television series "Peter Gunn"
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"Peter Gunn" is a late-1950s American detective television series created by Blake Edwards, noted for its stylish film-noir atmosphere and Henry Mancini’s iconic jazz score.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| television series "Peter Gunn" canonical | 2 |
| Peter Gunn (TV series) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7926519 — 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: television series "Peter Gunn" Context triple: [Peter Gunn, originalMedium, television series "Peter Gunn"]
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Peter Gunn
"Peter Gunn" is a jazz-influenced television theme composed by Henry Mancini, later famously reinterpreted in a synth-pop arrangement by the Art of Noise.
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B.
television series "Police Story"
"Police Story" is an American anthology crime drama television series from the 1970s that presented gritty, realistic stories about police work from multiple perspectives.
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents is a classic American television anthology series created and hosted by filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock, known for its suspenseful, twist-ending stories.
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D.
radio series "The Saint"
The radio series "The Saint" is an American mystery-adventure program based on Leslie Charteris's Simon Templar stories, best known for its suave, crime-fighting hero and for featuring Vincent Price in the title role.
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The Music from Peter Gunn
The Music from Peter Gunn is a Grammy-winning jazz soundtrack album by composer Henry Mancini, best known for its iconic, hard-driving television theme that helped define the sound of late-1950s crime jazz.
- 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: television series "Peter Gunn" Target entity description: "Peter Gunn" is a late-1950s American detective television series created by Blake Edwards, noted for its stylish film-noir atmosphere and Henry Mancini’s iconic jazz score.
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A.
Peter Gunn
"Peter Gunn" is a jazz-influenced television theme composed by Henry Mancini, later famously reinterpreted in a synth-pop arrangement by the Art of Noise.
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B.
television series "Police Story"
"Police Story" is an American anthology crime drama television series from the 1970s that presented gritty, realistic stories about police work from multiple perspectives.
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C.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents is a classic American television anthology series created and hosted by filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock, known for its suspenseful, twist-ending stories.
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D.
radio series "The Saint"
The radio series "The Saint" is an American mystery-adventure program based on Leslie Charteris's Simon Templar stories, best known for its suave, crime-fighting hero and for featuring Vincent Price in the title role.
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E.
The Music from Peter Gunn
The Music from Peter Gunn is a Grammy-winning jazz soundtrack album by composer Henry Mancini, best known for its iconic, hard-driving television theme that helped define the sound of late-1950s crime jazz.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
detective television series
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television series ⓘ |
| alsoAiredInDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| characterPortrayed |
Craig Stevens as Peter Gunn
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Herschel Bernardi as Lieutenant Jacoby ⓘ Lola Albright as Edie Hart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Henry Mancini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Blake Edwards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | MGM Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executiveProducer | Blake Edwards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresMusicGenre | jazz ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1958 ⓘ |
| firstAiredOnNetwork | NBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
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detective fiction ⓘ film noir ⓘ |
| hasAward |
Emmy Award nominations
NERFINISHED
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Grammy Award for Best Album or Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Show (for Henry Mancini’s music) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEpisodeStructure | standalone episodic stories ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Peter Gunn (character) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later television detective series ⓘ |
| lastAired | 1961 ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | private detective ⓘ |
| notableFor |
jazz score by Henry Mancini
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stylish film-noir atmosphere ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Blake Edwards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 114 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 3 ⓘ |
| openingTheme | Peter Gunn Theme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingThemeComposer | Henry Mancini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalBroadcastFormat | syndicated reruns after network run ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyAiredInDecade | 1950s ⓘ |
| originalNetwork |
ABC
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NBC ⓘ |
| pictureFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| producer | Blake Edwards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Spartan Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runtimePerEpisode | 30 minutes ⓘ |
| settingLocation | fictional waterfront city ⓘ |
| spinOffOrRelatedWork | Peter Gunn (1967 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starredActor |
Craig Stevens
NERFINISHED
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Herschel Bernardi NERFINISHED ⓘ Lola Albright NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult viewers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: television series "Peter Gunn" Description of subject: "Peter Gunn" is a late-1950s American detective television series created by Blake Edwards, noted for its stylish film-noir atmosphere and Henry Mancini’s iconic jazz score.
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Peter Gunn (TV series)