Mark Bittner
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Mark Bittner is an American writer and former street musician best known for his close relationship with and documentation of a flock of wild parrots in San Francisco’s Telegraph Hill neighborhood.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mark Bittner canonical | 10 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4486600 — 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: Mark Bittner Context triple: [The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill, starring, Mark Bittner]
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A.
Scott Speer
Scott Speer is an American film director, producer, and author best known for directing music videos and feature films such as "Step Up Revolution."
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B.
Max Detweiler
Max Detweiler is a charming, opportunistic music promoter and family friend in the musical and film "The Sound of Music," known for his wit and pragmatic attitude amid the rise of Nazism.
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C.
Michael Rogers
Michael Rogers is a relatively common personal name shared by multiple individuals across fields such as politics, sports, and the arts, rather than referring to one singular widely recognized figure.
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D.
John Eisendrath
John Eisendrath is a television writer and producer best known for his work on series such as "The Blacklist" and "Alias."
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E.
Mark Okerstrom
Mark Okerstrom is a Canadian business executive best known for serving as the former CEO of Expedia Group.
- 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: Mark Bittner Target entity description: Mark Bittner is an American writer and former street musician best known for his close relationship with and documentation of a flock of wild parrots in San Francisco’s Telegraph Hill neighborhood.
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A.
Scott Speer
Scott Speer is an American film director, producer, and author best known for directing music videos and feature films such as "Step Up Revolution."
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B.
Max Detweiler
Max Detweiler is a charming, opportunistic music promoter and family friend in the musical and film "The Sound of Music," known for his wit and pragmatic attitude amid the rise of Nazism.
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C.
Michael Rogers
Michael Rogers is a relatively common personal name shared by multiple individuals across fields such as politics, sports, and the arts, rather than referring to one singular widely recognized figure.
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D.
John Eisendrath
John Eisendrath is a television writer and producer best known for his work on series such as "The Blacklist" and "Alias."
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E.
Mark Okerstrom
Mark Okerstrom is a Canadian business executive best known for serving as the former CEO of Expedia Group.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
ⓘ
human ⓘ memoirist ⓘ street musician ⓘ |
| activity |
busking as a street musician
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documenting wild parrots ⓘ observing wild parrots ⓘ writing about urban wildlife ⓘ |
| basedIn |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
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| countryOfResidence | United States of America ⓘ |
| creativeWork | memoir about wild parrots ⓘ |
| described | behavior of wild parrots in San Francisco ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | American ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
nature writing
ⓘ
urban wildlife documentation ⓘ |
| formerOccupation | street musician ⓘ |
| genre |
memoir
ⓘ
nonfiction ⓘ |
| hasInterest |
birds
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parrots ⓘ urban nature ⓘ |
| hasRole |
caretaker of wild parrots
ⓘ
narrator of his experiences with parrots ⓘ |
| knownFor |
appearing in the documentary film "The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill"
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close relationship with a flock of wild parrots ⓘ feeding and observing wild parrots in Telegraph Hill ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| livedIn |
Telegraph Hill neighborhood
ⓘ
linked to:
Telegraph Hill
|
| mainSubjectOfWork | wild parrots of Telegraph Hill ⓘ |
| mediaAppearance | independent documentary film ⓘ |
| name | Mark Bittner ⓘ |
| nationality | United States of America ⓘ |
| notableFor |
book "The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill"
ⓘ
documenting a flock of wild parrots in San Francisco ⓘ relationship with wild parrots of Telegraph Hill ⓘ |
| notableWorkLocation | Telegraph Hill ⓘ |
| occupation |
street musician
ⓘ
writer ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
San Francisco, California
ⓘ
linked to:
San Francisco
Telegraph Hill, San Francisco ⓘ
linked to:
Telegraph Hill, San Francisco, California
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| portrayedAs | caretaker of Telegraph Hill parrots ⓘ |
| residence |
San Francisco
ⓘ
Telegraph Hill, San Francisco ⓘ
linked to:
Telegraph Hill, San Francisco, California
|
| subjectOf | documentary film "The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill" ⓘ |
| workLocation | San Francisco ⓘ |
| wrote | "The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill" ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mark Bittner Description of subject: Mark Bittner is an American writer and former street musician best known for his close relationship with and documentation of a flock of wild parrots in San Francisco’s Telegraph Hill neighborhood.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill (documentary film)
subject linked to:
The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill (documentary film)
subject linked to:
The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill (documentary film)