Peter Masterson
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Peter Masterson was an American actor, director, producer, and writer best known for co-writing and co-directing the film adaptation of the musical "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Peter Masterson canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3239039 — 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: Peter Masterson Context triple: [The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (film), screenwriter, Peter Masterson]
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A.
Bat Masterson
Bat Masterson was a famed Old West lawman, gambler, and later New York City sportswriter known for his colorful life on the American frontier.
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B.
Orlando Murden
Orlando Murden was an American songwriter best known for co-writing the classic soul ballad "For Once in My Life."
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C.
Ronnie Winslow
Ronnie Winslow is the young naval cadet at the center of Terence Rattigan’s play "The Winslow Boy," whose alleged theft and subsequent expulsion spark a major legal and moral battle over justice and individual rights.
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D.
Eddie Sawyer
Eddie Sawyer was an American Major League Baseball manager best known for leading the Philadelphia Phillies' "Whiz Kids" to the 1950 National League pennant.
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E.
Don McGill
Don McGill is an American television writer and producer best known for co-creating the long-running crime drama series NCIS.
- 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: Peter Masterson Target entity description: Peter Masterson was an American actor, director, producer, and writer best known for co-writing and co-directing the film adaptation of the musical "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas."
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A.
Bat Masterson
Bat Masterson was a famed Old West lawman, gambler, and later New York City sportswriter known for his colorful life on the American frontier.
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B.
Orlando Murden
Orlando Murden was an American songwriter best known for co-writing the classic soul ballad "For Once in My Life."
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C.
Ronnie Winslow
Ronnie Winslow is the young naval cadet at the center of Terence Rattigan’s play "The Winslow Boy," whose alleged theft and subsequent expulsion spark a major legal and moral battle over justice and individual rights.
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D.
Eddie Sawyer
Eddie Sawyer was an American Major League Baseball manager best known for leading the Philadelphia Phillies' "Whiz Kids" to the 1950 National League pennant.
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E.
Don McGill
Don McGill is an American television writer and producer best known for co-creating the long-running crime drama series NCIS.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actor
ⓘ
film director ⓘ film producer ⓘ human ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 2000s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1960s ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | Parkinson's disease ⓘ |
| child | Mary Stuart Masterson ⓘ |
| coDirected |
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
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surface form:
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (film)
|
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1934-06-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2018-12-18 ⓘ |
| directed |
The Trip to Bountiful
ⓘ
surface form:
A Trip to Bountiful (stage productions)
Blood Red (1989 film) ⓘ Full Moon in Blue Water (1988 film) ⓘ The Trip to Bountiful ⓘ
surface form:
The Trip to Bountiful (1985 film)
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| educatedAt | St. Thomas High School (Houston) ⓘ |
| familyName | Masterson ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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musical film ⓘ |
| givenName | Peter ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
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surface form:
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (film)
The Trip to Bountiful ⓘ
surface form:
The Trip to Bountiful (1985 film)
|
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
film director ⓘ film producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ stage director ⓘ theatre producer ⓘ |
| performedIn |
In the Heat of the Night
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surface form:
In the Heat of the Night (1967 film)
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez ⓘ
surface form:
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1982 film)
The Exorcist ⓘ
surface form:
The Exorcist (1973 film)
The Stepford Wives ⓘ
surface form:
The Stepford Wives (1975 film)
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| placeOfBirth | Houston, Texas, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Kinderhook, New York
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surface form:
Kinderhook, New York, United States
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| relative | Horton Foote ⓘ |
| residence |
Kinderhook, New York
ⓘ
surface form:
Kinderhook, New York, United States
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Carlin Glynn ⓘ |
| workedOn | Broadway theatre productions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Peter Masterson Description of subject: Peter Masterson was an American actor, director, producer, and writer best known for co-writing and co-directing the film adaptation of the musical "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (film)
subject surface form:
The Trip to Bountiful (1985 film)