Herb Solow
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Herb Solow was an American television executive and producer best known for developing and overseeing the original Star Trek series at Desilu Studios.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Herb Solow canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8361710 — 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: Herb Solow Context triple: [Duel (teleplay), executiveProducer, Herb Solow]
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A.
Herb Jaffe
Herb Jaffe was an American film producer known for his work on genre films, including the cult horror classic "Fright Night" (1985).
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B.
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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C.
Sidney Levin
Sidney Levin was a film editor best known for his work on influential American movies such as Martin Scorsese’s early crime drama "Mean Streets."
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D.
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.
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E.
Larry A. Lebofsky
Larry A. Lebofsky is an American astronomer known for his work in planetary science and the study of ring systems around planets.
- 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: Herb Solow Target entity description: Herb Solow was an American television executive and producer best known for developing and overseeing the original Star Trek series at Desilu Studios.
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A.
Herb Jaffe
Herb Jaffe was an American film producer known for his work on genre films, including the cult horror classic "Fright Night" (1985).
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B.
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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C.
Sidney Levin
Sidney Levin was a film editor best known for his work on influential American movies such as Martin Scorsese’s early crime drama "Mean Streets."
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D.
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.
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E.
Larry A. Lebofsky
Larry A. Lebofsky is an American astronomer known for his work in planetary science and the study of ring systems around planets.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American person
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television executive ⓘ television producer ⓘ |
| activeYearsInCareer | 1950s–1990s ⓘ |
| almaMater | Dartmouth College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Desi Arnaz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gene Roddenberry NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucille Ball NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert H. Justman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOf | Inside Star Trek: The Real Story NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1930-12-14 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| causeOfDeath | unspecified natural causes ⓘ |
| citizenship |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coAuthor | Robert H. Justman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2020-11-19 ⓘ |
| developed | Star Trek: The Original Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education | Dartmouth College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Desilu Studios
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ NBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Solow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Herbert Franklin Solow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreWorkedIn | science fiction television ⓘ |
| givenName | Herbert ⓘ |
| helpedDevelop |
Mannix (TV series)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mission: Impossible (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| helpedGreenlight |
Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Star Trek: The Original Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry | television industry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
developing Star Trek
ⓘ
overseeing the original Star Trek series ⓘ work at Desilu Studios ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| nationality |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| notableWork | Inside Star Trek: The Real Story NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
television executive
ⓘ
television producer ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Executive in charge of production for Star Trek
ⓘ
Vice President of Production at Desilu Studios ⓘ |
| residence | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| spouse | Yvonne Fern Solow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedOn |
Mannix
NERFINISHED
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Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ Star Trek: The Original Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Herb Solow Description of subject: Herb Solow was an American television executive and producer best known for developing and overseeing the original Star Trek series at Desilu Studios.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.