Lawrence Lasker
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Lawrence Lasker is an American film producer and screenwriter best known for his work on acclaimed dramas and science-themed films such as "Awakenings" and "WarGames."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lawrence Lasker canonical | 4 |
| Phillip Jayson Lasker | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9110393 — 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: Lawrence Lasker Context triple: [Awakenings, producer, Lawrence Lasker]
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A.
Lewis L. Lasker
Lewis L. Lasker was a notable figure significant enough in his community or field to have the Lasker Rink named in his honor.
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B.
Herman Lieberman
Herman Lieberman was a prominent Polish socialist politician, lawyer, and parliamentarian active in the early 20th century, known for his leadership in the Polish left and opposition to authoritarianism.
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C.
Leonard Stein
Leonard Stein was a British lawyer, Zionist leader, and historian best known for his authoritative work on the Balfour Declaration.
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D.
Milton Shulman
Milton Shulman was a Canadian-born British theatre, film, and television critic best known for his long tenure at the London Evening Standard and his influential writings on popular culture.
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E.
Joseph E. Levine
Joseph E. Levine was an influential American film producer and distributor known for aggressively marketing and popularizing both foreign and domestic films in the mid-20th century.
- 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: Lawrence Lasker Target entity description: Lawrence Lasker is an American film producer and screenwriter best known for his work on acclaimed dramas and science-themed films such as "Awakenings" and "WarGames."
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A.
Lewis L. Lasker
Lewis L. Lasker was a notable figure significant enough in his community or field to have the Lasker Rink named in his honor.
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B.
Herman Lieberman
Herman Lieberman was a prominent Polish socialist politician, lawyer, and parliamentarian active in the early 20th century, known for his leadership in the Polish left and opposition to authoritarianism.
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C.
Leonard Stein
Leonard Stein was a British lawyer, Zionist leader, and historian best known for his authoritative work on the Balfour Declaration.
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D.
Milton Shulman
Milton Shulman was a Canadian-born British theatre, film, and television critic best known for his long tenure at the London Evening Standard and his influential writings on popular culture.
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E.
Joseph E. Levine
Joseph E. Levine was an influential American film producer and distributor known for aggressively marketing and popularizing both foreign and domestic films in the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film producer
ⓘ
human ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| activeIn |
20th-century cinema
ⓘ
21st-century cinema ⓘ |
| awardNominationFor |
Awakenings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
WarGames NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1949 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Yale University ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film production
ⓘ
screenwriting ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
science fiction film ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Albert Lasker
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mary Woodard Lasker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWorkType | feature film ⓘ |
| hasWrittenForGenre |
drama
ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ |
| industry | film industry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
acclaimed dramas
ⓘ
science-themed films ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
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Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay ⓘ |
| notableCollaboration |
Awakenings production team
ⓘ
WarGames production team ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Awakenings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Project X NERFINISHED ⓘ WarGames NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
film producer
ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ |
| partOf | American cinema ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation | Hollywood ⓘ |
| wrote |
screenplay of Awakenings
ⓘ
screenplay of Project X ⓘ screenplay of WarGames ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lawrence Lasker Description of subject: Lawrence Lasker is an American film producer and screenwriter best known for his work on acclaimed dramas and science-themed films such as "Awakenings" and "WarGames."
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Phillip Jayson Lasker