DeWitt Bodeen
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DeWitt Bodeen was an American screenwriter best known for his work on classic 1940s horror and fantasy films, particularly for producer Val Lewton at RKO.
All labels observed (1)
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| DeWitt Bodeen canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5528322 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: DeWitt Bodeen Context triple: [Cat People (1942 film), screenwriter, DeWitt Bodeen]
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A.
Richard Burrell
Richard Burrell is a British television producer best known for his work as an executive producer on the long-running BBC crime drama series "New Tricks."
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B.
Sidney Badgley
Sidney Badgley was a Canadian-born architect known for designing prominent churches and public buildings across North America in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
Leo Farley
Leo Farley is a central character in the crime drama series "Under Suspicion," involved in the show's intricate investigations and moral ambiguities.
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D.
William Hornbeck
William Hornbeck was an influential American film editor known for his work on numerous classic Hollywood films and for helping to shape modern editing techniques.
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E.
Brawley Nolte
Brawley Nolte is an American former child actor best known for his role in the 1996 thriller film "Ransom" alongside Mel Gibson.
- 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: DeWitt Bodeen Target entity description: DeWitt Bodeen was an American screenwriter best known for his work on classic 1940s horror and fantasy films, particularly for producer Val Lewton at RKO.
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A.
Richard Burrell
Richard Burrell is a British television producer best known for his work as an executive producer on the long-running BBC crime drama series "New Tricks."
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B.
Sidney Badgley
Sidney Badgley was a Canadian-born architect known for designing prominent churches and public buildings across North America in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
Leo Farley
Leo Farley is a central character in the crime drama series "Under Suspicion," involved in the show's intricate investigations and moral ambiguities.
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D.
William Hornbeck
William Hornbeck was an influential American film editor known for his work on numerous classic Hollywood films and for helping to shape modern editing techniques.
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E.
Brawley Nolte
Brawley Nolte is an American former child actor best known for his role in the 1996 thriller film "Ransom" alongside Mel Gibson.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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playwright ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| activeInDecade | 1940s ⓘ |
| associatedWithProducer | Val Lewton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithStudio | RKO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Val Lewton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1908-07-25 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1988-03-12 ⓘ |
| employer | RKO Radio Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Bodeen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
fantasy film
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horror film ⓘ |
| givenName | DeWitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | DeWitt Bodeen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collaborations with producer Val Lewton at RKO
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writing classic 1940s horror films ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Cat People
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
I Remember Mama NERFINISHED ⓘ The Curse of the Cat People NERFINISHED ⓘ The Enchanted Cottage NERFINISHED ⓘ The Seventh Victim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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playwright ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Fresno, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workedOn |
Cat People
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
I Remember Mama NERFINISHED ⓘ The Curse of the Cat People NERFINISHED ⓘ The Enchanted Cottage NERFINISHED ⓘ The Seventh Victim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wroteForGenre |
fantasy
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horror ⓘ |
| wroteScreenplayFor |
Cat People
NERFINISHED
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I Remember Mama NERFINISHED ⓘ The Curse of the Cat People NERFINISHED ⓘ The Enchanted Cottage NERFINISHED ⓘ The Seventh Victim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: DeWitt Bodeen Description of subject: DeWitt Bodeen was an American screenwriter best known for his work on classic 1940s horror and fantasy films, particularly for producer Val Lewton at RKO.
Referenced by (2)
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