First Artists
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First Artists was an American film production company formed in the late 1960s by prominent actors seeking greater creative control over their projects.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| First Artists canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4567707 — 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: First Artists Context triple: [The Drowning Pool, productionCompany, First Artists]
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A.
Various artists
Various artists is a collective credit used for music releases or compilations that feature tracks by multiple different performers rather than a single primary artist.
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B.
Artists Rifles
The Artists Rifles was a volunteer regiment of the British Army formed in the 19th century, originally composed largely of painters, sculptors, and other creative professionals, which later became an elite officer-training unit.
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C.
Smith Pioneers
Smith Pioneers is the collective name for the athletic teams representing Smith College in intercollegiate sports.
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D.
Frank Pearl
Frank Pearl was an American businessman and publisher best known as the founder of Perseus Books Group, a major independent publishing company.
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E.
The Music Machine
The Music Machine was a 1960s American garage rock band best known for its fuzz-drenched, proto-punk sound and the hit single "Talk Talk."
- 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: First Artists Target entity description: First Artists was an American film production company formed in the late 1960s by prominent actors seeking greater creative control over their projects.
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A.
Various artists
Various artists is a collective credit used for music releases or compilations that feature tracks by multiple different performers rather than a single primary artist.
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B.
Artists Rifles
The Artists Rifles was a volunteer regiment of the British Army formed in the 19th century, originally composed largely of painters, sculptors, and other creative professionals, which later became an elite officer-training unit.
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C.
Smith Pioneers
Smith Pioneers is the collective name for the athletic teams representing Smith College in intercollegiate sports.
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D.
Frank Pearl
Frank Pearl was an American businessman and publisher best known as the founder of Perseus Books Group, a major independent publishing company.
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E.
The Music Machine
The Music Machine was a 1960s American garage rock band best known for its fuzz-drenched, proto-punk sound and the hit single "Talk Talk."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American company
ⓘ
film production company ⓘ |
| basedOn | concept of United Artists ⓘ |
| businessModel | star-driven production deals ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolved | early 1980s ⓘ |
| distributedBy |
National General Pictures
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Warner Bros. Pictures ⓘ
surface form:
Warner Bros.
|
| era | New Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field | motion picture production ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Barbra Streisand
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dustin Hoffman NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Newman NERFINISHED ⓘ Sidney Poitier NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve McQueen NERFINISHED ⓘ agent David Begelman ⓘ agent Freddie Fields ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
First Artists Production Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
First Artists, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKeyPerson |
Barbra Streisand
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David Begelman NERFINISHED ⓘ Dustin Hoffman NERFINISHED ⓘ Freddie Fields NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Newman NERFINISHED ⓘ Sidney Poitier NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve McQueen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Los Angeles ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| inception |
1969
ⓘ
late 1960s ⓘ |
| industry | film industry ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
actor-ownership of film negatives in some deals
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profit participation for founding stars ⓘ |
| produced |
The Getaway (1972 film)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sting (development participation, not sole production) ⓘ Up the Sandbox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | to give major actors greater creative control over their films ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: First Artists Description of subject: First Artists was an American film production company formed in the late 1960s by prominent actors seeking greater creative control over their projects.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.