Tony Walton
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Tony Walton was an acclaimed British set and costume designer known for his work in film, theatre, and television, earning multiple Academy, Tony, and Emmy Awards.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tony Walton canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7354490 — 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: Tony Walton Context triple: [The Yellow Rolls-Royce, costumeDesigner, Tony Walton]
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A.
Nigel Lawson
Nigel Lawson was a prominent British Conservative politician and economic reformer who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer during much of Margaret Thatcher’s premiership.
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B.
Rab Butler
Rab Butler was a prominent British Conservative politician and reformer, often regarded as a key architect of post-war consensus politics and modern British education policy.
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C.
Duncan Sandys
Duncan Sandys was a British Conservative politician, government minister, and son-in-law of Winston Churchill who played a prominent role in defense and colonial policy during and after World War II.
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D.
Douglas Hurd
Douglas Hurd is a British Conservative politician and author who served as UK Foreign Secretary under Prime Ministers Margaret Thatcher and John Major.
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E.
Alec Douglas-Home
Alec Douglas-Home was a British Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1963 to 1964.
- 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: Tony Walton Target entity description: Tony Walton was an acclaimed British set and costume designer known for his work in film, theatre, and television, earning multiple Academy, Tony, and Emmy Awards.
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A.
Nigel Lawson
Nigel Lawson was a prominent British Conservative politician and economic reformer who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer during much of Margaret Thatcher’s premiership.
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B.
Rab Butler
Rab Butler was a prominent British Conservative politician and reformer, often regarded as a key architect of post-war consensus politics and modern British education policy.
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C.
Duncan Sandys
Duncan Sandys was a British Conservative politician, government minister, and son-in-law of Winston Churchill who played a prominent role in defense and colonial policy during and after World War II.
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D.
Douglas Hurd
Douglas Hurd is a British Conservative politician and author who served as UK Foreign Secretary under Prime Ministers Margaret Thatcher and John Major.
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E.
Alec Douglas-Home
Alec Douglas-Home was a British Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1963 to 1964.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
costume designer
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human ⓘ production designer ⓘ set designer ⓘ theatre designer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award for Best Art Direction
NERFINISHED
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Primetime Emmy Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Costume Design NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Scenic Design NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Anthony John Walton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | complications from a stroke ⓘ |
| child | Emma Walton Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Bob Fosse
NERFINISHED
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Harold Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ Julie Andrews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1934-10-24 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2022-03-02 ⓘ |
| employer |
Broadway theatre
NERFINISHED
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West End theatre ⓘ |
| familyName | Walton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film
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television ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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musical theatre ⓘ |
| givenName | Anthony ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| name | Tony Walton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableAward | Triple Crown of awards in design (Oscar, Tony, Emmy) ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966 film)
NERFINISHED
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All That Jazz (1979 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Chicago (stage production) NERFINISHED ⓘ Death of a Salesman (stage production) NERFINISHED ⓘ Guys and Dolls (Broadway revival) NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Poppins (1964 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Murder on the Orient Express (1974 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Pippin (Broadway production) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Boy Friend (1971 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Real Thing (play, Broadway production) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Wiz (1978 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Uncle Vanya (stage production) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
costume designer
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production designer ⓘ set designer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| residence |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| spouse |
Gen LeRoy
NERFINISHED
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Julie Andrews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Referenced by (4)
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