Dan Talbot
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Dan Talbot was an influential American film distributor and exhibitor known for championing foreign and independent cinema in the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dan Talbot canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5071207 — 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: Dan Talbot Context triple: [New Yorker Films, foundedBy, Dan Talbot]
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A.
Dean Tolson
Dean Tolson is a former American professional basketball player best known for his college career at the University of Arkansas and his time as a forward in the NBA during the 1970s.
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B.
Dan Janvey
Dan Janvey is an American film producer known for his work on acclaimed independent films, including the Academy Award–winning "Nomadland."
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C.
Michael Wells
Michael Wells is a musician best known as a member of the American alternative country/rock band The Walkabouts.
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D.
Ian Crafford
Ian Crafford is a film editor best known for his work on the James Bond movie "Never Say Never Again."
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E.
Ben Cafferty
Ben Cafferty is a cynical, sharp-tongued political operative and senior adviser to Selina Meyer on the television series "Veep."
- 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: Dan Talbot Target entity description: Dan Talbot was an influential American film distributor and exhibitor known for championing foreign and independent cinema in the United States.
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A.
Dean Tolson
Dean Tolson is a former American professional basketball player best known for his college career at the University of Arkansas and his time as a forward in the NBA during the 1970s.
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B.
Dan Janvey
Dan Janvey is an American film producer known for his work on acclaimed independent films, including the Academy Award–winning "Nomadland."
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C.
Michael Wells
Michael Wells is a musician best known as a member of the American alternative country/rock band The Walkabouts.
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D.
Ian Crafford
Ian Crafford is a film editor best known for his work on the James Bond movie "Never Say Never Again."
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E.
Ben Cafferty
Ben Cafferty is a cynical, sharp-tongued political operative and senior adviser to Selina Meyer on the television series "Veep."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
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film distributor ⓘ film exhibitor ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeIn |
20th-century cinema
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21st-century cinema ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| fieldOfWork |
film distribution
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film exhibition ⓘ |
| genre |
foreign films
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independent films ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| influenced | art-house cinema distribution in the United States ⓘ |
| knownFor |
championing foreign cinema in the United States
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championing independent cinema in the United States ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
introducing international auteurs to American audiences
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supporting art-house theaters in the United States ⓘ |
| notableWork |
New Yorker Films
NERFINISHED
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New Yorker Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
film distributor
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film exhibitor ⓘ film programmer ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dan Talbot Description of subject: Dan Talbot was an influential American film distributor and exhibitor known for championing foreign and independent cinema in the United States.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.