David Farrar

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David Farrar was a British film actor known for his leading roles in mid-20th-century adventure and drama films.

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Label	Occurrences
David Farrar canonical	7

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20984151 — 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: David Farrar
Context triple: [Solomon and Sheba, starring, David Farrar]

A. David Farrar
David Farrar is a Canadian academic and administrator who serves as the president and vice-chancellor of McMaster University.
B. Ian Fletcher
Ian Fletcher is a fictional British civil servant and central character in the BBC mockumentary series "Twenty Twelve" and its spin-off "W1A."
C. Arthur Adamson
Arthur Adamson is a central criminal mastermind character in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1976 thriller film "Family Plot."
D. Marshall Neilan
Marshall Neilan was an influential American film director, actor, and screenwriter of the silent era, known for his work with stars like Mary Pickford and for helping shape early Hollywood cinema.
E. James Broughton
James Broughton was an American poet and experimental filmmaker associated with the San Francisco Renaissance, known for his whimsical, avant-garde works and celebration of personal freedom and sexuality.
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: David Farrar
Target entity description: David Farrar was a British film actor known for his leading roles in mid-20th-century adventure and drama films.

A. David Farrar
David Farrar is a Canadian academic and administrator who serves as the president and vice-chancellor of McMaster University.
B. Ian Fletcher
Ian Fletcher is a fictional British civil servant and central character in the BBC mockumentary series "Twenty Twelve" and its spin-off "W1A."
C. Arthur Adamson
Arthur Adamson is a central criminal mastermind character in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1976 thriller film "Family Plot."
D. Marshall Neilan
Marshall Neilan was an influential American film director, actor, and screenwriter of the silent era, known for his work with stars like Mary Pickford and for helping shape early Hollywood cinema.
E. James Broughton
James Broughton was an American poet and experimental filmmaker associated with the San Francisco Renaissance, known for his whimsical, avant-garde works and celebration of personal freedom and sexuality.
F. None of above. chosen