Shelton Jackson Lee
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Shelton Jackson Lee, better known as Spike Lee, is an influential American filmmaker, producer, and actor renowned for his provocative, socially conscious films exploring race, politics, and urban life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shelton Jackson Lee canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Shelton Jackson Lee Context triple: [Spike Lee, birthName, Shelton Jackson Lee]
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Leonidas Polk
Leonidas Polk was a Confederate general in the American Civil War who was also an Episcopal bishop, earning him the nickname "the Fighting Bishop."
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James Hicks Stone
James Hicks Stone was the brother of prominent American architect Edward Durell Stone and a member of the Stone family noted for its contributions to architecture and the arts.
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William L. Cabell
William L. Cabell was a Confederate general in the American Civil War who later became a prominent political figure and mayor of Dallas, Texas.
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Thomas Fairfax
Thomas Fairfax was a prominent 17th-century English general who led Parliament’s New Model Army to key victories during the English Civil War.
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Philip Barton Key II
Philip Barton Key II was a 19th-century American lawyer and U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, best known for his scandalous affair with Teresa Bagioli Sickles and his subsequent murder by her husband, Congressman Daniel Sickles.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Shelton Jackson Lee Target entity description: Shelton Jackson Lee, better known as Spike Lee, is an influential American filmmaker, producer, and actor renowned for his provocative, socially conscious films exploring race, politics, and urban life.
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A.
Leonidas Polk
Leonidas Polk was a Confederate general in the American Civil War who was also an Episcopal bishop, earning him the nickname "the Fighting Bishop."
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B.
James Hicks Stone
James Hicks Stone was the brother of prominent American architect Edward Durell Stone and a member of the Stone family noted for its contributions to architecture and the arts.
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C.
William L. Cabell
William L. Cabell was a Confederate general in the American Civil War who later became a prominent political figure and mayor of Dallas, Texas.
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D.
Thomas Fairfax
Thomas Fairfax was a prominent 17th-century English general who led Parliament’s New Model Army to key victories during the English Civil War.
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E.
Philip Barton Key II
Philip Barton Key II was a 19th-century American lawyer and U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, best known for his scandalous affair with Teresa Bagioli Sickles and his subsequent murder by her husband, Congressman Daniel Sickles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African-American filmmaker
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actor ⓘ film director ⓘ film producer ⓘ human ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Spike Lee ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
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Honorary Academy Award ⓘ
surface form:
Academy Honorary Award
Peabody Award ⓘ Primetime Emmy Awards ⓘ
surface form:
Primetime Emmy Award
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1957-03-20 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Morehouse College
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NYU Tisch School of the Arts ⓘ
surface form:
New York University Tisch School of the Arts
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| employer |
NYU Tisch School of the Arts
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surface form:
New York University Tisch School of the Arts
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| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African Americans
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| familyName | Lee ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
politics in the United States
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race relations in the United States ⓘ urban life in the United States ⓘ |
| founded | 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy-drama film
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drama film ⓘ social commentary film ⓘ |
| givenName | Shelton ⓘ |
| name | Shelton Jackson Lee self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The 25th Hour
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surface form:
25th Hour
BlacKkKlansman ⓘ Chi-Raq ⓘ Clockers ⓘ Crooklyn ⓘ Da 5 Bloods ⓘ Do the Right Thing ⓘ He Got Game ⓘ Inside Man ⓘ Jungle Fever ⓘ Malcolm X ⓘ Mo’ Better Blues ⓘ School Daze ⓘ She’s Gotta Have It ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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film director ⓘ film producer ⓘ professor ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Atlanta
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surface form:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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| positionHeld | artistic director of the graduate film program at NYU Tisch School of the Arts ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Tonya Lewis Lee ⓘ |
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Subject: Shelton Jackson Lee Description of subject: Shelton Jackson Lee, better known as Spike Lee, is an influential American filmmaker, producer, and actor renowned for his provocative, socially conscious films exploring race, politics, and urban life.
Referenced by (3)
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