Scott McPherson
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Scott McPherson was an American playwright and screenwriter best known for his acclaimed stage play "Marvin's Room," which was later adapted into a feature film.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Scott McPherson canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2658515 — 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: Scott McPherson Context triple: [Marvin's Room, screenwriter, Scott McPherson]
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A.
Stephen McFeely
Stephen McFeely is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing several major Marvel Cinematic Universe films, including the Captain America trilogy and Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame.
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B.
Ray McKinnon
Ray McKinnon is an American actor, writer, producer, and director known for his character roles in film and television and for creating the acclaimed series "Rectify."
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C.
Rob McKenna
Rob McKenna is an American attorney and politician best known for serving as the Attorney General of Washington State.
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D.
Rob McKenna
Rob McKenna is a perpetually rain-plagued lorry driver in Douglas Adams' "So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish," humorously revealed to be a Rain God unknowingly worshipped by clouds.
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E.
Ed McCauley
Ed McCauley is a Canadian academic and research leader who serves as president of the University of Calgary.
- 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: Scott McPherson Target entity description: Scott McPherson was an American playwright and screenwriter best known for his acclaimed stage play "Marvin's Room," which was later adapted into a feature film.
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A.
Stephen McFeely
Stephen McFeely is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing several major Marvel Cinematic Universe films, including the Captain America trilogy and Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame.
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B.
Ray McKinnon
Ray McKinnon is an American actor, writer, producer, and director known for his character roles in film and television and for creating the acclaimed series "Rectify."
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C.
Rob McKenna
Rob McKenna is an American attorney and politician best known for serving as the Attorney General of Washington State.
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D.
Rob McKenna
Rob McKenna is a perpetually rain-plagued lorry driver in Douglas Adams' "So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish," humorously revealed to be a Rain God unknowingly worshipped by clouds.
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E.
Ed McCauley
Ed McCauley is a Canadian academic and research leader who serves as president of the University of Calgary.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (16)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dramatist
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feature film ⓘ human ⓘ playwright ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ stage play ⓘ |
| author | Scott McPherson ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Marvin's Room
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linked to:
Marvin's Room (play)
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Marvin's Room
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linked to:
Marvin's Room (play)
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| occupation |
playwright
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screenwriter ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Scott McPherson ⓘ |
| workAdaptedAs |
Marvin's Room (1996 film)
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linked to:
Marvin's Room
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Scott McPherson Description of subject: Scott McPherson was an American playwright and screenwriter best known for his acclaimed stage play "Marvin's Room," which was later adapted into a feature film.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.