Ira Morgan
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Ira Morgan was an American cinematographer best known for his work on classic early 20th-century films, including collaborations with Charlie Chaplin.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ira Morgan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1288001 — 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: Ira Morgan Context triple: [Modern Times, cinematographyBy, Ira Morgan]
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A.
Ira Hirschmann
Ira Hirschmann was an American businessman and diplomat best known for his World War II efforts to rescue Jews from the Holocaust and his later work in international affairs.
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B.
Harold Shannon
Harold Shannon was a Canadian sports executive known for being one of the owners involved with the Toronto Huskies professional basketball team in the 1940s.
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C.
Eddie Spears
Eddie Spears is a Native American actor known for his roles in film and television, particularly in Western and Indigenous-themed productions.
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D.
Harvey Shephard
Harvey Shephard is a television producer best known for his executive production work on the prime-time soap opera "Falcon Crest."
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E.
Ray Cusick
Ray Cusick was a British designer best known for creating the iconic look of the Daleks in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who.
- 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: Ira Morgan Target entity description: Ira Morgan was an American cinematographer best known for his work on classic early 20th-century films, including collaborations with Charlie Chaplin.
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A.
Ira Hirschmann
Ira Hirschmann was an American businessman and diplomat best known for his World War II efforts to rescue Jews from the Holocaust and his later work in international affairs.
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B.
Harold Shannon
Harold Shannon was a Canadian sports executive known for being one of the owners involved with the Toronto Huskies professional basketball team in the 1940s.
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C.
Eddie Spears
Eddie Spears is a Native American actor known for his roles in film and television, particularly in Western and Indigenous-themed productions.
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D.
Harvey Shephard
Harvey Shephard is a television producer best known for his executive production work on the prime-time soap opera "Falcon Crest."
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E.
Ray Cusick
Ray Cusick was a British designer best known for creating the iconic look of the Daleks in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (15)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American cinematographer
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cinematographer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| artisticMedium | motion pictures ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Charlie Chaplin ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | cinematography ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| industry | film industry ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor | work as a cinematographer on classic early 20th-century films ⓘ |
| notableRole | director of photography ⓘ |
| occupation | cinematographer ⓘ |
| workedOn | early 20th-century films ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ira Morgan Description of subject: Ira Morgan was an American cinematographer best known for his work on classic early 20th-century films, including collaborations with Charlie Chaplin.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.