Gil Taylor
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Gil Taylor was a renowned British cinematographer known for his innovative visual work on films such as "Star Wars," "Dr. Strangelove," and "A Hard Day's Night."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gil Taylor canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7595182 — 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: Gil Taylor Context triple: [Flash Gordon, cinematographyBy, Gil Taylor]
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A.
Ian Taylor
Ian Taylor is a music producer known for his work on Gary Moore’s acclaimed blues-rock album "Still Got the Blues."
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B.
Don Taylor
Don Taylor was an American actor and later film and television director known for roles in classic films such as "Stalag 17" and for directing movies like "Escape from the Planet of the Apes."
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C.
Mike Taylor
Mike Taylor is a film editor known for his work on the acclaimed British gangster film "The Long Good Friday."
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D.
Gene Taylor
Gene Taylor is an American college athletics administrator best known for serving as the athletic director at Kansas State University.
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E.
Glen Taylor
Glen Taylor is an American billionaire businessman and politician best known as the longtime owner of the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves and WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx.
- 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: Gil Taylor Target entity description: Gil Taylor was a renowned British cinematographer known for his innovative visual work on films such as "Star Wars," "Dr. Strangelove," and "A Hard Day's Night."
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A.
Ian Taylor
Ian Taylor is a music producer known for his work on Gary Moore’s acclaimed blues-rock album "Still Got the Blues."
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B.
Don Taylor
Don Taylor was an American actor and later film and television director known for roles in classic films such as "Stalag 17" and for directing movies like "Escape from the Planet of the Apes."
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C.
Mike Taylor
Mike Taylor is a film editor known for his work on the acclaimed British gangster film "The Long Good Friday."
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D.
Gene Taylor
Gene Taylor is an American college athletics administrator best known for serving as the athletic director at Kansas State University.
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E.
Glen Taylor
Glen Taylor is an American billionaire businessman and politician best known as the longtime owner of the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves and WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cinematographer
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| activeIn | 20th-century cinema ⓘ |
| awardReceived | BAFTA nomination ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| employer | British film industry ⓘ |
| familyName | Taylor ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | cinematography ⓘ |
| genre |
black-and-white film
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feature film ⓘ |
| givenName | Gilbert ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| influenced | later generations of cinematographers ⓘ |
| knownFor |
high-contrast black-and-white photography
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innovative cinematography ⓘ visual style on Star Wars ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Gil Taylor ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Hard Day's Night
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Cul-de-sac ⓘ Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb ⓘ
linked to:
Dr. Strangelove
Repulsion ⓘ Star Wars ⓘ Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope ⓘ The Beatles film A Hard Day's Night ⓘ
linked to:
A Hard Day's Night
The Bedford Incident ⓘ The Omen ⓘ
linked to:
The Omen (1976 film)
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| occupation |
cinematographer
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director of photography ⓘ |
| workedOn |
A Hard Day's Night
ⓘ
Cul-de-sac ⓘ Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb ⓘ
linked to:
Dr. Strangelove
Repulsion ⓘ Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope ⓘ The Beatles film A Hard Day's Night ⓘ
linked to:
A Hard Day's Night
The Bedford Incident ⓘ The Omen ⓘ
linked to:
The Omen (1976 film)
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| workedWithDirector |
George Lucas
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Richard Donner ⓘ Roman Polanski ⓘ Stanley Kubrick ⓘ |
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