Sam McCurdy
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Sam McCurdy is a British cinematographer known for his atmospheric visual work on films and television series, including the horror film "The Descent."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sam McCurdy canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8485943 — 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: Sam McCurdy Context triple: [The Descent, cinematographyBy, Sam McCurdy]
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A.
Jordie Barrett
Jordie Barrett is a New Zealand rugby union back known for his versatility and powerful kicking, who has represented the All Blacks internationally.
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B.
Conor Donovan
Conor Donovan is a fictional character from the television drama series "Ray Donovan," known as Ray's troubled teenage son.
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C.
Luke Bailey
Luke Bailey is a former Australian professional rugby league prop forward best known for his long and influential NRL career, including State of Origin representation for New South Wales and leadership roles at club level.
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D.
Wayde Harrison
Wayde Harrison is an artist best known for co-creating the iconic Phillie Phanatic mascot of Major League Baseball’s Philadelphia Phillies.
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E.
Fraser Sampson
Fraser Sampson is a British lawyer and public official known for his leadership roles overseeing police conduct, biometrics, and surveillance camera regulation in the UK.
- 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: Sam McCurdy Target entity description: Sam McCurdy is a British cinematographer known for his atmospheric visual work on films and television series, including the horror film "The Descent."
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A.
Jordie Barrett
Jordie Barrett is a New Zealand rugby union back known for his versatility and powerful kicking, who has represented the All Blacks internationally.
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B.
Conor Donovan
Conor Donovan is a fictional character from the television drama series "Ray Donovan," known as Ray's troubled teenage son.
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C.
Luke Bailey
Luke Bailey is a former Australian professional rugby league prop forward best known for his long and influential NRL career, including State of Origin representation for New South Wales and leadership roles at club level.
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D.
Wayde Harrison
Wayde Harrison is an artist best known for co-creating the iconic Phillie Phanatic mascot of Major League Baseball’s Philadelphia Phillies.
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E.
Fraser Sampson
Fraser Sampson is a British lawyer and public official known for his leadership roles overseeing police conduct, biometrics, and surveillance camera regulation in the UK.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cinematographer
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person ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | cinematography ⓘ |
| genre |
drama television
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fantasy television ⓘ horror film ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| knownFor |
atmospheric visual style
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work in horror films ⓘ work in television series ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableCollaboration | Neil Marshall ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Descent ⓘ |
| occupation | cinematographer ⓘ |
| workedOn |
Centurion
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Dog Soldiers ⓘ Doomsday ⓘ Game of Thrones ⓘ Lost in Space (TV series) ⓘ
linked to:
Lost in Space (1965 TV series)
Merlin (TV series) ⓘ Penny Dreadful ⓘ The A Word ⓘ The City and the City ⓘ
linked to:
The City & the City
The Descent ⓘ The Descent Part 2 ⓘ
linked to:
The Descent: Part 2
The Devil’s Double ⓘ
linked to:
The Devil's Double
The Hills Have Eyes 2 ⓘ The Hole (2001 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Hole
The Hollow Crown ⓘ The Innocents (TV series) ⓘ The Nevers ⓘ The Night Manager ⓘ The Reckoning (2014 film) ⓘ The Spanish Princess ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sam McCurdy Description of subject: Sam McCurdy is a British cinematographer known for his atmospheric visual work on films and television series, including the horror film "The Descent."
Referenced by (9)
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