Alan Pattillo
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Alan Pattillo was a British film and television editor and director known for his work on series like "Thunderbirds" and various feature films.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alan Pattillo canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8518741 — 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: Alan Pattillo Context triple: [The Masque of the Red Death (1989 film), editor, Alan Pattillo]
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A.
John Nichols
John Nichols is an American journalist and author known for his progressive political commentary and work with The Nation magazine.
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B.
John Nichols
John Nichols is an American novelist best known for works such as "The Sterile Cuckoo" and his politically charged "New Mexico Trilogy."
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C.
John Nichols
John Nichols is an American local politician serving as the mayor of College Station, Texas.
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D.
David Brock
David Brock is an American political operative and media figure known for his transformation from conservative journalist to prominent liberal activist and founder of the media watchdog group Media Matters for America.
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E.
Glenn Dobbs
Glenn Dobbs was an American football player and coach best known as a star quarterback at Tulsa and in the AAFC before later leading the University of Tulsa’s football program.
- 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: Alan Pattillo Target entity description: Alan Pattillo was a British film and television editor and director known for his work on series like "Thunderbirds" and various feature films.
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A.
John Nichols
John Nichols is an American journalist and author known for his progressive political commentary and work with The Nation magazine.
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B.
John Nichols
John Nichols is an American novelist best known for works such as "The Sterile Cuckoo" and his politically charged "New Mexico Trilogy."
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C.
John Nichols
John Nichols is an American local politician serving as the mayor of College Station, Texas.
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D.
David Brock
David Brock is an American political operative and media figure known for his transformation from conservative journalist to prominent liberal activist and founder of the media watchdog group Media Matters for America.
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E.
Glenn Dobbs
Glenn Dobbs was an American football player and coach best known as a star quarterback at Tulsa and in the AAFC before later leading the University of Tulsa’s football program.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film editor
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person ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ television director ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ⓘ
linked to:
United Kingdom
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| employer |
AP Films
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Century 21 Productions ⓘ |
| genre |
puppet television series
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science fiction television ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
directing episodes of Thunderbirds
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editing work on British television series ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Fireball XL5
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Stingray ⓘ The Beatles Anthology ⓘ Thunderbirds ⓘ |
| occupation |
film editor
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screenwriter ⓘ television director ⓘ television editor ⓘ |
| workedOn |
Fireball XL5
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Four Feather Falls ⓘ Stingray ⓘ Supercar ⓘ The Beatles Anthology ⓘ Thunderbirds ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alan Pattillo Description of subject: Alan Pattillo was a British film and television editor and director known for his work on series like "Thunderbirds" and various feature films.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.