Robert D. San Souci
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Robert D. San Souci was an American author and storyteller best known for his adaptations of folklore and fairy tales, including providing the story basis for Disney’s animated film "Mulan."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Robert D. San Souci canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3249153 — 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 D. San Souci Context triple: [Mulan (1998 film), storyBy, Robert D. San Souci]
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A.
Philip Bruns
Philip Bruns was an American character actor best known for his television and film roles in the 1970s and 1980s, including his work on the satirical soap opera "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman."
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B.
Robert Deluce
Robert Deluce is a Canadian airline executive best known for creating and leading Porter Airlines, a regional carrier based at Toronto’s Billy Bishop Airport.
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C.
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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D.
Frank Boucher
Frank Boucher was a Canadian Hall of Fame ice hockey centre and coach best known for his stellar play with the New York Rangers in the NHL.
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E.
William Nolan
William Nolan is an editor known for his work on editions of classic adventure literature, including "The Mark of Zorro."
- 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 D. San Souci Target entity description: Robert D. San Souci was an American author and storyteller best known for his adaptations of folklore and fairy tales, including providing the story basis for Disney’s animated film "Mulan."
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A.
Philip Bruns
Philip Bruns was an American character actor best known for his television and film roles in the 1970s and 1980s, including his work on the satirical soap opera "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman."
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B.
Robert Deluce
Robert Deluce is a Canadian airline executive best known for creating and leading Porter Airlines, a regional carrier based at Toronto’s Billy Bishop Airport.
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C.
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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D.
Frank Boucher
Frank Boucher was a Canadian Hall of Fame ice hockey centre and coach best known for his stellar play with the New York Rangers in the NHL.
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E.
William Nolan
William Nolan is an editor known for his work on editions of classic adventure literature, including "The Mark of Zorro."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
author
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children's writer ⓘ person ⓘ storyteller ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Caldecott Honor
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surface form:
Caldecott Honor (for "The Talking Eggs", illustrator Jerry Pinkney)
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| basedOnWork |
Mulan
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surface form:
Disney animated film "Mulan"
|
| causeOfDeath | traumatic brain injury ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Daniel San Souci ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1946-10-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2014-12-19 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Saint Mary's College of California
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surface form:
St. Mary's College of California
|
| fieldOfWork |
children's fiction
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folklore ⓘ mythology ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
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fairy tale retelling ⓘ folklore adaptation ⓘ horror fiction for children ⓘ |
| hasBibliographicRole |
adapter of traditional tales
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reteller of folklore ⓘ |
| hasWrittenForAgeGroup |
children
ⓘ
young adults ⓘ |
| inspiredWork |
Mulan
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surface form:
Disney animated film "Mulan"
|
| knownFor |
adaptations of folklore and fairy tales
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providing story basis for Disney's animated film "Mulan" ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Cendrillon
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surface form:
Cendrillon: A Caribbean Cinderella
Dare to Be Scared ⓘ Dare to Be Scared ⓘ
surface form:
Dare to Be Scared 2
Dare to Be Scared ⓘ
surface form:
Dare to Be Scared 3
Dare to Be Scared ⓘ
surface form:
Dare to Be Scared 4
Ballad of Mulan ⓘ
surface form:
Fa Mulan: The Story of a Woman Warrior
Sister Tricksters: Rollicking Tales of Clever Females ⓘ The Legend of Scarface ⓘ The Legend of Sleepy Hollow ⓘ
surface form:
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (retelling)
The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush ⓘ The Samurai's Daughter ⓘ The Talking Eggs ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
ⓘ
children's writer ⓘ storyteller ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | San Francisco, California, United States of America ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | San Francisco, California, United States of America ⓘ |
| placeOfResidence | San Francisco, California, United States of America ⓘ |
| sibling | Daniel San Souci ⓘ |
| workFocus |
legendary heroes and heroines
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multicultural tales ⓘ world folklore ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Robert D. San Souci Description of subject: Robert D. San Souci was an American author and storyteller best known for his adaptations of folklore and fairy tales, including providing the story basis for Disney’s animated film "Mulan."
Referenced by (1)
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