Bob Clark
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Bob Clark was a Canadian filmmaker best known for directing the classic holiday comedy "A Christmas Story" and influential horror films like "Black Christmas."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bob Clark canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5292653 — 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: Bob Clark Context triple: [Clark, hasNotableBearer, Bob Clark]
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A.
Robert Townsend
Robert Townsend is an American actor, director, and filmmaker known for his influential work in African-American cinema, including films like "Hollywood Shuffle" and "The Five Heartbeats."
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B.
Reg Rogers
Reg Rogers is an American character actor known for his work in film, television, and theater, often portraying eccentric or villainous roles.
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C.
Woody Platt
Woody Platt is an American bluegrass musician best known as a founding member, guitarist, and lead vocalist of the Grammy-winning band Steep Canyon Rangers.
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D.
John Landis
John Landis is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter best known for influential comedies and genre films such as "Animal House," "The Blues Brothers," and "An American Werewolf in London."
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E.
Peter Bogdanovich
Peter Bogdanovich was an influential American filmmaker, critic, and historian associated with the New Hollywood movement, best known for directing films like "The Last Picture Show" and "Paper Moon."
- 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: Bob Clark Target entity description: Bob Clark was a Canadian filmmaker best known for directing the classic holiday comedy "A Christmas Story" and influential horror films like "Black Christmas."
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A.
Robert Townsend
Robert Townsend is an American actor, director, and filmmaker known for his influential work in African-American cinema, including films like "Hollywood Shuffle" and "The Five Heartbeats."
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B.
Reg Rogers
Reg Rogers is an American character actor known for his work in film, television, and theater, often portraying eccentric or villainous roles.
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C.
Woody Platt
Woody Platt is an American bluegrass musician best known as a founding member, guitarist, and lead vocalist of the Grammy-winning band Steep Canyon Rangers.
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D.
John Landis
John Landis is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter best known for influential comedies and genre films such as "Animal House," "The Blues Brothers," and "An American Werewolf in London."
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E.
Peter Bogdanovich
Peter Bogdanovich was an influential American filmmaker, critic, and historian associated with the New Hollywood movement, best known for directing films like "The Last Picture Show" and "Paper Moon."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian filmmaker
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film ⓘ film director ⓘ film producer ⓘ human ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsInFilm | 1960s–2000s ⓘ |
| birthName | Benjamin Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | traffic collision ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Canada
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United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Canada
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1939-08-05 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2007-04-04 ⓘ |
| director | Bob Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Christmas comedy film
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comedy film ⓘ holiday film ⓘ horror film ⓘ teen sex comedy film ⓘ |
| givenName | Bob NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedGenre | slasher film ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Bob Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
directing the holiday comedy A Christmas Story
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directing the horror film Black Christmas ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Christmas Story
NERFINISHED
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Baby Geniuses NERFINISHED ⓘ Black Christmas NERFINISHED ⓘ Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things NERFINISHED ⓘ From the Hip NERFINISHED ⓘ Murder by Decree NERFINISHED ⓘ Porky's NERFINISHED ⓘ Porky's II: The Next Day NERFINISHED ⓘ Turk 182 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
film director
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film producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bob Clark Description of subject: Bob Clark was a Canadian filmmaker best known for directing the classic holiday comedy "A Christmas Story" and influential horror films like "Black Christmas."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.