Sam Wanamaker
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Sam Wanamaker was an American actor and director best known for his work in film and television and for leading the reconstruction of Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sam Wanamaker canonical | 16 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sam Wanamaker Context triple: [Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger, director, Sam Wanamaker]
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A.
Neil MacGregor
Neil MacGregor is a British art historian and museum director best known for his influential leadership of major cultural institutions and his work presenting world history through objects.
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B.
Michael Wood
Michael Wood is a British historian and broadcaster known for his popular television documentaries and books on English history.
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C.
David Sheffield
David Sheffield is an American comedy writer best known for co-writing several Eddie Murphy films and contributing to classic Saturday Night Live sketches.
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D.
Martin Kemp
Martin Kemp is an English musician and actor best known as the bassist of the new wave band Spandau Ballet and for his role as Steve Owen in the BBC soap opera EastEnders.
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E.
Philip Sherrard
Philip Sherrard was a British scholar, theologian, and translator best known for his influential English translations of Eastern Orthodox spiritual and theological texts.
- 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 Wanamaker Target entity description: Sam Wanamaker was an American actor and director best known for his work in film and television and for leading the reconstruction of Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London.
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A.
Neil MacGregor
Neil MacGregor is a British art historian and museum director best known for his influential leadership of major cultural institutions and his work presenting world history through objects.
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B.
Michael Wood
Michael Wood is a British historian and broadcaster known for his popular television documentaries and books on English history.
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C.
David Sheffield
David Sheffield is an American comedy writer best known for co-writing several Eddie Murphy films and contributing to classic Saturday Night Live sketches.
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D.
Martin Kemp
Martin Kemp is an English musician and actor best known as the bassist of the new wave band Spandau Ballet and for his role as Steve Owen in the BBC soap opera EastEnders.
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E.
Philip Sherrard
Philip Sherrard was a British scholar, theologian, and translator best known for his influential English translations of Eastern Orthodox spiritual and theological texts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
ⓘ
film director ⓘ human ⓘ television director ⓘ theatre director ⓘ |
| activeYearsInCareer | 1940s–1990s ⓘ |
| birthName | Samuel Wanamaker ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, London
ⓘ
linked to:
The Globe Theatre
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| causeOfDeath | prostate cancer ⓘ |
| child | Zoë Wanamaker ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1919-06-14 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1993-12-18 ⓘ |
| directed |
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
The Executioner (1970 film) ⓘ The File of the Golden Goose (1969 film) ⓘ The Stone Killer (1973 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Stone Killer
|
| ethnicOrigin | Jewish ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Shakespearean theatre
ⓘ
linked to:
English Renaissance drama
performing arts ⓘ theatre preservation ⓘ |
| founded | Shakespeare’s Globe Trust ⓘ |
| honouredBy |
Sam Wanamaker Playhouse at Shakespeare’s Globe
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linked to:
Sam Wanamaker Playhouse
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| knownFor |
work in film
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work in television ⓘ work in theatre ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| majorProject | reconstruction of Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre on London’s South Bank ⓘ |
| memorial | blue plaque near Shakespeare’s Globe in London ⓘ |
| name | Sam Wanamaker ⓘ |
| notableFor | leading the reconstruction of Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Death on the Nile (film role)
ⓘ
Raw Deal (film role) ⓘ
linked to:
Raw Deal
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (film role) ⓘ The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (film role) ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
ⓘ
film director ⓘ producer ⓘ television director ⓘ theatre director ⓘ |
| parentalHeritage | Ukrainian-Jewish descent ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
London, England, United Kingdom
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linked to:
London, England
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| politicalContext | blacklisted during the McCarthy era in the United States ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England, United Kingdom
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linked to:
London, England
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| spouse | Charlotte Holland ⓘ |
| workedIn |
British film industry
ⓘ
British theatre ⓘ United States film industry ⓘ |
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Referenced by (16)
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