Michael Burton
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Michael Burton is a screenwriter best known for co-writing the 1986 science-fiction adventure film "Flight of the Navigator."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Michael Burton canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18820728 — 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: Michael Burton Context triple: [Flight of the Navigator, screenwriter, Michael Burton]
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Michael Burton
Michael Burton is an astronomer and academic known for serving as director of the Armagh Planetarium in Northern Ireland.
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B.
Michael Wilford
Michael Wilford was a British architect known for his postmodern designs and for continuing the work of James Stirling on prominent cultural and public buildings.
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C.
Marc Arnold
Marc Arnold is a relatively obscure individual whose primary public mention is as a notable bearer of the surname Arnold.
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D.
Joel McNeely
Joel McNeely is an American composer and conductor best known for his work on film and television scores, including numerous projects for Disney and other major studios.
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E.
Keith Crofford
Keith Crofford is an American television producer best known for his work with Adult Swim, where he helped develop and oversee popular animated series including Robot Chicken.
- 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: Michael Burton Target entity description: Michael Burton is a screenwriter best known for co-writing the 1986 science-fiction adventure film "Flight of the Navigator."
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A.
Michael Burton
Michael Burton is an astronomer and academic known for serving as director of the Armagh Planetarium in Northern Ireland.
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B.
Michael Wilford
Michael Wilford was a British architect known for his postmodern designs and for continuing the work of James Stirling on prominent cultural and public buildings.
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C.
Marc Arnold
Marc Arnold is a relatively obscure individual whose primary public mention is as a notable bearer of the surname Arnold.
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D.
Joel McNeely
Joel McNeely is an American composer and conductor best known for his work on film and television scores, including numerous projects for Disney and other major studios.
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E.
Keith Crofford
Keith Crofford is an American television producer best known for his work with Adult Swim, where he helped develop and oversee popular animated series including Robot Chicken.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.