Richard Leigh
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Richard Leigh was a British author best known as a co-writer of the controversial historical conspiracy book "The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Richard Leigh canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9390194 — 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: Richard Leigh Context triple: [Henry Lincoln, coAuthor, Richard Leigh]
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Corbin Bernsen
Corbin Bernsen is an American actor best known for his role as divorce attorney Arnie Becker on the television series "L.A. Law" and for numerous film and TV appearances spanning several decades.
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B.
Nick Castle
Nick Castle is an American filmmaker and screenwriter best known for directing the 1984 fantasy film "The Last Starfighter" and for portraying Michael Myers in John Carpenter's original "Halloween."
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C.
Armand Assante
Armand Assante is an American actor known for his intense screen presence and roles in crime dramas and historical films.
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D.
Justin Ripley
Justin Ripley is a loyal and principled young detective in the British crime drama series "Luther," serving as John Luther’s trusted partner and moral anchor.
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E.
Jonathan Cain
Jonathan Cain is an American musician, songwriter, and keyboardist best known for his work with the rock band Journey, co-writing hits like "Don't Stop Believin'" and "Faithfully."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Richard Leigh Target entity description: Richard Leigh was a British author best known as a co-writer of the controversial historical conspiracy book "The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail."
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A.
Corbin Bernsen
Corbin Bernsen is an American actor best known for his role as divorce attorney Arnie Becker on the television series "L.A. Law" and for numerous film and TV appearances spanning several decades.
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B.
Nick Castle
Nick Castle is an American filmmaker and screenwriter best known for directing the 1984 fantasy film "The Last Starfighter" and for portraying Michael Myers in John Carpenter's original "Halloween."
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C.
Armand Assante
Armand Assante is an American actor known for his intense screen presence and roles in crime dramas and historical films.
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D.
Justin Ripley
Justin Ripley is a loyal and principled young detective in the British crime drama series "Luther," serving as John Luther’s trusted partner and moral anchor.
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E.
Jonathan Cain
Jonathan Cain is an American musician, songwriter, and keyboardist best known for his work with the rock band Journey, co-writing hits like "Don't Stop Believin'" and "Faithfully."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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non-fiction writer ⓘ novelist ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart failure ⓘ |
| coAuthorWith |
Henry Lincoln
ⓘ
Michael Baigent ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1943-09-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2007-11-21 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
State University of New York at Stony Brook
ⓘ
linked to:
Stony Brook University
Tufts University ⓘ
linked to:
Tufts University Medford/Somerville campus
University of Chicago ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
conspiracy theories
ⓘ
esotericism ⓘ history ⓘ religious history ⓘ |
| genre |
esotericism
ⓘ
historical conspiracy ⓘ historical non-fiction ⓘ occult ⓘ thriller fiction ⓘ |
| hasPartInWork |
The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail: theory of Jesus’ bloodline
ⓘ
linked to:
The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail
|
| influenced | popular conspiracy literature ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFor | co-authoring The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Elixir and the Stone
ⓘ
The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail ⓘ The Messianic Legacy ⓘ The Templar Revelation ⓘ
linked to:
The Shadow of the Templars
The Temple and the Lodge ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
ⓘ
novelist ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
England
ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
England
ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Richard Leigh Description of subject: Richard Leigh was a British author best known as a co-writer of the controversial historical conspiracy book "The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail."
Referenced by (5)
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