Frank De Vol
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Frank De Vol was an American arranger, composer, and conductor best known for his film and television scores and theme music during the mid-20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Frank De Vol canonical | 19 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1839896 — 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: Frank De Vol Context triple: [Kiss Me Deadly, musicBy, Frank De Vol]
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A.
Hans Bonte
Hans Bonte is a Belgian politician known for serving as the mayor of Vilvoorde and as a member of the federal parliament.
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B.
Thom de Graaf
Thom de Graaf is a Dutch politician and former Deputy Prime Minister known for his long-standing role in the social-liberal Democrats 66 (D66) party and his leadership in various high-level governmental and administrative positions in the Netherlands.
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C.
Albert Dekker
Albert Dekker was an American character actor known for his prolific film, stage, and television career from the 1930s to the 1960s, often playing complex or villainous roles.
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D.
John de Mol
John de Mol is a Dutch media tycoon and television producer best known for creating globally successful reality and talent show formats such as Big Brother and The Voice.
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E.
Marvin DeWinter
Marvin DeWinter was an architect known for designing the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
- 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: Frank De Vol Target entity description: Frank De Vol was an American arranger, composer, and conductor best known for his film and television scores and theme music during the mid-20th century.
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A.
Hans Bonte
Hans Bonte is a Belgian politician known for serving as the mayor of Vilvoorde and as a member of the federal parliament.
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B.
Thom de Graaf
Thom de Graaf is a Dutch politician and former Deputy Prime Minister known for his long-standing role in the social-liberal Democrats 66 (D66) party and his leadership in various high-level governmental and administrative positions in the Netherlands.
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C.
Albert Dekker
Albert Dekker was an American character actor known for his prolific film, stage, and television career from the 1930s to the 1960s, often playing complex or villainous roles.
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D.
John de Mol
John de Mol is a Dutch media tycoon and television producer best known for creating globally successful reality and talent show formats such as Big Brother and The Voice.
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E.
Marvin DeWinter
Marvin DeWinter was an architect known for designing the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arranger
ⓘ
composer ⓘ conductor ⓘ film score composer ⓘ human ⓘ television composer ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1990s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1930s ⓘ |
| birthName | Frank Denny De Vol ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1911-09-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1999-10-27 ⓘ |
| employer |
ABC television network
ⓘ
surface form:
ABC Television
Columbia Records ⓘ |
| familyName | De Vol ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film music
ⓘ
television music ⓘ |
| genre |
easy listening
ⓘ
traditional pop ⓘ |
| givenName | Frank ⓘ |
| instrument |
piano
ⓘ
viola ⓘ |
| name | Frank De Vol self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Academy Award for Best Original Score ⓘ |
| notableRole |
Fernwood 2 Night
ⓘ
surface form:
Happy Kyne on Fernwood 2 Night
|
| notableWork |
Cat Ballou (1965 film score)
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Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967 film score) ⓘ My Three Sons ⓘ
surface form:
My Three Sons theme music
The Brady Bunch theme music ⓘ The Parent Trap (1961 film songs) ⓘ
surface form:
The Parent Trap (1961 film score)
|
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
arranger ⓘ composer ⓘ conductor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Moundsville, West Virginia
ⓘ
surface form:
Moundsville, West Virginia, United States
|
| placeOfDeath | Lafayette, California, United States ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Grayce De Vol
ⓘ
Helen O’Connell ⓘ
surface form:
Helen O'Connell
|
| workedOn |
Cat Ballou (1965 film)
ⓘ
Family Affair ⓘ
surface form:
Family Affair (television series)
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner ⓘ
surface form:
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967 film)
Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte ⓘ
surface form:
Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964 film)
My Three Sons ⓘ
surface form:
My Three Sons (television series)
Pillow Talk ⓘ
surface form:
Pillow Talk (1959 film)
The Brady Bunch ⓘ
surface form:
The Brady Bunch (television series)
The Dirty Dozen ⓘ
surface form:
The Dirty Dozen (1967 film)
The Parent Trap ⓘ
surface form:
The Parent Trap (1961 film)
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Frank De Vol Description of subject: Frank De Vol was an American arranger, composer, and conductor best known for his film and television scores and theme music during the mid-20th century.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Flight of the Phoenix (1965 film)