David L. Paterson
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David L. Paterson is an American screenwriter, producer, and playwright known for adapting several young adult and children’s novels into films.
All labels observed (1)
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| David L. Paterson canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21994319 — 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 L. Paterson Context triple: [The Great Gilly Hopkins, screenwriter, David L. Paterson]
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A.
David Paterson
David Paterson is an American politician who served as the 55th governor of New York and was the state's first Black and first legally blind governor.
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B.
Douglas J. Cuomo
Douglas J. Cuomo is an American composer best known for his work in television and opera, including the distinctive music for the series "Sex and the City."
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C.
Bill Cuomo
Bill Cuomo is a musician and producer best known for his work as a keyboardist and arranger on various rock and pop recordings.
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D.
Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the 56th governor of New York from 2011 to 2021.
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E.
Michael Pataki
Michael Pataki was an American character actor and director known for his prolific work in film and television from the 1960s through the 1990s, often appearing in genre and cult productions.
- 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 L. Paterson Target entity description: David L. Paterson is an American screenwriter, producer, and playwright known for adapting several young adult and children’s novels into films.
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A.
David Paterson
David Paterson is an American politician who served as the 55th governor of New York and was the state's first Black and first legally blind governor.
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B.
Douglas J. Cuomo
Douglas J. Cuomo is an American composer best known for his work in television and opera, including the distinctive music for the series "Sex and the City."
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C.
Bill Cuomo
Bill Cuomo is a musician and producer best known for his work as a keyboardist and arranger on various rock and pop recordings.
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D.
Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the 56th governor of New York from 2011 to 2021.
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E.
Michael Pataki
Michael Pataki was an American character actor and director known for his prolific work in film and television from the 1960s through the 1990s, often appearing in genre and cult productions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.