Paul Cox
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Paul Cox was a Dutch-born Australian filmmaker renowned for his intimate, character-driven art-house films and his key role in the Australian New Wave cinema movement.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Paul Cox canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paul Cox Context triple: [Australian New Wave cinema, notableDirector, Paul Cox]
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A.
Rex Ingram
Rex Ingram was a prominent Irish-American silent film director of the early 20th century, known for his visually innovative and epic productions in Hollywood.
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B.
Lloyd Bacon
Lloyd Bacon was an American film director and actor best known for his prolific work in Hollywood during the 1920s–1940s, including numerous musicals and comedies for Warner Bros.
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C.
Pat Evison
Pat Evison was a New Zealand-born actress known for her character roles in Australasian film and television during the mid-20th century.
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D.
Clarence Brown
Clarence Brown was an American film director best known for his work during Hollywood’s silent and early sound eras, directing classics such as "Anna Christie," "National Velvet," and several Greta Garbo films.
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E.
Reg Rogers
Reg Rogers is an American character actor known for his work in film, television, and theater, often portraying eccentric or villainous roles.
- 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: Paul Cox Target entity description: Paul Cox was a Dutch-born Australian filmmaker renowned for his intimate, character-driven art-house films and his key role in the Australian New Wave cinema movement.
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A.
Rex Ingram
Rex Ingram was a prominent Irish-American silent film director of the early 20th century, known for his visually innovative and epic productions in Hollywood.
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B.
Lloyd Bacon
Lloyd Bacon was an American film director and actor best known for his prolific work in Hollywood during the 1920s–1940s, including numerous musicals and comedies for Warner Bros.
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C.
Pat Evison
Pat Evison was a New Zealand-born actress known for her character roles in Australasian film and television during the mid-20th century.
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D.
Clarence Brown
Clarence Brown was an American film director best known for his work during Hollywood’s silent and early sound eras, directing classics such as "Anna Christie," "National Velvet," and several Greta Garbo films.
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E.
Reg Rogers
Reg Rogers is an American character actor known for his work in film, television, and theater, often portraying eccentric or villainous roles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian New Wave filmmaker
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cinematographer ⓘ film director ⓘ film producer ⓘ photographer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsInFilm | 1970s–2010s ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Raymond Longford Award
ⓘ
surface form:
Don Dunstan Award
Order of Australia ⓘ
surface form:
Order of Australia Medal
|
| birthName | Paulus Henrique Benedictus Cox ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | liver cancer ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Australia
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Netherlands ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Netherlands ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1940-04-16 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2016-06-18 ⓘ |
| education |
RMIT University
ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
|
| emigratedFrom | Netherlands ⓘ |
| emigratedTo | Australia ⓘ |
| genre | art-house cinema ⓘ |
| healthEvent | liver transplant in 2009 ⓘ |
| knownFor | intimate character-driven art-house films ⓘ |
| language |
Dutch
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| movement |
Australian New Wave cinema
ⓘ
surface form:
Australian New Wave
|
| name | Paul Cox self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Woman’s Tale
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Cactus ⓘ Human Touch ⓘ Innocence ⓘ Man of Flowers ⓘ Molokai: The Story of Father Damien ⓘ My First Wife ⓘ Vincent: The Life and Death of Vincent van Gogh ⓘ |
| occupation |
cinematographer
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film director ⓘ film producer ⓘ photographer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Limburg (Netherlands)
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surface form:
Venlo, Limburg, Netherlands
|
| placeOfDeath |
Melbourne
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surface form:
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
|
| religionOrBelief | humanism ⓘ |
| residence |
Melbourne
ⓘ
surface form:
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
|
| spouse | Sarah O’Meara ⓘ |
| style |
intimate character studies
ⓘ
low-budget independent filmmaking ⓘ |
| subjectOf | documentary "On Borrowed Time" ⓘ |
| taughtAt | Prahran College of Advanced Education ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Paul Cox Description of subject: Paul Cox was a Dutch-born Australian filmmaker renowned for his intimate, character-driven art-house films and his key role in the Australian New Wave cinema movement.
Referenced by (2)
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