Ken Darby
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Ken Darby was an American composer, vocal arranger, and conductor known for his work on numerous Hollywood film scores and for winning multiple Academy Awards for his contributions to cinema music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ken Darby canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3023316 — 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: Ken Darby Context triple: [How the West Was Won (film score), composer, Ken Darby]
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A.
Alan Aldridge
Alan Aldridge was a British illustrator and graphic designer famed for his vibrant, surreal artwork for 1960s and 1970s music and pop culture icons, including The Beatles and Elton John.
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B.
Michael Lonsdale
Michael Lonsdale was a distinguished French-English actor known for his versatile performances in European cinema and Hollywood films, including roles in "The Day of the Jackal" and the James Bond film "Moonraker."
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C.
Philip Pugh
Philip Pugh is a notable individual distinguished enough to be specifically recognized as a bearer of the surname Pugh.
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D.
Scott Arfield
Scott Arfield is a professional footballer, best known as a midfielder who represented the Canadian national team after previously playing for Scotland at youth level and having a long club career in Scotland and England.
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E.
Joseph Durkan
Joseph Durkan is a notable individual who shares the Durkan surname, recognized enough to be specifically identified among its bearers.
- 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: Ken Darby Target entity description: Ken Darby was an American composer, vocal arranger, and conductor known for his work on numerous Hollywood film scores and for winning multiple Academy Awards for his contributions to cinema music.
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A.
Alan Aldridge
Alan Aldridge was a British illustrator and graphic designer famed for his vibrant, surreal artwork for 1960s and 1970s music and pop culture icons, including The Beatles and Elton John.
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B.
Michael Lonsdale
Michael Lonsdale was a distinguished French-English actor known for his versatile performances in European cinema and Hollywood films, including roles in "The Day of the Jackal" and the James Bond film "Moonraker."
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C.
Philip Pugh
Philip Pugh is a notable individual distinguished enough to be specifically recognized as a bearer of the surname Pugh.
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D.
Scott Arfield
Scott Arfield is a professional footballer, best known as a midfielder who represented the Canadian national team after previously playing for Scotland at youth level and having a long club career in Scotland and England.
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E.
Joseph Durkan
Joseph Durkan is a notable individual who shares the Durkan surname, recognized enough to be specifically identified among its bearers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
composer
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conductor ⓘ film score composer ⓘ human ⓘ vocal arranger ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award for Best Music, Scoring of Music, Adaptation or Treatment
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linked to:
Academy Award for Best Adapted Song Score
Academy Award for Best Original Score ⓘ Academy Award for Best Scoring of a Musical Picture ⓘ
linked to:
Academy Award for Best Adapted Song Score
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer |
20th Century Fox
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Walt Disney Studios ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film music
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orchestral conducting ⓘ vocal arrangement ⓘ |
| genre |
film score
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soundtrack ⓘ |
| hasGenreSpecialization | cinema music ⓘ |
| hasNotableCollaboration |
film directors
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major Hollywood film studios ⓘ orchestras for film recording ⓘ vocal ensembles for film soundtracks ⓘ |
| industry |
film industry
ⓘ
music industry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Hollywood film scores
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vocal arrangements for major studio films ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | won multiple Academy Awards for work on film music ⓘ |
| notableRole | leader of vocal groups for Hollywood film productions ⓘ |
| notableWork |
How the West Was Won (film music/vocal work)
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linked to:
How the West Was Won (film score)
Love Me Tender (song arrangement associated with Elvis Presley) ⓘ
linked to:
Love Me Tender
Porgy and Bess (film vocal arrangements) ⓘ South Pacific (film vocal arrangements) ⓘ
linked to:
South Pacific (1958 film)
The Greatest Story Ever Told (film music/vocal work) ⓘ
linked to:
The Greatest Story Ever Told
The King and I (film score vocal arrangements) ⓘ
linked to:
The King and I
The Robe (film music/vocal work) ⓘ
linked to:
The Robe (film score)
The Wizard of Oz (vocal arrangements, uncredited/choral work) ⓘ
linked to:
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film score)
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| occupation |
composer
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conductor ⓘ film score composer ⓘ vocal arranger ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Hollywood
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Los Angeles ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ken Darby Description of subject: Ken Darby was an American composer, vocal arranger, and conductor known for his work on numerous Hollywood film scores and for winning multiple Academy Awards for his contributions to cinema music.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.