Gordon Douglas
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Gordon Douglas was an American film director known for his prolific work across genres in Hollywood from the 1930s through the 1970s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gordon Douglas canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5043480 — 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: Gordon Douglas Context triple: [The Iron Mistress, director, Gordon Douglas]
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A.
Robert Gardner
Robert Gardner is an American documentary filmmaker and anthropologist best known for his influential ethnographic films such as "Dead Birds" and "Forest of Bliss."
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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.
Bert I. Gordon
Bert I. Gordon was an American filmmaker best known for his low-budget 1950s–60s science fiction and horror movies featuring giant creatures, earning him the nickname "Mr. B.I.G."
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D.
Paul Cox
Paul Cox was a Dutch-born Australian filmmaker renowned for his intimate, character-driven art-house films and his key role in the Australian New Wave cinema movement.
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E.
J. Lee Thompson
J. Lee Thompson was a British film director known for a wide range of popular movies, including war epics, thrillers, and collaborations with major Hollywood stars.
- 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: Gordon Douglas Target entity description: Gordon Douglas was an American film director known for his prolific work across genres in Hollywood from the 1930s through the 1970s.
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A.
Robert Gardner
Robert Gardner is an American documentary filmmaker and anthropologist best known for his influential ethnographic films such as "Dead Birds" and "Forest of Bliss."
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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.
Bert I. Gordon
Bert I. Gordon was an American filmmaker best known for his low-budget 1950s–60s science fiction and horror movies featuring giant creatures, earning him the nickname "Mr. B.I.G."
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D.
Paul Cox
Paul Cox was a Dutch-born Australian filmmaker renowned for his intimate, character-driven art-house films and his key role in the Australian New Wave cinema movement.
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E.
J. Lee Thompson
J. Lee Thompson was a British film director known for a wide range of popular movies, including war epics, thrillers, and collaborations with major Hollywood stars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film director
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
1930s
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1940s ⓘ 1950s ⓘ 1960s ⓘ 1970s ⓘ |
| basedIn | Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Gordon Douglas Brickner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateOfBirth | 1907-12-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1993-09-29 ⓘ |
| employer |
20th Century Fox
ⓘ
Columbia Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ RKO Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ Universal Pictures ⓘ Warner Bros. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Brickner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreWorkedIn |
comedy film
ⓘ
crime film ⓘ drama film ⓘ science fiction film ⓘ western film ⓘ |
| givenName | Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| name | Gordon Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | prolific work across multiple film genres in Hollywood ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Fort Dobbs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
In Like Flint NERFINISHED ⓘ Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye NERFINISHED ⓘ Only the Valiant NERFINISHED ⓘ Rio Conchos NERFINISHED ⓘ Robin and the 7 Hoods NERFINISHED ⓘ The Detective NERFINISHED ⓘ Them! NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ Young at Heart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
film director
ⓘ
television director ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| placeOfDeath |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Los Angeles ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| workedWith |
Dean Martin
NERFINISHED
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Doris Day NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Sinatra NERFINISHED ⓘ James Cagney NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerry Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gordon Douglas Description of subject: Gordon Douglas was an American film director known for his prolific work across genres in Hollywood from the 1930s through the 1970s.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!