David Raksin
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David Raksin was an American film composer best known for his influential scores in classic Hollywood cinema, including the iconic music for the film "Laura."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| David Raksin canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4033439 — 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: David Raksin Context triple: [Force of Evil, musicBy, David Raksin]
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A.
Franz Waxman
Franz Waxman was a German-American composer renowned for his influential and Oscar-winning film scores during Hollywood's Golden Age.
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B.
Elmer Bernstein
Elmer Bernstein was an American composer renowned for his prolific and influential film scores across genres, including classics like "The Ten Commandments," "The Magnificent Seven," and "To Kill a Mockingbird."
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C.
Jerome Moross
Jerome Moross was an American composer best known for his sweeping, Americana-infused film scores and concert works, particularly in the Western genre.
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D.
Earle Hagen
Earle Hagen was an American composer and arranger best known for his iconic television themes, including the whistled opening of The Andy Griffith Show.
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E.
Alfred Newman
Alfred Newman was a prominent American film composer and conductor, renowned for his influential work in Hollywood’s Golden Age and for winning multiple Academy Awards for his scores.
- 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: David Raksin Target entity description: David Raksin was an American film composer best known for his influential scores in classic Hollywood cinema, including the iconic music for the film "Laura."
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A.
Franz Waxman
Franz Waxman was a German-American composer renowned for his influential and Oscar-winning film scores during Hollywood's Golden Age.
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B.
Elmer Bernstein
Elmer Bernstein was an American composer renowned for his prolific and influential film scores across genres, including classics like "The Ten Commandments," "The Magnificent Seven," and "To Kill a Mockingbird."
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C.
Jerome Moross
Jerome Moross was an American composer best known for his sweeping, Americana-infused film scores and concert works, particularly in the Western genre.
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D.
Earle Hagen
Earle Hagen was an American composer and arranger best known for his iconic television themes, including the whistled opening of The Andy Griffith Show.
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E.
Alfred Newman
Alfred Newman was a prominent American film composer and conductor, renowned for his influential work in Hollywood’s Golden Age and for winning multiple Academy Awards for his scores.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
composer
ⓘ
conductor ⓘ film composer ⓘ human ⓘ music educator ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Emmy Award nomination ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart failure ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1912-08-04 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2004-08-09 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| employer |
University of California, Los Angeles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of Southern California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Raksin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film music
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television music ⓘ |
| genre | film score ⓘ |
| givenName | David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument | piano ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Golden Age of Hollywood film music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | David Raksin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Academy Award for Best Original Score ⓘ |
| notableFor | score for the film "Laura" ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Force of Evil (film score)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Forever Amber (film score) NERFINISHED ⓘ Laura (film score) NERFINISHED ⓘ Separate Tables (film score) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Bad and the Beautiful (film score) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Redeemer (television score) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (film score) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
ⓘ
conductor ⓘ film composer ⓘ music educator ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Philadelphia
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surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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| placeOfDeath | Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
|
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| studiedUnder | Arnold Schoenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedOn |
Force of Evil
NERFINISHED
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Forever Amber NERFINISHED ⓘ Laura NERFINISHED ⓘ Separate Tables NERFINISHED ⓘ The Bad and the Beautiful NERFINISHED ⓘ The Secret Life of Walter Mitty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: David Raksin Description of subject: David Raksin was an American film composer best known for his influential scores in classic Hollywood cinema, including the iconic music for the film "Laura."
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.