Al Sherman
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Al Sherman was a prominent American songwriter of the early 20th century known for composing numerous popular tunes for Tin Pan Alley and Hollywood.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Al Sherman canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22634565 — 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: Al Sherman Context triple: [Sherman, hasNotableBearer, Al Sherman]
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A.
James Sherman
James Sherman is a lyricist best known for writing the words to the jazz standard "Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)."
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B.
Robert B. Sherman
Robert B. Sherman was an American songwriter best known as one half of the Sherman Brothers duo, who wrote many iconic songs for Disney films such as "Mary Poppins" and "The Jungle Book."
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C.
Stanford Sherman
Stanford Sherman is an American screenwriter best known for his work on genre films in the 1970s and 1980s, including action-comedies and science fiction/fantasy movies.
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D.
Herb Sendek
Herb Sendek is an American college basketball coach best known for leading programs such as North Carolina State and Arizona State University.
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E.
Howard Sherman
Howard Sherman was a Golden Age comic book artist best known for his work on DC Comics' mystical superhero Doctor Fate.
- 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: Al Sherman Target entity description: Al Sherman was a prominent American songwriter of the early 20th century known for composing numerous popular tunes for Tin Pan Alley and Hollywood.
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A.
James Sherman
James Sherman is a lyricist best known for writing the words to the jazz standard "Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)."
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B.
Robert B. Sherman
Robert B. Sherman was an American songwriter best known as one half of the Sherman Brothers duo, who wrote many iconic songs for Disney films such as "Mary Poppins" and "The Jungle Book."
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C.
Stanford Sherman
Stanford Sherman is an American screenwriter best known for his work on genre films in the 1970s and 1980s, including action-comedies and science fiction/fantasy movies.
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D.
Herb Sendek
Herb Sendek is an American college basketball coach best known for leading programs such as North Carolina State and Arizona State University.
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E.
Howard Sherman
Howard Sherman was a Golden Age comic book artist best known for his work on DC Comics' mystical superhero Doctor Fate.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.