Percy Faith
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Percy Faith was a Canadian-born bandleader, orchestrator, and composer renowned for his lush easy-listening arrangements and influential contributions to mid-20th-century popular music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Percy Faith canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9568117 — 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: Percy Faith Context triple: [The Virginian, openingThemeComposer, Percy Faith]
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A.
David Rose and His Orchestra
David Rose and His Orchestra was a popular mid-20th-century American light orchestral ensemble led by composer and arranger David Rose, known for lush instrumental hits and frequent radio and television appearances.
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B.
Stan Kenton
Stan Kenton was an influential American jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader known for his progressive big band arrangements and innovative contributions to modern jazz.
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C.
Glenn Miller
Glenn Miller was a celebrated American big band trombonist, arranger, composer, and bandleader whose swing-era orchestra became one of the most popular and influential in jazz and popular music history.
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D.
Paul Weston
Paul Weston is the introspective psychotherapist protagonist of the HBO drama series "In Treatment," whose sessions with patients and his own therapist reveal his complex personal and professional struggles.
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E.
Nelson Riddle
Nelson Riddle was an American arranger, composer, and bandleader renowned for his sophisticated orchestral arrangements for major pop and jazz vocalists 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: Percy Faith Target entity description: Percy Faith was a Canadian-born bandleader, orchestrator, and composer renowned for his lush easy-listening arrangements and influential contributions to mid-20th-century popular music.
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A.
David Rose and His Orchestra
David Rose and His Orchestra was a popular mid-20th-century American light orchestral ensemble led by composer and arranger David Rose, known for lush instrumental hits and frequent radio and television appearances.
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B.
Stan Kenton
Stan Kenton was an influential American jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader known for his progressive big band arrangements and innovative contributions to modern jazz.
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C.
Glenn Miller
Glenn Miller was a celebrated American big band trombonist, arranger, composer, and bandleader whose swing-era orchestra became one of the most popular and influential in jazz and popular music history.
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D.
Paul Weston
Paul Weston is the introspective psychotherapist protagonist of the HBO drama series "In Treatment," whose sessions with patients and his own therapist reveal his complex personal and professional struggles.
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E.
Nelson Riddle
Nelson Riddle was an American arranger, composer, and bandleader renowned for his sophisticated orchestral arrangements for major pop and jazz vocalists in the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bandleader
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composer ⓘ human ⓘ orchestrator ⓘ record producer ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1970s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1920s ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Percy Faith and His Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grammy Award for Best Performance by an Orchestra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grammy Award for Record of the Year NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| child |
Marilyn Faith
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peter Faith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1908-04-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1976-02-09 ⓘ |
| employer |
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
NERFINISHED
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Columbia Broadcasting System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Canadian of Jewish descent ⓘ |
| familyName | Faith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Percy Faith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
easy listening
ⓘ
light music ⓘ orchestral pop ⓘ |
| givenName | Percy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument | piano ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | easy listening music ⓘ |
| notableFor |
lush orchestral arrangements
ⓘ
popularizing easy-listening music in the mid-20th century ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bouquet of Love
NERFINISHED
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Christmas Is…Percy Faith NERFINISHED ⓘ Delicado NERFINISHED ⓘ Mucho Gusto! NERFINISHED ⓘ Song from "Moulin Rouge" (Where Is Your Heart) NERFINISHED ⓘ Theme from "A Summer Place" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
arranger
ⓘ
bandleader ⓘ composer ⓘ conductor ⓘ orchestrator ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Toronto, Ontario, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Encino, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| residence |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
Los Angeles ⓘ
surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
Toronto, Ontario, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Mary Palange NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workAwarded | Theme from "A Summer Place" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Percy Faith Description of subject: Percy Faith was a Canadian-born bandleader, orchestrator, and composer renowned for his lush easy-listening arrangements and influential contributions to mid-20th-century popular music.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Virginian