Lamont Johnson
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Lamont Johnson was an American film and television director and actor known for his acclaimed work on socially conscious TV movies and dramas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lamont Johnson canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7516939 — 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: Lamont Johnson Context triple: [That Certain Summer, director, Lamont Johnson]
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A.
James R. Thompson
James R. Thompson was an American lawyer and Republican politician who served as the long-time governor of Illinois and later sat on the 9/11 Commission.
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B.
Frank M. Johnson Jr.
Frank M. Johnson Jr. was a prominent U.S. federal judge known for his pivotal civil rights rulings that helped dismantle segregation in the American South.
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C.
Cleveland Orenthal Brown Jr.
Cleveland Orenthal Brown Jr. is a fictional character from the animated TV series Family Guy and its spin-off The Cleveland Show, known as Cleveland Brown's soft-spoken, overweight son.
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D.
Frank Navin
Frank Navin was an American baseball executive best known as the longtime owner and president of the Detroit Tigers in the early 20th century.
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E.
Lamont Sanford
Lamont Sanford is a central character from the classic American sitcom "Sanford and Son," known as the long-suffering, pragmatic son who runs a junk business with his cantankerous father, Fred Sanford.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lamont Johnson Target entity description: Lamont Johnson was an American film and television director and actor known for his acclaimed work on socially conscious TV movies and dramas.
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A.
James R. Thompson
James R. Thompson was an American lawyer and Republican politician who served as the long-time governor of Illinois and later sat on the 9/11 Commission.
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B.
Frank M. Johnson Jr.
Frank M. Johnson Jr. was a prominent U.S. federal judge known for his pivotal civil rights rulings that helped dismantle segregation in the American South.
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C.
Cleveland Orenthal Brown Jr.
Cleveland Orenthal Brown Jr. is a fictional character from the animated TV series Family Guy and its spin-off The Cleveland Show, known as Cleveland Brown's soft-spoken, overweight son.
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D.
Frank Navin
Frank Navin was an American baseball executive best known as the longtime owner and president of the Detroit Tigers in the early 20th century.
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E.
Lamont Sanford
Lamont Sanford is a central character from the classic American sitcom "Sanford and Son," known as the long-suffering, pragmatic son who runs a junk business with his cantankerous father, Fred Sanford.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film director
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human ⓘ television director ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1990s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1940s ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
NERFINISHED
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart failure ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1922-09-30 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2010-10-24 ⓘ |
| directed |
A Gunfight
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cattle Annie and Little Britches NERFINISHED ⓘ Crisis at Central High NERFINISHED ⓘ Lipstick NERFINISHED ⓘ My Sweet Charlie NERFINISHED ⓘ One on One NERFINISHED ⓘ That Certain Summer NERFINISHED ⓘ The Execution of Private Slovik NERFINISHED ⓘ The McKenzie Break NERFINISHED ⓘ Wallenberg: A Hero's Story NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Loyola University of Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Johnson ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Lamont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
socially conscious television dramas
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socially conscious television movies ⓘ |
| name | Lamont Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Gunfight
NERFINISHED
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Cattle Annie and Little Britches NERFINISHED ⓘ Crisis at Central High NERFINISHED ⓘ Lipstick NERFINISHED ⓘ My Sweet Charlie NERFINISHED ⓘ One on One NERFINISHED ⓘ That Certain Summer NERFINISHED ⓘ The Execution of Private Slovik NERFINISHED ⓘ The McKenzie Break NERFINISHED ⓘ Wallenberg: A Hero's Story NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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film director ⓘ television director ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Stockton, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Monterey, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Tony Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedIn |
film
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television ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lamont Johnson Description of subject: Lamont Johnson was an American film and television director and actor known for his acclaimed work on socially conscious TV movies and dramas.
Referenced by (4)
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