Ronald Neame
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Ronald Neame was a British film director, producer, and cinematographer known for works such as "The Poseidon Adventure" and collaborations with Alec Guinness.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ronald Neame canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4609615 — 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: Ronald Neame Context triple: [The Horse’s Mouth, director, Ronald Neame]
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A.
Tony Richardson
Tony Richardson was a British film and theatre director associated with the Free Cinema movement and known for influential works such as "Tom Jones" and "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner."
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B.
John Guillermin
John Guillermin was a British film director known for his work on large-scale adventure and disaster films, including the 1976 remake of King Kong and The Towering Inferno.
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C.
Nigel Dick
Nigel Dick is a British-born music video and film director known for creating iconic videos for major artists across pop and rock music.
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D.
Pat Evison
Pat Evison was a New Zealand-born actress known for her character roles in Australasian film and television during the mid-20th century.
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E.
John Paddy Carstairs
John Paddy Carstairs was a British film director and screenwriter best known for his work on mid-20th-century comedies, including several films starring Norman Wisdom.
- 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: Ronald Neame Target entity description: Ronald Neame was a British film director, producer, and cinematographer known for works such as "The Poseidon Adventure" and collaborations with Alec Guinness.
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A.
Tony Richardson
Tony Richardson was a British film and theatre director associated with the Free Cinema movement and known for influential works such as "Tom Jones" and "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner."
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B.
John Guillermin
John Guillermin was a British film director known for his work on large-scale adventure and disaster films, including the 1976 remake of King Kong and The Towering Inferno.
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C.
Nigel Dick
Nigel Dick is a British-born music video and film director known for creating iconic videos for major artists across pop and rock music.
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D.
Pat Evison
Pat Evison was a New Zealand-born actress known for her character roles in Australasian film and television during the mid-20th century.
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E.
John Paddy Carstairs
John Paddy Carstairs was a British film director and screenwriter best known for his work on mid-20th-century comedies, including several films starring Norman Wisdom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cinematographer
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film director ⓘ film producer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1990s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1920s ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Commander of the Order of the British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | complications from a fall ⓘ |
| cinematography |
Blithe Spirit
NERFINISHED
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Brief Encounter NERFINISHED ⓘ In Which We Serve NERFINISHED ⓘ This Happy Breed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1911-04-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2010-06-16 ⓘ |
| directed |
Gambit
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hopscotch NERFINISHED ⓘ I Could Go On Singing NERFINISHED ⓘ Meteor NERFINISHED ⓘ The Horse’s Mouth NERFINISHED ⓘ The Odessa File NERFINISHED ⓘ The Poseidon Adventure NERFINISHED ⓘ The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie NERFINISHED ⓘ Tunes of Glory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Neame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
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disaster film ⓘ drama film ⓘ |
| givenName | Ronald ⓘ |
| languagesSpoken | English ⓘ |
| name | Ronald Neame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Academy Award for Best Picture
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Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay NERFINISHED ⓘ Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Brief Encounter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gambit NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Expectations NERFINISHED ⓘ Hopscotch NERFINISHED ⓘ Oliver Twist NERFINISHED ⓘ The Horse’s Mouth NERFINISHED ⓘ The Poseidon Adventure NERFINISHED ⓘ The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie NERFINISHED ⓘ Tunes of Glory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
cinematographer
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film director ⓘ film producer ⓘ photographer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| parentOf | Christopher Neame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
England
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Los Angeles ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| producerOf |
Great Expectations
NERFINISHED
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Oliver Twist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Beryl Heanly
NERFINISHED
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Donna Friedberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedWith |
Alec Guinness
NERFINISHED
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David Lean NERFINISHED ⓘ John Mills NERFINISHED ⓘ Maggie Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Caine NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Matthau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ronald Neame Description of subject: Ronald Neame was a British film director, producer, and cinematographer known for works such as "The Poseidon Adventure" and collaborations with Alec Guinness.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Seventh Sin