Roy Furman
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Roy Furman is an American theater producer and financier known for backing numerous successful Broadway productions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Roy Furman canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4192076 — 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: Roy Furman Context triple: [Spamalot, producer, Roy Furman]
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A.
James DePreist
James DePreist was a prominent American conductor renowned for leading major orchestras worldwide and for his influential tenure with the Oregon Symphony.
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B.
Oscar Furlong
Oscar Furlong was an Argentine basketball player renowned as one of the sport’s early international stars, particularly for leading Argentina to prominence in the mid-20th century.
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C.
Jon A. McBride
Jon A. McBride is a former NASA astronaut and U.S. Navy captain who piloted the Space Shuttle Challenger on the STS-41-G mission.
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D.
Don Burgess
Don Burgess is an American cinematographer best known for his Oscar-nominated work on the film "Forrest Gump" and his frequent collaborations with director Robert Zemeckis.
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E.
Bill Sullivan
Bill Sullivan is the father of James P. "Sulley" Sullivan, the main monster character in Pixar's animated film "Monsters, Inc."
- 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: Roy Furman Target entity description: Roy Furman is an American theater producer and financier known for backing numerous successful Broadway productions.
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A.
James DePreist
James DePreist was a prominent American conductor renowned for leading major orchestras worldwide and for his influential tenure with the Oregon Symphony.
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B.
Oscar Furlong
Oscar Furlong was an Argentine basketball player renowned as one of the sport’s early international stars, particularly for leading Argentina to prominence in the mid-20th century.
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C.
Jon A. McBride
Jon A. McBride is a former NASA astronaut and U.S. Navy captain who piloted the Space Shuttle Challenger on the STS-41-G mission.
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D.
Don Burgess
Don Burgess is an American cinematographer best known for his Oscar-nominated work on the film "Forrest Gump" and his frequent collaborations with director Robert Zemeckis.
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E.
Bill Sullivan
Bill Sullivan is the father of James P. "Sulley" Sullivan, the main monster character in Pixar's animated film "Monsters, Inc."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Broadway producer
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financier ⓘ person ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ theatre producer ⓘ |
| boardMemberOf |
Lincoln Center Theater
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Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts ⓘ The Manhattan Theatre Club ⓘ
linked to:
Manhattan Theatre Club
The New York Philharmonic ⓘ
linked to:
New York Philharmonic
|
| coFounded | Furman Selz ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Boston University
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Harvard Law School ⓘ |
| genre | Broadway theatre ⓘ |
| hasFamilyName | Furman ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | Roy ⓘ |
| industry |
finance
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theatre ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
backing numerous successful Broadway productions
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chairman emeritus of the Lincoln Center Theater ⓘ co-founding Furman Selz ⓘ vice chairman of Jefferies & Company ⓘ vice chairman of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts ⓘ |
| occupation |
Broadway producer
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financier ⓘ investment banker ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ theatre producer ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chairman emeritus of Lincoln Center Theater
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chairman of the board of Lincoln Center Theater ⓘ vice chairman of Jefferies & Company ⓘ vice chairman of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts ⓘ |
| produced |
Dear Evan Hansen
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Funny Girl (2022 Broadway revival) ⓘ
linked to:
Funny Girl (Broadway revival)
Hadestown ⓘ Hello, Dolly! (2017 Broadway revival) ⓘ Mean Girls (Broadway musical) ⓘ
linked to:
Mean Girls (musical)
Moulin Rouge! The Musical ⓘ Network (Broadway play) ⓘ Spamalot ⓘ The Band’s Visit ⓘ The Book of Mormon ⓘ The Color Purple (Broadway revival) ⓘ The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time ⓘ The Ferryman ⓘ The Humans ⓘ The Lehman Trilogy ⓘ The Minutes ⓘ The Prom (Broadway musical) ⓘ
linked to:
The Prom
To Kill a Mockingbird (Broadway play) ⓘ War Horse ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Roy Furman Description of subject: Roy Furman is an American theater producer and financier known for backing numerous successful Broadway productions.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.