Robert De Grasse
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Robert De Grasse was an American cinematographer known for his work on numerous Hollywood films from the 1920s through the 1950s, including several RKO productions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Robert De Grasse canonical | 10 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2007909 — 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: Robert De Grasse Context triple: [A Damsel in Distress, cinematographer, Robert De Grasse]
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A.
Sam De Grasse
Sam De Grasse was a Canadian-born silent film actor best known for his villainous roles in early Hollywood adventure and drama films.
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B.
Frederic McLaughlin
Frederic McLaughlin was an American businessman and sports executive best known for establishing and owning the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks in the early 20th century.
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C.
John Norville
John Norville is a screenwriter best known for co-writing the story for Disney's adventure film "Jungle Cruise."
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D.
Richard LaSalle
Richard LaSalle was an American film and television composer known for scoring numerous movies and TV series from the 1950s through the 1980s.
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E.
Joseph Borden McKean
Joseph Borden McKean was an American lawyer and jurist who served as Attorney General of Pennsylvania in the early 19th century.
- 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: Robert De Grasse Target entity description: Robert De Grasse was an American cinematographer known for his work on numerous Hollywood films from the 1920s through the 1950s, including several RKO productions.
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A.
Sam De Grasse
Sam De Grasse was a Canadian-born silent film actor best known for his villainous roles in early Hollywood adventure and drama films.
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B.
Frederic McLaughlin
Frederic McLaughlin was an American businessman and sports executive best known for establishing and owning the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks in the early 20th century.
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C.
John Norville
John Norville is a screenwriter best known for co-writing the story for Disney's adventure film "Jungle Cruise."
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D.
Richard LaSalle
Richard LaSalle was an American film and television composer known for scoring numerous movies and TV series from the 1950s through the 1980s.
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E.
Joseph Borden McKean
Joseph Borden McKean was an American lawyer and jurist who served as Attorney General of Pennsylvania in the early 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American cinematographer
ⓘ
cinematographer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1950s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1920s ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfWork | United States of America ⓘ |
| employedBy | Hollywood studios ⓘ |
| employer | RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ |
| era |
Hollywood Golden Age
ⓘ
surface form:
Golden Age of Hollywood
|
| familyName | De Grasse ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | cinematography ⓘ |
| genre | Hollywood film ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | American ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| industry | film industry ⓘ |
| isA | film crew member ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| medium |
black-and-white film
ⓘ
sound film ⓘ |
| name | Robert De Grasse self-link ⓘ |
| notableEmployer |
RKO Radio Pictures
ⓘ
surface form:
RKO
|
| notableFor |
work on RKO productions
ⓘ
work on numerous Hollywood films ⓘ |
| notableWorkPeriod | 1920s–1950s Hollywood cinema ⓘ |
| occupation |
cinematographer
ⓘ
director of photography ⓘ |
| partOf | classical Hollywood cinema era ⓘ |
| specialization |
camera work
ⓘ
lighting ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Hollywood
ⓘ
Los Angeles ⓘ |
| workType | feature films ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Robert De Grasse Description of subject: Robert De Grasse was an American cinematographer known for his work on numerous Hollywood films from the 1920s through the 1950s, including several RKO productions.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.