Eric Maschwitz
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Eric Maschwitz was a British songwriter, broadcaster, and screenwriter best known for penning popular songs such as "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" and for his influential work in early BBC radio and television.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eric Maschwitz canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9390017 — 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: Eric Maschwitz Context triple: [Hermione Gingold, spouse, Eric Maschwitz]
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A.
Peter Weinberger
Peter Weinberger is a computer scientist best known as one of the creators of the AWK programming language and for his contributions to Unix at Bell Labs.
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B.
Marten Wassmann
Marten Wassmann is an architect known for his partnership role at the Dutch architecture firm Benthem Crouwel Architekten.
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C.
Michael Wittenberg
Michael Wittenberg was an investment adviser best known as the late husband of Broadway star Bernadette Peters.
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D.
Guy Schuessler
Guy Schuessler is a British actor and theatre professional best known as the husband of acclaimed stage and screen actress Dame Harriet Walter.
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E.
Philip Steuer
Philip Steuer is a film producer best known for his work on major studio projects, including the Disney drama "Saving Mr. Banks."
- 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: Eric Maschwitz Target entity description: Eric Maschwitz was a British songwriter, broadcaster, and screenwriter best known for penning popular songs such as "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" and for his influential work in early BBC radio and television.
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A.
Peter Weinberger
Peter Weinberger is a computer scientist best known as one of the creators of the AWK programming language and for his contributions to Unix at Bell Labs.
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B.
Marten Wassmann
Marten Wassmann is an architect known for his partnership role at the Dutch architecture firm Benthem Crouwel Architekten.
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C.
Michael Wittenberg
Michael Wittenberg was an investment adviser best known as the late husband of Broadway star Bernadette Peters.
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D.
Guy Schuessler
Guy Schuessler is a British actor and theatre professional best known as the husband of acclaimed stage and screen actress Dame Harriet Walter.
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E.
Philip Steuer
Philip Steuer is a film producer best known for his work on major studio projects, including the Disney drama "Saving Mr. Banks."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
broadcaster
ⓘ
human ⓘ radio producer ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ songwriter ⓘ television producer ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Holt Marvell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1901-06-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1969-10-27 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Repton School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Associated British Picture Corporation
NERFINISHED
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BBC ⓘ British Broadcasting Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ Ealing Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Albert Eric Maschwitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
film
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musical theatre ⓘ popular music ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| name | Eric Maschwitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
NERFINISHED
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Goodnight Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ Room 504 ⓘ These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
broadcaster
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radio executive ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Edgware
NERFINISHED
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England ⓘ Middlesex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
England
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| positionHeld |
Assistant Controller, BBC Television Service
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Head of Variety, BBC ⓘ |
| spouse | Hermione Gingold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedPenName | Holt Marvell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedOn |
early BBC radio
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early BBC television ⓘ |
| wroteLyricsFor |
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
NERFINISHED
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Goodnight Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ Room 504 NERFINISHED ⓘ These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eric Maschwitz Description of subject: Eric Maschwitz was a British songwriter, broadcaster, and screenwriter best known for penning popular songs such as "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" and for his influential work in early BBC radio and television.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square