Harold Lane David
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Harold Lane David was an American lyricist best known for his long-running collaboration with composer Burt Bacharach, creating numerous classic pop songs of the 1960s and 1970s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Harold Lane David canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10072297 — 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: Harold Lane David Context triple: [Hal David, fullName, Harold Lane David]
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A.
Harold Owen
Harold Owen was the younger brother and later biographer of World War I poet Wilfred Owen, known for preserving and promoting his brother’s literary legacy.
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B.
Harold Douglas Harvey
Harold Douglas "Doug" Harvey was a Canadian Hall of Fame ice hockey defenceman widely regarded as one of the greatest blueliners in NHL history, particularly for his years with the Montreal Canadiens in the 1950s and early 1960s.
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C.
Harold Nicholas
Harold Nicholas was an acclaimed American tap dancer and one half of the legendary Nicholas Brothers duo, celebrated for their acrobatic, innovative routines in film and on stage.
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D.
Harold Morrison
Harold Morrison was a Jamaican-born architect and academic best known as the former husband of Nobel Prize–winning author Toni Morrison.
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E.
Harold Pearson
Harold Pearson was a British-born botanist best known for establishing South Africa’s Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden and advancing the study of the region’s native flora.
- 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: Harold Lane David Target entity description: Harold Lane David was an American lyricist best known for his long-running collaboration with composer Burt Bacharach, creating numerous classic pop songs of the 1960s and 1970s.
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A.
Harold Owen
Harold Owen was the younger brother and later biographer of World War I poet Wilfred Owen, known for preserving and promoting his brother’s literary legacy.
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B.
Harold Douglas Harvey
Harold Douglas "Doug" Harvey was a Canadian Hall of Fame ice hockey defenceman widely regarded as one of the greatest blueliners in NHL history, particularly for his years with the Montreal Canadiens in the 1950s and early 1960s.
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C.
Harold Nicholas
Harold Nicholas was an acclaimed American tap dancer and one half of the legendary Nicholas Brothers duo, celebrated for their acrobatic, innovative routines in film and on stage.
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D.
Harold Morrison
Harold Morrison was a Jamaican-born architect and academic best known as the former husband of Nobel Prize–winning author Toni Morrison.
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E.
Harold Pearson
Harold Pearson was a British-born botanist best known for establishing South Africa’s Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden and advancing the study of the region’s native flora.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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lyricist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award for Best Original Song
NERFINISHED
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Grammy Award for Song of the Year ⓘ Grammy Trustees Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnny Mercer Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1921-05-25 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
B.J. Thomas
NERFINISHED
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Burt Bacharach NERFINISHED ⓘ Dionne Warwick NERFINISHED ⓘ Dusty Springfield NERFINISHED ⓘ Gene Pitney NERFINISHED ⓘ The Carpenters NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2012-09-01 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
easy listening
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film music ⓘ pop music ⓘ |
| givenName | Harold ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Songwriters Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Hal David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | classic pop songs of the 1960s and 1970s ⓘ |
| notableWork |
(They Long to Be) Close to You
NERFINISHED
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99 Miles from L.A. NERFINISHED ⓘ A House Is Not a Home NERFINISHED ⓘ Alfie NERFINISHED ⓘ Anyone Who Had a Heart NERFINISHED ⓘ Baby It's You NERFINISHED ⓘ Do You Know the Way to San Jose NERFINISHED ⓘ I Say a Little Prayer NERFINISHED ⓘ I'll Never Fall in Love Again NERFINISHED ⓘ Message to Michael NERFINISHED ⓘ One Less Bell to Answer NERFINISHED ⓘ Only Love Can Break a Heart NERFINISHED ⓘ Promises, Promises NERFINISHED ⓘ Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head NERFINISHED ⓘ The Look of Love NERFINISHED ⓘ The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance NERFINISHED ⓘ The Windows of the World NERFINISHED ⓘ This Guy's in Love with You NERFINISHED ⓘ To All the Girls I've Loved Before NERFINISHED ⓘ Trains and Boats and Planes NERFINISHED ⓘ Walk On By NERFINISHED ⓘ What the World Needs Now Is Love NERFINISHED ⓘ What's Forever For NERFINISHED ⓘ What's New Pussycat? NERFINISHED ⓘ Wishin' and Hopin' NERFINISHED ⓘ Wives and Lovers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
lyricist
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songwriter ⓘ |
| positionHeld | chairman of the board of the Songwriters Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| spouse |
Anne Rauchman
NERFINISHED
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Eunice David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Harold Lane David Description of subject: Harold Lane David was an American lyricist best known for his long-running collaboration with composer Burt Bacharach, creating numerous classic pop songs of the 1960s and 1970s.
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