Harry Sukman
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Harry Sukman was an American composer and arranger best known for his film and television scores, including work on numerous Westerns and horror productions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Harry Sukman canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9947010 — 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: Harry Sukman Context triple: [Salem's Lot (1979 miniseries), composer, Harry Sukman]
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A.
Hartono Dharsono
Hartono Dharsono was an Indonesian military officer and diplomat who became the inaugural Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), helping shape the organization's early development.
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B.
R.M. Soedarsono
R.M. Soedarsono was an Indonesian architect best known for designing Jakarta’s iconic National Monument (Monas), a symbol of Indonesia’s independence.
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C.
Agus Subiyanto
Agus Subiyanto is an Indonesian military general who serves as the chief of the country's armed forces.
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D.
Benni E. Setiawan
Benni E. Setiawan was an Indonesian film director and screenwriter known for his work in contemporary Indonesian cinema.
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E.
Marsio Juwono
Marsio Juwono is a film director known for collaborating with other filmmakers, including co-directing projects with Jeff Renfroe.
- 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: Harry Sukman Target entity description: Harry Sukman was an American composer and arranger best known for his film and television scores, including work on numerous Westerns and horror productions.
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A.
Hartono Dharsono
Hartono Dharsono was an Indonesian military officer and diplomat who became the inaugural Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), helping shape the organization's early development.
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B.
R.M. Soedarsono
R.M. Soedarsono was an Indonesian architect best known for designing Jakarta’s iconic National Monument (Monas), a symbol of Indonesia’s independence.
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C.
Agus Subiyanto
Agus Subiyanto is an Indonesian military general who serves as the chief of the country's armed forces.
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D.
Benni E. Setiawan
Benni E. Setiawan was an Indonesian film director and screenwriter known for his work in contemporary Indonesian cinema.
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E.
Marsio Juwono
Marsio Juwono is a film director known for collaborating with other filmmakers, including co-directing projects with Jeff Renfroe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film composer
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human ⓘ music arranger ⓘ television composer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award for Best Scoring of a Musical Picture
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linked to:
Academy Award for Best Adapted Song Score
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| awardReceivedFor |
Song Without End (1960 film)
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linked to:
Song Without End
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| basedIn | Hollywood ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| creativeRole |
arranger of film music
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composer of original scores ⓘ orchestrator ⓘ |
| employer |
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
ⓘ
Universal Television ⓘ Warner Bros. ⓘ
linked to:
Warner Bros. Entertainment
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| familyName | Sukman ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Western genre
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film music ⓘ horror genre ⓘ television music ⓘ |
| genre |
Western film score
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film score ⓘ horror film score ⓘ television score ⓘ |
| givenName | Harry ⓘ |
| instrument | piano ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Harry Sukman ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bonanza (Western TV series) music
ⓘ
linked to:
Bonanza Theme
Dr. Kildare (TV series) score ⓘ
linked to:
Dr. Kildare (TV series)
High Chaparral (TV series) score ⓘ
linked to:
The High Chaparral
Marcus Welby, M.D. (TV series) music ⓘ Salem's Lot (1979 miniseries) score ⓘ
linked to:
Salem's Lot (1979 miniseries)
Salem's Lot (horror miniseries) music ⓘ
linked to:
Salem's Lot (1979 miniseries)
Song Without End (1960 film) score ⓘ The High Chaparral (Western TV series) music ⓘ The Singing Nun (1966 film) score ⓘ The Singing Nun (musical film) music ⓘ The Virginian (Western TV series) music ⓘ
linked to:
The Virginian (television series)
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| occupation |
arranger
ⓘ
composer ⓘ pianist ⓘ |
| workLocation | Los Angeles ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Harry Sukman Description of subject: Harry Sukman was an American composer and arranger best known for his film and television scores, including work on numerous Westerns and horror productions.
Referenced by (7)
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