) ⓘ
surface form:
Wuthering Heights (1939 film score)
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| occupation |
conductor
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film composer ⓘ music director ⓘ pianist ⓘ |
| positionHeld | music director at 20th Century Fox ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling |
Emil Newman
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Lionel Newman ⓘ |
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Subject: Alfred Newman Description of subject: Alfred Newman was a prominent American film composer and conductor, renowned for his influential work in Hollywood’s Golden Age and for winning multiple Academy Awards for his scores.
Referenced by (78)
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