David Paul Scofield
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David Paul Scofield was an acclaimed English actor best known for his powerful stage performances and his Academy Award-winning role as Sir Thomas More in the film "A Man for All Seasons."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| David Paul Scofield canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4857140 — 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 Paul Scofield Context triple: [Paul Scofield, birthName, David Paul Scofield]
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A.
Charles Stillman
Charles Stillman was an American labor leader and educator best known for helping to establish the American Federation of Teachers as a national teachers’ union.
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B.
Sheldon Hawkes
Sheldon Hawkes is a brilliant former surgeon turned forensic pathologist and crime scene investigator on the television series CSI: NY.
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C.
Jack Heuer
Jack Heuer is a Swiss watchmaker and former head of TAG Heuer, best known for modernizing the brand and creating iconic chronograph designs.
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D.
John Bailey
John Bailey is an American cinematographer renowned for his work on numerous acclaimed films, including the classic comedy "Groundhog Day."
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E.
Scott Starrett
Scott Starrett is a television and film composer best known for scoring the comedy-drama series "Drop Dead Diva."
- 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 Paul Scofield Target entity description: David Paul Scofield was an acclaimed English actor best known for his powerful stage performances and his Academy Award-winning role as Sir Thomas More in the film "A Man for All Seasons."
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A.
Charles Stillman
Charles Stillman was an American labor leader and educator best known for helping to establish the American Federation of Teachers as a national teachers’ union.
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B.
Sheldon Hawkes
Sheldon Hawkes is a brilliant former surgeon turned forensic pathologist and crime scene investigator on the television series CSI: NY.
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C.
Jack Heuer
Jack Heuer is a Swiss watchmaker and former head of TAG Heuer, best known for modernizing the brand and creating iconic chronograph designs.
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D.
John Bailey
John Bailey is an American cinematographer renowned for his work on numerous acclaimed films, including the classic comedy "Groundhog Day."
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E.
Scott Starrett
Scott Starrett is a television and film composer best known for scoring the comedy-drama series "Drop Dead Diva."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
actor
ⓘ
film actor ⓘ human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 2008 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1940 ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award for Best Actor
ⓘ
BAFTA awards ⓘ
surface form:
BAFTA Award
Commander of the Order of the British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Companion of Honour NERFINISHED ⓘ Laurence Olivier Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Primetime Emmy Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | leukemia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1922-01-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2008-03-19 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Croydon High School for Boys
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guildhall School of Music and Drama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| familyName | Scofield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Shakespearean drama
ⓘ
classical theatre ⓘ |
| givenName |
David
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paul ⓘ |
| knownFor |
portrayal of Sir Thomas More in A Man for All Seasons
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powerful stage performances ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| name |
David Paul Scofield
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paul Scofield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Man for All Seasons
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Henry V NERFINISHED ⓘ King Lear NERFINISHED ⓘ Quiz Show NERFINISHED ⓘ The Crucible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 2 ⓘ |
| occupation | actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Birmingham
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
England ⓘ Warwickshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
England
ⓘ
Sussex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayed | Sir Thomas More NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedIn | A Man for All Seasons (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | agnosticism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Joy Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: David Paul Scofield Description of subject: David Paul Scofield was an acclaimed English actor best known for his powerful stage performances and his Academy Award-winning role as Sir Thomas More in the film "A Man for All Seasons."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.