Barbara McLean
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Barbara McLean was a highly influential American film editor of Hollywood’s studio era, renowned for her work on numerous classic films and for helping shape the art of cinematic editing.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Barbara McLean canonical | 25 |
| Barbara McLean Webb | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T173127 — 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: Barbara McLean Context triple: [All About Eve, editedBy, Barbara McLean]
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A.
Sally Kornbluth
Sally Kornbluth is an American cell biologist and academic leader who became the 18th president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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B.
C. E. Webber
C. E. Webber was a British television writer and script editor credited with helping develop the original concept and format of the long-running science fiction series Doctor Who.
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C.
Muriel Whiting
Muriel Whiting was the wife of British Royal Air Force commander Hugh Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding, noted for his leadership during the Battle of Britain.
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D.
Barbara Dickson
Barbara Dickson is a Scottish singer and actress known for her folk-inspired pop music and roles in musical theatre, including the hit musical "Blood Brothers."
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E.
Maxine Singer
Maxine Singer is an American molecular biologist renowned for her pioneering work in genetics and for her leadership in shaping ethical guidelines for recombinant DNA research.
- 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: Barbara McLean Target entity description: Barbara McLean was a highly influential American film editor of Hollywood’s studio era, renowned for her work on numerous classic films and for helping shape the art of cinematic editing.
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A.
Sally Kornbluth
Sally Kornbluth is an American cell biologist and academic leader who became the 18th president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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B.
C. E. Webber
C. E. Webber was a British television writer and script editor credited with helping develop the original concept and format of the long-running science fiction series Doctor Who.
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C.
Muriel Whiting
Muriel Whiting was the wife of British Royal Air Force commander Hugh Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding, noted for his leadership during the Battle of Britain.
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D.
Barbara Dickson
Barbara Dickson is a Scottish singer and actress known for her folk-inspired pop music and roles in musical theatre, including the hit musical "Blood Brothers."
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E.
Maxine Singer
Maxine Singer is an American molecular biologist renowned for her pioneering work in genetics and for her leadership in shaping ethical guidelines for recombinant DNA research.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
ⓘ
film editor ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeYearsInFilm | 1920s–1960s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Barbara McLean
ⓘ
surface form:
Barbara McLean Webb
|
| awardReceived | Academy Award for Best Film Editing ⓘ |
| awardReceivedForWork |
Academy Award for Best Film Editing
ⓘ
surface form:
Academy Award for Best Film Editing for Wilson
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1903-11-16 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1996-03-28 ⓘ |
| employer | 20th Century Fox ⓘ |
| genreSpecialization |
drama films
ⓘ
historical films ⓘ |
| industryRecognition | one of the most powerful women in Hollywood studio system editing ⓘ |
| influenced | art of classical Hollywood film editing ⓘ |
| knownFor |
collaborations with director Henry King
ⓘ
influential editing style in Hollywood studio era ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Academy Award for Best Film Editing ⓘ |
| nominatedForWork |
Academy Award for Best Film Editing
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surface form:
Academy Award for Best Film Editing for All About Eve
Academy Award for Best Film Editing ⓘ
surface form:
Academy Award for Best Film Editing for Blood and Sand
Academy Award for Best Film Editing ⓘ
surface form:
Academy Award for Best Film Editing for The Razor's Edge
Academy Award for Best Film Editing ⓘ
surface form:
Academy Award for Best Film Editing for The Song of Bernadette
Academy Award for Best Film Editing ⓘ
surface form:
Academy Award for Best Film Editing for Twelve O'Clock High
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| notableWork |
All About Eve
ⓘ
Blood and Sand ⓘ Gentleman's Agreement ⓘ The Razor's Edge ⓘ The Song of Bernadette ⓘ Twelve O’Clock High ⓘ
surface form:
Twelve O'Clock High
Wilson ⓘ |
| occupation | film editor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Palmyra, New Jersey, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
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| positionHeld | head of editing department at 20th Century Fox ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles
ⓘ
surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
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| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Robert D. Webb ⓘ |
| workedOn |
All About Eve
ⓘ
Blood and Sand ⓘ Gentleman's Agreement ⓘ The Razor's Edge ⓘ The Song of Bernadette ⓘ Twelve O’Clock High ⓘ
surface form:
Twelve O'Clock High
Wilson ⓘ |
| workedWith |
Henry King
ⓘ
Joseph L. Mankiewicz ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Barbara McLean Description of subject: Barbara McLean was a highly influential American film editor of Hollywood’s studio era, renowned for her work on numerous classic films and for helping shape the art of cinematic editing.
Referenced by (26)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Barbara McLean Webb
subject surface form:
The Mark of Zorro (1940 film)
subject surface form:
Jesse James (1939 film)
subject surface form:
Blood and Sand (1941 film)
subject surface form:
The Affairs of Cellini
subject surface form:
Down Argentine Way
subject surface form:
Kentucky (1938 film)